Monthly Archives: March 2012

“There was never yet an uninteresting life” – Mark Twain

By Rolland Love Candlelight can bring comfort when someone we care about dies, but memories sustain us for a lifetime. Every life is a reservoir of stories. ImaStory can help you write your own memoir or guide you through interviews … Continue reading

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Last Will and Testament of Paul Newman

By Una Tiers, author of Judge vs Nuts   Paul Newman is one of my favorite actors and after he died, I found his will online.  Please understand that by day I sue people and at night I solve murders … Continue reading

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Keeping Creative – A Flare for Lighting is a Flair for Writing.

Submitted by Joe Massingham The creative urge is a strange and many-headed will o’ the wisp pursued beast, Sometimes our mind will only produce doom and gloom ideas, sometimes super sunny sketches, shapes or silhouettes. We have no control over … Continue reading

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“Is China Making Its Move?” Guest blog by Allen Currie

By Allen Currie China offers other Brics renminbi loans By Henny Sender in Hong Kong and Joe Leahy in São Paulo March 7, 2012 8:06 pm China intends to extend renminbi loans to other Brics nations, in another step towards … Continue reading

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Get basic training on social networking – FREE (limited to 15)

With the latest technology, the world of publishing has changed. Many writers have self-published to expedite the process in getting their word in the hands of readers. There are many methods for marketing your book and yourself. One of the … Continue reading

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Tips for Bloggers: Be A Reader!

By Kimberly Parker I started blogging in 1997. Of course it wasn’t called blogging then. I was the Director of Sales for a team of people located all across North America. I also was responsible for providing training tips to … Continue reading

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Will Power: The Blessing and the Curse

By James Mapes Good news. Will power works. Bad news: Will power drains your mental resources. Better news: You can re-charge your mental battery. The challenge for all creative individuals, specifically writers, is to know when you need to recharge. … Continue reading

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Virtual book clubs are unique marketing tools.

Recently published author, Michelle Oeltjen, has this to say about her 10 Day Book Club experience: “I highly enjoyed working with Gayle and utilizing her site (10DBC) to assist me in gaining invaluable feedback on my first book. The process … Continue reading

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Humor at whose expense… “so funny I forgot to laugh”

Do I write humor? by Kenneth Weene Jerry was seven and tiny for his age, but that didn’t stop his feistiness. The summer was coming to a close, and people still teased him about his French-Canadian accent. Most of the … Continue reading

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Getting Published in 2012… A Play in 3 Acts (Part II)

By Mary Lloyd In Part 1, we talked about publishing your manuscript.  That was Act 1.  Now we move to Act 2—where you sell it.  Publishing a book and selling a book are not the same thing. Act 2  Regardless … Continue reading

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