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Where does creativity hide? – A TED Talk

This TED talk was filmed at TED 2008. “We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin.” ~Amy Tan The post Where...

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World Book Day: Read Some Memoirs!

Today is World Book Day.  Mostly geared toward children and young adults, I don’t see why it can’t be geared toward everyone.  Everyone should know how to read, right?  I used to hate reading.  I...

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Adding a few books to my shelf

So yes, we are now aware that GoodReads has been acquired by Amazon.  There seems to be mixed emotions about this throughout the social media circles that I’m in, and that’s normal when any change...

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The Bookmobile, not the Batmobile

Batman was ‘the caped crusader’ and he drove the Batmobile.  What would you call someone who drove the Bookmobile.  Yes, there was such a thing and such a person as seen here in this photograph circa...

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Haiku for June: Learning never stops

School’s out for many. find a good book to read now! learning never stops. -Haiku for June William Wegman, Reading Two Books, 1971                                       The post Haiku for June:...

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What Inspired Me To Write

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How do you define self-publishing?

How do you define self-publishing? I’m not sure the term “self-published book” is accurate. I struggle with this term because there is so much to do in order to get a book published. I learned this...

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Read More. Pretty Please.

I hope you read more in 2014. I read a statistic somewhere that said that Americans are reading less and less, and we are also buying fewer and fewer books. Boooooooooo! Image via www.webneel.com I...

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Summer Reading List

Well, summer is right around the corner for us New Englanders. The warmer weather gets us outdoors into the parks, onto our brownstone stoops, and to the beaches. Hopefully, if you’re like me, you’ll...

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In the Park with David McCullough

Last night, while out walking my dog, I ran into my neighbor author David McCullough. If you aren’t familiar with his books, a quick Internet search will give you a plethora of titles to choose from....

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