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#Crush It! By Gary Vaynerchuk: An Internet Wine Business Phenomenon's Grapes of Wealth Story-#Ezine Articles Publishes Review

   

Internet Rockstar, and wine enthusiast, Gary Vaynerchuk, is now a bestselling author.

His new book is entitled "Crush It! Why Now Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion."

Vaynerchuk is approaching 1 million followers on Twitter and other sites too.

Think of Crush It! as Vaynerchuk's MTV Unplugged performance. Forget his Web fame. Disregard his multi-million dollar profits from his online wine business and speaking engagements. Omit his A-list endorsements. 

Learn what Vaynerchuk says is most important in life by reading his succinct, power-packed book.

You can also read my review of Crush It! published on EzineArticles.com.

Ezine Articles now ranks as the 51st most popular US website by Alexa. Visit the site to learn how you can increase your Web traffic and ultimately, sales.

 
 

#Cleveland #Startup Weekend-November 20 to 22, 2009: Capture $5,000 for Your #Technology Startup Ideas

 

Do you have a developmental idea for a technology company or project?

If so, advance your dream by attending Startup Weekend Cleveland:

• Friday, November 20, 2009 to Sunday, November 22, 2009.
• Idea Center Playhouse Square, 1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44115
• Earn $5,000 for your technology ideas, concluding Sunday's 54-hour event.
• Only 75 tickets are available for Cleveland's celebration.

Startup Weekend began in 2007, and is, conceptually, a conference focusing on learning by creating. 

It's known for quick decisions, "out-of-the-box" thinking and unique facilitation techniques.

Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists, and others, to build community, companies and projects.

The program touts success in Boulder, Toronto, New York, Houston, Cleveland and other cities, and more than 12 countries.

Startup Weekend provides an unprecedented level of networking, team building, learning and life changes for its attendees and communities.

Sometimes a company emerges, sometimes one doesn't, but every time people leave with more experience, insight, knowledge, friends and resources then they came with.

View the Startup Weekend One Pager.

You can do this! You know you have a technology idea that could change the world. 

Visit the above links to learn more about Startup Weekend Cleveland, and bring your best game November 20 to 22. Your future begins with a great idea, a dream and $5,000.

Books For Treats: Give Your Kids and Community a Sweet Read for Halloween

In 2001, Willow Glenn, California trick-or-treaters experienced their first ever Books For Treats celebration.

Books For Treats is a program that encourages communities to give away "gently read" children's books instead of candy at halloween. More than 1200 books were distributed that year; and the event continues to grow. 

Books feed children's minds, heighten their reading interests and promote parental read-alongs.

Giving candy may seem easier than participating in Books For Treats. If you're committed to converting halloween from a cavity-contributing, health compromising event, including diabetes and obesity, it's worth the effort.

In 2008, the United States Census Bureau estimated the number of potential trick-or-treaters, age 5 to 13, to be 36 million. Per capita, Americans consume 23.8 pounds of candy annually. Books For Treats is a great way to influence our next generation in a positive way.

One concern about participating in Books For Treats is the cost. To save money, gather clean, re-usable. gently read children's books from garage sales, library book sales, thrift stores and your children's own outgrown book collection.

Books For Treats offers a free kit to organize your own community's Books For Treats events. The kit includes:

• A guide to sorting books by age group.
• A Books For Treats sign to post in your window or on your door.
• Box dividers to assist trick-or-treaters in quickly finding books in their grade level.
• A bookmark template to print and place in every book.

Although it's seasonally late to promote Books For Treats this year, begin organizing your community's 2010 event. Throughout the year, collect reusable books in the ways suggested above.

Talk to friends, coworkers and neighbors about the program. Get your company to make a donation to the Books For Treats Foundation; and contribute your own tax-deductible gift.

Embrace Books For Treats with your kids and community; and consider making it a tradition. Distribute books as brain candy each halloween; and help ensure sweet futures for the next generation. To learn more, visit the above links; or contact info@booksfortreats.org. 

 

#Ezine Articles Publishes Review of Tethered-A Fictional Tale of Undertaker Clara Marsh's Suspenseful Journey of Deceit, Death, and Desire

   

Are you searching for an engaging fiction book to read as the days get colder?

Look no further than Amy MacKinnon's "Tethered."

MacKinnon's excellently written debut draws you into the lonely life of Massachusetts undertaker Clara Marsh. 

Tethered reminds us that:

• Everybody wants to feel loved.
• People aren't always who they appear to be.

You can read my review of "Tethered," published today on EzineArticles.com.

Ezine Articles is currently ranked by Alexa as the 54th most popular site in the United States-not a bad place to have Internet recognition! Visit the site to learn how you can begin sharing your expertise for long-term promotion and profits.

 
 

#National Day on Writing- An Inaugural Celebration, Tuesday, October 20, 2009

   

Today is the inaugural National Day on Writing.

On Tuesday, October 8th, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution declaring October 20 as the National Day on Writing.

Writing is a daily practice for millions of Americans, but few notice how integral the skill has become to quotidian life.

Writing in the 21st Century heralds the digital age, including blogs, emails, text messaging, video, and traditional pen and paper.  

Over the next 15 months, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTFE), will be inviting diverse participants from our society-students, teachers, parents, grandparents, business owners, legislators and many more to submit a piece to the National Gallery of Writing.

The National Gallery of Writing will be a digital archive of composition samples that exhibit how and why Americans write daily. The site is free and accessible to all.

Visit the above links for additional information and exercises to make yourself a better writer; remembering that the best way to become an improved writer is to do it regularly.

 
 

#National Dictionary Day: A Wordy Celebration -Friday, October 16, 2009

   

Today is National Dictionary Day.

The event honors Noah Webster (October 16, 1758 to May 28, 1843), originator of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Here's a great Mini Page tribute to Noah Webster for kids.

Webster painstakingly penned 70,000 words in his original American dictionary over the course of 27 years.

Although Webster's first version has undergone changes, what better way to honor his efforts than to speak and write his passion?

Here are three ways to celebrate words today and everyday:

1. Subscribe to Merriam-Webster's Online Word of the Day.
2. Learn Merriam-Webster's Milestones-200 Years of American Dictionary Making (1806-2006).
3. Revive words that are going out of use, visit Save The Words (This is one site you must see! The colorful image above comes alive. Move your cursor over each word, as shouts of "Pick me!" draw you into increasing your vocabulary.

 Visit the above links to personalize your National Dictionary Day observance and celebrate our gallimaufry of words-not sure what "gallimaufry" means? Look it up in your Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. 

Ezine Articles Features Review of Psychological Thriller In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw

   

If you seek a fresh voice of fiction, check out In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw.

DeLeeuw's psychological thriller is sure to entertain and enthrall.

How could it not with the opening line:

 "I enter the lobby of Claire Nightingale's apartment building, here to tell her that I murdered her only son."

Brian DeLeeuw is:

• an editor at Tin House.
• a contributor at This Recording.
• a graduate of Princeton University and received his MFA at The New School in New York City.

You can read my review of In This Way I Was Saved published today on Ezinearticles.com.

Ezine articles was recently ranked by Alexa as the 55th most popular website in the United States-not a bad place to have Internet visibility!

To learn more about how you can amplify your online presence, visit Ezine Articles. And to enhance your fictional reading experience, curl up this fall with DeLeeuw's debut.

 
 

Bioneers 2009: Revolution From The Heart of Nature-Earn Your Own Influencer Kit (Free T-shirt/DVD)

Bioneers celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, October 16th to 18th, at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California.

The conference promotes collaboration and action to create strategic impact in areas including:

• Thought leadership.
• Technology.
• Social justice.
• Sustainability.
• Food and Farming.
• Healthcare. 

New this year is the Bioneers Conference Electronic Press Kit. It provides:

• Multiple digital content assets, including embeddable photos, logos, banners, live conference photo viewer and much more.
• Social media channels for your site, readers, audiences, members, managers, employees, friends and family.

Conference presenters include:

• Andrew Weil, MD-Environmental Health, Environmental Medicine.
• Annie Leonard- The Story of Stuff.
• The Bioneers' influenceXchange: Sustainable Social Media Panels and Workshops.

Visit Free Bioneers Membership/20% Off Conference Fee.

        Bioneers Partial Scholarship (55%) for Educators (limited availability).

        "I'm a Bioneers" Badge (embed or distribute).

Explore the Bioneers Electronic Conference Press Kit and incorporate its message into your media.

To receive your own Influencer Kit (limited edition Bioneers t-shirt, and a DVD of one of the Plenary Lectures), contact Michelle Greiner, Outreach Director for influenceXchange (mgreiner@influencexchange.com).

The After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club: Promoting Literacy in Our Youth

As National Library Card Sign-up Month concludes, keep the reading momentum among our youth. 

Discover the After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club, originated in January, 2007, at the Willoughby Elementary School in Norfolk, Virginia.

The After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club is open to ALL children, regardless of reading level.

The After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club:

• Was created to motivate students to read.
• Awakens children's imagination and sparks creativity. 
• Improves students' fluency, comprehension and oral language. 

The After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club has received two national awards:

1. National Character Education Partnership's "Most Promising Practice Award." 
2. Points of Light Foundation's "Daily Point of Light Award." 

Student Testimonials:

• Devean- "It gets your brain smarter and you read better."
• Diana- "Buddy Club is fun because there is always something new you can learn, and it's really cool to learn new things." 
• Mikaela- "Buddy Club is so much fun, and it is better than reading a book alone." 

 Order your After-Breakfast Buddy Reading Club Handbook, the first of its kind, available in October. All proceeds fund the buddy club and its expansion into other schools.

For additional program information, contact its founder, Sharon Oberne (soberne@hotmail.com).Oberne is also a literary specialist of 25 years.

Copywriting Success Summit 2009: Seize The Opportunity

Michael Stelzner, Internet luminary and leading authority on writing and marketing white papers, is presenting another online extravaganza. 

Copywriting Success Summit 2009 begins October 6.

The adventure exudes new and innovative marketing techniques for copywriters to attract steady, and highly lucrative opportunities.

Stelzner is offering a Copywriting Success Summit 2009 Prize Package to the individual who best describes why they deserve a complimentary registration. Following, is my contest voice:

I'm a Bob Bly acolyte, who anticipates reading his monthly column in Target Marketing Magazine. I follow Michael Stelzner on Twitter, and have heeded Marcia Yudkin's writing tips since print media's heydays. 

October marks my second anniversary blogging on business, entrepreneurial and eco-friendly topics.  A site-critique by Chris Garrett would elevate my Internet presence.

Peter Bowerman's hour-long marketing consultation would provide a fresh perspective on my promotional efforts.

Participating in the Copywriting Success Summit 2009 would be a fast-track opportunity to learn the latest in technology. I'd gain a competitive advantage, honing usage of social media marketing.

I'd also encounter a genuine community of writers like myself, open to networking and sharing experiences.

As corporations invest more money to generate quality content to market their businesses, I've already established my industry credibility.

I lead two business book discussions, branded as Business Book Talk with Tim Zaun and Friends.  One meets at Corporate College, and the other at Lakewood Library. Book selections represent cross-sectional themes of the juggernaut global economy.

I've interviewed resident, bestselling authors, including Jim Gilmore, coauthor of "The Experience Economy," and "Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want." I've also conversed with Scott Shane, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Shane is the author of "The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By."

I've met with Cleveland Mayor, Frank Jackson at City Hall to discuss regionalism. I've also traveled the Ohio Turnpike to talk with Youngstown Mayor, Jay Williams at City Hall. The town is renowned for its highly successful "Youngstown 2010 Plan."' Both conversations, published on Cool Cleveland, are readable at my site. 

I consider myself raw talent who continually seeks career advancement. Experiencing the Copywriting Success Summit 2009 would allow me to seize the opportunity, and ignite my business copywriting abilities from a spark to a flame.

26th Annual Western Reserve Writers Conference Advances Literary Dreams

Deanna Adams, Tim Zaun, Alanna Klapp, Nancy Piazza

On Saturday, September 19th, 2009, the 26th Western Reserve Writers Conference and Workshop was held at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio. 

Sixteen writing topics were delivered as workshops, editing consults, and Q and A.

Conference Chair, Deanna Adams (above) organized another premier event.

Nancy Piazza, former Conference Co-Chair, and founder of  Writeperson, an editing and proofreading company helped with consults.

Writer/Ghostwriter, Alanna Klapp, embraces Web 2.0 touch points by incorporating podcasting into her career. Tune in to :

• The Writing Show
• Sunday, September 27, 2009. 
• Klapp interviews Adams on a show entitled "Writing Memoir." Deanna talks about her latest book, "Confessions of A Not-So-Good Catholic Girl," her writing process, and writers retreats.       

If you missed this year's literary experience, plan to attend the next Western Reserve Writers Conference, Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Thanks again to Deanna Adams for the opportunity to present (Draft Great Queries To Sell Your Work) at this year's conference.