The Art of Racing in the Rain
I devoured the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein this weekend. I have heard many great things about it in the past, but always passed it by. Perhaps it was the cover? It didn’t scream to me the way most of the novels I pick up do. Perhaps it was the [...]
Query Block
It’s that time of year again: Query time. When the kids are all in school I might start calling it “That Time of the Month” but for now, every so often I take the time to send out queries about articles I think need to be in print. Sounds easy enough? I’m [...]
Well-Used Sites
I have a vivid memory of a friend of mine in grade school. Every day she would sit on the tire swing at school and read from her dictionary. We started a club together and learned a new word daily. The goal was to use the word in proper context as many times as we [...]
Bad Michelle!
You can bet I am slapping my wrist on this one…. Since 2000 I have worked in the Internet Marketing industry. My first related position was in a corporate communications role for a Domain Name and Internet Hosting company here in Canada. I wrote weekly newsletters, did television and newspaper interviews, and wrote a few [...]
New Site!
Well, I think that my professional career finally needs a site of its own! So here we are – www.mcollie.com – the story of the domain (or rather lack there of) will come in a different post! At any rate, I wanted to welcome those that visit, encourage you to take a peruse through my [...]