My wife hates grocery shopping. Not other types of shopping - clothes, furniture, kitchen gadgets and jewelry. Just groceries. It seems buying sustenance intimates her. So by default, I have been delegated shopping for food. Grocery shopping is not an issue for me, provided I am given a clear, organized and legible list. There lies … Continue reading The List

Like many writers, I jumped onto social media and other platforms with no strategy whatsoever. As a result I jumped around aimlessly for over a year or two, trying to figure out the strengths and weaknesses of these platforms and how to best use them. I'm now much more experienced and ready to pass on … Continue reading Suggestions on Building an Online Platform for Writers

Do you do most of your book marketing on social media? If you are a published author, how much time do you spend on my marketing relative to writing? Marketing can be daunting for many authors. But your books will not sell on their own without a sound strategy. These are a few things that … Continue reading Strategies For Marketing Books That Go Beyond Social Media

I've seen many authors on social media and their Timeline is just endless links to sales pages for their books. For many people, this becomes uninteresting and monotonous. Purchasing ads can be pricey. I've tried Facebook ads and they do increase the number of likes for your Facebook page but my experience was that the … Continue reading Some Low Cost Book Marketing Tips

I see a lot of people complaining they aren't seeing the same Twitter accounts on the Timeline. Twitter is functioning as it once was and it may not improve for a while. You can address this problem by creating lists. I began doing it several years ago as the number of accounts I followed became … Continue reading Keep Track of Your Top Twitter Follows With a List

Just imagine you are working on a novel and have a severe case of writer's block. It's been 5 days and you've written nothing. Wouldn't it be nice to have a tool to get back on track? Well, it's here! Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used not only to get that scene done, but it … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Will Replace Writers

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on one of the darkest stains in the history of mankind. The industrial murder that eventually became known as the Holocaust took place was the end of a long process which began in the 1930s. It began in as stereotypes, … Continue reading Can Another Holocaust Happen?

I’m sure I walked out of the minister’s boardroom with a scowl on my face. People were clearly trying to avoid me.  Some pretended to look the other way as if they hadn’t noticed me walk by.  You probably want to know what I was all in knots about.  In our weekly update on progress in … Continue reading The Darwin System: Decision-Making at Its Best

My wife has agreed to go camping so I'll be booking a room at the 5-star resort near the camp grounds I'm so hungry I could eat my mother in law's cooking. Have you ever met someone that you instantly knew you would want to spend the rest of your life avoiding? I'm just becoming … Continue reading My Favourite Tweets in 2022

I have a curiosity and passion for iconic Jewish foods. I've previously blogged about New York and Montreal bagel, Toronto blueberry buns, and chocolate babka. The egg cream is another iconic creation from New York. For those not familiar with this drink, there is no egg or cream in it. It's sometime called a chocolate … Continue reading The Egg Cream: A New York Jewish Icon