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The invisible team behind self-publishing

Elana Duffy

Jul 10, 20174 min read

The invisible team behind self-publishing

You’ve finally finished it. The book that you had been talking about for years and had been planning for even longer is completed. You...

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Libraries: More than just books... stories

Elana Duffy

Apr 26, 20173 min read

Libraries: More than just books... stories

When was the last time you went to the library? Hopefully recently, and if not you are missing out! Big or small, urban or rural, five...

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A picture is worth 1000 words... but is content still king?

Elana Duffy

Apr 6, 20174 min read

A picture is worth 1000 words... but is content still king?

We’ve all heard the saying: “A picture’s worth a thousand words.” The earliest recorded use of the sentiment was in 1911, where newspaper...

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The road trip of a blog, and seeking expert advice

Elana Duffy

Jul 5, 20164 min read

The road trip of a blog, and seeking expert advice

We know that we've been gone for a bit, working on some exciting projects we look forward to sharing with you in the coming weeks and...

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Elana Duffy

Apr 13, 20163 min read

Rethinking the ebook

ebook is an odd term. Sure, the idea of an electronic book is intuitive in its purest form. You share an author’s words online in a...

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Variety: Not just the spice of your life, but the saver of your sanity

Elana Duffy

Mar 7, 20164 min read

Variety: Not just the spice of your life, but the saver of your sanity

How many times a week do you find yourself saying, jokingly or otherwise, “I need to get out more”? For me, there are weeks where it’s...

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Creativity in your work is selling up, not selling out

Elana Duffy

Mar 1, 20164 min read

Creativity in your work is selling up, not selling out

If you read this blog, chances are that you're a business-minded go-getter like my fellow contributors. You probably also have a...

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4 Excellent Books for Entrepreneurs, or Anyone

Elana Duffy

Feb 24, 20163 min read

4 Excellent Books for Entrepreneurs, or Anyone

Switching careers – especially if you start your own business mid-career – will leave you short on so many resources: time, money, backup...

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Being Remembered: your story in the future

Elana Duffy

Feb 16, 20165 min read

Being Remembered: your story in the future

Obituaries are fascinating. When you really get down to it, your last impression is very much like your first impression: you only get...

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Why vision trumps likeability: Lessons from the Iowa caucuses

Elana Duffy

Feb 3, 20164 min read

Why vision trumps likeability: Lessons from the Iowa caucuses

Politics provides lots of possibilities to witness the power of words and stories. What happened this week at the Iowa caucuses in the US...

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Elana Duffy

Jan 28, 20164 min read

Getting your book out of you

There's an old axiom that everyone has a book in them and I, for one, agree with it. There's also a slightly more cynical version that...

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Why Outsourcing Blog Posts is the Best Decision Your Company Can Make

Elana Duffy

Jan 20, 20163 min read

Why Outsourcing Blog Posts is the Best Decision Your Company Can Make

When I was a high school teacher, there were never enough hours or minutes in a day, much less week, month, or year to get everything...

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5 myths about writing books … and why you should start writing yours

Elana Duffy

Jan 5, 20164 min read

5 myths about writing books … and why you should start writing yours

A book can be an invaluable marketing tool for yourself or your business. By book, I don’t the mean the proverbial Great American novel,...

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The Next Step in Your Master Story: The Right Words Matter

Elana Duffy

Dec 17, 20155 min read

The Next Step in Your Master Story: The Right Words Matter

This is the latest in a series of blogs on what we at Present Tense LLC call a “Master Story”. In this installment, Frank gives us the...

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Storytelling for Professionals: How it helps and how to get started

Elana Duffy

Nov 23, 20154 min read

Storytelling for Professionals: How it helps and how to get started

This is the latest in a series of blogs on what we at Present Tense LLC call a “Master Story”. In this installment, Frank Luby looks at...

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Elana Duffy

Nov 18, 20153 min read

Honing Habit: Creating a Master Story

This is the first in a series of blogs on what we at Present Tense LLC call a “Master Story”. In this installment, Chris Thunder looks at...

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Sons, fathers, and robots: humanity in business

Elana Duffy

Aug 5, 20154 min read

Sons, fathers, and robots: humanity in business

A few months ago I grew impatient waiting in the lobby of the unemployment office. As is generally the best use of idle hands and minds,...

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It's after the action. Here's how to write the review.

Elana Duffy

Jul 28, 20155 min read

It's after the action. Here's how to write the review.

The military has perfected a few things over the many years of its storied existence, and one of those happens to be paperwork. You don’t...

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Behavioral Pricing: Why coffee and music don't mix

Elana Duffy

Jul 16, 20154 min read

Behavioral Pricing: Why coffee and music don't mix

Let’s talk numbers. Say a specialty drink at your favorite coffee shop costs $5. If you gave up two of those drinks per month, you would...

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Benefiting everyone through community service days

Elana Duffy

Jun 25, 20153 min read

Benefiting everyone through community service days

As a founding member of Race2Rebuild, a charity racing team raising money for disaster recovery projects, I’ve been lucky enough to help...

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