Diane Darling is charming and upfront about her skillset and her mantras. She wants to see people succeed and has a vision in how that can happen. For even experienced networking and social media professionals, Darling’s tips and insight can be valuable.

For instance, in her most recent book…

DISCLAIMER, I CONTRIBUTED A SECTION TO THIS BOOK

…Diane gets down and dirty in how professionals at all levels leverage their skills and outgoing nature to make connections and ultimately make themselves more successful financially and emotionally.

Give it a read…even if you buy it just to see my section…it’s a nice primer for those who are a bit skeptical that traditional networking still can get the job done. I believe a mix of traditional and new media is the right route, but I’m a tech-head early adopter, what do I know?

ALSO, there’s an event coming up on May 18 where you can meet Diane in person and get your book signed. I expect that I’ll be there too and will sign anything you bring in – doesn’t have to be a book.

Here’s the info on that May 18 event.

If you’d like me to help with a book, or even contribute a complete section or be a co-author, I’m always willing to listen. Gimme a shout in the comments here.

Thanks for reading!

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Now, Suzanne is offering a blog marketing course and also running a contest for writers. Here’s the link to her post on the subject and here’s the link to vote for her as a great blog marketing genius.

If she’s in any way as skilled at blog marketing techniques as she is at running Freelance Daily, it’s well worth the $300. Take a look.

As for my writing pursuits, I’m at 43,000+ words in NaNoWriMo and hope to wrap up the novel tomorrow, November 25. That’s only 7000 words in a day. Then I can start the fun of editing and making the bare bones have a lot of flesh on them.

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With CES 2009 on the horizon and multiple assignments for Gatehouse Media on my plate, finding the time to blog has been tough.

Add to that my NaNoWriMo challenge (which stands now at 29,850 words on my way to 50,000) and you’ve got a recipe for blank electronic pages.

Stay tuned, though. there are a few story ideas in the pipeline that will figure into the upcoming editoral offerings here.

Need I say it?

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Look over in the right sidebar and see the wordcount widget. It shows you where I stand after four days of participating in the 2008 NaNoWriMo event.

Unfortunately, my novel writing is interfering significantly with my other writing. I’ve let this blog and the others languish a little in the name of creating my first novel.

Yes, I’m already a published non-fiction author, but fiction is different. I’ve create a universe in my head (like that’s any different from how I go through life) and I’m moving the characters around on digital paper.

Unlike reporting on events or interviewing people, fiction taxes your mind because you’re compelled to transport yourself into different shoes with each sentence and piece of dialogue. So far I’ve been a set of parents, an 11-year-old boy (not too hard for me), teenage women, an old lady with a found kitten and a number of other characters. And that’s just four days in. At this rate I’ll compile the experiences of the world by the time they’re done counting the votes in Ohio.

If you’ve got a novel-writing story to share…or a tip on keeping the motivation going for other writing projects while staring down the barrel of something as big as NaNoWriMo…please put it in the comments.

Chat to you sort of soon. Tonight I’m Twittering the election at WBUR Radio in Boston. It’s light writing, but I’m gonna count it as some type of participation.

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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 novel once I get head-down into it this weekend.

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