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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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Filed Under: New Books and Screenplays, Writing

2011 Writing Projects

January 6, 2011 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As the new year unfolds, I’m working on three writing projects. Two are books, the other a motion picture adaptation of a popular novel I wrote four years ago. Each is exciting for different reasons. The projects are: Because People Matter, a business book I’m writing for managing partner Steve Mayer about the inspiring rise […]

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New Year’s Resolve: 14 Words to Forget

January 3, 2011 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Congratulations, Lake Superior State University! The Lakers do not play football and their Division I hockey team is 6-10-4 (but has sent a dozen past players to the NHL). Their basketball team is 8-3 overall but 2-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Division. That league ain’t big. Just sayin.’ The tiny school […]

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Filed Under: Humor, The Creative Process, Uncategorized, Writing

Why A Good Question is Always Worth Asking

November 10, 2010 by Ocean Palmer 4 Comments

On average, once a week someone contacts me to talk about writing. Usually they are friends of friends aspiring to write. Their motivations vary. If their reasons seem pure I try to help. Having reviewed a lot of books throughout the years to the joy and angst of may, my reputation is that I’m somewhere […]

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