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WordCamp Victoria: WordPress.com vs WordPress.org raw notes

November 14, 2009

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These are the raw notes I used for my talk on WordPress.com vs WordPress.org at WordCamp Victoria today. Take from them what you will…I’m WAY too lazy to edit these mofos. You can put questions in the comments. If you want your question answered first, LINK TO THIS BLOG from yours. I can be bribed, […]

WordCamp Victoria this Saturday

November 11, 2009

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I keep telling myself it’s “WordPress,” but I’m just lazy enough that I keep typing “WordPress” instead with a small P, much though I know it pierces Matt to the very heart and makes the Babby Jeebus cry. But now this post has been posted I see they’ve got an autocorrect so that you can’t […]

Writers’ Express at Newton Library

November 9, 2009

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This is a preview of what the new Surrey Writers’ School has coming up. A great price for a day packed with info for professional writers. (full disclosure: I am teaching at the Surrey Writers’ School in the Spring) (click to enlarge, or just read below) Schedule of Writers’ Express Events * 10 – 10:15 […]

Blogging as Writer’s Practice November 7th

November 5, 2009

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This is happening at Okanagan College in Penticton this Saturday. And may God help me get up that early, especially if I end up taking the midnight bus. Blogging: A Writer’s Practice Break out of your writer’s rut with the exercises you’ll learn in this short course. Finding a tool that will both motivate and […]

LIVE 2009 Artist’s Call

October 3, 2009

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Yet another spiffy opportunity from the InstantCoffee site, which you really should check out and while you’re there, subscribe to the newsletter. Or you could just continue to rely on me to cherry-pick the best stuff for ya. I don’t mind. LIVE is coming – Emerging Artists call for Submission LIVE2009 – October 15 to […]

Tech Strikes Back

October 2, 2009

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Sometimes you’re the Operator, sometimes you’re the Operand.

Win Vancouver International Film Festival Tickets

September 29, 2009

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Cross-posted from raincoaster.com, because this blog has a more local audience, and thus more potential winnahs! Good luck and may the most tasteless comment win! You’ve got ONE day, Vangroover. Contest ends tomorrow. What are you doing sitting at home when you could be at the Vancouver International Film Festival, watching movies that the nasty […]

WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009: Creativity and WordPress

September 8, 2009

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As part of the second annual WordCamp Fraser Valley, Gary Jones of Bluefur (Organizer Extraordinaire) asked me to give a presentation on the topic of WordPress and Creativity. I was plenty chuffed, since there’s nothing I love so much as the dynamite combo of the sound of my own voice and a captive audience, and […]

Lorraine Murphy speaks at Social Media Club of Victoria, August 24th

August 16, 2009

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Yes, it’s road trip time for raincoaster! On Tuesday, August 25th I’ll be speaking at the Social Media Club of Victoria. My two presentations (that’s right: TWO presentations for the price of one! which is, uh, free, but whatever) are on the topics of “Event Marketing Across Social Media Platforms” meaning I’m going to talk […]

Blogathon and the Federation of BC Writers

July 23, 2009

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This Saturday (because I am insane) I’ll be participating in Blogathon 2009, a 24-hour, 48 blog post postathon, to raise money for the Federation of BC Writers, BC’s home grown support system for Left Coast literati. What are you waiting for? Sign up to sponsor me by selecting “raincoaster.com” from the list of available blogs […]

Etiquette and Social Media panel at the Blogger’s Meetup

June 1, 2009

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Here’s my little monologue from last week’s Blogger Meetup at the St Regis downtown. You can read my post on the announcement for background, and you can see videos of the whole presentation on AHAMedia’s page at YouTube. Thanks again to Raul Pacheco for putting the event together, Colleen Coplick for moderating, Shane Gibson for […]

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