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If you are looking for a copy of "Blood Pressure Diary: Keeping it Simple," please visit https://jespiddlin.com/BPD. Goodreads has removed it due to it being a book for recording information inside, rather than reading material. Of course, my reviews were taken down with the book, too. (Goodreads policy.)
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From 2013 to 2018, Renee' worked as an editor for 4RV Publishing. Two of those years were spent as the Children's Corner Imprint Editor, a position she truly enjoyed.

Renee' organized/sponsored the annual MEET THE PUBLISHERS! event in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2015 through 2022. Visit the website for more information, at http://jespiddlin.com/pub ...more

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	Writers' Anarchy by Earl Chessher (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Harry S. Franklin (Contributor), Hayley Carter (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash It! by Earl Chessher (Goodreads Author) (editor), Ted Atoka (contributor), Christopher Bell (contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Growing Concerns by Alex Hurst (Editor), Donna A. Leahey (Goodreads Author), N.J. Magas (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anything Goes by Renee' LaViness (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Breen (Goodreads Author), Lynn Mohney 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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You See, What Happened Was... (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 16)

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