The Copywriting Maven

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Mea culpa, Maven fans … hip-deep in work and family obligations, my nose has been debrided raw on the proverbial grindstone all in hopes of clearing my desk for a long weekend with hubby … without the kids.
How long in the making? 6 years! (Who says the “writing life” is all about [...]

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(Add to your Maven lexicon: bissel is Yiddish for little.)
So while I’m taking a quick breather between projects and waiting for the start of yet another phone conference, here’s a few items I’ve been saving for a catch-all post like this one!

This made my husband laugh … Silly Internet Traditions: A Concise [...]

I’d let George Carlin ’splain it to you himself. Indecent but never obscene, George, you were an inspiration!

“There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions. And woooords.”

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In my daily post from the Judaism forum at Beliefnet.com came this interesting set of soul exercises. Having written a fair number of emails in my day — and who wouldn’t want a soul workout — this particular one seemed intriguing so I’m sharing.
Read an E-mail from God
Basically [...]

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First, let’s just get this part said. I LOVE digital communications.
I have since the first time I read about France’s Minitel in the early 1980s. I got my first email address (JUNKMAIL) in 1986 via GEnie and met my husband online two years later on the same service. I even networked [...]