Blogging For Dummies: Tooting My Horn For The 2nd Edition

I have an announcement.   I helped write a book called Blogging For Dummies, 2nd Edition.  It has something to do with a particular kind of writing and I hope you will go out and buy one today. This book needs to make some sales because, otherwise, the entire blogosphere will implode.  Don't be responsible for the end of the Internet as we know it.

I was keeping this under my hat for some time and didn't write about it anywhere but, now, I decided it must be fine to do so since the publishing date moved to Boxing Day (according to Amazon) and Wiley (the publisher) also posted it on their site with my name and everything.  It was into the spring previous to that - but, I guess, we did good.

In a nutshell, Susie called me up one day and asked if I wanted to help write a book and I jumped at the opportunity.  I wanted to help out and get some experience under the belt and make sure that I could write well enough to prove myself - or some such garble like that.  I have learned so much from Susie and, hopefully, I have become a better writer from all the late nights and cupcakes.

But, it is done and out the door and coming soon to a book shelf near you.  I will chat more about it when the book is viewable on book shelves.

About Me

Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

buy the book, blog your world, feel like a million bucks

Just in case you didn't know, I co-wrote Blogging For Dummies! Before you send me any congratulations, questions, flowers, or blow me any number of kisses  - why don't you go buy ten copies and make me rich and famous.  

Or you could just buy a copy since it is a really good book and it has loads of great information for those of you out there who want to jump into blogging because it is fun and exciting.

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What else do I do? I talk out loud, record it, and post it on line. I chatter about all kinds of things. Some of the things are nerdy, some professional, and some of them are very much NSFW. Why? Because do them for myself and my non-work life. You can be the judge.

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I do a little traveling here and there for technology conferences and what not. Here are the ones I am going to next or have attended recently.

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