Self-Development

TED-Ed: 11 Online Lessons To Check Out…

...if you want to dip your toes into the subjects of online learning and continuing education. After all, one of the qualities of a good writer is to keep reading and learning... and apart form that, "getting informed and inspired" sounds much better than "procrastinating"... so here's one possible place to go... 😉 Online Learning… Continue reading TED-Ed: 11 Online Lessons To Check Out…

Self-Development, Writing and the Writer

Grammar DOES matter? So, how do I use it?

I love me some TED-Ed, and obviously I can use some brushing up of my grammar skills, so therefore ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn_eBrIDUuc

Self-Development, Writing and the Writer

Have you perfected the art … of using commas?

You haven't? Well, neither have I, especially when it comes to English. So, here's another Ted-Ed video, one of a series of Ted-Ed lessons on how to "Perfect your punctuation". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHnl1O3NGJk

Coaching and Consulting, Writing and the Writer

“How to write an award-winning bestselling first novel”

A TEDx Talk by Nathan Filer ... which reminds me: I DO have some writing to do 😉 So I guess I leave you with this for now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMQGa6grfeE  

Coaching and Consulting, Writing and the Writer

Carolyn Mohr: “The power of a great introduction”

If you like this video, take a closer look at TED-Ed here ... https://youtu.be/j0_u-lourd0

Writing and the Writer

TED-Ed: “How to write fiction that comes alive” – Nalo Hopkinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSoRzTtwgP4

Coaching and Consulting

Successful Self-Marketing on the Internet is like naming a Whale… err… or something

If you are a writer/blogger you probably want to make your voice heard - or rather have your words read... which is basically a no-brainer. The internet can be a great way to work on that (well, at least for the bloggers among us that venue is rather self-explanatory). Chances are we all want to… Continue reading Successful Self-Marketing on the Internet is like naming a Whale… err… or something

misc.

TedTalk: “How YouTube thinks about copyright” (German and other subtitles available/bei Bedarf mit deutschen Untertiteln)

I used to edit YouTube videos (especially during the Tube's pre-Google era and mainly about darling Jeremy Brett). Every now and then I would get a notification about problems regarding the copyright of the music I used for the background... Nowadays the copyright question is once more of special interest to me, though this time… Continue reading TedTalk: “How YouTube thinks about copyright” (German and other subtitles available/bei Bedarf mit deutschen Untertiteln)

Coaching and Consulting, Writing and the Writer

TED-ed Original: How to build a fictional world

...by Kate Messner This is part of the reason why I am (still) on Facebook... not to post selfies, not to tell people that I am bored/sick/hungry/tired... but to find stuff like this in my news feed. *smiles* You can check out their website here.