I've just had a discussion with someone in the technology industry – a discussion about words, specifically an industry standard technology term that they feel has no emotional context. We were talking about the sorting of data into "good" and "bad" – the good being the "whitelist" and the bad being the "blacklist." Now remember, […]

Parley (noun): "a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice." Oxford English Dictionary If you can't handle one more political rant, please skip this post, and know that I respect your decision. I can't handle one more political rant. Throughout this post, I suspect many of you […]

Never wear red. Red attracts zombies, aliens, and police cars. Yellow and blue are much safer color choices. Don't split the party. Keep your family close. Pool your resources. Watch each others' backs. Look up. Spiders, aliens, and monsters attack from above. No one ever looks up. This is where the scary things hide. If […]

I had a discussion with a friend recently about sales and marketing. She was selling a product that she felt very strongly about and when people chose not to purchase it she took it as a slight. I've seen the same philosophy in marketing over the years in everything from Tupperware to real estate. I […]

I love to interview authors for this blog. Today I'm joined by EPIC award winning author, Daniel Ottalini. I had the pleasure of being seated next to Daniel when he won the award. With the release of his latest novella, The Last Gladiator, I'm excited to share his insights with my readers. D: Do you […]

As I write this, the world is dealing with a global pandemic. I work as a consultant to writers all over the planet and I've heard the same stories from folks all over the world. We joke about toilet paper. We end every meeting with, "stay safe." For some, life is business as usual...but those […]