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Languages of Windemere by the Characters

Luke-  So everyone in Windemere speaks English, which we call Tradespeak, right? Fizzle-  Fizzle speak differently, so other tongues exist. Fritz-  There are moments where it’s mentioned that people are speaking in other languages and a translator is around.  Other … Continue reading →

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Kindle Educational Content: Calling Authors

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Educational Authors Do you write educational books? Any age. College material, high school, middle grades, elementary, kindergarten, preschool. Doesn’t matter. Or have you been thinking about writing educational books? Have you had any troubles or concerns…

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…a real treat… Author John W. Howell graces the Guest Blog slot today… #TBSU…

Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
…among many superb friends who populate my virtual WURLD, Author John W. Powell is a shining light… he’s popping a terrific wee short story on here as a taster for yeez as to the man’s…

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Tanaga Submissions

One more day to submit your Tanaga poetry for the June issue of Voices of Poetry and Prose!

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Written in Another Language: Thrill or Headache?

One of the most common ‘complaints’ one hears about fantasy and science-fiction is that everyone speaks in the same language.  From aliens to orcs, they usually seem to know the human tongue.  I’ve heard people say that this draws them … Continue reading →

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Flying Gnomes. Any Suggestions?

So, I’m reaching a point in my newest book that I probably should have thought about a bit more before it was looming.  The gnomes have recently made a flying city and I need to figure out a way to … Continue reading →

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Daddy on the Think-About-It Couch

So, this is a story from this week that involves the toddler.  In school, they have the ‘Think-About-It’ chair, so we created the ‘Think-About-It’ couch.  When he’s bad or gets into a tantrum, we put him there and talk him … Continue reading →

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Why They Write

Sorry!  I totally forgot that I was going to list people’s answers and reasons to Monday’s question.  Please check out the blogs and published works of everyone: “I’m on board with most of that but I write poetry and know … Continue reading →

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Tanaga Submissions

Call for poetry submissions. Get your Tanaga in by May 7th.

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Indie Publishing Is Dynamic

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Introduction Traditional publishing has its benefits, but so does indie publishing. However, those benefits are meaningless if you don’t take advantage of them. One of the great advantages of indie publishing is the opportunity to swiftly…

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