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April 28, 2024
What to do with old books – Part 2
Like many authors I wrote a book and proceeded to order a ton of copies. Everyone will be buying it, so I need dozens, right? Then, also like many authors, I got a bit better and fixed that book to a 2nd edition. Now, I’m stuck with dozens of books that I can’t sell. Who […]
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March 12, 2024
Choose Your Own Adventure 3 – Paths
Creating the Story Even though a CYOA story can have many paths and wind all over the place, starting with a complete story can help students wrap their head around how to do this without getting overwhelmed. As probably happened in the earlier exercise, it is very easy to get out of control and create […]
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January 23, 2024
Story Crafter – Logline GPT
Logline for your manuscript I wanted to share a writing resource with everyone. I created a GPT to help craft a logline. This is intended to be a simple and friendly chat to help you create your own logline for a story you are working on or planning. This is a great tool to use […]
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December 26, 2023
What to do with old books
Like many authors I wrote a book and proceeded to order a ton of copies. Everyone will be buying it, so I need dozens, right? Then, also like many authors, I got a bit better and fixed that book to a 2nd edition. Now, I’m stuck with dozens of books that I can’t sell. Who […]
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December 8, 2023
Present Pile-Up – The Elf Game
It’s chaos in the North Pole. The head elf is retiring and Santa needs a new head elf to keep the presents flowing to the kids. Who will it be? Present Pile-Up is a family card game where each player tries to prove they have what it takes to be the head elf by having […]
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December 6, 2023
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Ghost Stories
I talk quite a bit about the telling of ghost stories at Christmas. This is a tradition that I want to see revived. One thing I do is write a Christmas story every year and some are ghost stories. Because the tradition was most popular in the Victorian era, most of the stories are now […]
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December 5, 2023
Email Newsletter December 2023
It’s Christmas! I can totally relate to Elf and want to scream this every year. Whatever holidays you celebrate this year, I hope they’re magical! I love this time of year and look forward to decorating and the music and all the activities! Have some fun and Enjoy the Adventure! One of my traditions each […]
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Newsletter Email October 2023
Welcome to Post-Halloween! I hope everyone read something good and scary! Just because Halloween is over, doesn’t mean you can’t read scary stories. I mean, ghost stories on Christmas Eve used to be a tradition. Stay tuned for more on that. If you’re looking for some things to read, check out some public domain stories you […]
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Christmas Ghost Stories
There are many traditions at Christmas time. Putting up the tree. Decorating. Making Christmas cookies. There is one tradition that is no longer in favor that I’d like to bring back.. Christmas ghost stories. In the Victorian era, during the darkest days of the year – December – people would gather around a fireplace and […]
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November 29, 2023
Free Public Domain Christmas Stories
I love Christmas! It is so magical, especially when it snows here in Northeast Ohio. And when it’s cold and snows, it’s time for Ultimate Hot Cocoa and reading! Every year I read Christmas Carol and then on Christmas Eve I read Night Before Christmas to the kids. What’s really great about both of these […]
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