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Monthly Archives: April 2017

commentary / Politics

Sum-it-up Sunday: Laurels, Leadership, Learning

Posted on April 30, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Who gets the LAURELS – the side with the pretty uniforms, or the victor? Back when I used to play chess, I wasn’t a finesse player. I would send my minions charging around the board, searching for unprotected pieces to destroy. I would take so many of these by sheer, brute force that my opponent … Continue reading →

Creativity / goals / writing

Writing Wednesday: A Hard Thing to Do

Posted on April 26, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Tracking my goals: Submission-to-markets rotation remained on pace. Family health issues and trip out of town for a wedding kept me to two blog postings last week; I could avoid this failure in the future by getting ahead on my topics and postings, rather than relying on the last minute to be available. I’m still … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about Being There

Posted on April 24, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

I had an unusual experience this weekend – I went to the wedding of two friends, and I was actually THERE. Not like most people would think about it – I don’t do well in social situations because – well, social situations involve PEOPLE, and there’s always some question about whether that’s a group that … Continue reading →

Creativity / goals / writing

Writing Wednesday: Reexamining and Reigniting

Posted on April 19, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Status: Last week I stayed on pace with the usual submission rotation and blog postings. I was finally able to confirm the formatting of the paperback version of The First Three ‘Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND’; to have a more effective release date, I should have started formatting the paperback a couple … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about the Herd

Posted on April 17, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

All this brouhaha about United Airlines and Dr. David Dao is illustrative of something outside of the mistreatment of a rebellious passenger by an overly empowered industry. People have been swinging back and forth like a pendulum on social media. First, it seemed to be the popular thing to rag on the airline for what … Continue reading →

Forecast / ideation / Technology

Forecast Friday: Overly Helpful Technology

Posted on April 14, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

We’re horribly dependent on technology. Sometimes it’s a good thing, but there are hidden costs. You might remember when calculators showed up on the scene, and people started arguing about whether they should be allowed in school. Wait a minute – most of you probably don’t remember any of that, and some may not even … Continue reading →

Creativity / goals / writing

Writing Wednesday: Getting Things Done

Posted on April 12, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

Here’s where I stand on my goals: Stories continue to cycle back out to market on schedule (HEINLEIN RULES 4 & 5), including “Breathing is Overrated” (I just finished the final revision this weekend.) That means I now have three of my slated twelve stories for this year out the door. Two more (“There’s No … Continue reading →

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Meandering Monday about People on COPS

Posted on April 10, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

We’re watching a lot of COPS and similar shows at home lately – it isn’t usually our thing, but we’re all caught up on the handful of series we watch, and there seems to be a dearth of new movie releases – at least anything we actually care about seeing. Plus, with the projects we’re … Continue reading →

Forecast / Marketing

Forecast Friday: Divide and Conquer…

Posted on April 7, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • Leave a comment

There was a time when we knew our neighbors – even if you had nothing in common OTHER than the fact your houses were on the same street, that was enough to make us aware of each other. For decades we have bemoaned the changes in neighborhood dynamics. Maybe it was our more mobile society, … Continue reading →

Creativity / goals / writing

Writing Wednesday: Why I Keep the Faith

Posted on April 5, 2017 by authorwilliammangieri • 1 Comment

To this week’s stats – Story-to-market rotations continue on schedule (I have six stories out there in search of a publisher right now.) Blog postings continue to meet quota. EPublication continues with my first 18-story collection this Friday. I just finished formatting the paperback; it’s a 6×9 instead of my usual 5×8, so once I … Continue reading →

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