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Monthly Archives: Jun 2014
The Scare of Giggle Monsters
Originally posted on Otrazhenie:
From a special report about giggling girls, written by an adult man who doesn’t know any. 😉 From http://jdstonetalks.wordpress.com “It starts innocently enough: a chortle here, a guffaw there. We’ve all had a chuckle or two in…
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Ditching The New Author Tag
After selling and giving away well over one thousand copies of my psychological thriller “Tissue of Lies”, I’ve decided to stop calling myself a new author. It just doesn’t feel right to go on describing myself this way. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Psychological Thriller, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon Kindle E-books, author, Lifestyle, Psychological thriller, Self-publishing, Suspense
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The Red Sweater
Originally posted on getoutamyhead:
Crystal’s Story The sky has been gray all day, with darker clouds moving in from the west. Looks like it could rain at any moment. But, she’ll be here, she always is. Rain or shine, the…
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Apathy
Originally posted on Perspectives on Life, the Universe and Everything:
Most wonderful creation, of gods, nature Believe what you can beauty in chain Raise a shallow voice It is suffice? For the suffering, that pain Then I call it art…
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The Giggle of the Week
Originally posted on My Good Time Stories:
Photo Credit: Nartin Mutch via CC Flickr Everyone needs a giggle and a smile…at least once a week…so, here is a good giggle for you! A blind man and his guide dog enter…
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My First Ever Acylic Painting
Promoting Authors, Poets and Artists http://stevenleocampbell.com http://nicholasrossis.me http://getoutamyhead.com http://catartios.wordpress.com https://carolec55.wordpress.com http://aliisaacstoryteller.com
Posted in Art, Countryside, Original Paintings, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, Landscape, Mountains, Original paintings, Snow Scene, Stream, Trees, Winter Scene
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Acrylic Painting From My Archive (5)
Not the best angle for a photograph I agree, but it’s the only one I have and I no longer have the painting. I was trying to get a water-colour appearance from acrylic and thought it worked in the background trees and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Countryside, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, Bridge, Landscape, Original paintings, Village Scene, Waterfowl
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A Great Thought…
Originally posted on My Good Time Stories:
A Great Thought For Your Day An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t pt you down unless you…
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Remember This Miniature Question?
Do you remember when I asked if you could make a picture from the dabbed image below? The image below is what I saw in it; it’s not a brilliant painting but it was fun. I changed the colours … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, Fun Challenge, Original paintings, Painting
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Another Acrylic Painting From My Archives (4)
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Posted in Art, Countryside, Uncategorized
Tagged Haunting Scene, Isolated Spot, Original Painting, Ruined Castle, WaterReflections
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Another Acrylic Painting From My Archive (3)
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Posted in Art, Countryside, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Acrylic Paint, Art, author, Original paintings
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Lucky 7 Challenge
Here is the challenge. On your WIP (work in progress) go to page 7 or 77 whichever you choose, and from the 7th line post 7 consecutive unedited sentences to your blog. Tag 7 people. Page 7 (or 77) 7th Line Post 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing Challenge
Tagged author, Fun, Fun Challenge, New Book, Unpublished Book, Work in Progress, writing, Writing Challenge
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Finding your Voice: the Whole Works
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I was reading a lovely post on Points of View by my friend Nat Russo and it occurred to me how easy it is to pry apart a book – and writing in general –…
Illogical
Originally posted on belsbror:
One time when I was in high school, I was tempted to enroll in a pre-Law course after graduation. There was a small part of me that wanted to serve in the name of justice and…
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Cover Reveal: KISS ME, CAPTAIN by Gwen Jones
Originally posted on doingsomereading:
Welcome to the Cover Reveal for Gwen Jones’s fun and sassy follow up to Wanted: Wife, book #1!!!! You may have remembered her first book in the series, Wanted: Wife, which was a fabulous Book that…
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Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
Originally posted on Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth:
Surely I did once love a boy, Who thought me no more than a toy, Or perhaps a passing whim, He broke my heart so shame on him. And then one…
What Literary Agents Want To See When They Google You
This is somethng every author should know. Google your own name after reading this article.
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