PASA Skills Workshop: Making a Book at The University of Minnesota: Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Yesterday, I was a guest speaker at PASA Skills Workshop: Making a Book at The University of Minnesota: Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The event was put on by Kit Martin of of Cifiscape and Onyx Neon Press.

The event went well, despite technological difficulties with projectors. If you were in the audience, as promised, bellow is the slide show that should have gone along with my talk. If you went there, the slides might not make much sense. Sorry. My take on slides is that should be a focal point for an audience, but the content should be delivered verbally.


PASA Skills Workshop Making a Book

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Instead of Writing - Harmonica!

Changes!

Nora, my 16 week old daughter, is my number one priority. She is my everything, and I am her daytime care. I don't have much time for anything else right now. 

Writing? No.

I will get back to writing as she takes longer naps and extends her a long play time. Both of which, I have to say, I'm looking forward to, but aren't. I like playing with her, reading to her, feeding her, and helping her take naps. But, it means less time to write (no time to write).

However, Nora likes harmonica music. And, I'm teaching myself how to play lots of nerdy songs thanks to Harp Tabs and YouTube. Star Wars, for example: 

  

4 6 (5) 5 (4) 7

6 (5) 5 (4) 7

6 (5) 5 (5) 5 (4)

3

5 5 5 4 6 5 4 6 5 6 6 6 (6) (5) 4 3 6 5
7 4 4 7 (7) (6)  6 (5)  6 4 6 (5) 5 (4) 4 (4)
4 5 4 5 6 5 6 7


Okay. Back to Practicing! 

Jan 27: PASA skills workshop: Making a book

I love it when opportunity knocks on my door.

Kit Martin, of Cifiscape and Onyx Neon Press, has asked me to deliver a 2o minute presentation about my involvement in their anthologies and self-publishing The Many Lives of Inez Wick, on Friday at The University of Minnesota: Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

The event is free and open to the public, so come see what all the fuss is about!

From, Humphrey School of Public Affairs: Global Notes & Cifiscape:

"PASA and Onyx Neon Press would like to cordially invite you to the first skills workshop of the spring semester: making a book 

Humphrey Offices room 175, Friday 27, 3:00-4:30
Refreshments will be provided by PASA 

Perhaps you want to publish your travel narrative, a master piece, or an organizational report. Regardless of your content, this workshop will walk you through the basics of publishing you or your communities writing, tricks for designing it, and allow you to turn your work into a professionally bound book available on amazon, and other on-line book sellers. Come hear from Author Aaron Wilson and Editors of Onyx Neon about the process of getting writing into print. 

Please RSVP at: http://www.facebook.com/events/149538631826565/  "

I hope to see you on Friday!

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