Not too long ago, LinkedIn purchased Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, but outside of those who follow the online training industry, the news went mostly unnoticed. As a big user of both LinkedIn and Lynda.com, I was curious to witness what
Skill development for Indie authors
Independent (indie) writing and publishing is growing leaps and bounds. I or you can publish and sell a book without using an agent or traditional publisher, and without spending money to print a hard copy run. It is amazing how
Training while training adds an hour to my day
My physical training and exercise routine conflicts with my writing in terms of my desire to do both early in the morning; and writing usually wins out. I have written 350,000 words between books and blogs in the 2013, which
Love Learning with Lynda.com – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part post on Lynda.com, I raved about how useful Lynda.com was and how quickly I have come up to speed on a number of topics, especially the Adobe Creative Cloud product suite. This post focuses
Love Learning with Lynda.com – Part 1
I continue to become more self-sufficient as a writer and publisher. I also am embracing more cloud-based subscription services as part of my street team. I am now using Adobe Creative Cloud, Evernote, Dropbox, Chicago Manual of Style Online, and