Every few weeks Dan Blanchard, President of the APSS-Connecticut chapter, holds a "Coffee with Dan" event to talk with chapter members. Here is a well-attended recent event, and more are scheduled regularly. 

What do a cat and a refrigerator have in common? They both have a place to put fish, they both have tails, and they both come in a variety of colors. What similarities does your book concept have with a recipe in a cookbook? A bud about to open? Building a house? Making a law? Raising a child? Waging war? How can these help you approach your idea in a new way? To what can you compare your idea?

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“I listen to many webinars but your APSS talk is one of the most outstanding I've heard - you had my full attention. (I just watched the replay now.) So much valuable information given in a clear, concise manner. It really inspired me to want to learn more about getting Facebook to work for me. I believe you're an answer to a prayer.”

                 Lee Jackson

“Time and again I was told, ‘Don’t do it.’ But sometimes the best advice is that which you don’t take.”

     Toby Cosgrove, M.D.