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Did You Know? ~ Milkweed as Medicine and Food

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As a child, I spent many hours wandering the woods and swimming in creeks. I suspect that my generation of kids was the last who were let out of their parents’ sight all day, to go who-knows-where, as long as we were home for dinner. I collected tadpoles and salamanders. Unfortunately, I also killed them […]

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 When Our Children's Dreams Are Different Than Our Own  Little known Civil War photographer’s dramatic images from the front line  Homophones: Hear and Here  SharedWorlds  Trailer for Historical Romance A Heartbeat AwayCopyright © %>S. Dionne Moore% [Did You Know? ~ Milkweed as Medicine and Food], All Right Reserved. 2014.

Finding Time to Write by Author Jennifer Hallmark

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In this interesting, busy world we live in, time has fewer hours than a cat has lives. We scurry and flurry from event to function to work, shouldering guilt over unaccomplished tasks. Writers are no exception. I read their blogs, facebook pages, and websites. My own life is the same. Since I decided against moving […]

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 Preparing for A New Release by Author S. Dionne Moore  Scrambled Egg Salad | Plain Chicken  Hello world!   For Fun: The Budget  Being Karen (Witemeyer, That Is)Copyright © %>S. Dionne Moore% [Finding Time to Write by Author Jennifer Hallmark], All Right Reserved. 2014.

Recipe: French Onion Soup

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4 medium sweet onions, thinly sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 tablespoons of butter 4 tablespoons Worcestershire 2 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons flour 72 ounces of low-sodium beef stock 2 tablespoons fresh thyme 2 teaspoon black pepper or fresh ground 1/2 teaspoon salt Lava Cheese Bread   Saute onions in butter until tender, add […]

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Tags:  beef stock, cooking, french onion, onions, Recipe, soup, thyme





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 Book Release Marketing Timeline by Lit Agent Amanda Luedeke  Parenting: Two Words I'll Never Say To My Daughter Again  Fiction Writing Exercises: Symbols and Symbolism  How to Pick the Right Curriculum  Stuffed Cabbage CasseroleCopyright © %>S. Dionne Moore% [Recipe: French Onion Soup], All Right Reserved. 2014.

Did You Know? ~ The First Ball Point Pen

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  After last week’s article about homemade ink, I thought I’d follow up with some investigative work into the invention of the ball point pen. Surprisingly, the very first ball point pen was patented on October 30, 1888, by John J. Loud. His patent application suggested that his pen invention was useful “for marking on […]

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Tags:  ball point pen, Candice Speare Prentice, Education, history, inventor, pen and paper, research, writing





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Recipe: Cubed Steak w/ Fresh Tomato Sauce

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1/4 cup EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) 2 pounds cubed steaks 6 medium tomatoes or 15 grape tomatoes, sliced 3 medium green onions, green part chopped 1/2 c. water 2 T sugar 2 T cornstarch 2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. basil   In skillet, add oil and heat. Cook steaks until desired doneness (is that […]

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Two Aids in Creating Memorable Characters by Author James Callan

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My book on character development, Character: The Heart of the Novel, was published by Oak Tree Press in 2013. The main theme of the book was: Create memorable characters. Here are two ways to help in that endeavor.     If you’re writing fiction, you need to use metaphors and similes.  Why?  Because you need to […]

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Recipe: Homemade Egg Noodles

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Homemade Egg Noodles These simple delights require ingredients you’ll have on hand, but there’s a few little tricks you’ll need to know to get them right the first time. 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 pinch salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup milk 1 T butter In a large bowl, stir together the flour and […]

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Did You Know? ~ Cashews and Poison Ivy

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Neat fact about cashews from Candice Speare Prentice: Cashews are one of my favorite kinds of nuts. I’ve been known to consume copious quantities of them if I’m left alone with an open can. So I was surprised to discover that cashew trees are botanically related to poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. via […]

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3 Steps to Publication–Guaranteed! by Author Lillian Duncan

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All stories have a beginning, a middle, and end. If you want to get published you need to write the BEST BEGINNINGS, MARVELOUS MIDDLES, and EXPLOSIVE ENDINGS.    Succeed with these three easy steps and you’ll have a contract before you know it. OK—maybe they aren’t all that easy to master. It took me years […]

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Tags:  contemporary fiction, fiction, lillian duncan, publication, Suspense, writing, Writing advice





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14 Top Marketing Pros Give Their Best Tip For 2014

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  At Firebrand Group, where I work, we consistently meet with prospects and clients ultimately interested in one thing: marketing success.   While we focus on powering marketing success day in and day out, I thought it might be nice to turn to my network of authors, strategists, social media executives, entrepreneurs and ask them one […]

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