by Michael La Ronn | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today was all about loose ends and learning. I lost data somehow, so I had to rebuild a couple tables again, which was a pain, but I got it done and still had a very productive day. Fair warning that the second half of this post is a lot of text (and not as many...
by Michael La Ronn | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today is when things REALLY started to take shape. Thank goodness I had the courage to blow things up on Day 3, and you'll see why shortly. This database is coming along SUPER nicely now, and I gained a lot of momentum today. If you're new: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4...
by Michael La Ronn | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 My database adventures are still going nicely, though I am starting to bump up against things that I haven't learned yet (ie. SQL) so it's getting interesting. Yesterday, I went back to basics and built the database again from the...
by Michael La Ronn | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
In case you missed it: Read Part 1 Read Part 2 I'll let you in on a little secret: I have a superpower. My superpower is that I overcomplicate things. It's insanely unproductive, but it leads to all kinds of lessons that I never would have learned otherwise. So while...
by Michael La Ronn | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I'm making some incredible progress. Yesterday in Part 1 of this series, I started by learning the ins & outs of Microsoft Access by taking a LinkedIn Learning course at 2x speed and working along with the instructor and test driving everything myself. I built my...
by Michael La Ronn | Apr 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
First off, I have to admit that I don't update this blog often…I said that from the beginning. This place exists mostly to house my ideas. So fair warning that these posts will be sporadic. However, I've been playing around with the idea of better managing my...
by Michael La Ronn | Mar 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Writers, It’s hard not to focus on the doom & gloom with the COVID-19 pandemic. While it’s too soon to know what will happen, we could be on the brink of a global recession, or maybe a depression. A lot of people (maybe you) have lost their jobs and...
by Michael La Ronn | Nov 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
I'm participating in a pretty cool promotion that I wanted everyone to know about. It's called the Writer's Craft Super Stack, and it's 40+ products for writers ($3,000 value) for just $49. The line-up is impressive, and it includes my books Be a Writing Machine and...
by Michael La Ronn | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Part of my 2020 strategy is improving my marketing know-how. I've been re-reading books in my Kindle library on marketing. I've bought a lot of them over the years, so I want to go through them again and see if I learn anything new. I reread Advertising Headlines that...
by Michael La Ronn | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve seen a number of headshakingly-bad promotion tactics this week by writers. Readers are the lifeblood of our careers. They should be at the center of everything we do. There are certain lines that authors shouldn’t cross. Readers deserve to be...
