30 September 2018 Let's Take a Hike! One popular Kiwi pastime is “tramping”, what I would call hiking. There are more hikes in New Zealand than I have time to do in a lifetime, but I’m game to try! I’ve joined a Meetup called Christchurch Women’s …
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Kiwi Diary – How to Speak Kiwi
September 5, 2018 “It used to have a different name.” “Excuse me?” I set down my knitting so I can focus. The Kiwi accent is hard enough for me to understand under normal circumstances, but this craft group, amazingly, meets in a noisy pub in …
Interviews with Avid Readers–Jacqui Castle
Jacqui Castle is a freelance journalist for a local paper and mostly writes articles on health, wellness, and food. She is a self-described political activist who tweets regularly about current events. In this article, Jacqui gives advice on using …
Facebook and Twitter and Instagram! Oh My!
The rules of social media engagement for authors are not well understood. Based on my research and interviews, I learned some guidelines and user preferences. In my poll, 82% used Facebook, with 78% saying it was their first choice in social …
Going Viral on Social Media
Russ Altman, host of the Stanford podcast “The Future of Everything” had Jure Leskovec on as a guest speaker about mining data from social networks, called “The Benefits of Being Social.” Leskovec is a computer scientist at Stanford and a chief …
Meaningful and Interesting
This author blog is my way of conveying meaningful and interesting information to you. I want to share what I’ve learned and pay it forward, so my blog is about things I hope it will help you—especially in your writing endeavors. My first set of …
