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Interview With Eva Blaskovic!
“Interview With Eva Blaskovic!” with Patty Wiseman, author of An Unlikely Arrangement and An Unlikely Beginning, was published on February 16, 2012 and is posted in Patty’s Inspirations blog. “The...
View ArticleLanguage De-evolution: How Will It Affect Our Thinking?
Computer programers pay attention to detail and need to know the language and syntax of the program, which takes time to learn. You and I probably don’t know how to do it because we don’t want to take...
View ArticleWriting Tips: When to Adhere to the Rules and When to Break Them, and Why...
Surprise: there is a place for bad grammar in good writing. But when and where? And, really, why should you care? Tips about grammar for creative writers, bloggers, professionals, employees, business...
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Featured Excerpt in Angie’s DIARY – Beyond the Precipice Chapter 1
An excerpt from BEYOND THE PRECIPICE, Chapter 1: The ‘Cello Girl is now featured in Angie’s DIARY Online Writing Magazine. Read the rest of the chapter and experience how Bret Killeen, gifted musician,...
View ArticleDo We Understand the Value of Custom Work?
Custom work is not a bunch of products on a store shelf. Unlike one-size-fits-all items put through an assembly line, custom service is a specialty item designed for one buyer, and tailored to that...
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The New Fad of “Your”
I’m sure some of you have noticed that there is an unprecedented misuse of the homonyms “your” and “you’re.” There have always been cases of homonym confusion in the past, but today the “your” problem...
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What is plagiarism? It is more than copying someone’s written work directly. It is using their ideas without a proper reference. Liz Broomfield explains this beautifully in her article “On plagiarism,”...
View ArticleInvestment: It Applies to People
When one hears the word investment, perhaps visions of money come to mind. However, in the greater scope of the word, to invest in something means to put something forth in the hope that it will return...
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Evaluation: In the Eye of the Beholder
I grew up believing, as did so many in our generation, that you present your attributes to the world, get evaluated objectively, and based on that evaluation, get assigned the lifestyle that you have...
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Inspired By Disney
Disney WorldPhoto CreditLeslie Sanches Hodgins My oldest daughter first showed me that dreams come true. At age six, she wanted to go to Disney World. I told her the only way that would happen is if...
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Paula’s Victory
Paula HodginsPoster Child and Valedictorian for CDI Collegeduring her speech at Delta Edmonton.October 25, 2013 To be a college Valedictorian is an honour and great accomplishment for anyone, but for...
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Sell to the young, Or there’s no money in it. Fun things like video games, Consoles, movies. Sell to the young The things they enjoy, Not the things they may need. Easy things, entertainment, Special...
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The Awesomeness of Teens: 10 Tips for Parents
As a parent of teens (15 and 16) and previous teens (now in their 20s), the most useful idea I can pass on is view life through their eyes! Of course, that should be standard when dealing with a child...
View ArticleLosing Your Mind? Your Memory Loss May Not Be Age
Don’t blame it on age. You could be losing your memory because too much is going on at once. Multi-tasking, interruptions, and a crazy life–especially chronically crazy–robs you of the chance to...
View ArticleMeet Patty Wiseman, Award-Winning Author
I am happy to have as my guest today Patty Wiseman, author, whose books have won several awards. Thank you, Patty, for joining me on my website. Patty, can you tell us what books you have written? An...
View ArticleDystopian Fiction: A View On This Popular Genre
It is written that utopia is boring to readers, that we are not wired to read about no conflict (how about goals?), and that a perfect world is so unachievable there is no point in writing about it....
View ArticleIs My Manuscript Ready For Publication? Steps After Professional Editing
Liz Dexter beautifully explains what authors can expect once their manuscript has been professionally edited. Reblogged from the original article: “On completion of your edit, will my manuscript be...
View ArticleWhat is Plagiarism Really?
What is plagiarism? It is more than copying someone’s written work directly. It is using their ideas without a proper reference. Liz Broomfield explains this beautifully in her article “On plagiarism,”...
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Custom work is not a bunch of products on a store shelf. Unlike one-size-fits-all items put through an assembly line, custom service is a specialty item designed for one buyer, and tailored to that...
View ArticleThe New Fad of “Your”
I’m sure some of you have noticed that there is an unprecedented misuse of the homonyms “your” and “you’re.” There have always been cases of homonym confusion in the past, but today the “your” problem...
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