Time management is a choice Laura Vanderkam explains in this The Washington Post piece wapo.st/2xEw3jJ. I choose to read, which is why I don't accomplish near as much as I think I should on the weekends.

This was an uplifting presentation at #PRSAICON, and it's uplifting today: bit.ly/3dLG1A9. Thanks Amy Jacques for the story and to Rick Schwartz ZookeeperRick and Debra Erickson for their work with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Great presentation from Lisa Arledge Powell of MediaSource about media relations in today's environment. It was sponsored by Agility PR Solutions and the sales pitch was minimal. My team is doing what it should. Also generated some good ideas for us to try. Thank you!

Congrats to The Virginia Mercury and Robert Zullo, editor of the Virginia Mercury on its 2-year anniversary and its thorough reporting and story-telling.

This is one of my favorite projects. Partnership with state newspaper lets readers give learning the old college try. spiderpride.richmond.edu/article/-/1870…

Richmond bookstores battle coronavirus and Amazon. I'm always impressed with how much care these booksellers give to authors. They go out of their way to promote authors with unique events. richmondbizsense.com/2020/08/12/ric…

I try to take advantage of free offerings. #EarnedMediaMastery has a great FREE lineup for the next 48 hours for my fellow communicators. Just finished the one on trends & best practices. Thanks Frank Strong 🤘🏻✒️🗡, Ned Lundquist

Two of my fav media relations experts are sharing how to get more positive coverage. Thank you Michael Smart and Shonali Burke (Shonali Burke). Check out the free #earnedmediamastery virtual summit! earnedmediamastery.com

Was thrilled to be able to hear from author Karen Catlin (@betterallies) today as part of a conversation about her book Better Allies, which we're reading University of Richmond. Thanks Keith W. McIntosh, Ed.D. for making this happen.

Great tips in this Ragan Communications piece about productivity. The one about building pyramids resonated with me, which works for me rather than starting with my most important assignment. I need a bit of a warm-up before I dive into a big assignment.

Read the pep talk by Rainbow Rowell from a few years ago. Just what I needed to read as I continue my #NaNoWriMo2020 adventure. Heard Rainbow Rowell speak at the #NFPW conference in Iowa after the publication of her first book. Reading those notes, too. Thanks for inspiring!

I was stalled in my #nanowrimo2020 efforts this am. Then I got an email from Rob Biesenbach, who suggested that to be a better storyteller one needs to think like a filmmaker. His advice was spot on and I can't wait for tomorrow's writing session. #sinC50k

Congrats Keith W. McIntosh, Ed.D.! Your #Spider family (University of Richmond) is proud of you.

My University of Richmond colleague Sunni Brown is presenting today to the Virtual Education Communicators Boot Camp 2 | PWorld. She's talking about "Maximizing Digital Platforms for Media Relations." She knows her stuff!

Great #MasterClass this morning with .MM Finck. Thanks to James River Writers for arranging. I'm overwhelmed, inspired, determined!

I'm thinking about my literary citizenship that @cmaum is discussing as part of Virginia Festival of the Book. Perhaps this counts. Always enjoy going to book signings, hearing the author, and buying the book.

Never thought about agents worrying about rejection. Good insight from rayhanesanders during Virginia Festival of the Book

Online and in today's paper: "Exiting University of Richmond (University of Richmond) president Ronald Crutcher (@racrutcher) speaks on race, renaming and the future of higher ed" richmond.com/news/local/edu… via Richmond Times-Dispatch, Eric Kolenich

I hope you will take a few minutes to read this. It's beautiful. Condolences to E.J. Montini. Thank you for writing it.

I'm excited to announce that I'll be presenting at #EDU21 on Intersections—a Cross-Cultural Conversation. We need to build our knowledge, awareness, and understanding of others to work with and lead others effectively. . To join me, visit events.educause.edu/annual-confere….