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Charles Bukowski and the Secret to Immortal Writing

BlogPostman — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:29:35 +0000

Henry Charles Bukowski, Jr. was arguably the greatest American fiction writer of the last half of the 20th century. Fortunately for his book sales, most think of him as the archetypal drunk, misanthropic male pig. Don’t let the hype fool you, though. Bukowski possessed the secret to something nearly every blogger wants: what makes truly immortal writing. As I’ve only spent a few minutes with his now 16-year-old corpse lying in San Pedro (see photo above), I can’t speak to his personal life. But the words, the lines, the books, they are evidence of a generous, staggeringly imperfect, stoic genius and lover of life. Sure, a stack of tangled contradictions, who isn’t? Before (and after) his relatively minor fame hit, Bukowski spent decades mailing his poems and stories to small press magazines, mimeographed booklet makers and the like. Thousands of pages, hundreds of thousands of words. Usually these would go out as originals, no carbon copies. He once estimated that he’d lost hundreds of poems this way, the publisher usually wouldn’t return the rejected work, and it was gone forever. It forced him to move on, to work deliberately, to punch through again and again and again without sentiment. The poetry business, in my opinion, is largely an inbred, favor-driven, audience-less racket. Most folks don’t think about poetry until Terry Gross drags some poor, expressive soul into her studio for a literary interview. And when he or she begins to talk, most folks switch the channel. Bukowski eventually acquired a raving audience despite this reality. An audience that continues to grow exponentially 16 years after his death. An audience that begs, borrows and steals to get his stuff. An audience that he famously never chased down. An audience that he, in fact, largely pushed away . How did he do it? How did he go on to sell endless books of poetry and finally lay down in the dirt making an almost six-figure literary income? Several reasons of course, but try this one on for size … The secret is in the line. ~ Charles Bukowski Yeah, I know. Don’t dismiss that. Read it again. The secret is in the line. ~ Charles Bukowski No 10 point PR plan. No elaborate structure. No budget. No reader polls. No blog. The secret is in the line. ~ Charles Bukowski Sure, Twitter wasn’t around in 1980. And he eventually had John Martin at Black Sparrow Press backing him. But Bukowski himself attributed so much weight to the single line that it eclipsed all else in his philosophy of writing. If the single line was magnificent, the rest would take care of itself. In a 60,000 word novel, the working focus was on the single line . In the dirty stories sold to skin mags for money, the working focus was on the single line . In a small poem that maybe 50 people would read, the working focus was on the single line . Not easy. Not fast. But this must certainly be the path to immortal (and powerfully influential) writing. If you can stomach it. If not, there’s always a place for you in the pedestrian lane . About the Author: Robert Bruce is an American writer. And day job man. And beer drinker. And Presbyterian. All from the rain and fog of Portland, Ore. Get him on Twitter .

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Hoover Institution Interview Of Rupert Murdoch

BlogPostman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:16:38 +0000

In this video Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution interviews Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch owns the controlling interest in News Corporation, which in turn owns media properties on five continents — properties that include some 170 newspapers, dozens of television stations, half a dozen television networks, a publishing company, and a movie studio. Murdoch discusses his media empire and the current state of the newspaper business, as well as other issues on Uncommon Knowledge. Murdoch’s best quote is at 9:13 into the video in response to Dan Rather’s plea for a government bailout of the press. Murdoch says – “I think you’re talking rubbish… we don’t want government money in that we want a free press.”

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Press Release Distribution – Exposure Is the Answer

BlogPostman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:59:13 +0000

Have you ever found out about a really cool company that has been doing business in your town for years, and wondered how you could have possibly missed their existence for so long? That’s a good indication that the company wasn’t doing the right kind of press release distribution, and that they were lacking in their marketing efforts.

No one wants to be the owner of the really great company that no one has ever heard of; because that simply means that they haven’t been enjoying the customer attention that they know they deserve. If you’re interested in making your company visible to the national and international community, you’ve got to concentrate on your press release distribution.

If you think that press release distribution is a practice for mega corporations or business owners that have already achieved a certain level of success, it’s time to think again. Media publications are desperate for the new story that no one has broken yet, and the only way they’ll choose you for their next big piece is by reading a really well written press release.

Those with relatively small businesses are probably wondering how they’ll ever be able to have press release distribution that gets them attention in the mainstream media, and the answer isn’t bribes or camping out on their doorsteps but simply working with a marketing company that has the right connections.

If you’re thinking that you can’t really afford to use a professional press release distribution service, you have to really think about how much exposure you can get from a well placed press release. Instead of being confined to predetermined publications, you have the chance to go viral on the web, or be published in trade magazines.

Paid advertising will ensure that you will have ads or links on certain websites and maybe in certain local papers, but you can be sure that it won’t grow beyond anything that you don’t pay for. However, with press release distribution, you have the chance to create a buzz about your product that might grow from regional attention to national articles and maybe even syndication.

The most important benefit of press release distribution is that you will double or triple the size of the audience that will become instantly interested in your product or service, and you won’t have paid an extra dime for the additional exposure!

If it’s time to tell the world about the company, product or service that you’ve been working on, you can’t skimp on the press release distribution. Make sure that the right people know about your company, and get valuable exposure through a well written press release. Click here to learn more.