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Blog Entries by Holly Robinson from 01/2012

Did I Just Hammer a Nail Into My Bookstore's Coffin?

| Posted 01.09.2012 | Books
Read More: Social Media, Book Publicity, In Leah's Wake, Terri Giuliano Long, Breast Cancer, Eat Pray Love, Books, Writing, Independent Bookstores, Self-Publishing, Sleeping Tigers, Random House, Editors, Amazon, Createspace, Books News

Who am I to think that my novel is good enough to be published? Am I now as pathetic as those street poets I used to see in Berkeley, peddling their sappy, mistake-laden chapbooks for a dollar a copy? And how the hell does a writer act as her own publicist?

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Why I Told My Daughter to Quit Her Job

| Posted 01.18.2012 | College
Read More: Salaries, Quitting a Job, Unemployment, Empty Nesters, Life Choices, Economy, Living Wage, Careers, Career Counseling, College Majors, Parenting, Business, Job Market Statistics, College Graduates, Adult Children, College News

My daughter is the poster child for why college matters. She did everything right, and lo and behold, the system worked. Slowly, though, things unraveled.

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Maybe Private School Is Cheaper Than Ritalin

| Posted 01.31.2012 | Huffington Post
Read More: Montessori, Mental Health, Adhd, Boys, Parenting, Hyperactivity, Adderall, Education, Stimulants, Psychotropic Medications, Add, School Adjustment, Charter Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Ritalin, Child Psychiatry, Huffington Post News

Your child needs to be learning in a place that will support his strengths rather than view him as a problem. For children who are bright or anxious, active or inattentive, simply changing how and where they learn can make all the difference.

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