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January 28

Importance of Education
Education is important to me because it helped me achieve my goals…first of being a teacher and now an author. I did not want to go to college after High School. I was tired of school and just wanted to get out there and make money, so I got a job that, by the way, [...]

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January 26

Create An Amazing Character
This is from a workshop I presented to children but actually applies to anyone wanting to create an interesting character in a story. There are many things you have to consider, when creating character.                                                                         For instance, when I created Rose in my Erie Canal Cousins Series, I had to [...]

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January 15

Review: Railroad Man
This is a review of a book I read this weekend: Railroad Man by Alle Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Railroad Man by Alle Wells—-A Very Enjoyable Story Alle Wells has written a wonderful book that gives us a glimpse into life in Georgia in the 1900s, through the story of Mick McDonald, [...]

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January 14

Advice for Wanna-Be Authors
This is from a talk I gave to a high school group in November: An Author’s job consists of writing.                  Assess your writing skills: Are you curious? Do you love people? Do you have strong computer skills? Do people like what you write? Do you try to write three or four times a week? These [...]

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January 13

Life…a Brief Candle or a Splendid Torch
“Life is not a ‘brief candle.’ It is a splendid torch that must be made to burn as brightly as possible before it is handed on to the next generation.” ~ George Bernard Shaw, Irish critic and playwright I started the day reading this quote from SparkPeople Healthy Reflections. And this is SO MUCH how [...]

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