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#ThorsdaySmile – Dachshunds on Parade

Marcia Meara's avatarThe Write Stuff

Somedays, I’m just compelled to share pictures of stubby-legged
little sausagey guys, because . . . FUNNY!
Enjoy!

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(We call this the Pre-rinse Cycle)

(Had to include the big guy. He wouldn’t turn loose of his pal.)

And Finally (The Truth is Out!)

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Annette Rochelle Aben's avatarAnnette Rochelle Aben

Notions in your head

Make your world a better place

One step at a time

You have choices, and options

Following the higher road

©2018 Annette Rochelle Aben

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Thoughts & Quotes: Forgiveness

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33 Calls for Submissions in July 2018 – Paying markets – by Erica Verrillo…

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PURE TRASH by Bette A. Stevens—“A single day—a lifetime of lessons!” ONLY 99¢ thru July 4th, 2018

Bette A. Stevens's avatarBette A. Stevens, Maine Author

PURE TRASH by Bette A. Stevens—this short story set in the 1950s offers readers and book clubs insight into poverty and prejudice in rural New England during a time in history when many families were living the American Dream. Read all about it and GRAB A COPY of PURE TRASH TODAY! http://amzn.to/1T5tMAZ 

“A great book for young adults, parents, guardians, mentors, and educators to read. Strongly recommended!” Yoong

“A nostalgic gem – I was swept away from the first paragraph and thoroughly enjoyed this skillfully written short story. This author knows how to paint mind-pictures and flavor them with taste, smell, and sound.”  WJ Scott, Children’s Author, Fairy Dust.

“Pure Trash is unlike any story I’ve read. At first, it reads like a memoir from Reminisce Magazine, but as the story unfolds, I connected with the characters at a deep level. The author explores prejudice, class division, alcoholism…

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I can’t brain today, I have the dumb

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No Sad Songs by Frank Morelli Review and Interview

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Hello my fellow little munchkins. How are you all doing? I am doing well. I am on the second and final post for this blog tour but it is going to be a really long one so please be prepared.

Anyways, why don’t we just get into it?


sad songs

Blurb:

“Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer’s is more work than he ever imagined.

And when long-lost Uncle Nick appears on the scene, Gabe soon finds that living with Nick and Grandpa is like babysitting two grown men. Aside from…

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CDAD Storytelling – Brilliant Detroit & Book Submission DEADLINE via @CDADDetroit #motownwriters

@SylviaHubbard1's avatarMotown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network

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Brilliant Detroit
Creating Kid Success Neighborhoods

The latest installment of our Community Storytelling Initiative video series features CDAD Member Organization Brilliant Detroit. Brilliant Detroit works to create “Kid Success Neighborhoods” through engaging neighbors and families to help create the programming and services provided through each Brilliant Detroit house. Oftentimes, Brilliant Detroit will renovate a residential house in the center of neighborhoods and create resource centers where families can come together for everything from exercise and cooking classes, to school readiness and reading at grade-level programs. To learn more about Brilliant Detroit visit http://brilliantdetroit.org/

Community Development in Detroit:
50 Years of Building Neighborhood Power Book Submissions

DEADLINE
FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2018 at Midnight

CDAD is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In recognition of the event, we are planning to produce a collection of works on community development in Detroit. Looking back 50 years from the 1967 civil…

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What Good Is An Agent? Answers From Writers.

Morgan Hazelwood's avatarWRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS

https://youtu.be/8bsDxJ7awgM%5BPrevious related topics: Why? How? What? ]

If you’ve been paying attention to the literary agency world in the last month or so, you probably heard about the embezzlement conviction of Darin Webb, the accountant for the 49-year-old UK literary agency: Donadio & Olson. Webb’s total theft? $3.4 MILLION DOLLARS.

Then, this opinion piece came out on kriswrites.com and was passed around, warning of the dangers and lack of oversight for all agents. It may have left you wondering… with all the risks, why would I want a literary agent?

Well, at Balticon 52, I got to hear a variety of perspectives from published authors who’ve had every sort of agent possible. Here are the stories of Leah Cypess, Keith RA DeCandido, CS Friedman, Tee Morris, and their hunt for a quality agent.

How These Writers Got Their Current Agent

CS Friedman started off with just a publisher…

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