Paperback Writer (Apologies to the Beatles)
Twelve years ago, I published a memoir about the summer I spent working a live-in job at a nudist resort.
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Announcements
Trade Up Podcast Launches Today!
Today, episode one of the Trade Up podcast is live and kicking off another adventure in John Finan’s and my mission to promote the skilled trades. We call it “your guide to understanding, navigating, and excelling in the world of the trades.” It follows our book, Trade Up: Why Buy a Job When You Can Start A Career.
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Make The Media Want You – Expanded
Sometime last year, or was it the year before? A fellow writer and former broadcaster sent me a message on Facebook. It was something to the effect of, I read your latest book and I liked it but it needs more information about social media.
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Road Trip!
Hey there, thanks for visiting!
We are heading to Newfoundland and parts east for some exploration, some family time, and a much-needed change of scenery. This blog will return when we do, in mid-June.
You may be concerned that I’ve made this public. Well, our house will be busy and occupied with live-in house and cat sitters. They’re not hard to find when you live at the lake!
Thanks for understanding my absence and I’ll look forward to sharing stories with you when we get back.
Lisa
The Hacking (As I Understand It)
If you tried to visit my website in recent days, you were disappointed. I’m sorry about that. A hacker took my site down.
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Sugar’s Sayonara
It’s true, my little tail twitchers. This is my final regular Tuesday blog post. To find out why, please come with me into the past, and envision with me my beautiful future.
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Announcing: White Hat Public Relations
I’d like you to meet my new company! It’s a partnership with my friend and longtime journalist and communications pro, Scott Taylor: White Hat PR! We’re the good guys and the good guys always wear white hats.
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Audiobook Alert!
Months in the making, Make the Media Want You: An Insider’s Guide to Creating Persuasive Pitches, is now available in audiobook format.
…Help?
Some readers are finding that my newest blog post doesn’t show up on this page. If this is happening to you, kindly leave a comment or send me an email about it. It could be your that your cache is full or there’s another reason. (They show up at my end as the post.) It’s a frustrating issue and I’d like to resolve it. Meanwhile, a fresh post should appear below this one every weekday morning. Thank you!
Website Changes
There are changes underway on this site! A redesign is underway so there might be a few unfamiliar features. Please be patient and enjoy what we hope will be improvements to the layout. Your feedback, as always, is welcome. Thanks!
Announcement: New Book Release Date
Make The Media Want You: An Insider’s Guide to Creating Persuasive Pitches, will be released July 17, 2018, in paperback and eBook. …
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Lisa’s Pieces
As you likely know, I’m a bit of a decor nut and a crafty person. Derek has a creative mind and he’s good with a saw and hammer. We have collaborated on countless projects and enjoy the process. So it only makes sense to us that we take it to the next level. …
Not for Now
I’m not feeling my blog this week. Although the distraction of a radio show and the inane things we get up to is welcome, here, writing alone in my home, I don’t feel like acting as if everything is okay. Lauren’s death has rattled me to my core and worries me deeply about my friends, her parents, and their families. It’s just too much. I will see you in this space on Monday, with the usual articles, jibber-jabber and nonsense that I love. Until then…I leave you with June 22, 2013.
Announcement: New Website Launches Soon
This website and this domain name are close to my heart. The site was created by Robin at Thoroughweb Design in Milton ON and I’d recommend her services in a heartbeat. She’s reasonably priced, she listens and she is just an all-around cool gal. But sometimes change is necessary and not just for its own sake. …
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Taking Weekends Off
This blog used to be a seven-day-a-week affair.  Many months ago, without any fanfare, I stopped posting on Sundays. I received a few emails from people who wondered if perhaps I’d forgotten or something, but it doesn’t seem to have been a big deal. …
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It’s Flashback Week!
This week I’m bringing back some of my early posts from this blog. I’ve been moving some to a new overflow site on Weebly and while rereading them a few cried out for revival! So please indulge me while I go retro this week, which is also Reading Week for my students at Fanshawe. Comments are open.
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My Phone the iPhone
I still hate my iPhone. Oh I love a lot of things it can do or I wouldn’t have it but I despise the keyboard. I’ve been an iPhone gal for a few years now and I’m still not used to the onscreen keyboard and I make a lot of mistakes I never made with the Blackberry.  Touching actual buttons makes the difference. But I can’t give up its other features so here I am, the reluctant iPhone user. …
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