Keyboarding.

Lately I’ve been building the calluses on my fingers as I prepare fro NaNoWriMo, which begins Saturday.
I’ve also been writing for JeffsNotes.com and have had a piece show up on StuffJournalistsLike.com.
While you haven’t seen me here over the past few days, I have been busy. And I’ll keep you up-to-date on the progress of the [...]

Srsly. w00t these stinkin’ badges!

Part of being a professional writer is taking on the challenges presented by various forms of media. One such form that I’ve been having a lot of success and fun with is microblogging.
If you’re not familiar with microblogging, it’s ‘quick-hit’ missives that are broadcast to lots of people at once in forms that are easy [...]

SMART Car Rally and our need to be a part of something. Silly humans.

I got a call from my father Sunday. He was driving past a church in Hingham and saw about a dozen boxy, little SMART cars parked in their driveway. It turns out, they were in town to celebrate a meetup of like-minded car owners.

After his suggestion that I go take some photos of the event, [...]

Dinosaurs and Leprechauns. The elements of any story.

Years ago I was a guest speaker to Mrs. Cordani’s second-grade class in Beverly, Massachusetts. I won’t lie and say the experience changed me, but I will tell you that it taught me a lesson.
Know your audience.
I went into the classroom prepared to twist and mold little minds and left there with a new understanding [...]

Another place you can read me…

As if I didn’t have enough to do, I’ve started a daily review blog.
That’s right, I’ll be reviewing a variety of items for people who don’t have the time to check stuff out themselves.
Magazines, movies, restaurants, gadgets, Web sites, technology, consumer goods, travel destinations and more.
Url? Oh, sure. It’s JeffsNotes.com - like CliffsNotes.
If there’s something [...]

NaNoWriMo. Really!

At my office away from the office (Panera), I tried to see how easy it would be to write 2000 words on a cohesive topic.
The exercise was part of the NaNoWriMo event coming up in less than 15 days. That’s right, National Novel-writing Month is November.
Part of my anxiety - aside from the actual word-count [...]

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