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Video Review of Hire Smart and Keep ’em

September 28, 2012 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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This 5 minute review says it all. If you’re frustrated with high turnover, maybe you need to re-think the way you interview. The price of this book is well worth it. The steps outlined will help you learn the skills necessary to hire smart and keep ’em. Isn’t that what we all want to do?

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Filed Under: Interviews with Writers, Reviews

Why I Love Lee Smith

September 25, 2012 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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If you haven’t read Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith, you are in for a real treat. It is one of my all-time favorite books. Lee Smith is an incredible storyteller. She writes with the beauty of a poet. But, she creates memorable characters and a complete sense of place. In Fair and Tender […]

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Filed Under: Joan's Must Reads, My Thoughts Tagged With: Fair and Tender Ladies, Lee Smith, publishing, Writing

A Must Read! Good Writing in a Wonderful Setting

September 11, 2012 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Wow!  Before the Poison by Peter Robinson was a great book. If you like reading about Yorkshire England, you’ll love this read. Furthermore it’s full of mystery. The protagonist is a writer of musical scores for movies. He’s got enough money to purchase a remote home in Yorkshire. The home is the setting and the […]

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A New LinkedIn Group for Serious Writers

September 10, 2012 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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Are you tried of all the self-promotion on LinkedIn? Most of the groups I belong to are so full of self-promotion I rarely pay attention to the discussions. I put out the question on two writer’s groups to locate a writer’s group that monitored the spam. The responses were interesting. Some people don’t mind the […]

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Filed Under: Marketing for Writers Tagged With: LinkedIn, self-promotion, Serious Writer's group, Writer's groups

Getting Lucky and Getting Sassy–Must Reads

September 5, 2012 By Joan Curtis Leave a Comment

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I just finished an excellent cozy mystery series, Getting Sassy and Getting Lucky. Both books star Robyn Guthrie, a forty-something, single woman who is a writer. Robyn is both interesting and amusing. It is hard for me to find a book that makes me laugh out loud. I did with both these books. Robyn is […]

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: cozy mystery, DC Brod, Getting Lucky, Getting Sassy, mystery

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