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November 29, 2023
Microsoft Word 2023 Options – Annual Subscription or Actual License
I’ve been using software since the “dark ages” where you actually bought a copy that you could use forever. In modern times, it seems that every company is shifting to an annual subscription model where you have to keep paying or your entire access to all of your files VANISHES like a summertime mist. Just
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November 27, 2023
Gmail Accounts Being Deleted
Alert! Gmail/Google is about to DELETE any accounts that haven’t been accessed in 2 years (that don’t host YouTube videos). This account deletion could then cause you to lose access to other systems which rely on that email address. If for example you set up a Facebook account and tie it to your Gmail email
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November 2, 2023
National Novel Writing Month Day 2
It’s National Novel Writing Month Day 2! Write something! Anything! A little paragraph. A haiku. Get those writing gears turning! I’m working on my 19th medieval novel. What are you up to?
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November 1, 2023
National Novel Writing Month Day 1
It’s here! It’s here! National Novel Writing Month has begun! My username is lisashea – who else is doing NaNoWriMo this year? It’s lots of fun and can inspire you to make progress!
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October 31, 2023
QuickBooks is RansomWare
Aaaaa apparently QuickBooks is now ransomware-like locking its entire system EVERY YEAR ($687.68!!) if you don’t pay to upgrade. I’ve lost all access to all my financial QuickBooks data files. I’ve been using this software for a LONG time. I have years and years of data in here. I will have to pay to regain
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October 12, 2023
How to Make a Google Doc for Receiving Comments
A number of authors have asked me how they set up their own documents online so that people can comment on them. I have created a how-to video so that everyone can watch the video and see the steps involved. It is VERY EASY. You don’t have to share your entire document. You can choose
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October 11, 2023
Flash Fiction / Short Story Contests October 2023
October is the ideal time to get those short stories and flash fiction pieces out there. It gets your brain nimble as we head into National Novel Writing Month! Fifty Word Stories Yes, exactly 50 words. Aim for that. You need to submit between Oct 1 and Oct 15. That is always the date range.
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October 10, 2023
Marketing with Short Stories
Quite a number of authors are writing me various questions about my current short story marketing blitz, which I began on Sept 1 and will end on Oct 31. I’ve been at it non-stop day and night. I’m doing this blitz on all social media – Facebook, X, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, and my
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October 9, 2023
Writing – Publishing – Marketing Seminar
My Four Week Seminar Series Attention all writers, musicians, artists, and other creatives! I’ll be holding a FREE publishing, marketing, and social networking seminar series at the Singh Theater in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. The dates are Wed Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 29, and Dec 6, 2023 from 6-8pm. Did I mention it’s free? I’ve published
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New Horror Short Story
My 28th horror short story, tentatively entitled “Angel Watching Over Me”, is now ready for beta readers! It’s 3,500 words. Let me know if you’ve got a few minutes to read it to help me with final editing! It’s psychological horror, no significant gore or violence.
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