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Results of the Springville Museum Fair and storytelling

Well things worked out well for the line of story tellers I arranged for the Springville museum fair. Everyone arrived and did wonderful stories. This is a great way for me to learn from some talented people. It’s interesting to … Continue reading

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Spelling: Embellishments and soliloquy

Embellishments Something that is added to an object to enhance appearance or function. Men LIS BELL MEN enjoy having a LISt of all the BELLs and whistles when buying a big screen TVs. soliloquy Means someone talking to him/herself. SOL-I-LO-GUY … Continue reading

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Writing for Young Adults (Conduit panel)

I did a story telling presentation of Traits of a Hero for a SF/F convention that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, this month. While there, I had the opportunity to attend some other panels. Here are the notes … Continue reading

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How to barter: The things I’ve learned.

The following are some things I’ve learned, or been told are good to remember when bartering. First, determine how much you’re willing to pay for what you want. This does not mean just objects. You may have a skill you … Continue reading

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Object Lesson: Patience is watching paint dry

I hope today’s lesson theme will be useful to youthful ministries, home devotionals and family home evenings. Today many of us are in a rush. We have shorter screen shots when watching TV, we frequently have a lot more quick … Continue reading

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The value of supporters

The Roots and twigs story telling retreat got canceled due to insufficient numbers of attendees to make the event worthwhile. That’s a bit sad for those of us who have prepared presentations. Guess that means I can spend the weekend … Continue reading

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Spelling of words debris, glistened and perspiration

Well as I work on my latest book, I see that there are multiple words I keep messing up on. So we’ll see if these mnemonics may help me for remembering them in the future. Debris = when items are … Continue reading

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Here are Press Contacts for Utah for when you want to send out a press release to promote an event or book

Last year I attend an eBook conference in American Fork Utah. An author by the name of Caleb Wamock said he’d share press contacts that he had gathered for those who attended. When you have a press release these are … Continue reading

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Checklist when buying a new or used coat.

I should have thought of this checklist in the fall or winter. ahh well. So it’s either a little bit late or really early. Ask these questions when buying a new coat and you might be more likely to make … Continue reading

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Specialization is much like different types of brooms

I hope this object lesson can be useful to youthful ministries, family devotionals and family home evenings. There is a lot of use for a person who knows a lot of information about a lot of things but, there is … Continue reading

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