By Christa Freer A press release is a prepared business announcement that is sent out to a variety of media outlets. It is essentially a story pitch to journalists, bloggers, and other content publishers. Your press release must be newsworthy and comprehensive and grab attention and get your message picked up by news outlets. Class: [...]
By A.J. Flick Recently, an author friend began an online discussion among fellow writers when he posted that he was having trouble reading a book in which the author switched from the first person to third and from “and” to “&.” It reminded me of a time when a former colleague asked me to read [...]
Depression, anxiety, and suicide rates rise as a result of COVID response COVID is killing people, including our kids. When I say that, I am not talking about children, teens, and adults just dying from the virus. I am referring to the suicides that are a direct result of the public health response to the [...]
The story of one family’s addiction to puppy love By Angela D. Wagner In 1962, Charles M. Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comics, published his book Happiness is a Warm Puppy. The quote, “Happiness is a Warm Puppy,” was attributed to the typically bossy and hard-to-please Peanuts character Lucy. Over the years we have shared [...]
