What, No Helmet?

This Fourth of July as I watch the fireworks going off, I’m reminded of my childhood when it wasn’t quite illegal for us to use firecrackers, bottle rockets, and even M80s. Were they scary? Sometimes, and yet my parents never forbade us to use them.

I grew up in the 70s and looking back, it’s a miracle I survived. I never even heard of a helmet for riding a bike, and I’d ditched my training wheels at the tender age of four. We could ride around the neighborhood all day without our parents even questioning where we were going.

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D’oh!

I’m going to go out on a limb here and share one of my “D’OH!” stories with you, in hopes that you’ll find it entertaining enough not to think I’m a complete idiot.

(Pregnant pause.)

Here’s the story:

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BEFORE YOU FINISH YOUR BOOK, by guest blogger and bestselling author Aaron Patterson

“You can do so much before you book is available. So the choice is yours, have a plan and market your business and be one of the success stories, or wait and end up getting burned out and see your book fail.”

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Guest Blogger on Aaron Patterson’s blog today!

A little while ago, I met an extraordinary author an entrepreneur.   Aaron Patterson, an Amazon #1 bestselling writer, and independent publisher for STONEHOUSE INK, asked me to guest blog on his site here: http://networkedblogs.com/eFAo9 The title of my blog entry is WRITING WITHOUT PREACHING, which is not exactly what it might sound like.  Come […]

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