I was recently engaged by eDigital to help the company with their website relaunch, marketing communication, and blog content. Links to the individual blog posts are below, and you can check out the website while you’re there. They’ve got a compelling product suite aimed at the OTT/VOD/Streaming industry. If this is your area, you might …
Category Archives: Non-Fiction
Writing is the First Step
My third essay for The Dillydoun Review, in which I make the case that writing is the journey and publication is the (first) destination.
Three Things to Keep in Mind When Editing Your Writing
My second essay for The Dillydoun Review – it’s about a 5 minute read for anyone interested in the business of writing and publishing (primarily fiction).
So You Want to Be a Writer?
This is the first in a four part series of essays I’m working on for The Dillydoun Review, sharing my experience (so far) in the business of writing. Future installments will arrive roughly one per month – the next one is tentatively planned for August 2, 2021.
Throwback #4: Extinction
An interview I did with the writer/photographer Rosamond Purcell for CNN.com in August 1999. Unfortunately a lot of the interview was cut and the editor focused on the description of the book to support the photo gallery – their choice, not mine, but that’s what editors are supposed to do, make choices. This interview was …
The Future of Media Consumption, Part 3
Streaming Media – it’s time to get personal. Before I dive into this topic, I feel the need to define a few basic terms, at least in terms of how I use them. In the streaming ecosystem, there are streaming services, streaming devices, and streaming apps. This is in addition to all the bits and …
The Future of Media Consumption, Part 2
Linear TV is Going Places. First, the bad news: Cord-cutting is accelerating, audience measurement methodology is in flux, networks are dying, and pay TV companies like DISH, Verizon Fios, and others, continue to do battle with content providers over subscriber fees (which never seem to go down). Let’s take these one at at time, starting …
The Future of Media Consumption, Part 1
Theaters Aren’t Dead – Yet. I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of media consumption. What are we going to watch, where will we watch it, and what does that mean for content providers, service providers, and content creators. For some parts of the media industry, the Golden Age is just beginning, while for …