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Character. Action. Setting.
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Lucky you! By chance, I pulled two blog spots this week! Photo credit: PeteJackson Yesterday I talked about paring down your words to the bone – which is a message, when boiled down, is simply put as- “get to the point.” Sometimes it’s tough to…
Clean Jokes for Toastmasters
Originally posted on Joanne Guidoccio:
Use one of these jokes at your next meeting. ********************* A doctor was taking her four-year-old to preschool. The doctor’s stethoscope was on the car seat and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. “Be still, my heart,” thought the physician, “my daughter wants to follow…
Author Feature: Kylie Betzner, aka Lit Chic
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Most of you have probably come across the gorgeous Kylie Betzner, aka Lit Chic, and her lovely sister, Toni. So, it should come as no news to you that Kylie is about to release her first book, The Quest for the Holy Something or Other, which you can preorder on Amazon. Today, however,…
Judy: The miracle dog of World War II
Originally posted on Eagle-Eyed Editor:
Judy on the deck of the Grasshopper. Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. If you’re a dog lover or a fan of World War II history, have I got a book for you. I’ve just read a book from author Damien Lewis called Judy: The Unforgettable Story of The Dog…
Chapter 17 of The Peace River Chronicles Book III
Originally posted on The Encouragement Corner:
No portion of this may be copied without a link to this site. All rights belong to the author, Aleta Kay. Copyright 1/13/2015 Chapter 17 Book III Mickey was running as fast as he could go. He kept looking over his shoulder. Oh, what had he done? Why did…
Here is my interview Megan Morgan
Originally posted on authorsinterviews:
Name: Megan Morgan Age: 39 Where are you from: Cleveland, Ohio A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc: I’m an urban fantasy, romance (mostly paranormal), and erotica author. I’m also a bartender and I’ve worked in the service industry for a lot of years. I’m a PRO…
A Stellar Correlation: Spin and Age *** Posted From Centauri Dreams
Posted: 13 Jan 2015 04:10 AM PST Figuring out how fast a star spins can be a tricky proposition. It’s fairly simple if you’re close by, of course — in our Solar System, we can observe sunspot patterns on our own star and watch as they make a full rotation, the spin becoming obvious. From […]
…Scottish contributions to More Picturesque Speech…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…this ol’ Jurassic was born and bred in Dockland Govan in Glasgow, which de facto makes ‘English’ a foreign language… certain phraseology is found only within the borders of Caledonia and within the vocabularies of Scots, wherever they may land on the planet (people are Scotland’s best exports)… in truth,…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 