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I Watch Your Hands

I've been putting off writing this hub for days, now -- I came up with the idea and title, then changed my mind about the original concept, setting myself the logistical task of coming up with something else...

37 comments    entertainment children writing
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Proof of Angels and Demons

I blame all of my confusion and anger and trying to be somebody else on my childhood. My mother met my father in the military. As soon as my mother got pregnant by him with me, he freaked out and fled and...

3 comments    story angels demons
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How To Help Yourself Get Your Book Published by a Publisher

There are so many articles with advice and tips on how to get published that what the world needs is another one! Thing is, as every writer is trying to do the same thing how can you stand out from the crowd?...

0 comments    writing publishing publishers
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How to write a book about your favorite hobby in 14 days starting now

What I propose to do. I was teaching a seminar on writing last week, and telling the students that writing isn't a problem, it's a progress. I also made the very bold statement that you can complete a book...

3 comments    entertainment family how to
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Book Review: The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs

A.J. Jacobs is jealous of his father. His dad has a handful of degrees, twenty-something books to his name, and a schmoozer's ability to socialize. A.J. is a germophobe, he's not particularly socially...

0 comments    books memoir non-fiction
The Frampton Flora, my wife paid a dollar for this book at a sale. I won't sell for 50. I will not lend this book. Bob Ewing photo67

Why I Do Not Lend Books

Books, I am very fond of books. I do not want to imagine a world without them as I believe it would be a dreary place, lacking grace and imagination. The public library is a favourite place to visit....

13 comments    books gardening fiction
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Opposum Skin

Christi R. Suzanne I sat in a hash house in Amsterdam. The acquaintances I sat with weren't much company. Some long gray haired guy sat down next to me. He was missing one of his front teeth. He had...

5 comments    entertainment travel sex
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Find Free Books on the Internet

If it is sources of free books you want, you need go no further than FreeBookSearch.net, which probably has search tools for the most documents(electronic books) online. The tools on that page are mostly...

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Who believes in the supernatural?

A well-known writer once said: I don't believe in ghosts but I'm scared of them. I was wondering what people out there think about the supernatural? Do you believe in angels, ghosts and other entities? Do you...

20 comments    writing books literature
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Six Elements to Writing a Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Selling a non-fiction book is different from selling a novel. The novel is written in its entirety before the author starts looking for an agent or publisher. In the case of a non-fiction book, the book is...

9 comments    advice writing publisher
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