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PRESS RELEASE: “The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness”

October 14, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Press Release for “The Impact” Thrilled the book is finally here and tremendously proud to share the hard work. Click the link below for the press release to learn more. press-release-the-impact-12oct16 I have added this intellectual property into my corporate and collegiate teaching portfolio. These highly interactive sessions are perfect for executive retreats, corporate meetings, customer […]

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“The Impact of Technology” … and A Most Intriguing Interview Queston

October 13, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The Single Incident I was asked recently during lunch with a meeting planner what single incident inspired me to research and write The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness. Since that was a new one — I had never been asked that one before — I had to think about the answer. A vivid, colorful slide show flashed […]

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NEW BOOK! “The Impact”

February 19, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I am super-excited to announce the impending release of my new book: The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness. The fourth in my behavioral life skills series, The Impact has been in research for several years. I am thrilled the book is near completion and will soon be available around the world. The time invested, […]

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Midwest Book Review: “Portable Dad”

June 5, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

June 5, 2015 MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW by Andy Jordan, Andy’s Bookshelf Reviewer’s Bookwatch: June 2015 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review “Portable Dad” by Ocean Palmer 9780976548546 $12.95 www.amazon.com <http://www.amazon.com> “Portable Dad: Stuff to Know Without the Lecture” is a compilation of self-help advice from seminar teacher Ocean Palmer. Portable Dad isn’t specifically a […]

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7 Tips for Writing A (Good) Short Film

September 3, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

One of the wonderful joys of an affordable digital camera is the opportunity it brings for anyone with ambition and an idea to film his or her own movie short. A friend of mine teaches a cinematography class and his student currently face their final exam, the culmination of the program curriculum: combining everything they […]

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A Peek Behind “The Raven of St. James’s Park” Movie Deal

January 21, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

I optioned a movie recently and for that you can blame Bulova, the old watch maker. On July 1, 1941 they paid $9 to run the first television commercial broadcast in the United States. Because of that I love movies. A New York station, WNBT, ran the ad before a baseball game between the Brooklyn […]

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“We Got to Play Baseball” Now in eBook Format

September 28, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

978-1-61897-983-4sample As baseball’s regular season winds down, “We Got to Play Baseball” (60 Stories from Men Who Played the Game) is now available in eBook format. To download a sample, including chapter one, click the hot link to the left (978-xxx). To order, simply click either link on the final sample page. Included in the […]

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Ocean Palmer’s 20 Keys to Better Writing

August 8, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

About every three weeks I am contacted by an aspiring writer searching for advice in advance of writing a story or book. Since it is easy to write but hard to write well, here are 20 things I suggest they consider: Have a voice. Do not copy someone else’s style. Find your voice; and once […]

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New book: “We Got to Play Baseball”

September 4, 2011 by Ocean Palmer 4 Comments

I was very excited this week to finish and submit the manuscript for a new book, We Got to Play Baseball, co-authored with former Major League All-Star Gregg Olson. Gregg and I have been friends for a long time but this project, two years in the making, brought us even closer. Gregg was the 1989 […]

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