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The Secret Life of the Tagline

Published on 2010-10-20 14:57:25

(A primer on writing a good tagline for your company brand) Copyright © 2010 by Max Nomad for Bohemian Griot Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. When it comes to building your company’s brand name recognition, coming up with a good tagline is second only to adopting a good company logo. And just like with the [...]

Up from the Ashes — Back and Better than Ever!

Published on 2009-03-21 00:41:49

Thanks to a pretty vicious attack from spambots (imagine the digital equivalent of brain tumors), currently I’m in the process of rebuilding the BGP website. Going through the damage done to the previous CMS’ database was like editing footage from the L.A Riots of ’92. Although these spambots were good, luckily it was Amateur Night [...]

POD and You (or how to tell the difference between Print-on-Demand vs Publish-on-Demand without checking for an Adam’s Apple)

Published on 2009-03-19 18:07:57

> I’m interested in hearing any response to this question. I’m looking > into publishing for myself…going through the research phase for the > best solution. My question to you: have you looked at multiple > quotes to compare prices? The price quote below seems really > expensive for 120 pages (especially since their only [...]

How to Start and Finish your Story (without the guilt of falling off the wagon)

Published on 2009-03-16 19:43:00

> Here’s my dilemma: I start a new novel every two years. I get 50-75 > pages into it and I start to lose interest or get a new job or start > exercising again or get a new flat-screen or …. Ok. You get the > picture. I’ve started working on a new novel [...]

Staying Motivated while Writing (tips for how to finish the manuscript without making a deal with the Devil)

Published on 2009-03-05 21:40:51

> If any of you have some ideas or things that you > do to keep you motivated, would you please share them with me? Greetings, Before I go any further, please forgive me if the paragraphs seem disconnected. I’m answering this on the fly between working on other projects throughout the day as the [...]

A Few Tips and Techniques for Writing Drafts

Published on 2009-03-04 18:54:47

> Hi I am not a professional writer; however, I have a class project in > which I am suppose to interview a professional writer and was wondering > if some one would be willing to answer the following questions: > > * What kind of planning do you do before you write? do you [...]

Juneteenth, Judge’s Story and Mr. Isaiah’s Immaculate Bus: (A Strange Trip Back into My Black Experience)

Published on 2007-08-08 16:13:09

(Repost, originally published on the BGP site in Summer, 2007) NOTE: As of this writing, this blog entry is way over a month late. When I started writing it I knew it wasn’t going to be on time. I knew it had to be right, as well as next in the sequence or I’d regret [...]

Memorial Day Reflections and Thoughts of The Missing Bell…

Published on 2007-05-28 17:36:26

It’s a balmy 77 degrees this morning, expected to rocket into the 90s within a few hours. There’s alot going on in the area but chances are I’ll skip most of it. The heat, the crowds, and the hoopla seem to have much less appeal with each passing year. There’s a Sopranos marathon being shown [...]

The Truth About Luther

Published on 2007-03-12 19:34:53

One afternoon while Karl and I were hanging out in his backyard talking about nothing in particular, Luther quietly walked up to the grill and glared at us. His glossy brown eyes, Marlon Brando demeanor and low stocky stature gave him a lovable, almost commanding presence that was hard to dismiss. Hungry and a little [...]