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What is writer’s block?

Well, I just can’t think of a single darn thing to
say. Oh well, I’m outta here!

Sound familiar? No! Oh, get real! We’ve all
experienced this phenomenon when we absolutely have to
write something, particularly on deadline. I’m talking
about. . . . .uh, I can’t think of what the word is .
. . oh, yes, it’s on the tip of my tongue . . . it’s:

WRITER’S BLOCK!!!!

Whew! I feel better just getting that out of my head
and onto the page!

Writer’s block is the patron demon of the blank page.
You may think you know EXACTLY what you’re going to
write, but as soon as that evil white screen appears
before you, your mind suddenly goes completely blank.
I’m not talking about Zen meditation
stare-at-the-wall-until-enlightenment-hits kind of
blank.

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Now that you’ve finished writing your eBook and have a
basic understanding of what an eBook compiler does,
you may be feeling overwhelmed by the number of
compilers on the market. To help you make your
decision, I have tested and reviewed the best-rated
eBook compilers currently available.

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The hardest part of writing is the first sentence.
When you look at the whole project, it seems like an
impossible task. That’s why you have to break it down
into manageable tasks. Think of climbing a mountain.
You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at
its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you
possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain?

There is only one way to climb a mountain ? step by
step.

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What is an eBook compiler?

You’ve written and revised your ebook, hired an artist
who has produced outstanding graphics, and now you’re
ready to actually put together your ebook. What you
need to make an ebook is software called an ebook
Compiler.

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It’s not true that everything that has been said has
already been written. Since that unfortunate axiom
came into use, the whole universe has changed.
Technology has changed, ideas have changed, and the
mindsets of entire nations have changed.

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I have been away from this site for a long time and today when I was reading one of my e-mails about finding your voice I came to think about this site.
I have long been thinking about how I write and how it is perceived by the people that read my stuff if there is anybody bothering to do so.

“Finding your voice” is a term that was used in the e-mail. Following this type of thinking is what many people should do when they write for the Internet and other places also for matter. The Power Of Voice is particularly a term that I like. There was a program on TV, a reenactment of the speech that President Lincoln had many years ago on the field of Gettysburg. We all know it as the Gettysburg Address. 

In this reenactment, when he writes the speech on the train while on the way to Gettysburg, he reads the speech out loud to his trusted servant “George” and asks for his opinion. George is hesitant and finally answers the he likes it, he really likes it. We all know what impact the speech has had on our lives; imagine what the people that was actually there must have been thinking. I guess we can say that Lincoln had found his voice, wouldn’t you say? There have been many people and many famous speeches since but I don’t think anybody comes even close to Lincolns.

The e-mail I received today kind of made me thinking about my own voice… What is in store for me – will my voice be heard? As I write a bit here and there and post it on the Internet, am I really using my own voice? What purpose is it to the stuff that I write?

As in the e-mail, some people that write for the Internet simply say that the stuff is good enough for first page on big G, so it must be ok. I like to think the same for my own ego but honestly I think that I could do and use some improvements here and there. Learning and having reached this far is just the beginning.  I hope I can continue to learn and become much better at it. I know it takes time and practice just like anything else. If you want to succeed, you got to work at it.

Just take the fact that the e-mail I received today made me thinking a bit differently.

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Do you have a story or something that impacted you in a certain way? Maybe it made you think carefully about something that you wouldn’t have been otherwise.

Paul Myers is well known in some Internet circles and has his own newsletter called TalkBiz. You can read his work here: http://www.talkbiznews.com

Can somebody tell me why we have to salt every walking surface there is out there. I mean especially in the Subs. People in this province love dogs but dogs don’t love salt. It burns the h#$$ out of their paws and it is painful. Just try and rub some salt in a wound that you have and you’ll se what I mean or feel if you like. Many places in Europe and also some places here are using sand and gravel mix. Hey they even heat it up so it stays in place when it hits the ground.

Food for thought..

The Banks are still making good money here in Canada. Seem they are still in the Billion dollar range most of them. He#@ maybe they should tell our friend south of the border how it’s done!
I heard a good definition for this the other day. The first place to be sold out when traveling is first class. The concerts that are held in most cities are sold out in record time. There is money in people’s pockets and they still spend what they want, when they want so the recession is not very deep yet. Big business wants you to believe that it is recession and it probably is but it doesn’t mean that we roll over and play dead and take all they throw at us at face value.  

Can you believe this, it’s already March. The winter flew by very fast I think. Maybe it’s just me – oh well so be it. Been away for a while but finally back at it again. Montreal is still in it’s winter sleep. Not much more than pot holes and snow cleaning going on with our city workers. Can you believe this weather, freezing cold and the next thing you see is RAIN… There is a lot of things happening in the  environment since we are getting creamed as we are these days. It’s all upside down and probably will be for long time to come..

Somebody told me that fuel prices are something to write about and they are right. Why are we paying so much for fuel here and our neighbours to the South can get it so much cheaper? Is our people in Ottawa completely out of touch with what is happening? Another thing about oil prices – they always seem to go up in the week-end. Anybody know why?
 Would be interesting to know what people have to say about it….