Predictive Text

This is a Disclaimer

This text is subject to prescriptive/predictive rules of a system aesthetic. This text has been written on five computers, three of which are on a network and two of which are stand-alone systems. Four computers are running different versions of a Windows operating systems, (Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows XP) and one is using Linux. The text is written in Microsoft Word, three are using version 2000 and one is version 97. Three versions are operating with an English dictionary and one (v.2000) is using an American/English dictionary. The Linux machine is using OpenOffice.org. This text has been written in several locations including, Bromsgrove, Wolverhampton and Woolacombe. This text has been subject to 100’s of system protocols, however the structure of the text is predictable; each computer has its own subtle nuances and offers syntax and grammatical recommendations. I am not completely responsible for this text. My main contribution is editing and using the cut and paste facility. If I had attempted to write this in its finished running order, it would have taken me longer to write…my spelling is appalling and my grasp of grammar is minimal…the written word is not my preferred method of expression. This text would not exist without the existence a system. The aesthetics of the system is responsible for the proliferation of the written word; this is a double-edged sword.

Conversation is dead

Conversation is dead

The conversation is dead long live the conversation.

A conversation is communication between two or more people either in person, over a telephone or via the Web. It is a social skill that is not difficult for most individuals but what happens if you have nothing to say or communicate.

Conversations are in many respects the ideal form of communication, since they allow people with different views on a topic to learn from each other. It is the ideal way to sell a product or service.

A speech, on the other hand, is an oral or web presentation by one person directed at a group or a prospective audience.

For a successful conversation, the partners must achieve a workable balance of contributions or one party must learn something. A successful conversation includes mutually interesting connections between the speakers or things that the speakers know. For this to happen, those engaging in conversation must find a topic on which they both can relate to in some sense. This is a fundamental strategy in the art of selling. Those engaging in conversation naturally tend to relate the other speaker's statements to themselves (I really must buy this product). They may insert aspects of their lives into their replies, to relate to the other person's opinions or points of conversation. Conversation leads to sales and conversions of clicks into profit. Try it sometime.

---

Conversation. (2010, July 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:34, July 28, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conversation&oldid=375523426

Short Stories Competition

SHORT STORY COMPETITION

To celebrate the publication of The Beach Hut, Veronica Henry announce a short story competition in association with the Walter Henry Bookshop in Bideford and The North Devon Journal.

For a chance to win a beach bag full of summer reads from Orion Books, Walter Henry book tokens and your story published in the North Devon Journal, write a story of no more than 500 words set in a beach hut.

The promotion of websites and products always benefit from mentions in traditional media. Local newspapers are always good value and are feeders for national and international press. The use of a press release is part of the whole public relations thing. The strategy is to  attract favorable media attention and to provide publicity for products or events. A press release provides reporters with the basics they need to develop a news story and 'giveaways' are a fantastic sweetener for them.

"The winner will be announced at The Orchard Hill Hotel, Bideford on Wednesday 28 July 2010, 7 – 9.30pm, where I will also be reading from The Beach Hut and doing a short story workshop. Please come and join us for cream teas and cupcakes!" Read more...

Stories must not have been previously published and be wholly your own work.

Tickets for the evening are £3 and are available from Walter Henry’s Bookshop 01237 425727