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A New Book and a Worthy Cause

A friend of mine who is an author in Greece announced the release of her book, Change of Pace. She’s tying the proceeds of it to a worthy cause, so I wanted to share it: Date: 4/16/2012 Subject: Book Release … Continue reading

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Writer’s Holiday Wish – Will it Come Tr

Writer’s Holiday Wish – Will it Come True? http://ow.ly/7V2wn

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A Writer’s Holiday Wish

Several postings ago I wrote about the importance of persistence. I keep pulling that up for my own encouragement as I continue my pursuit of that elusive treasure – a YES from an agent, which would give me at least … Continue reading

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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE

I’m about to reveal my age by this post – oh, wait, I did that in the last post, so I have nothing to hide! I graduated from high school in 1967. I was a cheerleader in those hope-filled years. … Continue reading

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Troy High School Cheerleaders in 1967

This is a departure from my usual blogs to hunt for “missing persons.”. Were you a cheerleader at Troy High School in 1967? (or know someone who was?) Friendly’s on Hoosick in Troy has a huge photo of that year’s … Continue reading

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Writing influences-Anne Tyler, Hillary C

Writing influences-Anne Tyler, Hillary Clinton, or perhaps Benjamin Button? Sofia Essen interviews author Dawn Lajeunesse http://ow.ly/6y4EN

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Mark your calendars NYS Capital Region r

Mark your calendars NYS Capital Region readers: Lady Myah Brown, president of Focus on Humanity (a not-for-profit organization which provides disaster relief and recovery services) is hosting a fundraising event for Adirondack authors at her gift shop and cafe at … Continue reading

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Do yourself a favor and Check out Iona Portal

Do yourself a favor Check out Iona Portal by Robert David MacNeil. http://ow.ly/6q0pt

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Write Tight – The Art and Skill of Efficient Writing

Whether you’re writing an article, a short story, or a book length fiction or non-fiction, your product consists of smaller pieces – paragraphs, sentences, phrases, clauses, words. The clarity and impact of your message depends on precise selection of words … Continue reading

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Practical info about traditional publish

Practical info about traditional publishing and query critiques! http://ow.ly/5GmqO

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