Monthly Archives: Jul 2014

Writing Tips by J.K. Rowling


Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image credit: Daniel Ogren on flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27077452@N04/4513125422). Reproduced under Creative Commons 2.0 I think that most writers admire J.K. Rowling.  We’ve heard how she spent hours writing her books in an Edinburgh café (I…

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What’s the deal with that hashtag thing?


Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Last weekend, at the blogging panel (which, by the way, was a blast) during the question and answer period, a woman asked about hashtags – “what are they?” If she…

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Cross Stitch No. 3


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Writing the 3rd Person Omniscient Voice with Confidence


Originally posted on Veronica Bale's Blog:
Whether this is a well-known fact or not, I don’t know. But if you didn’t know this already, then here it is: writing from the perspective of third-person omniscient is the easiest way…

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…a rite of passage… when an Indie Author develops into a Self-Publishing Warrior… #TBSU…


Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…it seems like a hundred years ago now, when this ol’ Jurassic first stepped off the ’plane at Kai Tak Airport to take up a post in merchant banking in Hong Kong… ringing in my…

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Pre-Diabetes – Millions of people are undiagnosed! The Glycemic Index approach to reducing the risk.


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…Authors, there’s no need to sell yer soul to the Marketing Devil… just get yer promotional balance right… #TBSU…


Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…this ol’ Jurassic scribbler has been referred to more than once in the past as a ‘balanced Scotsman’—with a chip on each shoulder… that’s as may be, but I know for certain I’m a kinda…

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Cross Stitch No. 2


Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://sueperryauthor.com http://bowendiaries.wordpress.com http://aliisaacstoryteller.com Carole Parkes, Author http://islandeditions.wordpress.com http://johndaviddolon.wix.com http://seumasgallacher.wordpress.com http://elisabethwheatley.wordpress.com http://www.SarahMorgan.com http:// Your own website here. Copy this list and add to your own post. By helping others this way you can also promote yourself.

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Moving On To Needlecrafts


Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://smorgasbordinvitationon.wordpress.com http://poetreecreations.org Carole Parkes, Author http://keithgarrettpoetry.com http:// Add your website link here and copy this list to your next post. You know it makes sense as you’ll be promoting yourself as well as helping others.

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Machine Embroidery and Applique Art Project


I spent an interesting few hours creating this, my first machine embroidered art piece. I need to frame it now. Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://legendsofwindemere.com http://annashinoda.wordpress.com Welcome! Carole Parkes, Author Home http:// Your website here. Add this list including … Continue reading

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Sunathon..


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Just Pressed: New Books by Authors on WordPress.com


Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Gabrielle Bell, a cartoonist based in Brooklyn, New York, has published a new book, Truth Is Fragmentary: Travelogues & Diaries. Raw, revealing, and sometimes surreal, this comic diary serves up what Gabrielle is known for — her…

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More Experimental Art


Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets Welcome! http://getoutamyhead.com http://wefalllaughing.wordpress.com Carole Parkes, Author http://blessedart1111.wordpress.com http://rachelcarerra.wordpress.com http:// Add your website here and add this list to your next blog. You know it makes sense as your post will also be advertising your website along … Continue reading

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Exposed by my children for what I really look like


Originally posted on Bridgette Tales:
Flipping through the pictures on my phone, I see it. My first reaction is shock. Who took this hideous picture of me? Self-loathing and disgust swell up and threaten to bring me to tears. Just…

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The Worst Question to Ask a Book Lover


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Felt Tip Pens on Plain paper- Scribble-Doodle


  Promoting Authors,  Artists and Poets HOME http://300stories.wordpress.com http://cpsingleton42.wordpress.com Carole Parkes, Author http://rosieamber.wordpress.com Your website here Why don’t you add this list to your post?  You know it makes sense.

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Water Colour Pencils on Plain Paper


  Promoting Authors, Artists and Poets http://poetreecreations.org http://keithgarrettpoetry.com http://moorezart.wordpress.com Carole Parkes, Author http://eyewillnotcry.wordpress.com http://disappearinginplainsight.com Your website here Why don’t you copy this list to your next post and add your own website?  You know it makes sense.

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Seeing Happiness


Originally posted on smilecalm:
Dwelling in the present moment, we can see so many beauties and wonders right before our eyes–a child’s smile, the sun rising, the autumn leaves ~Thich Nhat Hanh flowers often seem nicer on the other side…

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“If he’s truly out of sight, is he truly out of mind”…


This poem really spoke to me. It captures the difficulty couples find in communicating perfectly. I love it.

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Our Featured Presentation: The Meaning of Life


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