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What's New in This Writer's Life
 09/02/10 - Received word from a fellow writer and long-time online friend, Marinza Bruineman. She's come out with a new book!
'Salt in Your Cocaine' is a wryly satirical expose of Global Warming, weather manipulations and the best Ponzi scheme ever. It is a highly irrevent page-turner about the state of humanity and the lies and deception that have become the standards for civilized society all over the world. In addition, Salt in Your Cocaine provides the readership with a very interesting and unique way to look at their fellow humans and recognize their potential behavioral patterns with the Human Behavioral Quintet. While supported by real facts, Salt in your Cocaine allows the readers to draw their own conclusions and decide for themselves if this is the world they want their children to grow up in. This book is a tremendously humorous read at the same time that it is a real warning to where humanity is heading.
Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and all major bookstores September 1, 2010.
For a discount and more information: www.marinza.com
08/12/10 - My new blog is up. Ye, ye, ye, another blog. This one's all about my jewelry. Nothing much to say, other than, head on out there and enjoy! Oh, the title of the blog is...
07/26/10 - One of the many hats I wear is Producer of the shows my partner (radio name: Stoney Burke) hosts over RJ Underground Radio, an FM station in Manila. If you're into classic rock and all its iterations, you'll enjoy listening to Stoney's weekly programs. Go to StoneyBurke.com or click on the banners of The Stoney Burke Show and Center Stage on the left margin.
07/10/10 - A promising star writer wrote me asking for the best way to jumpstart his freelance writing career. He wondered if he should start by writing free articles to get critiques. I said he can get feedback via the many writer forums online, where experienced and talented professional writers generously offer guidance to newbies. As to writing for free, I said, "Try not to write free articles. Value your words enough to demand payment in exchange for rights to publish them." Then I told him to Google "pay to write articles" for a long list of sites that pay writers for their work.
06/29/10 - And here's my necklace and earrings set that Creative Jewelry 2010 published. The mag is released once a year but it's packed with wonderful, stunning, mind-blowing jewelry projects. A must-have resource of inspiration for the jewelry handcrafter.
06/18/10 - Stringing Summer is in the stands! Lots of lovely necklace projects, all so fun and colorful! They published my set (bracelet and earrings) featuring ceramic flower barrel beads!
05/09/10 - If you're a tropical fish fan, come on over to RightPet.com. I'm hosting the Betta and Guppy pages. Rate your pets and share your stories, photos, and videos. There's a huge community of pet lovers over there.
This is my Betta splendens, Bruno.
04/07/10 - Emily Eddington, the morning anchor for WSIL Channel 3 in southern Illinois, emailed me to ask if I could be interviewed for their next "3 Ways to Save" segment. She wanted to do a feature on my eHow article, How to Save Money on Home Decor. We did the phone interview yesterday; the story went on air this morning. Read the story and watch the video: "3 Ways to Save on Home Decor."
04/01/10 - I just launched a new Wordpress Blog, "Neural Spork: Mental notes to masticate." After several iterations, I've settled on three main topics: "Filipina in America," "DTM: Did Them Myself," and "FWIW: For What It's Worth." Join me as I put my thoughts and feelings to words. I bet you'll learn something new.
03/15/10 - Check out my new book review: "How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth" edited by John E. Wade II.
03/11/10 - True to how a friend described it, my two-week trip to the Philippines came and went like a dream. Now I want to start planning for my return. Places to revisit, people to catch up with, tastes to remember--there was just not enough time. But I've stashed pictures to remind me of the wonderful couple of weeks I spent with family and friends. Details are at my Facebook page.
12/01/09 - NewsFlash: RubyBayan Jewelry will be in Manila on Feb 2010. Manila Folks, place your orders now -- I will personally deliver your jewelry items to you! I will also conduct a *free* and open-topic jewelry-making "Howdja Do Dat?" session. Prepare your questions and reserve your space now. Email me.
11/10/09 - Found time to update my Jewelry section. Click on over down there to see new images and inspiration for one-of-a-kind necklaces and bracelets. Let me design pieces exclusively for you and your loved ones... the holidays are fast approaching.
09/01/09 - Here we go, it's almost Christmastime again! Speaking of gifts, I just received my copy of the Guideposts giftbook "Angels in Disguise" edited by the late Phyllis Hobe. My stories, "The Aquarium in Our Living Room" and "His Reason for Visiting" are in the Special Messengers chapter. You can read the stories here in my website but you won't want to miss getting the lovely giftbook for yourself and your loved ones.
 07/23/09 - Plugging a very good friend: Stoney Burke / Mike Llamas - Rock Jock on Facebook. Check out his radio show on RJ UR 105.9FM Manila. Or go to his website: StoneyBurke.com
06/25/09 - Examiner.com has taken me in as their Orlando Beading Examiner. I hope to share my beading passion there. I've started posting articles. Check it out.
06/19/09 - NEWSFLASH! I'm now offering my tutorial, How to Build a Writer's Website, for free. I wrote it in 2004 but it covers basic principles that remain valid. I just feel that it's time to share it with everyone. Send me an email request and I'll reply with a free copy.
06/19/09 - Yet another book review: Luck by Design by Richard Goldman
05/25/09 - More book reviews:
- Conquer the Fat-Loss Code by Wendy Chant
- Living a Charmed Life by Victoria Moran
05/24/09 - New Book Review: Off the Beaten Path, a Reader's Digest Book.
04/26/09 - New Book Review:
The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It by Laura Berman Fortgang.
Read my blog on a Fleetwood Mac concert.
04/16/09 - Gosh, time flies when you're having fun. Nothing much has changed, so, do visit my articles at eHow (click on the widget above) and if you're a pet owner or plans to become one, check us out at RightPet. Until next update. Oh, wait, I went ahead and acquired rubybayan.com. Just for the heck of it. One of these days I'll build a website around it.
03/13/09 - New book review:
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath & Dan Heath.
03/02/09 - Been a while since I last posted an update. I'm still here, freelance writing for a living. Most of my time is spent on writing articles for eHow and building content for RightPet.com. I received an invitation to write for a travel site. I don't know if I still have time... a few non-writing projects are in the pipeline right now. And spring is here! Time to go out and garden!
01/08/09 - New book review: Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Investment Strategies for Lifetime Wealth by Natalie Pace.
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