{"id":2782,"date":"2011-11-07T06:59:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2020-01-04T00:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T05:10:39","slug":"musing-mondays-cannot-tell-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/musing-mondays-cannot-tell-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Musing Mondays, Cannot Tell a Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Musing<\/a>Today’s Musing Mondays prompt<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Other than for school, do you read books to learn how to do something? What was\/were the topic(s)?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are a several types of how-to books I read from time to time.<\/p>\n

I sometimes pick up books on writing. The most recent standout is Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle<\/em><\/a>, which is a transcript of an interview of Moorcock by Colin Greenland. It’s an opportunity to spend some time with a writer who truly “gets it,” a real gem of a book.<\/p>\n

I sometimes read books on marketing and PR. In this category I recommend Book Yourself Solid by<\/em> Michael Port<\/a>, a great book for anyone who sells services or intangibles.<\/p>\n

I also read books on consciousness\/metaphysics which, loosely speaking, might qualify as how-to books. But since I have yet to, yanno, actually bend a spoon with my mind or something I hesitate to recommend any of them. But I’ll be sure to update this post the SECOND I succeed :-D<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by! And if you need ideas for your To Be Read pile, please check out my novels in the sidebar.
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