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• Hearing Words in Your Head

  March 30th, 2007 |

  In talking about speed reading, Scott H. Young mentions a word I hadn’t come across: Subvocalization. He defines it: “Subvocalization is saying the words inside your head as you read them.” I’ve done this almost my entire life and didn’t know there was a word for it. Hearing words in my head is a natural [...]

• Freelance vs. Corporate

  March 29th, 2007 |

  Matthew Jordan, a freelance designer, explores the benefits of being a lone freelancer. Though I’m a freelance writer rather than designer, both share many things in common. I started writing on the side as a part-time gig while holding a corporate job for the benefits and security. I made the move to full-time freelancing when my [...]

• Simple Success Habits

  March 28th, 2007 |

  After getting tagged, I created a list of 10 habits that I believe help me succeed in life. The list is posted over Bionic Ear since the person tagging me knows me from that blog. A common habit appearing in entries of those participating in the project is “visualization.” I’ve read and heard many stories of [...]

• Plug Your Book! Book Review

  March 27th, 2007 |

  Authors can’t rely solely on their publishers to do the marketing for their book especially self-publishers. They need to take it in their own hands and the Internet simplifies the task. However, are authors making full use of the Internet? Plug Your Book! is a checklist complete with instructions so authors ensure they explore every [...]

• Email Newsletter Management Problems

  March 27th, 2007 |

  Since I work and breathe email newsletters for much of my work week, The Seven Deadly Sins of Email Marketing Management from Digital Web Magazine caught my attention. Many B2B articles and magazines have repeatedly shown that companies easily get a return on investment (ROI) with their newsletters (when done right). The article discusses seven problem [...]

• Event Success

  March 26th, 2007 |

  I’m by no means an event planner and I admire those who are. Having recently completed planning a party, I can imagine the work that goes into planning an event. As an attendee, however, I picked up a few things that I thought worked well and others that didn’t work so well. Events can be [...]

• Event Web Design

  March 26th, 2007 |

  Designing Web sites for events requires a different thought process and approach than a regular Web site. Of course, every design project should be unique, but events have features in common that the design project should discuss in every project. Such common features include: Home page: Event name, date, location and quick explanation of what it’s [...]

• Five Rules for Effective Writing from Orwell

  March 23rd, 2007 | Tags: English, George Orwell, grammar, Writing

  Pick the Brain nicely abstracts George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing and provides the link to the original essay. I just came across this tool that helps you eliminate cliches from your writing. This helps with Orwell’s first rule of avoiding the use of metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech that you’ve seen [...]

• Magic Match: The Genie’s Journey PC Game Review

  March 22nd, 2007 | Tags: casual games, Magic Match, PC Games, The Genie's Journey

  This sequel to Magic Match comes with a new developer. Codeminion developed the original and Friends Games picked up where they left off. Giggles, the Imp guided me as I played this pattern-matching game for the first time. The game got off to a slow start as I didn’t have many spells, points or [...]

• Writing Effective Press Releases

  March 21st, 2007 |

  Publicity experts have been implying that press releases are dying, but they’re not (I’d like to link to the article that prompted this entry, but it won’t be accessible in a week without a login — this is a lost opportunity for the site as it could’ve gained new users if they keep the link [...]

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