heathervescent

"We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality." --Vaclav Havel

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Writing is one of my favorite ways to communicate. I am available for assignments on

  • Geek Culture (Geeky Tattoos, PPT Karaoke)
  • Business Strategy (Chapter 2: How to Identify Profitable Consumer Segments Using User Personas)
  • Science and Technology (SG Science Digest, Avatars of the Future)
  • GTD, Personal Organization and Life Optimization (GTD Notebook, My Auto-Responder)
  • Los Angeles (Famous Fictional Angelinos, Dear Trashmonger, Dear Tranny Crack Whore)
  • Travel and Adventure (Rio de Janeiro, Lonely Planet Guidebook, 2000)
  • Cars and Race coverage (24 Hours of LeMons, Escape from Berkeley, Stunt Car Enlightenment)

Inspirations: Bruce Chatwin, Jonathan Carroll, Kurt Vonnegut, Tim Powers

Favorite Authors: China Mievelle, Edgar Allen Poe

Books
How to Get Your Hearts Desire, Summer-Fall 2009
NAA Audience Guidebook, Spring 2009 (eBook)
Rio de Janeiro Guidebook, Lonely Planet 2000

Two books and a screenplay are currently in progress.

Blogs
SuicideGirls Newswire (my articles)
Heathervescent.com (personal blog)
PurpleTornado.com
GeekDinner.org
Barcampla.org
DailyMantra.com (now defunct)
Blogging.la (MetBlogs Los Angeles Edition)

Other writings
Pitch Magazine, Local KC Alternative Press
UNI College Newspaper
Jacare (print zine)

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    • On Personal Freedom
    • On the Road
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    • Pimping and Promoting
    • Poem
    • Process & GTD
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    Archives

    • March 2010
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