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No More Writer's Block with Deal a Story
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Sue Viders—I love this—is fondly called "The Author's Author." When she presented her idea for the Deal a Story card game to us to publish, I got very excited. What a concept! It is an innovative card game that helps writers overcome creative downtime and the discomfort of facing a blank page. I wish all writing teachers used this in their classes! Deal A Story is a deck of 101 cards that can produce over one million story ideas. It combines characters with a variety of plots and genres, offering a unique way to develop interesting story concepts and...
STEVE CHANDLER, a prolific author
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On a plane on the East Coast, I got in a conversation with a man and found myself saying, "You should look up Steve Chandler and his books." He said, "You are the second person to tell me his name, and I will look him up." Sometimes you just know when you find "a fit" and can help someone with his or her goals in life. I had a mini-moment with my fellow passenger, but Steve Chandler's life is all about helping others be more successful, whether in their careers or in their personal lives. And through his career, he has...
NO ISSUE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR RELATIONSHIP
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When my husband and I got married six years ago, we wrote our own vows. Inspired by "My Commitment" by Dr. Michael Ryce, this is how I worded part of my vows to Bob Reed: "My commitment to you today is to love you, to support you and all your needs, and also commit to always act and talk to you and about you in loving and respectful ways, whether in your presence or not. I commit to the value of never having any issue more important than our relationship... I don't know of one word that captures this last...
About Time for another Horse Movie
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Silver Dreams by Sondra Rice Newman is a wonderful horse romance that should be made into a movie. My first date with my husband eleven years ago was to see the movie, SEABISCUIT. Am I partial to horse movies because of that? People who love horses for sure would love this book, but even though I have never ridden a horse (without being led by a master with a rope), I still loved this book. Maybe it is because with a horse like Silver Dreams, it instills a sense of hope for creatures that don't appear perfect. Available in hard cover...
Bullying No More
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October is anti-bully month, and we have two e-books that are must-reads. One is a fiction story based on the author's journal from when he was in school called SWIMMING ON THE MOON about how he befriended a boy who had developmental disabilities and was bullied. Becoming his advocate and friend — what a heart-warming story by Nicholas Hill! The other book, written by a PhD level psychologist, Dr. Theodore Chandler is called The Wimping of Our American Youth: How to Empower Our Children Rather than Enabling Them to Be Wimps and Bullies. This book is a call to action. All Teachers,...