I grew up in a construction family. As a teenager and a little later, I served as a laborer and go-fer for my dad as he built and remodeled restaurants across the country. Among many assigned tasks was an occasional stint as an insulation installer. I well remember getting home feeling itchy and uncomfortable afterward. […]
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Why are consumers so skeptical these days? One word: HYPE! Lose the hype! A chicken egg is a chicken egg… or is it? Consider the following… Factory farm-produced eggs are laid by unnamed, closely-caged, stressed out hens whose necks get unceremoniously wrung and broken (ACK!) as soon as they stop laying fewer eggs than they
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So now you probably want the story behind the “DAWN” cover photo, too. Your wish is my command! From 1977 to 1978 I lived in the Los Angeles area acting as a go-fer for my dad’s construction company. (He was building and remodeling high-profile restaurants across the country and I was along for the ride
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OK, I’ve been asked, “What’s the story behind the FLOATING AROUND HOLLYWOOD cover photo?” Here you go… I worked at Warner Bros. Studios from 1992 to 2003, first as a temporary secretary/administrative assistant (floater), later as an executive secretary, and (later still, after caring for DeForest Kelley during his final three months of life and
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Here’s a sneak peak of the new BOOK covers for LET NO DAY DAWN THAT THE ANIMALS CANNOT SHARE and FLOATING AROUND HOLLYWOOD AND OTHER TOTALLY-TRUE TALES OF TRIUMPH. Thank you, Lisa Twining Taylor of Dancing Goat Web Design for the covers! I love ’em!
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Lisa Taylor’s surprise birthday party at 723 Networking went off without a hitch. She was surprised…and delighted…and spoiled rotten…all the good stuff that should happen on a milestone birthday. Pam Richardson from Homestreet Bank and Charming Creations made her a cupcake birthday cake with her Dancing Goat Web Design logo on it. It was adorable
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In the U.S. our folding money is adorned with dead men. So are some coins. But even money feels more alive than much of the writing I’ve seen on websites, in brochures and on flyers! It’s pathetic. Resurrect your love for your product, service or cause before you write a single word. How? By going
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My Contact page just delivered this to me… Hurray! “Hi there – I’m looking for a local copywriter (I’m in Tacoma) to do some copywriting for our new website. We’re a small business (2 employees) doing a re-brand to focus more specifically on a target niche, and want our website and sales materials to reflect
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The following true exchange is representative of the kind of communication from potential clients that I get from newbie/start-up business owners and entrepreneurs who don’t understand the value of professional copy writing services. Bless their penny-pinching hearts and white knuckles. It’s scary taking the leap of faith to hire a copywriter. I get that. I
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What a week! I only got to Orting to ride my bike three days this week because so much else has been going on. Tomorrow I can’t go because I will be manning a booth with my power partner Lisa Twining Taylor at ABC Day at Graham-Kapowsin High School. Hopefully I’ll be able to saddle
