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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Market of the Month: Oatmeal Studios

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Oatmeal Studios is a greeting card market. Yeah, that’s right. But a humorous greeting card market. Maybe there’s something terribly amusing about oatmeal that I just don’t grasp. Which might make it difficult for me to break into this market.

But hope springs eternal. I’m always sending out greeting card ideas. I’ve got, as the saying goes, a million of ’em. And one day, a Cathy C. Hall funny bon mot or two is going to sit up on that greeting card shelf in the grocery store. And I’m going to wait behind the shelf, watching people read cards. Possibly pushing, er, pointing them politely to a humorous Oatmeal Studios card.

Hey, it could happen. But I’ve got to actually write them first. So, let’s check out this market and put our funny pens to paper. Because I bet you’ve got a million ideas, too. And if you think oatmeal is hilarious, you’re already one step ahead of me.

Tuesday Tip: A Promise is a Promise is Springmingle

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I know that I said I’d share what I learned from the conference I just attended. So, if you zip over to Finders & Keepers here, you’ll get the skinny on Springmingle ’10.

But here’s what I read in this week’s Horoscope section of TV Guide, just this morning:

Libra (It just so happens that I’m a Libra)
Jenna Elfman, 9/30/71 (So is Jenna Elfman! I liked Jenna Elfman in Dharma and Greg. Or I liked thinking that’s the kind of kooky, carefree spirit I could be, if in fact I were the kooky and carefree type. I’m not.)

“Not everyone shares your sense of humor, so be careful what you say over the next seven days-because some people, maybe important ones, won’t take kindly to your jokes and quips, especially if they’re the target. Choose your words carefully and you’ll have a great week.”

Sheesh. Now I’m a nervous wreck. Because I’ve written about all kinds of important conference folks over at Finders and Keepers, and Cathy-on-a-Stick was at the conference, too.

But a promise is a promise. So enjoy. (All in all, I think I’d rather be a Taurus this week.)