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Star Borne
Earth’s Extraterrestrial History
The Girl Who Plays With Toads
A question was posted in a writer’s forum, “How did you play with your toys as a kid?” The writer who posted the question answered first, sharing that he played with his Star Wars toys by telling stories with them, …
Posted in Animals, Books, Entertainment, Insects, Nature, Plants
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The Book That Got Me Banned From Photobucket
July 2010: I’d just published Bad Dog to Best Friend, and it’s the book that got me banned from Photobucket. One thing I’m good at is writing a blog and building a website, so of course I started with those, …
Posted in Bad Guys, Books, Dogs, Entertainment, Writing
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Should a book have a Table of Contents?
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Recently in a writer’s forum, there was a discussion about whether to put a Table of Contents in a novel. Writers fell on both sides of the fence with their opinions. The consensus was that we shouldn’t clutter the front …
Posted in Books, Entertainment, Writing
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The Writer’s Blob
A simple typo is all it takes to send a writer’s imagination off on a tangent. For me it was a post by a fellow author who wondered if she should have a writer’s blob. Growing up in the 60s, …
Posted in Books, Deep Thoughts, Entertainment, Movies, Nature, Plants, Writing
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Spiders vs. Mosquitoes — Be Very Afraid
Arachnophobia is the intense fear of spiders, one where the fear factor is greater than the risk of actually being harmed, and it’s one of the top ten phobias in the world, but here’s the thing — your risk of …
Posted in Body Business, Books, Entertainment, Insects, Nature, Stickies
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