Monthly Archives: December 2015

Spelling Perspective:

Good: perspective Bad:    prespective I keep getting the per wrong. But each PERson has a different point of view on an issue or a different PERspective.  Remember that and I hope to consistently spell the word better. Have a different … Continue reading

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Creating believable characters: 

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Fantasy and SF traditionally has characters doing unbelievable things. To make them believable, they must be normal. They must have strengths and weaknesses. The process … Continue reading

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Amendments the to United States constitution: 

Someday I want to create a mnemonic to remember the different amendments. Until then, here is the list.  Source: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h926.html   1st Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition 2nd Right to Bear Arms 3rd Quartering of Soldiers 4th Search … Continue reading

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The vortex of millennial light and truth: 

These are notes from an emergency fair/book of Mormon evidence conference I attended last spring. These are some general ideas. Seek out the best books besides the Scriptures. DC 93:38 glory of God’s intelligence. It has little to do with … Continue reading

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Censorship: 

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Censorship is imposed from the outside; a denial of the ability to choose. Boycott or choice is imposed from within. Is PC (politically correct) language … Continue reading

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Spelling squeezed: 

Good: squeezed Bad:   sqeezed I keep forgetting the u. so I will use a visual image. Why do we squeeze a tooth paste container or a salad dressing bottle? We do it to get the paste or dressing out. The … Continue reading

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Protecting home security:

I’m not sure where I got these suggestions but wanted to share it. Get a beware of dog sign in if you don’t have a dog. If you go on vacation. Don’t tell Facebook and social media. Hold email and … Continue reading

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Resist getting cocky: 

Sometimes it is easy to get cocky about one’s knowledge. I was humbled today by a friend showing me a Scripture about the three wise men. Matt 2:11. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2%3A11&version=KJV I have read Scriptures over and over again and still miss … Continue reading

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Spelling engulfed: 

Good: engulfed Bad:    engolphed I think of consume when I hear this word.  Gulf is a wide expanse. So consume/ engulf a beautiful nature scene that include a wide expanse of land/ a gulf of land then I can spell … Continue reading

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Careers in writing: 

The following are some notes I took at a previous life universe and everything symposium. Learn to edit yourself by stepping back from your work. Don’t have an ego. Otherwise your work will control you. Someone else always controls the … Continue reading

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