tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309681879461445312023-11-16T06:21:36.080-08:00word.The word and world of Jennifer Worick, author | publishing consultant | public speakerJennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-76960207145719576982012-07-26T21:53:00.000-07:002012-07-26T21:53:40.946-07:00Moving on up…to jenniferworick.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been years in the making, but the new iteration of <a href="http://jenniferworick.com/">jenniferworick.com</a> is live. It's the hub for all things me: my latest books and aritcles, upcoming events, and press. And I'll be moving my "word" blogging there in an attempt to wrangle my writing in a centralized location.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But not to worry: I'll still snark it up at </span><a href="http://thingsiwanttopunchintheface.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Things I Want to Punch in the Face</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and let you know about all our publishing consulting offerings at </span><a href="http://bizofbooks.com/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Business of Books</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-1612624856363562992012-07-08T22:29:00.000-07:002012-07-08T22:29:05.734-07:00Blogversation: What is the one thing in life that you still most want to do?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><em>Throughout this year, several
bloggers will engage in a conversation at <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/blogversation-2012-what-is-the-one-thing-in-life-that-you-still-most-want-to-do/">Newvine Growing</a> and on their blogs—asking
questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to
join the conversation as well. <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/kicking-off-blogversation-2012-join-the-conversation/" target="_blank">Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.</a></em></span><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>This week was my turn to pose a question. So I asked: </strong><strong>What is the one thing in life that you still most want to do?</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In other words, what’s the number-one thing on your bucket list? I’m not a fan of the term “<a href="http://thingsiwanttopunchintheface.blogspot.com/2009/08/bucket-lists.html" target="_blank">bucket list</a>,” but I recently recorded a <a href="http://5decisionsaway.com/5-decisions-away-podcast-for-non-itune-users-enjoy/" target="_blank">podcast</a>
with Matt Paxton, the breakout clutter cleaner on <i>Hoarders</i>. We got to
talking about a random assortment of topics, the way the best late-night
chats tend to, and touched on bucket lists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now, I’ve posted about bucket lists on my blog, <a href="http://thingsiwanttopunchintheface.blogspot.com/2009/08/bucket-lists.html" target="_blank">Things I Want to Punch in the Face</a>,
so you can probably imagine I’m not the biggest fan of them. However,
it did get me thinking about the thing or things I’d regret not doing if
I were to croak tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My immediate answer was travel. I’m in my forties but I haven’t
gotten out of North America much. I’ve been to England and France, but
those trips to Greece, Italy, Thailand, Egypt, Mauritius remain on my
“to do” list and never seem to materialize. My excuses are run of the
mill: I can’t afford it or I can’t afford to take the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But beyond eating, praying, and loving my way around the globe,
what I’d really regret is not finishing my memoir. It seems as if I’ve
been working on and off on this for years and in fact, I recently found
some writing from my early twenties that touched on this. So we’re
talking 20 years I’ve been skirting and sniffing around this project
without diving in and finishing it. Oh, I’ve worked on it. But again,
money and time seem to rear their ugly heads. It’s hard to create a
schedule that gives this room to breathe and develop and take shape. And
I do need time for it. It’s much more emotionally demanding that
anything I’ve ever done, writing or otherwise. It takes me to a dark
place that’s hard to stay in when there are bills to be paid and life to
be lived. So I’m moving back into a place where I can and will write
something—anything—for the book each day. I may not be traveling soon
but I am moving forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">What's number one on <i>your</i> bucket list? </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-83034084542020159562012-06-24T13:33:00.001-07:002012-06-24T13:33:47.105-07:00Blogversation: What do you want from your hometown?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a
conversation at <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/">Newvine Growing</a> and on their blogs—asking questions of each other
and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation,
as well. <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/kicking-off-blogversation-2012-join-the-conversation/" target="_blank">Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So I the short answer for this week's question, What do you want from your homeown?, is simple: Sunshine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, most of the time. I was soaking in a tub at a naked Korean bathhouse with a friend when a woman paddled over to us and asked, "Do you know how to whisper?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was quickly filled with rage. "Are you ASKING us to whisper?" Seriously, just ask us to pipe down. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a
conversation at <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/">Newvine Growing</a> and on their blogs — asking questions of each other
and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation,
as well. <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/kicking-off-blogversation-2012-join-the-conversation/" target="_blank">Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.</a></em></span>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This week, the question, posed by Colleen Newvine Tebeau herself, concerns modern communication. I just thought yesterday that I needed to blog about a podcast I was on, two words that weren't part of my vernacular ten years ago. And then I started thinking about e-mail, texts, and mobile phones and how many young people today will never know the joy of finally getting access to the home phone and then getting your best friend or a crush on the other end. There was <i>commitment</i> involved with communication. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Today we get "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic">Call me maybe</a>." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So how do <i>I</i> use technology? In every way, shape, and form. As I write this, I just wrapped a hands-free cell phone call with mom as I drove home (which I dialed via Siri), I have a man Skyping me, a friend IM-ing me on Facebook, and random texts showing up on my smart phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">However, the truth is, like a frog introduced to a pot of water, I've warmed up to technology as it's infiltrated my personal and professional life. I have many friends in different time zones and it's such a pleasure to instant message with a friend volunteering at an African baboon shelter (and a relief to know she's okay!) or bond on Facebook over <i><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/">Downton Abbey</a> </i>with a brother who I've been previously out of touch with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sure, I used to think it weird that some friends only liked to communicate via text or e-mail. I'd leave a voicemail and without fail, they'd get in touch two days later…via e-mail. Now, I'm sometimes one of those cuckaloos. It may be inconvenient to talk or frankly, I know it will just take up more time than I have to spare. So I welcome technology because it allows me to communicate in new ways and it allows me to pair the technology to the occasion. Quick work question? E-mail with high importance tag. Interview with someone across the country? Skype video call with a headset. Chat with a friend? Facebook IM while I'm watching aforementioned <i>Downton Abbey</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(phone: article.wn.com)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-1579001403580063302012-06-22T01:29:00.002-07:002012-06-22T01:29:55.938-07:005 Decisions Away with Matt Paxton Podcast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let's be honest: I stalked Matt Paxton.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It wasn't hard, actually. I quickly zeroed in on him during the first season of <a href="http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/"><i>Hoarders</i></a>. His humor, empathy and take-no-shit-while-actually-shoveling-shit attitude quickly won me and a lot of other viewers over.</span></div>
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wanted to write a book with him, so I e-mailed him. We were on the
phone two days later. He already was working with a coauthor on what
would become <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-Lives-Hoarders-Tackling/dp/0399536655"><i>The Secret Lives of Hoarders</i></a>,
but we kept in touch. Not only is he frank and funny, he's been
generous in advising me in various business opportunities and ventures
and in commiserating with me over what it means to live the dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So when he came to Seattle last week to film an episode of <i>Hoarders</i> for Season 5, I jumped at the chance to meet him and be a guest on his killer podcast, <a href="http://5decisionsaway.com/5-decisions-away-podcast-for-non-itune-users-enjoy/">5 Decisions Away</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It did not disappoint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We sat in his suite at the Residence Inn, bellies full of beer and fish and chips (when in Seattle, go to the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/lockspot-cafe-seattle">Lockspot</a> for salmon and chips—trust me on this one). And we talked…and talked…you get the idea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don't think two hours went by that fast since I saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607/"><i>Deathly Hallows 2</i></a>.
And it was just as exhilarating as seeing Voldemort finally take that
pesky Elder Wand up the arse (metaphorically speaking, natch). I don't
know about you but great conversation jazzes me. In the podcast, Matt
and I cover everything from being present to getting published to yes,
all the various <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Things-I-Want-Punch-Face/dp/0983459479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340353760&sr=8-1&keywords=things+i+want+to+punch+in+the+face">things I want to punch in the face</a>. Matt is not one of
them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://5decisionsaway.com/5-decisions-away-podcast-for-non-itune-users-enjoy/">5 Decisions Away</a>
is available on iTunes. I'm in episode #35: Word. I encourage you to
check out his other episodes as well. He really is a hilarious dude,
with great anecdotes and a big heart. His mantra of never give up,
coupled with his personal trials and tribulations and triumphs, will win
you over in short order. He uses hoarding as a launching pad into a
much bigger discussion about life, love, and the pursuit of a good
raunchy belly laugh.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-19993356374217891852012-01-18T23:22:00.000-08:002012-01-18T23:22:24.945-08:00Blogversation: New Year’s Resolutions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I pretty much turn a blind eye to New Year’s Eve (see <a href="http://thingsiwanttopunchintheface.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-years-eve.html">my post</a> over at
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<span style="font-size: small;">This year, I was invited to a party where we would create vision boards.
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of my behavior and thinking. I have worked with a leadership coach for six
years so I’m constantly thinking about change and vision. But I often keep
things to myself, afraid to say out loud what I want for my life, for fear of
appearing weak or incomplete or silly. Clearly, I haven’t been working <a href="http://thesecret.tv/">“The Secret.”</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So I'm outing myself. This year, I’m resolving to work on relationships. Romantic relationships,
that is. I’m 43, single, never been married. I want to change that. I want to
create space so I can let in an amazing man and build an even more abundant, joyful life together.
So instead of making a resolution to lose five pounds or work out more or spend
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resolving to let love in, to love myself, to let myself be loved. I think that
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I’m excited to have been asked to join the <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/blogversation-2012-how-and-why-did-you-become-a-blogger/">Blogversation</a>, an online conversation with insightful, talented writers, initiated and moderated by <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/about/">Colleen Newvine Tebeau</a>, a force of nature, writer, and fellow Michigander. I secretly aspire to be like her when I grow up.<br /><br />So here’s the deal. Each week, Colleen or another blogger will pose a question to the group and we’ll all jump into the conversational mix. This week, Colleen kicks things off by asking, “How and why did you become a blogger?”<br /><br />I wish I had some great story that involved inspiration or an epiphany or some sort of movie moment. The truth is that I started blogging as a business strategy.<br /><br />I may have started blogging out of a need to market myself, but I’ve continued to do it for more personal, complicated, varied reasons. I initially called my blog <b>Prairie Tales</b>, to complement my book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prairie-Girls-Guide-Life-Projects/dp/1561589861/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326505299&sr=8-1"><i>The Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life</i></a>. I wanted to discuss the inspiration behind my books, my struggles of being a farm girl turned city slicker, and whatever blew my skirt up. <br /><br />And let’s face it. I wanted to show off. My writing and my wit, to be exact. But something wonderful happened along the way. I may have already had a voice, but blogging honed it. I discovered things about myself. I was able to showcase not only myself, but the amazing things that my friends and family were up to. And best of all, I tapped into a community, created a whole new circle in the Venn diagram of my life. I am educated, entertained, and inspired by a whole passel of like-minded folks. I started another blog, a snarky piece of work called <b><a href="http://thingsiwanttopunchintheface.blogspot.com/">Things I Want to Punch in the Face</a></b>, for things that chap my hide on a daily basis, and found more of my peeps. I am tickled beyond belief by the comments from my punchy readers, and the immediacy of the feedback is something I could never get from my books or magazine articles. I earn no money from these blogs, but they feed me in other ways. <br /><br />I started to blog for my business, but I continue to blog because it feeds my spirit.</div>
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<i><b>How and why did YOU become a blogger?</b></i><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-51449463012315606692011-10-05T17:53:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:13:23.244-07:00Apple: A Love Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first glimpse of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh">Macintosh</a> was in my theology teacher’s classroom. <br />
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“You can type up your graduation speech on this,” Mr. Reyes said, as I eyeballed the strange box. “That way, you can make corrections or changes to it.”<br />
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In 1986, this seemed like magic.<br />
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And the Mac Plus sitting on my hippy-dippy teacher’s desk looked crazy cute. I mean, it even had a handle! I couldn’t resist. I’m sure there were some glitches as I learned how to cut and paste, drag the cursor over text, and use a mouse. I don’t remember any of that. <br />
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I just remember I was hooked, what you would call an "early adopter" in today's tech terminology. And when I moved onto a Big 10 university, I was giddy to discover that all the newly created computer labs sprinkled around campus were tricked out with rows and rows of Mac Pluses and Mac SEs. If my eyesight was bad, it went to shit staring at those tiny screens at 2am. But I didn’t care. In fact, I loved it.<br />
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By my senior year, I had become editor of the college yearbook and decided to fire our yearbook publisher and take our $100,000 account to Jostens because they promised that we could produce the pages using Pagemaker, a few Macs, and a bunch of 3 ½-inch disks. I still can't bear to crack open the finished product because of all the mistakes up in there, but I am proud that I jumped into the world of desktop publishing feet first. <br />
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I didn’t stop there. While Steve Jobs was off working at NeXT, I entered the workforce, getting a job at a small design and production company in Fairfax, Virginia. One of our biggest clients was the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. (or NAPUS). Every year my boss would handle all its convention planning, including creating a daily newsletter on site. I persuaded Ray to take me with him to the NAPUS national convention in Niagara Falls that year, promising I could edit and lay out the newsletter every day on an SE. It must have worked out okay, because I attended two more conventions before moving on, armed with crack editing and typesetting skills. <br />
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In every place I’ve worked since, the computer platform has been Mac, which was normally a dream. Whenever I’ve visited my parents, however, I’ve had to hobble my way through the Windows PC up in spare bedroom-turned-computer room. Right click, <i>what</i>?<br />
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And now I’m doing a part-time gig with Microsoft. They supplied me with a laptop—a PC—and I’ve had to learn the logic behind Windows OS, as well as the shortcuts that seem like second nature to my coworkers. But I’ve taught them a few things too, because using a Mac has made me nimble. Some say Apple computers are easier to use, that you can see everything and click on whatever you want or need. That’s true. But there are the secret handshakes, the hidden staircases, the <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343">key commands</a>, and typesetting shortcuts that have been in place from the beginning that make me feel as if I’m part of the cool-kids club. Maybe knowing how to make an em-dash or smart quote doesn’t matter in the big scheme of things, but it—as surely as using a Mac for 20-plus years—has shaped how I approach my work and how I regard myself. My professional and personal identity has been colored with the crisp white world of Apple.<br />
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And for that, <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/jobs/">Steve Jobs</a>, I thank you.<br />
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(photo: The <i><a href="http://www.michiganyearbook.com/">Michiganensian</a>'s</i> sports editor with one of the Mac SEs we were using for editing and design.)<div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-4325027689792056122011-08-10T13:41:00.000-07:002011-08-10T13:41:21.387-07:0010 cool books for hot daysThis week I tackle books that will help you chill out even if the mercury is climbing. What cold-climate book do you love?
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-21318996739997464932011-08-02T14:22:00.000-07:002011-08-02T14:22:03.742-07:0010 books you really should have read in high school<a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43945489/ns/today-back_to_school/t/books-you-really-should-have-read-high-school/#.TjhqEW-IU6Q.blogger">10 books you really should have read in high school</a><br /><br />Check out my latest piece on today.com, where I detail the 10 books I devoured in school that I think merit a reread. What book do you recommend revisiting as an adult?<div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-26854269222988042482011-05-24T20:12:00.000-07:002011-05-24T20:31:12.644-07:00Crafting a Craft Proposal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxWV4NNIN4xSkz8iQ9O45pTXkd_zs4qOG-ASf_Ruzmwcfx3zjqTva_u1u1sTeC_kD_kls_YBaJTifSYWfpuJ_0yNGQa0CrgxFq2ZNhG5ZCQWpSyLTV6sIDkLn1BCnzCVaAydGAQ_4TuNW/s1600/sew+retro+snip.tiff"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxWV4NNIN4xSkz8iQ9O45pTXkd_zs4qOG-ASf_Ruzmwcfx3zjqTva_u1u1sTeC_kD_kls_YBaJTifSYWfpuJ_0yNGQa0CrgxFq2ZNhG5ZCQWpSyLTV6sIDkLn1BCnzCVaAydGAQ_4TuNW/s320/sew+retro+snip.tiff" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610490648767824818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's been a while, like, a seriously long time, since I've blogged here. But that's not to say I haven't been spreading my words all over the place. In addition to writing various freelance pieces (my recent favorite is this </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://horizonair.journalgraphicsdigital.com/may11/">sea glass essay</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> in the May issue of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Horizon Airlines </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">magazine; p. 104), Kerry and I have been helping others to shape their ideas into viable book proposals and overall educating folks on the </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://bizofbooks.com/">Business of Books</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Judi Ketteler is helping to spread the word. A fellow craft author, I met a then very pregnant Judi at a craft trade show last summer, where we were doing all sorts of make and takes. And I was just blown away by her book <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sew-Retro-Vintage-Inspired-Projects-Revolution/dp/0760336873"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sew Retro: </span></a></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span id="btAsinTitle" style=""><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sew-Retro-Vintage-Inspired-Projects-Revolution/dp/0760336873"><span style="font-style: italic;">25 Vintage-Inspired Projects for the Modern Girl & A Stylish History of the Sewing Revolution</span></a>, a reading book as much as a project book.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />She recently invited me to do a <a href="http://bit.ly/juYzTe">Q&A</a> on her blog about the unique challenges of putting together a kick-ass craft book proposal. If you're crafty at all, I'd recommend checking out what I have to say on the matter, and spending some time on <a href="http://www.sewretrothebook.com/blog.html">Judi's blog</a>. You'll be inspired in more ways than one. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-47928958593981722492011-02-23T22:13:00.001-08:002011-02-23T22:26:04.410-08:00<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vg2jsV5pkK4WM3JKA-8FPdls-31cZSpllrYAWo1cWxKx7tL249QdIfSJaYKpC-ivIvi9kLfzMpNITyCInP8HxO9TTVA2W7jix7upZEGNF53Sa6JdHVHnWWB1knpFJT1KGlPVHf50sXlE/s1600/IMG_9178aS%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vg2jsV5pkK4WM3JKA-8FPdls-31cZSpllrYAWo1cWxKx7tL249QdIfSJaYKpC-ivIvi9kLfzMpNITyCInP8HxO9TTVA2W7jix7upZEGNF53Sa6JdHVHnWWB1knpFJT1KGlPVHf50sXlE/s320/IMG_9178aS%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577135471938879682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We should all be so lucky to find meaningful work that makes us happy. To work with a close friend is just pink icing on a very tasty cake.</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Baskerville;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></span> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:85%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >For the past decade, I’ve been writing books, usually ones that tickle me, well, pink. Now, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kerry-Colburn/e/B001JS2GU4">Kerry Colburn</a>, my friend of 15 years, and I are imparting our collective knowledge to other authors-in-progress. We delivered a talk last September to a full room at the Hotel Andra and things just started to snowball. We created a proposal workshop and partnered with the <a href="http://www.hotel1000seattle.com/press-upcoming.php">Hotel 1000</a> for a series of publishing talks. In just a few short months, we have a whole new business and it’s more fun than a bushel of kittens.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >I mean, I get to help people realize their dream AND do it with a pal. That’s pretty darn dreamy.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" >If you are interested in finding out more about our publishing talks, workshops, and consultations, check out our blog, <a href="http://bizofbooks.wordpress.com/">The Business of Books</a>. Our next workshop is coming up on Saturday, March 5. If you are ready to develop your book idea into a viable proposal, this <a href="http://bizofbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/hands-on-proposal-workshops-for-2011/">3-hour class</a> is for you!</span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >(photo: Gregg Snodgrass)</span><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-11259522392821772252011-01-27T16:17:00.000-08:002011-01-27T16:44:00.419-08:00Reader feedback: one of life's best gifts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA6mhCUZ_Ix6r03i9g0fHxXYH7DNLkty0Ohr0cS34a0bPE8rbJYOoRgCgezIoBqPLH73Bo_a2VmhEnNynI0NXA4sHsEUxnfD07fTvQvZj4Gq7rOu-s5Rg9q9YkclfkbMi91Ye0PAwinkL/s1600/61uejRV%252BpkL._SL500_AA300_.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA6mhCUZ_Ix6r03i9g0fHxXYH7DNLkty0Ohr0cS34a0bPE8rbJYOoRgCgezIoBqPLH73Bo_a2VmhEnNynI0NXA4sHsEUxnfD07fTvQvZj4Gq7rOu-s5Rg9q9YkclfkbMi91Ye0PAwinkL/s320/61uejRV%252BpkL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567028553379307442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I got the greatest gift this week: feedback from a reader.<br /><br />Every time one of my books hits the market, I feel as if I just sent a kid off to college. And the worst thing? I don't know how he's doing or who he's hanging out with. I have no idea if anyone's reading my book, let alone enjoying it.<br /><br />And then, one day, an e-mail shows up.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I don't recognize the name b</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ut curiosity gets the best of me and I open it. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And my world gets a little—nay, a <span style="font-style: italic;">lot</span>—brighter. A reader talks back, closes the loop, begins a two-way dialogue with me.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Yesterday was one of those days.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject line: BTFT </span>(for <span style="font-style: italic;">Beyond the Family Tree</span>, my latest book)<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I just wanted to thank you for the book. My wife, who is trying to determine family fact from family fiction, is proud that she has filled out all the boxes on your tree page (and then some). The book is kind of turning into the only family heirloom anyone is likely to inherit in her family. Of course, when your great aunt is born in a cave en route from Mexico some things get left behind… Thanks again, Scott</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Scott, wherever you are, know that hearts are coming out of my grateful head towards you and your wife. To know that my book is not only being read, but used and cherished, well, I'm a crier so you can only imagine what's going on up in here. Once I kick my book out the door and off to the printer, it's far too easy for me to get caught up in the next thing and the pressures of the everyday. Hearing from a reader is way to take a pause and take in what I've put out in the world. And that is what makes my writing truly worthwhile. </span> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-83233570307237572232011-01-04T20:24:00.000-08:002011-01-04T20:57:07.202-08:00Press for The Business of Books<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUvr-wE6Ige6795Q6G_cOL7SxbdkNuoDfxQosAplMNcCPNfdf-CZ5xA899aPJUaYZ_4titfRIcJAI9mB1gREgjHZ8BWCQNv5Wc5T4-ipBzoV14kCPG-GtXNTqZYcIV2m-3K6mm2YcWq95/s1600/seattletimeslogo_home.gif"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 47px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUvr-wE6Ige6795Q6G_cOL7SxbdkNuoDfxQosAplMNcCPNfdf-CZ5xA899aPJUaYZ_4titfRIcJAI9mB1gREgjHZ8BWCQNv5Wc5T4-ipBzoV14kCPG-GtXNTqZYcIV2m-3K6mm2YcWq95/s320/seattletimeslogo_home.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558561268017618178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >As the year gets under way, I'm contemplating a few meaningful resolutions. Being kinder to myself, pursuing a healthful lifestyle, backing away from <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/">Bravo</a>, developing deeper relationships with family and friends, and finishing two massive book proposals. I also want to help <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span> with your publishing aspirations. To that end, Kerry Colburn and I are continuing to bring publishing talks, workshops, and private consultations to Seattle's burgeoning authors. You can find our complete schedule of events <a href="http://jenniferworick.blogspot.com/2010/12/ready-to-write-your-book-this-year.html">here</a>. To learn a bit more about our philosophy behind The Business of Books, look no further than Nicole Brodeur's <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nicolebrodeur/2013838411_nicole04m.html">column</a> in the <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle Times</span></a>. She quotes me as saying "There's always room for new book ideas and fresh voices. We're taking back the New Year's resolution as something that's achievable, and does not involve self-loathing." Sounds about right. Kick that cabbage soup diet to the curb and get busy writing. You'll feel better and you won't have hunger pangs.<br /><br />Now I just have to kick my <span style="font-style: italic;">Real Housewives</span> habit to the curb.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-30914903243016539692010-12-20T23:50:00.000-08:002010-12-21T00:14:53.435-08:00Students rock the Simple Gifts globe project<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w1MulLWL31_JQ-9Yx_NB2iA3tPGE4qPrhMwsrP5JwvVSV66AuoT6i_hcb8bfkQ_YEdsz8Ey5M1jEdUO6jwcaREUkvaeX9ZePtzk0qZ9alFhkEbg95NzajlTq4Dn0MyJzRsxTN1O_pFjy/s1600/Globe+Project+248.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0w1MulLWL31_JQ-9Yx_NB2iA3tPGE4qPrhMwsrP5JwvVSV66AuoT6i_hcb8bfkQ_YEdsz8Ey5M1jEdUO6jwcaREUkvaeX9ZePtzk0qZ9alFhkEbg95NzajlTq4Dn0MyJzRsxTN1O_pFjy/s320/Globe+Project+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553045660646610786" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisplu4N64e17o03ScdF18UrHRYUXrSaeF4aYWiLVCFKPpPnYRNypxZtcL9W7F3ctmBE8-vc8vWW59HphYY0Hhb9k23lBBuoyzY5cBSnqTOrpY8iJC98X3sag4XGCXwO8NgKJAp1B99R1jC/s1600/Globe+Project+246.jpg"><img style="float: right; 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margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphWC3gCFOYCqDZszlaw2FD-EFKEuEOjwbkpdrblFGpUgLqEYMS28R3VES7BYMS32SEgMvRB5SMBGFHcckaFDoGEXOGSBzGKS_mDekXvIUY1erU50zym70_goePfKGs3HBpShGljPinGUC/s320/Globe+Project+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553043542653404130" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I just got the best present in my e-mail box!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A 4th/5h grade class in the Seattle area just completed the papier-mâché globe project from </span><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Gifts-Little-Luxuries-Craft/dp/0760338183">Simple Gifts</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. Over the course of three days, they layered gooey strips of paper and dried each layer overnight. When done, they had a cool globe that could be used as an ornament.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jerry, the awesome teacher, said that his kids were elated with how they turned out, and super excited to take them home. Jerry personally liked the project because it wasn't "Christmas" themed but could be used for the holidays if desired.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Check out the crafty madness!</span> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-12469949933359171452010-12-14T11:53:00.000-08:002010-12-14T12:14:39.498-08:00Ready to write YOUR book this year?<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xayd6MaYuRLPvNysaNcyClJfpMlBmCOEQzsjMR7BPHmedu2KZiddblueuyVyjS67yi72QnAprwCnUmE7ZcpZ_SWcMn1cMKxBjvDgUlV4IfCQI_oaSB_cCADg-WglxwQUPAf2ftxIx8db/s1600/bookstack.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xayd6MaYuRLPvNysaNcyClJfpMlBmCOEQzsjMR7BPHmedu2KZiddblueuyVyjS67yi72QnAprwCnUmE7ZcpZ_SWcMn1cMKxBjvDgUlV4IfCQI_oaSB_cCADg-WglxwQUPAf2ftxIx8db/s320/bookstack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550633090930710418" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I get asked constantly for publishing advice. <span style="font-style: italic;">Constantly</span>. (I'm convinced everyone has a book idea.) Sometimes I mind, mostly I don't. I love, love, love encouraging other writers or folks who simply have a good idea and motivation. But it's hard to find time to meet for coffee with everyone</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. To that end, fellow author and former publishing executive Kerry Colburn (yep, she gets her own share of queries) and I have teamed up to create a variety of talks, classes, and consultation opportunities to help you realize your publishing dream (or New Year's resolution!).<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">First, we've partnered with the amazing </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://hotel1000seattle.com/" target="_blank">Hotel 1000</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> to bring you a series of talks to inspire, prepare, and help you navigate through the publishing process.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Called </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“The Business of Books with Jen & Kerry,” </b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">this lively three-part series will illuminate each step of the publishing process from turning an idea into a book proposal to effectively distributing, marketing and selling a book once it’s been published. The schedule is as follows:</span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Thursday, January 13, 7-9 p.m.:</b> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Join us as we help you </span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“Prepare to Get Published.”</b> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This talk will focus on how to find an idea and then grow it into a viable proposal. Attendees will learn what makes a good book idea; how to position themselves as a potential author; various ways a book can take shape; what publishers look for in a book proposal; how to research the marketplace and target publishers, editors and literary agents. To purchase tickets for this event, please click</span> <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/141257">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Thursday, February 17, 7-9 p.m.:</b> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Join us in our next installment as we discuss </span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“Secrets of a Successful Proposal.”</b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> This talk will focus on what makes publishers take notice of one book idea over another when they see hundreds of proposals each week. Attendees will learn insider tips as we draw on our decades of industry experience to share the secrets of a winning proposal—and they’ll leave with the tools they need to get their proposal under way. To purchase tickets for this event, please </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/141288">click here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Thursday, March 24, 7-9 p.m.: </b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Join us in our third installment as we discuss </span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“Navigating the World of Publishing.”</b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> We will share our dual perspectives, drawing from our experience as in-house publishing executives and successful authors. Attendees will learn how a book goes from a proposal to finished product; hear publishing options including e-books and self-publishing; gain insight about royalties and contracts; sales and marketing; catalogs and publication dates, and more. To purchase tickets for this event, please click </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/141291">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /></span><b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">“The Business of Books with Jen & Kerry” </b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">series will take place once a month at downtown Seattle's Hotel 1000. The ticket price is $40 per person/event or $99 for the entire 3-part series. On the evening of the event, attendees can check-in with the host at the hotel's BOKA KITCHEN + BAR to receive a free appetizer with purchase of an entrée. Make an evening of it! Links for tickets to individual events are available in the above descriptions and the complete series can be purchased </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/141293">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> We hope to see you at one or all three of these fun and informative evenings. We're ready to help you move your publishing dreams along! </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Hands-On Workshops<br /></b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We are also offering several 3-hour intensive workshops to help you develop a proposal that will demand attention from publishers. These Saturday morning workshops will be held in a private room at </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.juneseattle.com/" target="_blank">June</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> restaurant in Madrona and class size is limited to 15.</span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Craft a Winning Proposal,</b> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 1/29/11 and 3/5/11, 9:30am–12:30pm, $109</span> <i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br />“‘Craft a Winning Proposal’ is a great starting place in the quest to write a book. With lots of ideas, thoughts, concepts, and questions running around my brain, this session has helped me to envision a roadmap and plan to actually get going on my book!”</i><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> —Cliff</span> <i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />“Thanks for presenting Publishing in English. For the longest time, I thought you needed to learn a special brand of industry-Greek to understand how it all works.” </i></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">—Mike</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />This workshop was such a resounding hit that we’re bringing it back for the folks who couldn’t make the first one. During the 3-hour workshop, we detail the key elements of a non-fiction book proposal, providing handouts and sample proposals for handy reference. The interactive style and intimate venue will allow for questions and Kerry & Jen’s feedback on your specific book idea. And not to worry: whether you have an idea nailed down or are still considering the possibilities, you’ll leave this energizing morning armed with the ability to create a focused, salable proposal.<br /></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Register for the 1/29/11 session via PayPal </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4NRQE6T54XLYJ">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Register for the 3/5/11 session via PayPal </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XKJX3D7LR68XW">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Polishing Your Proposal,</b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> 2/12/11, 9:30am–12:30pm, $109</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This more advanced workshop is </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">the</i><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> place to fine-tune your proposal-in-progress and get it out the door. As former publishing executives and successful nonfiction authors, Jen & Kerry have the experience and the know-how to finesse key details and make your proposal really shine. The intimate size will allow for questions, troubleshooting your specific problems, and talking through any sticky areas that might be holding you back. We will also scrutinize your title and subtitle, talk through the elements of a kick-ass cover letter, and review how to target the right editors and publishers for your book. Attendees are invited to bring in their particular challenges to share and discuss. If your proposal is under way but you need some professional, targeted guidance to finish it, this is the workshop for you. You’ll leave ready to wrap up—and sell!—your winning proposal!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Register for the 2/12/11 workshop via PayPal </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=SRGBCZKZ98F7S">here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Two-on-One Proposal Critique, </b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">by appointment</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Deemed “incredibly thorough” by one of our clients, we offer a unique take on the review process. Both of us will review your proposal, making comments in the document and creating an overall assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, missing elements, and overall organization of your proposal. If you’ve got a proposal that’s almost there, we can help you get it into submission-ready shape. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="mailto:jenandkerry@gmail.com">E-mail us</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> for more information. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span> <b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But wait, there’s more!<br /></b><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you don’t have a proposal at the point of review, we are available to talk through any challenges or questions you may have. </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="mailto:jenandkerry@gmail.com" target="_blank">Contact us</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> if you’d like to book us for a 90-minute in-person (and yes, you get both of us!) consultation about your project.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can find out more details about all of these talks, workshops, and consultations at our blog, </span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://bizofbooks.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Business of Books</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(photo: creativeclass.com) </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-90559247253737534322010-12-05T17:48:00.000-08:002010-12-05T17:48:00.339-08:00The party's off, but the celebrating is on<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYBhKTi_uQMrWAnD0elEGPq5bvh-IsgPE7W08O8HnYZdPmS78QGXRm5ZUVzfebO1_3ewvaP3FfTD5PElSrJ34DGg2wXJenxEI0W71lys1i2JMHT8cvGu43vtys0668UPOZccYMxR7BTHx/s1600/16350_354923360071_869200071_10123687_7327326_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYBhKTi_uQMrWAnD0elEGPq5bvh-IsgPE7W08O8HnYZdPmS78QGXRm5ZUVzfebO1_3ewvaP3FfTD5PElSrJ34DGg2wXJenxEI0W71lys1i2JMHT8cvGu43vtys0668UPOZccYMxR7BTHx/s320/16350_354923360071_869200071_10123687_7327326_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547012476443560754" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love a good party </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I love to be the center of attention, so you’d think that I’d eat up hosting a big shindig. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes and no. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love creating a great environment for friends to mingle. I love multi-tasking. But between answering the door, introducing guests to each other, and mixing tasty drinks, I sort of forego any meaningful or lengthy conversations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So instead of throwing a kick-ass open house for the holidays, I decided to kick it with smaller groups of friends. I’m having micro-parties, gatherings of a few pals at a time. And because times are tough, I’m making them a potluck of sorts: I supply the main dish and happily accept apps, snacks, desserts, and drinks. The important thing is not the food (although my spicy lasagna </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">is</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> something to write home about), it’s the friends. And by taking the focus off being an impeccable hostest (that’s the hostess with the mostest combined), I don’t have to: clean the entire house from top to bottom, decorate like I’m </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Buddy the Elf</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, shell out hundreds of dollars for booze and artfully arranged cheese plates, send and monitor the evite, and create playlists from my current favorite music (is it just me, or is </span></span><a href="http://www.brunomars.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bruno Mars</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> dreamy?). By changing up my holiday experience, I’m buying back hours of my time, time that could best be spent in the company of others.</span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How are </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> downsizing the holidays? I'd love to hear.</span></span><!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-50356995515712062762010-12-03T16:16:00.000-08:002010-12-03T16:46:07.747-08:00Downsizing the holidays...in a good way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzAP9K98zIf_arECJKsYEKJofE-SoksYIqIuhVOgwZpf7P1VSpvzb3cCcmR8pho8o1S6A_i3cebkVQilC-28Qg00yInp_GYdqZRdWPNVKu-4Wt-fPS0XK8JdBKJ38iZiP4oAWa7TYfCFX/s1600/reindeer+jen.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzAP9K98zIf_arECJKsYEKJofE-SoksYIqIuhVOgwZpf7P1VSpvzb3cCcmR8pho8o1S6A_i3cebkVQilC-28Qg00yInp_GYdqZRdWPNVKu-4Wt-fPS0XK8JdBKJ38iZiP4oAWa7TYfCFX/s320/reindeer+jen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546619505580204706" /></a><p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How did it get to be December 3? And why am I always surprised to find myself behind the tinsel-covered 8-ball when the holidays are nigh?</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Last year was hard. I didn’t have a lot of funds for gifts (let alone shipping), and I stayed put in Seattle rather than visiting family in Michigan (or other exotic locales like North Platte, Nebraska and </span></span></span><a href="http://www.dahlonega.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dahlonega</span></span></a><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Georgia). While it’s been a year of personal and professional growth, not much has changed when it comes to Christmas. I’m still financially strapped and I’m not getting patted down by a TSA agent anytime soon.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But I’m not throwing in the towel on the holidays. I still plan on connecting with friends and family in meaningful ways and will be offering up some suggestions all month for you to do the same.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pulling out a few questions from </span></span><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Family-Tree-21st-century-Connections/dp/1584797975"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beyond the Family Tree</span></span></a></i></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a smart way to change the conversation and the dynamic when you’re tempted to start the snarky monologue in your head or withdraw from the conversation in favor of a </span></span><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bravo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> marathon. Try asking older relatives how they celebrated the holidays when they were kids or what their favorite gift was. And ask about high school crushes or how they became a crazy train fanatic (or maybe that’s just my dad). Capture all the goodness on a </span></span><a href="http://www.TheFlip.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flip camera</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or your </span></span><a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/design/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">iPhone 4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for posterity (and for next year's holiday video, another perfect gift).</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal"><i><a href="http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/book/9780760338186"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simple Gifts</span></span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the other book I published in 2010, features all sorts of gifts you can make on the cheap and on the run. It makes a great gift in itself if you’ve got crafty folks on your list, but before you gift it, crack it open and make a batch of salted caramels, felted wine sleeves, candles, or magnets. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To help you out and prove just how easy these projects are, I’m planning on posting a video tutorial of a craft this month: which would you prefer to see—candles (one of which is featured on the book’s cover) or magnets?</span></span></b></p> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What traditions have you incorporated into your holidays?</span></span></b><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Next up: Micro-partying!</span></span></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-78415093848877464772010-11-08T16:21:00.001-08:002010-11-08T16:47:27.239-08:00Free workshop & wine this Thursday, 11/11!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6hDidwCE6Dr6krVXdUNEoQS937Q3xjDr5jButEPFwzcCb2zegCATAlMMRSVF4XOK_FVK4IGA_tLURsnOehymM0ECuNmGDc_xN_Zm-FrekuKPBCMxVjn_reR_gicGLJGQvESYxh4S0hDU/s1600/IMG_0964.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6hDidwCE6Dr6krVXdUNEoQS937Q3xjDr5jButEPFwzcCb2zegCATAlMMRSVF4XOK_FVK4IGA_tLURsnOehymM0ECuNmGDc_xN_Zm-FrekuKPBCMxVjn_reR_gicGLJGQvESYxh4S0hDU/s320/IMG_0964.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537342673895874722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As the holidays approach, my first thought is always, "What is tinsel doing in Bartell's already?" My second thought is, "Aw, <i>nuts</i>." While I love, love, love the traditions and gatherings and waves of love that sweep through the holiday season, I seem to be behind the 8-ball when it comes to gathering up appropriate, meaningful gifts.</span></span></span></span></h3><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sound familiar?</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So last year, I seriously switched on my DIY light and made candles, caramels, magnets, pajama bottoms, baby blankets, and assorted other goodies for friends and family. I only spent a couple hundred dollars, leaving me with a generous budget for booze when it came time for my holiday open house. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> While I was in Chicago and Michigan this summer, I showed a few friends and family members how to make nifty magnets out of old maps and greeting cards. And they were off! My stepmom hustled me over to Michael's so we could pick out materials so she could whip these up after I skipped town. I think I know what's in my stocking this year...</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="UIStory_Message"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, take a deep breath. You can make a lot of gifts this year AND have fun in the process. On Thursday, Nov. 11, I'll be showing you the secrets of these easy-peasy magnets while also signing copies of </span><i><a href="http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/book/9780760338186"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Simple Gifts</span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. And did I mention there's wine? Come to the free event at Ballard's </span><a href="http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/jennifer-worick-simple-gifts-make-and-take-event"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Secret Garden Books</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and I promise that you'll have several people crossed off your list within the week. And you know, a signed copy of <i>Simple Gifts </i>makes a grand gift for any crafter in your life.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: small; "><b>What: </b><i>Simple Gifts</i> booksigning and free make 'n' take workshop</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: small; "><b>Where: </b>Secret Garden Books, 2214 NW Market St., Seattle</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>When</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>:</b> Thursday, November 11, 6:30pm</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-23876620000381576672010-10-10T19:18:00.000-07:002010-10-10T19:30:33.721-07:00Get my Cowboy Cookie recipeI shared an exclusive recipe with Fresh-Picked Seattle. The only cookie I ever make is my grandmother's Cowboy Cookie, a chocolate-chip oatmeal bit of perfection that, when paired with a cold glass of milk, is sure to make your day. Get the recipe <a href="http://www.freshpickedseattle.com/freshest/2010/10/8/homemade-gift-ideas-simple-gifts-and-cowboy-cookies-from-jen.html">here</a>, and let me know what you think.<div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-1966140410666644082010-10-08T14:24:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:37:57.539-07:00The High Bar with Warren EtheredgeA couple of months ago I did an <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/15640290">interview</a> with <a href="http://www.thewarrenreport.com/">Warren Etheredge</a> on his new show, The High Bar. While sipping on gin and tonics, I talked about my need to connect with family and shared strategies from <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Family-Tree-21st-century-Connections/dp/1584797975">Behind the Family Tree</a> </i>for how to better communicate with your own family. Check it out for a few tips and giggles.<div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-77296452362393217942010-09-19T10:08:00.000-07:002010-09-19T10:16:04.419-07:00Simple Gifts book signing this week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E1yUhnPZHtJUD6_4i2gZwpdHwzrKyPq3xcWjJVfOa_PbIvFjEsin9iaD_pJVJAmLqoPAotAJMfPg2UjkjkWu9-Hb_s7BfmVQaqaseZDI7Z4tM2_V4T-Lobzo55f6vvQvpQBIRjayCWl6/s1600/simple+gifts+advance2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E1yUhnPZHtJUD6_4i2gZwpdHwzrKyPq3xcWjJVfOa_PbIvFjEsin9iaD_pJVJAmLqoPAotAJMfPg2UjkjkWu9-Hb_s7BfmVQaqaseZDI7Z4tM2_V4T-Lobzo55f6vvQvpQBIRjayCWl6/s320/simple+gifts+advance2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518674564926080802" /></a>If you're in Seattle and need some root vegetables and a book of 50 kick-ass gift projects, look no further than the <a href="http://qafma.org/events/">Queen Anne Farmer's Market</a>! I'll be there this Thursday, Sept. 23, from 5-6pm signing copies of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Gifts-Little-Luxuries-Craft/dp/0760338183">Simple Gifts</a></i> at the <a href="http://www.queenannebooks.com/event">Queen Anne Books</a> table. I'll bring along a few of the book's projects so you can see exactly what you can make quickly and inexpensively. As evidenced by the Halloween candy in my grocery store, the holidays are afoot so you'd best get crackin' with the craftin'.<div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-90126236076858579202010-09-19T10:00:00.000-07:002010-09-19T10:06:55.677-07:00I am; therefore, I write<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02qFkX-yCJSorWLCGTNpWDiliX_i8lxmkXwjXoXKqau_-dB6xdcMvOeFrNrXXlzfX8FfA9l-XQ5A0suYgPy8zLSXSVUEKhvOiVkfet8_8pOn5P6WxariIWHZIG4Sn2aWvhLNaWfTcturt/s1600/JW+office+1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02qFkX-yCJSorWLCGTNpWDiliX_i8lxmkXwjXoXKqau_-dB6xdcMvOeFrNrXXlzfX8FfA9l-XQ5A0suYgPy8zLSXSVUEKhvOiVkfet8_8pOn5P6WxariIWHZIG4Sn2aWvhLNaWfTcturt/s320/JW+office+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518672141394145474" /></a><div>In case you'd like to know more about this gal's writing process, I did a Q&A with the lovely, talented (and U-Michigan alum) <a href="http://newvinegrowing.wordpress.com/about/">Colleen Newvine Tebeau</a>, who's a writer and market research specialist for a major news organization. I've always sort of glossed over the writing process when asked, and this is the first time I come clean about how frickin' hard it all is. That said, I also talk about what jazzes me and why I continue to do it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out <a href="http://bit.ly/9MAqaI">here</a>. And let me know what you think? What's the biggest joy/challenge for you when writing? Or heck, even in life?</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-55789332116196487922010-09-17T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-17T12:01:39.168-07:00Goodbye, Oakdale<div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_F4gOpGNKwM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_F4gOpGNKwM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div>I can't stop crying. Seriously. I keep losing it every time I turn on the TV. I just watched <i><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/17/earlyshow/leisure/main6875959.shtml">The Early Show</a></i>'s retrospective of <i><a href="http://ww.cbs.com/daytime/as_the_world_turns/">As the World Turns</a></i>, which goes off the air today after 54 years. I've been in denial about this day for months. I kept thinking some <i>deus ex machina </i>would swoop down and sponsor the show after Proctor & Gamble pulled the plug ( like Margo did when her stepdad had a terminal illness). <div><br /></div><div>No such luck.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_bold_and_the_beautiful">The Bold & the Beautiful</a></i> is just too ridiculous for me to take to, so I'm left up the TV creek without a paddle. </div><div><br /></div><div>But between the tears, I did manage to write a couple of pieces that sum up why I loved the show so very much. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check out my humorous slideshow over at <a href="http://bit.ly/92Ho2E">Salon</a>, where I detail life lessons learned from a daily dose of ATWT.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then on the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-worick/as-the-world-turns_b_720978.html">Huffington Post</a>, I talk about how the show impacted me as I moved from a gawky pre-teen to a successful career gal, all the while looking for cues from the show's themes, characters, and storylines. </div><div><br /></div><div>Goodbye, Oakdale. You have been loved and you will be missed.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>(Video: a recent tearjerker: Barbara's wedding to Henry, in which all the key players are haunted by the specter of Bab's ex and Henry's father James Stenbeck.)</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230968187946144531.post-35828186566075707952010-07-31T21:39:00.000-07:002010-07-31T21:52:10.849-07:00Inside the Book Business<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO6gy0u4mEVbTXWAxTeT13HJatBQBXRwKz79YPffBtieLoST0jPJlWs_MGikVhzS_8UAqIcDeUB-kfr5CvbO2yTG2YtCaQulyLU0kJ3GYO5C-WFxGgwZb50_34LOzvztXgTMJRYlFOrTb/s1600/IMG_0366_1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFO6gy0u4mEVbTXWAxTeT13HJatBQBXRwKz79YPffBtieLoST0jPJlWs_MGikVhzS_8UAqIcDeUB-kfr5CvbO2yTG2YtCaQulyLU0kJ3GYO5C-WFxGgwZb50_34LOzvztXgTMJRYlFOrTb/s320/IMG_0366_1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500299301328836882" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Join </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cp_27%3AKerry%20Colburn&field-author=Kerry%20Colburn&page=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kerry Colburn</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and me for an informative and entertaining evening as we—two authors and former publishing execs with nearly 40 books and 40 years between us—demystify the publishing process from start to finish. The talk will include how to hone and pitch your proposal so it rises out of the slush pile—and so your finished book will fly off the shelves.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Learn the scoop about royalties, agents, the editorial process, editors, and more. If you are thinking about writing a book, have one that needs to be sold, want marketing ideas for an already published book, or are simply interested in learning about the publishing world, this evening will be invaluable, not to mention fun. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Jen & Kerry</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Everything you wanted to know about the book business but were afraid to ask</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> September 29, 7pm</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Hotel Andra, 2000 4th Ave., Seattle, WA</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> You've got a book idea, don't you?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">$40. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Purchase tickets at </span></span><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/121885"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">brownpapertickets</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">jenniferworick.blogspot.com</div>Jennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.com0