Hal’s Info
SPOTLIGHTING HAL’S BACKGROUND– Career writer; national book award winner; radio host; publisher; management trainer; editor-in-chief; professor-of-the year award winner; two federal appointments to SBA Advisory Council; national marketing award winner; National Committee for Quality Health Care; past regular contributor to Delmarva Quarterly magazine and DESK magazine for business owners, and host of ongoing writers’ critique group as instructor with Delaware Creative Writing Center.
SPOTLIGHTING HAL’S PRESENT BUSINESS PURSUIT– Seeking limited number of sales and marketing-focused writing, consulting and project management assignments. A SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGIST, he coaches owners and managers with strategic marketing action plans and all levels of business writing . . . from website content and social networking sales to branding programs and full service traditional advertising and public relations campaigns. Refer to www.TheWriterWorks.com for background, contact information, and partial client list. His out-of-the-box campaigns have produced over $1 billion in client sales!
SPOTLIGHTING HAL’S PRESENT COMMUNITY PURSUIT– Launching and soliciting support for a “TALES ON WHEELS” (converted schoolbus) mobile classroom to teach book appreciation, creative writing and stand-up presentation skills to “academically-undernourished” children in the State of Delaware.
Though it’s proudly “The First State” in the U.S., Delaware is ranked 44th worst out of 50 in literacy, with just 6 out of 10 graduating high school.
Delaware Governor Markell and Lt. Governor Denn apparently believe this is not a problem and have rejected proposal consideration out-of-hand because “it doesn’t fit (their) agenda,” meaning it’s not politically-charged enough to help their re-election cause.
The place to start to turn these numbers around is to work with youngsters who lack the opportunities for self expression because self-expression helps build and strengthen self-esteem.
Self-esteem helps build and strengthen self-confidence.
Self-confidence is the cornerstone of success in every aspect of life pursuits… without exception! (…without exception!)
SPOTLIGHTING HAL’S PRESENT PUBLISHING PURSUIT– Seeking AAR literary agent to represent his newest work, HIGH TIDE, a fictionalized version of true events surrounding the sabotage of America’s biggest offshore drug delivery 15 miles off the Jersey Shore. See bookjacket synopsis –click Literary Agents tab above.
Hi Hal,
Have just started reading your blogs and certainly hope that Tales on Wheels gets rolling along. I know children all over will benefit because it is so much more than “just about” reading. As an adult, I can tell you I’m never bored when I’m waiting in line (or waiting for someone to show for a meeting) because I always carry something to read. If I can lend a hand photography-wise, let me know.
Cheers!
Hal,
Great job! I read it all and am impressed. First you tugged at my emotional strings with a little girl, and then you turn around and scare the hell out of me with a ghost story!
Seriously, it is impressive; and you were as modest as possible in giving your rich background.
I would like to buy and read your book when ready.
Keep up the good work! Educate Delaware!
Jim [Retired sales and marketing executive]
Hi Hal, While commenting on your blog site and the “ARE YOU BREATHING?” article, I noticed the blurb you have here about your “TALES ON WHEELS” program. I’d like to know more. What can I do to help? Judy Vorfeld
Hi Judy – At the moment, the TALES ON WHEELS project is in embryo stage; half a dozen newspapers and the major TV station here gave me free publicity on the idea, which has rallied a dozen or so heavily-credentialed anxious volunteers and strong expressions of support from a number of state education leaders.
With the help of the publisher of a major area newspaper, the Cape Gazette, and the new Delaware Tech-sponsored Creative Writing Center of Delaware in Lewes, I am hopeful of connecting with the universities in DE to provide teaching interns and curriculum input, and with voc tech schools here to support a school bus conversion and maintenance project (all of which I once created and spearheaded in the form of a similar seniors’ consumer education mobile unit project when I was a professor in NJ).
We would love to find a couple of business sponsors, but pickings are slim in this economy . . . so, like using my blog to stir up some literary agent interests, I’m hoping publicity and volunteers and educational institution support will help stir up grant money from the government.
Long-term, the goal is to get TALES ON WHEELS up and running and serve as a model for other states, but—like the kitchen peeler job—it’s one potato at a time. We will definitely keep you (and all my blog visitors, thank you) posted as we move forward. I am, of course, always appreciative of ideas and input. Thank you for asking.
Hal…
A friend stumbled across your piece about me, gave me a head’s up and, voila! Here I am. Ain’t technology grand.
It was a delight discovering how prolific you’ve been. Where are you living? We’re in Manhattan. Would love to see you and catch up.
Thanks for the kind words. I was quite honored.
Mike
As I live and breathe, what a wonderful and unexpected pleasure to hear from the mentor I’ve most admired for over 40 years! Mike, you have been more inspiration than you’ll ever know. I completely lost track of you after all these years, but never forgot the creative writing lessons. I am SO looking forward to speaking with you and am tracking you down as I write this (yeah, about the grandness of technology!) Well, now that you stuck your neck out, it’s just a matter of time ’til we reconnect. I look forward to it. And thanks for the visit! Best – Hal
This is Maryann Conneely. Tina Crespo and I were discussing names from OCC. Yours came up – we googled and Voila!
I’ve made a business with my music (website above) and Tina has Free Birthday Stuff.com
And you thought we weren’t listening!
Would love to hear from you, and good to see your smiling face.
Sing-cerely,
Mar.
What a great thing to hear from two former prize students from Ocean Country College days! You have both excelled and I am pleased to have been a part of your lives. Congratulations on all that you’ve both achieved with your career pursuits. And please see my email about this. I hope we can connect and catch up. My best to you both! Hal