Hill Holler

Blue Mountain Arts is mainly known as a greetings card publisher. You’ve probably bought one of theirs at some time. Pay is currently listed $300 per poem for the worldwide, exclusive rights to publish it on a greeting card and other products, and $50 per poem for one-time use in a book. Not bad at all!

“Blue Mountain Arts is interested in reviewing poetry and writings that would be appropriate for our greeting cards.”

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Long long ago, in the days before the Internet, a mouse was something that made maidens hitch their hooped skirts up and scream. Today that little mechanical wonder is attached to what is arguably the biggest conversation killer of our time. I’m talking about real live face to face conversations here, not chats or IM’s.

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From one of my favorite writers, Ralph Marston, Awaken is a beautifully inspiring way to start afresh your morning! Take a few minutes to begin the day or renew your outlook with this slideshow presentation of gorgeous pictures, pleasant music and thoughtful words.

Awaken

If you’re a visual person, mind maps can be a very useful tool indeed for brainstorming creative ideas. One website I know of, called bubbl.us, offers an online version. It’s a personal favorite of mine and I thought it warranted a review. Easy to use, you can choose whether to collaborate with friends and coworkers on a mind map or simply for your own planning purposes.

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Previously, in Part I which you can read here, we explored things to keep in mind when dealing with an unhappy customer. In this last part of the two part series Handling the Customer From Hell, we’ll look at how we actually resolve problems to everyone’s mutual satisfaction. Read the rest of this entry »

News out from LaChance Publishing. They’re “seeking inspiring, true stories of literary merit for several upcoming volumes of our critically acclaimed”Voices Of” series of anthologies. Topics include “Voices From Iraq and Afghanistan”; “Voices of Depression”; the life-changing impact dogs have had on individuals and families; firsthand accounts by people who have experienced financial disaster but have battled back to economic stability.

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