Brummet's Conscious Blog

Just For Writers !!    Today is the 10th installment of this new series of posts  Just For Writers !  Watch for a new post in this series  around the middle of every month  !!  * Note : these links go back as far as early 2000's and may refer to our old website and perhaps  other old links. Ignore them. Go to:  http://BrummetMedia.ca -- -- Quick Writing Tip # 3 --  Be prepared. At every stage in your writing career, you need to have the motivation and self-discipline to learn what each step requires and then produce those items before actually taking on that stage. So if you are in the stage of querying your manuscript to a publisher, you would then take on the task of learning how to query publishers, how to find the right publisher for you, the best way to stand out and get noticed by a publisher, provide all the materials and information a publisher might want... all before you even consider querying a publisher. Be prepared... if you...

-- Quote of the Day --    “{Re: positive living} Just be conscious of how much negativity has been allowed in our lives. Erase those negative thoughts and speech and actions - and replace them with something positive. And smile – the default is to frown and even if we are not in a bad mood it looks that way and people respond to that - so simply smiling can have a huge result. Negativity is simply a bad habit that we’ve allowed to manifest in our lives. The average person has between 40-60,000 thoughts a day – 95% of those are negative… but the good news is that we can all make a dent in this by making these easy steps to turn things around to a more optimistic, happy lifestyle.” ~ Sally Marks Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Dec 4 … titled: Erase Negativity From Your Life  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) ...

-- Brummet's In the Media -- Today - the 13th of  December - www.samanthaholtauthor.blogspot.co.uk   is hosting a contest for a copy of Towards Understanding , e-book format. The contest is only for this one day so be sure to head over to her blog and enter a comment in order to enter this draw. There will be contests going on at this blog for most of December and one of the runner up prizes that I am also offering to one of her readers is a package of 6 eco-friendly bookmarks.  The bookmarks are printed on 50% recycled content material and use 100% all veggie inks (some soy inks contain petroleum products), by a company located only 12 hour drive from our office - which means there are fewer fossil fuels consumed in the shipping.  Be sure to let Samantha know if you'd like to be entered for the runner up prize as well. Also ... I am proud to announce that one of  my articles is going to be published on the Rochelle Melander's blog - topic: Marketing C...

-- Quote of the Day --  “Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains  or in yonder seas;  they are in your own backyard,  if you but dig for them” ~ Russell Conwell -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --   * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Who wants to be a grouch?  Doctors, scientists and spiritual leaders agree that those who live an optimistic life are happier and healthier. But it’s a lot easier said than done.  Not everyone can instantly switch to a happier mindset.  It is a habit that must be shaped, learned and practiced. Award winning writer, author and public relations professional Sally Marks is here today...

-- Brummet's in the Media -- Check out my interview with Ivin Viljoen over at Authopublisher.com - where I talk about my writing process, the journey to publication, marketing techniques I use most often and more. * A note of appreciation to Tony - Ivin's assistant - for making this possible. :)  -- World of Writing -- Sally Marks is a public relations expert and the owner of Marks Public Relations . She is an award-winning journalist and her screenplays, The Heir, Voices from Hell and Gay for a Day have received local, national and international awards. Sally has co-written a self-help book with Jacqueline Howard, titled: Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within . Sally is here today to share her experiences in the world of writing. Find Sally @: www.EraseNegativity.com Q: What is your profession and educational background? I’m a public relations professional by day and an author at night. I earned a B.A. degree in journalism from the Walt...