Kickstarter Success: 8 Things I Did Right
Kickstarter is a marathon, from bugging family and friends to expressing gratitude for supporters every day. Here’s how I got across the finish line.
Getting Naked for Money
3 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Launching My Kickstarter Campaign
My Kickstarter campaign was a success, but if I had it to do over, I would change three things
Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 12: Progress Report
When the going gets tough, the tough post statistics: 12 out of 16 chapters are more or less finished. And now I have a plug in to nag me.
Write Part of My Memoir in November, Day 3: What’s My (Desire) Line?
Welcome to Day 3 of my scattershot look at the memoir-writing process. When I started writing Getting Naked for Money, I had what I thought was a pretty good idea of how to structure the book. I would focus on only one part of my life, the years that involved travel editing and writing, and move the story along chronologically, […]
Journalistic Ethics, Concern Trolls & Other Meaty Matters
Is there such a thing as journalistic purity? Can you expect rationality from a troll? These are some of the meaty matters I discuss here.
Dispatches from the Final Week of My Kickstarter Campaign
Lessons learned from a Kickstarter campaign include forgoing pride, being persistent, and moving on when something doesn’t work. And being shameless.
Lydia Davis Is In My Kickstarter Video
One of the most unlikely people to turn up in a Kickstarter video — or a deli — Lydia Davis has nevertheless been in both with me.
Kickstarter Roundup #1 + Memorial Day Weekend Special
The first week’s Kickstarter successes, a doggie-version of the video, and a Memorial Day Weekend special!
You’re Calling it WHAT? How I Decided on My Memoir’s Title
Getting Naked for Money? Misguided? I couldn’t decide on a title for my book until a friend helped me justify the racier pick.
Getting Naked for Money: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All
How a Ph.D. in literature came to write Arizona for Dummies, disrobe on a travel assignment to a nudist resort—and have a blast along the way.
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