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Monthly Archives: Feb 2019
The Danger Of Dirty Links
Originally posted on WordyNerdBird:
With all the attention given among the Indie community to the removal of book reviews by Amazon, I’m amazed at the number of authors who still post dirty links to their books on social media. This…
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The Day I Met My Mother
Originally posted on Karen J. Mossman:
by Karen J Mossman ? This story has hung around in my head for twenty odd years. Now and again it pops up and it still makes me chuckle. The question I always asked…
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How Difficult is it to Trace Ancestors Whose Surname is SMITH?
RESEARCHING MY SMITH ANCESTORS When I first thought about doing some research on my family tree, I thought it would be an almost impossible task because my maiden surname was SMITH, a really common surname. My brother’s marriage confirmed to … Continue reading
Posted in #Love, Blog, Family History, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged coachman, common surnames, Family History, Family trees, help from close relatives, Liverpool families, plumber, research, Smith surname
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Welcome to Women in Horror 2019 – Introducing poet and author of horror fiction – Joanne Van Leerdam
Originally posted on Unusual Fiction :
Welcome to the first of our WiHM 2019 Author Interviews on Unusual Fiction. It gives me great pleasure to introduce, once again, poet and writer of horror fiction – Joanne Van Leerdam. Joanne Van Leerdam…
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The Day I Met The Other Me.
Happily browsing in a particularly long, narrow aisle of a clothing store, I was concentrating on the display of numerous tops and blouses. Carefully examining each one, I got about halfway down the racks when my path was blocked by … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Humour, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged browsing, crazy things, dancing in the aisles, Humour, Laughing, new tops to wear, Nice woman, reflections, Shopping, Silly things we do
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HITTING BRICK WALLS
HITTING BRICK WALLS IN FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH I spent over 14 years researching the many branches of my family tree and then reached so many brick walls, I decided to give up for a while and write the books I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Books, Family History, Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancestors, autobiography, Brick walls, churches, Discovery, Family bibles, Family History, farmers, historic records, rites of passage
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How Not To Do Book Promotion.
Originally posted on WordyNerdBird:
Every author I know dreams of finding the perfect ‘set and forget’ book promotion.? I’m here with some bad news: it doesn’t exist.? Effective book promotion is about engagement and communication.? It’s letting people know your…
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