Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Have you ever wanted to combine work with something you really like to do? Some folks manage that easily, some struggle and others come upon it later in life. I fall into the latter category. I’m a free-lance writer for Examiner.com. The best way I can describe Examiner.com is that it’s a really BIG e-newspaper. Because the organization involves a lot of writers [Examiners], Examiner.com is an e-newspaper that goes far beyond what most newspapers cover in a daily paper. For example, have you ever heard of a Baby Boomer Examiner or a D.C. Technology Examiner? A Cleveland Sports Examiner or a SF Travel Tips Examiner? Writers from all over the country cover something that interests them. As you’ve already seen at this blog, I’m a very active volunteer in my community. Ta Da! I’m Examiner.com’s Laurel [Maryland] Community Volunteer Examiner! I found a way to not only write about the various volunteer opportunities that exist in Laurel, MD, but hopefully, I can encourage more people to become involved in helping their friends, neighbors, and other members of their community. If you’re in the neighborhood and you want to volunteer, check out my web site!
Tags: carol plotnick, Chrysalis Publications, Community, Community Volunteer Examiner, Examiner, Examiner.com, free-lance writing, Laurel, Laurel Maryland, volunteer
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Flying Wires is now available for download to your Kindle, Kindle 2 or iPhone [also iPod Touch]. That’s right. After a February announcement about Amazon.com’s Kindle 2, the e-books available for the Kindle products are now available for the iPhone. Perhaps Amazon.com is responding to the demand for the popular e-book format to be available on other media players besides the Kindle and Kindle 2. In this struggling economy, companies often fall back to the “whatever sells” game plan. For Kindle and Kindle for iPhone owners, take a sneak peak at Flying Wires. [See link for "Try it free."] Don’t have a Kindle or iPhone? Click here to see a sample from one of the chapters.
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Tags: carol plotnick, Chrysalis Publications, company profile, e-book, flying, Flying Wires, iPhone, iPod Touch, kindle, Kindle 2, publishing, ultralight, Ultralight Flying
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
My novel, Flying Wires, is mentioned in this week’s issue of the Howard County Times and Laurel Leader newspapers. In his column, John Hayes highlights the books published by four members of the Savage Writers’ Circle. The writers meet at the Savage, Maryland library on the second Monday of each month. John – also an accomplished writer – has had poems published and a couple of his plays performed. Read about these five writers’ accomplishments here.
Tags: aircraft, Aviation, carol plotnick, Chrysalis Publications, Community, flying, Flying Wires, Light Sport and Ultralight Flying magazine, pdf, publishing, Savage Writers' Circle, ultralight, Ultralight Flying, virtual assistant
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
During a recent stint of warm, balmy weather I let my mind wander to the sounds of the season; primarily bird songs. Migrants and residents are warming up their throats with songs that announce courtship, rivalries and territories. Whether inspired by this annual event or not, my husband requested an iPod shuffle for his birthday. Now I fall asleep to the muted musical strains escaping from his earphones. With the onset of this season of song, it’s no surprise that one of my favorite e-zines carries an article about songs that get stuck in your head during a portage. I recognized some “sticky” songs, but not others. For a break from your work-a-day world and for a chance to break into song, check out “Songs You Love and Hate Singing on a Portage.”
Tags: e-zine, iPod, kayak, music, paddling, Paddling.net, shuffle, songs
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Great news! Within 12 to 72 hours from the date/time stamp on this post, Flying Wires will be available at Amazon.com in Kindle format. We’re extremely happy about the latest release of this exciting novel! Please visit Amazon.com and order your copy.
Tags: carol plotnick, Chrysalis Publications, flying, Flying Wires, kindle, publishing, ultralight, Ultralight Flying
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Thanks to open source software, affiliate marketing, and paid advertising, document conversion is literally, free and easy. Open source software like Open Office allows you to open a Microsoft Word document, for example, edit it and then save it in a variety of document formats. Most useful is the option to save the document as a PDF [portable document format]. The Open Office Suite software [word processor, presentation, drawing, database and spreadsheet programs] is free. I use the word processor and spreadsheet functions almost exclusively; rarely venturing to the Windows side of the fence.
In the realm of paid advertising and affiliate marketing, there are a number of online document conversion software companies that will let you convert electronic files for free. The advertisers help to defray the cost of using the bandwidth and web servers. These web sites offer a broader spectrum of file conversion. For example, audio, video and archive file options are available. One such company is Media-Convert. The only caveat I’ll mention is, check the company’s limitations on file size. You’ll probably find the file conversion format you want, but – using the example of Media-Convert – you’re limited to a file no larger than 150 Mb.
Tags: affiliate marketing, file conversion, Microsoft, Open Office, open source, pdf, Services, virtual assistant, word processing
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