Elana Duffy
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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Elana Duffy
- Apr 27, 2017
- 3 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Apr 6, 2017
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jul 5, 2016
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 3 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Mar 8, 2016
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Mar 1, 2016
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Feb 24, 2016
- 3 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Feb 16, 2016
- 5 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Feb 4, 2016
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jan 20, 2016
- 3 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jan 6, 2016
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Dec 17, 2015
- 5 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Nov 23, 2015
- 4 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Aug 6, 2015
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jul 29, 2015
- 5 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jul 16, 2015
- 4 min
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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Elana Duffy
- Jun 25, 2015
- 3 min
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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