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- Multiplicity of Jobs for the Post-Corona Decade - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2021 from Wm. Hovey SmithMultiplicity of Jobs for the Post Corona Decade Having the ability to do multiple jobs, perhaps in widely varying fields, is going to be a definite asset in the coming decade. Included in this mix is starting your own jobs to keep yourself going between periods of paid employment. Such jobs ...
Views: 633 - Lost Your Job? Remote Work Could Be the Answer - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2021 from Wm. Hovey SmithSince the publication of my book "Create Your Own Job: Anytime, Anywhere, At Any Age" I have occasionally received correspondence from others working in the same field. The following article is by Amy Collett who requested that I post it on some of my sites. She was in the corporate world for 17 ...
Views: 625 - Wealth - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2021 from Wm. Hovey SmithWealth Many strive throughout their lives to accumulate wealth to escape misery. Yet, once obtained, they discover that great wealth was a bubble that burst once it had been achieved and became meaningless even while it was still accumulating. For those who are less well off, there is a wish ...
Views: 623 - On Tom Anton's "Screw The Commute" Podcast on Friday - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2021 from Wm. Hovey SmithDay before yesterday I did an interview for Tom Anton's "Screw The Commute" entrepreneural podcast radio show which will be posted on Friday to iTunes, and just about every other podcast outlet you can think of. Tom is a radio host who likes to have a bit of fun with his shows, and he and I ...
Views: 583 - When To Do A New Website - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithTechnology and activities change throughout life. When I posted my first website a decade ago I had written a series of self-published books, sold one to a conventional publisher and was writing others. Because my newest book "Backyard Deer Hunting: Converting Deer To Dinner For Pennies Per ...
Views: 491 - Spring Break is THE Time for Authors to Sell to Universities - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithSpring Break Is THE Time For Authors to Sell to Universities I have just returned from my nearest component of my state’s University System to sell my most recent books to libraries and arrange speaking events with the library and two University Departments. Although fewer librarians and ...
Views: 490 - Wines and Spirits in Screenplays and Movies - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithWins and Spirits In the Blood Ties Screenplay It would be very difficult for an author to set a screenplay in Italy without showing or discussing some aspect of Italy’s wine culture which goes back at least 3,000 years. Wine is consumed at lunch and dinner, during celebrations, Catholic mass ...
Views: 482 - Importance of Reviews - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithIt is always an ego-stroke to receive an honest, but favorable review on one of your books. This is one received today on my book "Make Your Own Job: Anytime, Anywhere, At Any Age." It has also received excellent reviews from Kirkus and the U.S. Review of books. Make Your Own Job by Wm. ...
Views: 449 - Triumph of the Snake Oil - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithTriumph of the Snake Oil In the United States starting with the expansion of the country to the Mississippi River and westwards during the early 19th Century the traveling Medicine Shows toured towns and cities selling exotic-sounding concoctions generally categorizes by the medical ...
Views: 446 - LearnDesk 12-Video Business Creation Course Launches Feb. 7, 2023 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithHovey Smith's School of Self-Reliance will offer its first LearnDesk business creation and training program on February 7, 2023.The course "Make Your Own Job: Anytime, Anywhere, At Any Age" will consist of 12 videos presented on the basis of two a week for six weeks which will explain how to ...
Views: 431 - Promo Video lFolr Your Screenplay-Movie Project - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithIn Hollywood screenplays are like assholes, everybody's got one. One relatively new wrinkle in screenplay presentation is the video pitch which is a short, 3-5-minute video that is seen in mass screenings by studio executives who select those they think are worth further attention - like ...
Views: 419 - The Concluding Make Your Own Job Lesson - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithThe Concluding Make Your Own Job Lesson The last of 12 LearnDesk lessons on conceiving of and starting a new business in the United States has been posted as a free YouTube video on the Hovey Smith Channel. Lesson 12 summarizes the course which presented the need for everyone to have a ...
Views: 393 - Self-Evaluation For Starting Own Businesses - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithAs part of a series of twelve videos I am doing for a LearnDesk School I attempted to create one using photographs to illustrate my points. To do this I had to re-photograph more than 70 prints into digital format, record the voice and edit using Audacity and try two video production programs to ...
Views: 385 - Evaluate Skills Before Starting Business - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2022 from Wm. Hovey SmithIf you don’t know where you are, you can’t know where to go. One of the most difficult tasks that beginning entrepreneurs have is to make a realistic evaluation of their own abilities. Lesson 4 of my LearnDesk series covers a series of points from personal appearance to communication ...
Views: 384 - Chat GBT's Limitations on Screenplay Writing - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithThe current Writers and Actor's strikes in the movie industry is partly out of a concern of the present and coming ability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replace working writers. At present Google's Bard does not work well with Final Draft formatted screenplays, but Chat GBT does. If you ...
Views: 383 - Is The Goldfarb Chronicles the Worst Book Of the Year? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithWriters very quickly learn to take criticism. Almost any day any working writer will have his article, book, or screenplay rejected, and sometimes very harshly. Over the past half-century, this has happened to me many times, but yesterday I received a Kirkus review of my new novel "The Goldfarb ...
Views: 378 - Last Screenplay from The Goldfarb Trilogy - by Submitted on May 01, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithFinal Screenplay from The Goldfarb Trilogy Starting the Rounds Texas Justice, the last of three screenplays derived from my soon-to-be-published novel, "The Goldfarb Trilogy" has been submitted to the Wiki Screenplay Contest as well as to the Austin Film Festival. An ad will go out to thousands ...
Views: 371 - Getting to Know Artificial Intelligence (AI) - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithMany people are rightly concerned with the present and exponential impacts that AI is having on work and life. There is no field whether in competitiveness in retail trade, manufacturing, military activities, law enforcement, education, health care, or in the creative arts where the impacts of ...
Views: 359 - Hemingway Award Winning Screenplay Seeking Producers - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2023 from Wm. Hovey Smith“Blood Ties” by Wm. Hovey Smith was the Hemingway Screenplay Writing Award winner of the L.A. Live Festival in 2023. The citation for the prize commented “’Blood Ties’ is definitely a feature film that would attract large audiences at even larger venues. The Hemingway Award is our highest award ...
Views: 324 - New Outdoor Books Reflect Changing Market Conditions - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2023 from Wm. Hovey SmithNew Outdoor Books Four recent books from southern authors can be used to illustrate changing market demands for hunting and fishing stories. This market is decreasing as pre-baby boomers and boomers are dying off, or becoming so sight-impaired they can no longer read, and the younger ...
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