Archive for February, 2012

The one with the wrong tractors

February 29th, 2012 rocky

Have you shared a favourite podcast yet? There’s a free ebook to be had in return for shares/retweets etc. Yes, something for nothing, all for a little retweetypoo. Let’s go viral people!

And, of course, send me your links to share too.

Sharing any one podcast will send you to the download page for Carolyn’s first book. It can be this week’s, or last week’s or the first one ever, or any one of your favourites.

For the rest of this week I’ll be posting reminders of some of the most popular podcast episodes, and making it easier than ever to share them.

There’s a new like/share for button for Facebook at the top of the page, as well as the usual Twitter, Digg, Pligg, Pin, Reddit (etc. etc.) button below the post. Just hover over it for a myriad lovely, cuddly social options.
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Trucking in English Podcast: Brakes Shouldn’t Fail When You’re Tired, Part 1

February 26th, 2012 rocky

Have you shared a favourite podcast yet?

There are buttons above and below each post,  and one more week of this freebie to go.

The trucker gets shirty this week, she’s been around long enough to get things right and to get snotty with dispatch. Hubris? You bet.

Welcome to the first part of Chapter 20, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

Bad temper, good decisions and remembering about mountains this week.

Trucking in English therefore presents:

Chapter 20: Brakes Shouldn’t Fail When You’re Tired…
Part 1: In which our heroine remembers to be careful what you wish for.

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The one with the jackknife

February 25th, 2012 rocky

Have you shared a favourite podcast yet? There’s a free ebook to be had in return for shares/retweets etc. Yes, something for nothing, all for a little retweetypoo. Let’s go viral people!

And, of course, send me your links to share too.

Sharing any one podcast will send you to the download page for Carolyn’s first book. It can be this week’s, or last week’s or the first one ever, or any one of your favourites.

Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting reminders of some of the most popular podcast episodes, and making it easier than ever to share them.

There’s a new like/share for button for Facebook at the top of the page, as well as the usual Twitter, Digg, Pligg, Pin, Reddit (etc. etc.) button below the post. Just hover over it for a myriad lovely, cuddly social options.
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The one with the tulip bulbs.

February 22nd, 2012 rocky

 
Have you shared a favourite podcast yet? There’s a free ebook to be had in return for shares/retweets etc. Let’s go viral people! And, of course, send me your links to share too.

Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting reminders of some of the most popular podcast episodes, and making it easier than ever to share them.

There’s a new like/share for button for Facebook at the top of the page, as well as the usual Twitter, Digg, Pligg, Pin, Reddit (etc. etc.) button below the post. Just hover over it for a myriad lovely, cuddly social options.

And, if you’d like to download all 20 chapters quickly and easily, without messing about with the archive pages, there’s a cool little iTunes button at the top right of your screen. (While you’re there, you could even do a little review if you liked!)
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Trucking in English Podcast: All Together Now, Part 2

February 19th, 2012 rocky

Make sure you follow the blog this week, your free ebook will be here shortly!

Go on, it’s easy, you can follow with the buttons over there ———>

and you can share/retweet, digg, pligg and generally plaster them all over the interwebs with the buttons at the bottom of this post!

Welcome to the second part of Chapter 19, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

Mountains, turnpikes and another new friend this week.

Trucking in English therefore presents:

Chapter 19: All Together Now…
Part 2: The unexpectedly sparkly forklift driver.

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Freebies Hooray

February 12th, 2012 rocky

Here’s the first giveaway!

A free ecopy of Carolyn’s first book: A year on Planet Alzheimer; and a little longer in Canada (Yip, nothing to do with trucks) but first, you know the deal eh? Please hit a button on your favourite podcast!

Which podcast?

It can be this week’s, or last week’s or the first one ever, or any one of your favourites. If you can’t choose which, there will be some reminders of classic episodes over the next week or two.

Which button? You choose!


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This cute little button bank appears at the bottom of every podcast post, so you can:

Retweet, if you’re a tweeter.

Go ‘like’ the Facebook author fan page and hit ‘share’ if you’re a Facebooker.

Neither of those? How about an iTunes review? The itunes link at the top on the right under ‘Podcast Feeds’.
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Trucking in English Podcast: All Together Now, Part 1

February 12th, 2012 rocky

Look out for your free ebook coming soon!

And reviews and interviews and all manner of great new things.

The freebies will be in return for shares and tweets though, so get in practice now!

Go on, it’s easy, you can follow the podcasts with the buttons over there ———>

and you can share/retweet, digg, pligg and generally plaster them all over the interwebs with the buttons at the bottom of this post!

In the meantime, welcome to the first part of Chapter 19, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

Load bars, delays and places to sing about this week.

Trucking in English therefore presents:

Chapter 19: All Together Now…
Part 1: In which our heroine almost catches up.

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Trucking in English Podcast: Return to Cincinnati, Part 2

February 5th, 2012 rocky

Not long now til the Great Toronto PodCamp, where I will be learning how to bring you voices other than mine. But in the meantime, we’ve got a book to finish.

Welcome to the second part of Chapter 18, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

A spot of hubris, old friends and omelettes this week, and don’t forget to retweet. Get in some practice now, there will be giveaways for retweets soon!

Trucking in English therefore presents:

Chapter 18: Return to Cincinnati…
Part 2: In which our heroine finds out what went wrong.

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Updates galore

February 4th, 2012 rocky

Yes, I know, what’s going on? We got left in the middle of a chapter and it’s taking cliffhangers a bit too far.

Life intervened with the podcasting a bit, and coincided with a realisation that there will come an end at some point to the adventures. Whither the blog? Whither the book? Whither the podcasts? Decisions had to be made, researchings had to be researched.

And now it can be revealed…all the whithers in one hit!

The blog: I’ve been sent a book to review! Academy Chicago Publishers, bless their little cotton socks, emailed to ask if I’d like to review a new book they’re bringing out about trucking. They thought this blog was the ideal spot, which of course it is. I have it now, am happily reading and will post a review shortly.
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