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Mark Elswick: Posted on Saturday, February 04, 2012 9:02 PM
February 4, Saturday Besides the facts that I helped move my parents today and now my knee is throbbing & I'm walking around like an 86-year old woman, I'm still pretty ecstatic over my Facebook announcement, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjErM4DMovo,last night. Since the “State of Padman Address” was received so well, I’m kicking things into a higher gear. Subsequently, I am so “gitty” over the opportunities Padman is creating for me, and it means the world to me to be able to share it all with my friends via Facebook and Youtube. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 12:46 AM
December 23, Thursday You've seen the amazing reviews thatPadman: A Dad's Guide to Buying...Those and Other TalesCONTINUALLY receives. Well, you've also seen the book listed for $14.95 through Barnes & Nobles bookstores and several other places. Furthermore, you've seen 20%, 33%, and 40% knocked off of that list price on my first published work through Modern History Press. Now, for 48 Hours ONLY (by the way, what a classic movie that is! "Roxxxxxnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeee!") I'm pretty-much GIVING you the book. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:21 AM
December 19, Monday Truly, this was a manic Monday evening. I had a guest appearance on www.flinttalkradio.com'sCreative Alliance @ 6:00. I did that, then left for Toastmasters. I gave my third speech to the group and was very disappointed. I just keep trotting along, headed toward well-known author status--that's the goal, anyhow. I felt my appearance on Creative Alliance rocked. Nic Custer and Jennie Moench were phenomenal. It was only about 15-20 minutes, but I was so proud of the way |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:46 PM
December 14,Wednesday Kind of a whirlwind of friend day. Things went bad, good, and great. Let's start with thebad. A friend I've known for a long time and I had a big disagreement on Facebook. But, that's all water under the bridge, so to speak. I won't rehash it all, again, on here. I firmly believe that theDream! Hope! & Believe!messageneedsto be spread in creating traumatic brain injury awareness. No matter if people are sick of hearing it or not, I'm not stopping. Informing/educating America and beyond is a lot like wrestling a guerilla. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 11:28 PM
December 8, Thursday Today has been, pretty-much, a rest day. :) Local sales have been picking up and going well, and I've been running around a lot. Today, though, I took a break--recharge the batteries. However, I'm still not quite in the Nicholas Sparks, Stephanie Myers, or one, Mr. King, elite class. But, I do Dream! Hope! & Believe! that some day SOON I will be there. So, the name Mark Elswick WILL get there...promise! Tonight, though, I'm doing some demanding work; I'm watching Thursday Night Football, Cleveland is surprisingly playing Pittsburgh VERY tough. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:58 PM
December 7, Wednesday What a LONG day! It didn't seem as if I was ever going to just get home and RELAX. Busy/hectic day, but productive day, also. Sold eighteen more books and gave an entire box of 92 books to a friend who's very confident that she can sell fifty, but thinks she can sell all of them. (G'luck, Kim and thank you) Met tonight w/another friend about researching some grant opportunites. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any TBI Grants. Fortunately, she says she has a friend who is very well versed in the grant-seeking department. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:36 PM
December 7, Tuesday Well, today was a good day for Padman. It seems word of mouth is finally traveling. Including the one I sold at Toastmasters last night, I sold nine today. Then, I have seven more accounted for to hand deliver tomorrow, and I was told I'll be receiving a check for two copies, tomorrow. Haven't written things out, but give or take a couple, that'll be 40 in six days for non-math major like myself. Let's break down our blog posted goal, almost a week old, of 2500 sales by March 1, 2012, for me to hand-deliver 1000 books to our troops in Afghanistan or Iraq. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:59 AM
December 5, Monday What a whirlwind of a day. The morning started at…GuLp…5:30 a.m. as I had to rise early to get down to McLaren Regional Medical Center for an all-day book signing, the hospital’s first ever, and it’s been open since 1918--I’m still trying to convince my daughter that I was NOT at the opening ceremonies. Then, I had to be at my Toastmasters meeting at 7:00 pm; I was the general evaluator for the evening, so I HAD to be there, but MAN was I tired. The morning started nicely as I got to McLaren and had everything set up. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:34 PM
December 1, Thursday Ellllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn: STOP dancing and LISTEN for just a minute, please! Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying . . . Those and Other Taleshas been available worldwide (dang I like the sound of that; I'm an author, available WORLDWIDE:) ) for exactly two months. Now, Ellen, I dont mean to sound like some psychotic guest wanna be or deranged fan, but, hey, Padman is exploding. If you don't watch it, sooner or later, I may just drop this obsession to share my story w/you and the world and begin writing Jimmy or Dave or, even, Conin. |
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Mark Elswick: Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 4:29 PM
November 30, Wednesday This blog is mostly so my friends, not-friends-yet, and family can follow my writing journey from the beginning. Therefore, I'm announcing another part of my original dream, a spoke in that wheel, eh? (that Eh is for Melody Wright and the rest of my Canadian friends.) If you've readPadman,you'll notice the book's dedication. First,Padmanis dedicated to the admirable 24/7 TBI caregivers, usually a quite thankless job. Finally, it is dedicated to the U.S. military personnel serving and protecting the greatest nation in the world. |
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