http://seniorwriterblog.com A resource and how-to community for senior writers of all levels and interests. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:36:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en VideoGoRound is a new, easy to use, video creation tool that allows you to create videos using avatars just by typing in your text. Put your literary purity aside for a few moments and check this out. I think you will find this a valuable tool that is very ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/12/03/simple-video-tool-just-write-your-text-and-voila/ I just realized something that I and many other seniors need to be aware of. You can call it the "dullest pencil" aha moment - only for the digital world. As a teacher, I frequently reminded my students to write things down instead of relying on their memory. Usually this included ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/04/22/my-repeated-senior-mistake-relying-on-memory/ Writers Looking for Markets? Read this article from the Wall Street Journal Business Section America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire by Mark Bell with E. Kinney Zalesne A couple of exerpts: The Information Age has spawned many new professions, but blogging could well be the one with the most profound effect on our culture. ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/04/21/americas-newest-profession-bloggers-for-hire/ Video builds lists! Video attracts and engages visitors. If you are building your email list (and you should be), incorporating video into squeeze pages is a no brainer. However, for many of us, the technical side of video is quite daunting. Add to that some insecurity about one’s appearance and “stage fright” and most of ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/03/07/build-your-list-with-a-video-squeeze-page/ I just watched a video of Jon Stewart interviewing Jeff Bezos about Kindle 2Kindle 2. My refer came from reading, Book Lovers: Stop Whining about the Wonderful "Feel of Paper" written by Chris Dannon for the Fast Company Blog. Please wait to read that until after you finish reading this post, you'll ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/26/readers-writers-and-kindle-2/ Who among you are using Twitter? Do you know where to go to find out? Here's the place - Twellow.com Yes it's a take off on the Yellow Pages - only with a focus on Twitter members. When I did my last Twellow search for "writer" there were 13,849 people found on Twitter with ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/22/writers-twitter-and-twellow/ This post is a followup to previous Ampersands cartoons discussions. My granddaughter had seen my Ampersands on my computer and the other day she asked me if I had any more Ampersand stories. I did. So I got it up on her computer and "PLOP" she was on my knee and wanting ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/20/parents-teachers-or-writers-for-children/ The Ampersands, Rhoid and Rah, Can they stimulate your writing? What gets your writing juices flowing? Take a look at this blank cartoon template and get into the characters enough to develop a brief exchange that you think would begin to build their identities. What does it mean to be an ampersand? What's in a ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/18/cartoon-writing-prompt-value/ If you can't find something to write about in the descriptions of the innovations, you are in an advanced stage of ... writer's block. The Nightly Business Report- The Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years An easy way to access the information is in a slide show - the 30 ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/16/30-years-of-innovation-pbs-nbr-report/ I just turned 70! Come celebrate with me and read my little bit of humble poetry. So surprised how that can be To have come this far, so little legacy. But I’m determined as you will see. To build a proud and proper legacy. The past was fast. The future a little slow So far to go of ... http://seniorwriterblog.com/2009/02/11/why-write-for-me-a-personal-legacy/