Author Archives: Melva Gifford

About Melva Gifford

Melva is an author and storyteller.

How to Protect your Art on the Web

These are notes from Bobbie Berenson w. a Presentation at Life the Universe and everything. It was about protecting your art. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. I hope this is her website, but I’m not sure: … Continue reading

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Gather Israel

These are notes from a church meeting. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – President Russel Nelson: any time you do anything or help anyone. To take convenience with God, your’ heling together Israel. – President Nelson: … Continue reading

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Spelling Righteousness

Bad: richiousness Good: righteousness First of all, I need to remember right is for RIGHT-ous-ness. I also pronounce the US so remember the o before US. The NESS I’m good with. RIGHT-o-US-NESS.

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Writing Pulp Fiction for Fun and Profit Pt. A

The presenter was going extremely fast and I was not able to always keep up. Some info is missing. – Early genre fiction for the common man – Cheap paper and production – Often action-oriented, lurid, sensational – Peaked 1930-1950. … Continue reading

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Stocking Your Fridge & Freezer

This is a video that was offered from my employer’s Healthy Living Video Series Here are my notes. any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Like to keep healthy food to head. – Freezers some people do … Continue reading

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Be One

These are notes from a church meeting. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – D&C: be on if you are not one, you are not mine. – More unity and less strive in culture when we are … Continue reading

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Slanted Journalism and the 2020 Election

This is a presentation through American Thought Leaders. Interview by Robert W Sharyl At at Hillsdale college. She gave some very specific examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bxI803q6i8 She made reference to this article as well. Article: Goodbye Nonpartisan Journalism. And Good Riddance. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/26/goodbye-nonpartisan-journalism-and-good-riddance-215305/?fbclid=IwAR1NBteVnY_x0C9qu18-MxtW_oNEMD4axXam8VZ6c2cd160CaEOSvPNlcHc

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Spelling Accelerate

Bad: excelerate Good: accelerate Here’s an idea. Think of the C in aCcelerate as a tip of a shoe pressing down on the gas pedal. To aCCelerate you apply more pressure of the foot and thus a second C. Have … Continue reading

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Speech Skills by Darren Lacroix Part D

These are continued notes from a webinar that was offered to members of toastmasters. he has very good advice. His website is https://www.stagetimeworkshops.com/stage-timeworkshops. any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. 3 points of wisdom. – Prove your point … Continue reading

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Building an Audience

These are notes from the Life, the Universe, and Everything writers’ conference. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. The panel relates to gaming but can have an application to other areas. – Building an audience is the … Continue reading

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