by Barbara Dee | Jun 2, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
What could possibly make you a better writer than doing more reading? No matter what your writing project type—speech, humor blog, how-to book, memoir, romance novel—reading examples is a brilliant idea. When you read anything, you are giving your brain some great...
by Barbara Dee | Jun 2, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
“Wow! She’s the one who wrote the book on that!” Many of our Suncoast Digital Press, Inc. published authors have leveraged their book (or books) to the nth degree to benefit them as speakers. Being selected for a high-visibility and/or well-paying speaking...
by Barbara Dee | May 5, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
“The friend at the end of the pen.” This is a chapter title in Kathleen Adams’ book, Journal to the Self. She outlines many good reasons to journal and the proven benefits of the practice. My favorite of her compelling reasons is that journaling can help you discover...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 21, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
We now know that there is more to reading than only absorbing content. When holding a book, the experience offers the reader a multisensory encounter, one that involves the visual look, the emotions evoked by the outside, the feel of the cover and paper pages, even...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 6, 2022 | Author Spotlight, Learning
Could it be easy to learn another language? More than ever before, the answer is yes! Luckily, we don’t have to rely on old learning strategies anymore. Textbooks are useful, but there are SO many other opportunities right at your fingertips. Here are a few examples....
by Barbara Dee | Mar 25, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
When you’re told that your resume has gaps, when your argument isn’t at all persuasive, or when your sandcastle is falling down, what do you need to do? “Shore up” or “sure up?” Perhaps you think to say “sure up” because you seek more assurance or certainty, but you...
