Video: nine great writing tips from Ray Bradbury

I enjoyed this shortish (under-14-minute) video from the Bookfox channel on summarizing nine writing tips (or “hacks,” as Bookfox calls them, because everything is a hack these days) from science fiction maestro Ray Bradbury. Give it a watch and let me know what you think.

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What literary magazines are open for submission? That Book Chikka has the answer

Like a lot of writers who seek to get their work published in literary magazines, I go to several sources for intel, including Duosuma, Poets & Writers‘ list, Submittable, and of course my own, ever-expanding compilation of literary magazines on X/Twitter, Litmags, etc. (now up to 314 different litmags and litmag-adjacent accounts).

But my go-to source lately has become Jessica Kusisto’s weekly compilation of literary magazines that are open for submission.

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A second (by second) look at 2016 [video]

Missouri S&T colleague Terry Barner produced a wonderful year-end video recap for our campus. It’s built on one-second clips from academic days of the calendar year, beginning in January 2016 and concluding with our December commencement ceremonies. View the video above or click here to watch.

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Marketing: Not just for marketers

Empowered employees can be your best brand advocates.
Empowered employees can be your best brand advocates.

As we in the U.S. take a long Labor Day weekend to celebrate the American worker, it’s a good time for those of us who work in the marketing field to acknowledge the contributions of fellow workers outside our field to the overall marketing and brand experience of our organizations. Continue reading “Marketing: Not just for marketers”