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  • Alva Sachs: 10 Tips on How to Write a Children’s Book

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    How to Write Children's Books

    10 Tips on How to Write a Children’s Book

    1. Keep the book between 28 and 32 pages.

    2. The text should be between 800 and 1,000 words.

    3. Keep your readability consistent and your characters relatable.

    4. Hook the young reader in the first paragraph or page.

    5. Make your story a page turner.

    6. Illustrations complement and enhance the story.

    7. Allow the reader to anticipate what is going to happen.

    8. Develop meaningful, imaginative, and creative content.

    9. Stimulate communication and socialization via your book.

    10. Never talk down to a child, especially in the written word.

    Courtesy of Alva Sachs, author of Circus Fever (http://www.alvasachs.com).

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    Save the Children works to eliminate the problems that face children in the United States and the world - problems such as poverty, hunger, disease, and illiteracy. A donation of $70 provides education for one girl in Afghanistan for one year, paying for her school fees, uniforms, books, and school supplies. You can donate by going to http://www.savethechildren.org.

    Curator: John Kremer

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  • Monica Strobel: How to Give Meaningful Compliments

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    Monica Strobel on Giving Meaningful Compliments

    5 Tips for Giving the Most Meaningful Compliments

    Put on your compliment glasses. Focus in on what’s working, the sweet spots not the weak spots, to see the positives to comment on.

    Seed your compliments with truth. Always deliver your praise in an authentic way. Avoid empty flattery.

    Tune your praise to your audience. Customize your recognition to the person, instead of using common platitudes.

    Spread positive gossip. Compliment behind someone’s back. When it gets back to them, it’s doubly uplifting.

    Say it now, not later. Don’t wait too long to compliment. Say it immediately upon the positive happening. And give praise along the way through a project, not just at the end.

    From The Compliment Quotient: Boost Your Spirits, Spark Your Relationships and Uplift the World by Monica Strobel

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    The National Parks Conservation Association works to protect our national parks in the United States in order to preserve the nation’s natural, historical, and cultural heritage for generations to come. To support their efforts, contribute via http://www.npca.org.


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  • Cassandra Carr’s Five Rules for Writing Romance

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    5 Rule of Writing Romance

    Cassandra Carr’s Five Rules for Writing Romance

    1. Never break the contract with the reader by depriving them of a happy ending.

    2. Each scene must move the love story forward.

    3. Sex for sex’s sake is unnecessary and annoying.

    4. Distractions like far-fetched scenarios take your reader out of the story.

    5. The hero and heroine are the most important part of your book.

    Featured novel: Master Class by Cassandra Carr

    http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com

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    American Diabetes Association fights one of the fastest growing diseases in America. November is American Diabetes Month.  Donate via http://www.diabetes.org or call 800-DIABETES (800-342-2383).

    Curator: John Kremer

    John Kremer on Google+


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  • 7 Steps to Becoming a Click Millionaire

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    Click Millionaire

    Below are seven key elements to a successful Internet marketing and sales strategy for any individual or business. Learn how to become a Click Millionaire!

    1. Help People – The best place to start a business is where people need help. You are far more likely to find recurring, profitable customers if you serve a need by helping people solve problems or enjoy their lives more.

    2. Expert Credibility – People prefer to buy things from those that they perceive as experts. You can use your own real-life experiences and expertise to position yourself as an expert online, even if you don’t have official expert credibility.

    3. Automation – Web-based tools for e-commerce, marketing, content, and operations can be used to run your business even when you are not on duty. A Click Millionaire business system automates as much as possible to create revenues and a worldwide sales force that never sleeps!

    4. Outsourcing – Hire virtual assistants to do anything you don’t know how to do (or don’t want to do). You’ll be better off investing $10, $20, or even $50/hour to pay others to handle the small stuff while you conserve your valuable time to work on bigger projects and enjoy your life more.

    5. Audience Content Creation – Help your audience create content for you. Blog comments, photos, forum discussions, and directory submissions all help attract more visitors. With more visitors you’ll make more money from advertising and sell more of your own products, too.

    6. Scalability – Scalability means that your business can keep growing, even with less investment of your money and time. Design your business to use software and outsourced help so that adding customers and making more sales can happen automatically online without requiring more work from you.

    7. Recurring Revenues – Stop chasing customers and advertisers for money. Instead switch your accounts receivable billing from one-time invoices and constant renewal negotiations to automated credit card subscription billing. This makes collections easier and more profitable while freeing you to focus on the fun stuff.

    From: Click Millionaires: Work Less, Live More with an Internet Lifestyle Business You Love by Scott Fox


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  • Yvonne Wright’s Helpful Tips About Herbs and Spices

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    Yvonne Wright's Helpful Tips About Herbs and Spices

    Yvonne Wright’s Helpful Tips About Herbs and Spices

    1. Not all herbs and spices go together in the same dish. For best results use those that complement each other and use in the right ratio.

    2. In cooking, add herbs/spices a bit at a time to allow flavors to develop. Add more until the right balance is achieved and you can taste the difference in the dish.

    3. Store dry herbs and spices in airtight dark containers in a cool, dry place away from direct light. Fresh herbs should be stored in zip lock plastic bags in the refrigerator.

    4. Dried herbs and ground spices can keep for up to a year, if stored correctly. Whole spices can keep for up to two years. They will have lost their flavor after these times.

    5. There are four main mood enhancing herbs: Chamomile calms stress, lavender relieves insomnia, lemon balm  relieves anxiety, and St. John’s wort boosts the mind.

    6. When planting herbs, for best results use clay terracotta pots that have first been soaked thoroughly in water.

    From Spice to Eternity: Discovering the Main Ingredients to a Life of Fulfillment and Purpose by Yvonne Pat Wright

    More information: http://www.spicetoeternity.co.uk

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    Wholesome Wave provides funding and assistance to more than 250 farmer’s markets, thus making locally grown produce more affordable and available to those in underserved communities. $10 provides 10 servings of fruits and vegetables to people in need. Donate via http://www.wholesomewave.org.


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  • Jan Hagelein on Throwing Grapes and Moving Mountains

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    Throwing Grapes and Moving Mountains

    God loves you.

    God desires to reveal more of Himself to you.

    God’s Word, the Bible, has relevance for today.

    An honest look at yourself and at God’s Word will change your life.

    Reach out to God. He will reach down and find you.

    Only God can give peace, joy and and eternal purpose for your life.

    God is not mad at you. He loves you!

    From: Throwing Grapes and Moving Mountains: A Devotional Journey for the Hungry Heart by Jan Hegelein

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    Goodwill accepts used household items and clothing which they then resell to fund job-training programs. Check the Yellow Pages for a location near you. Or donate money via http://www.goodwill.org.


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  • Joel Orr on Writing a Good Non-Fiction Book Quickly

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    The Simple Secret

    Joel Orr on Writing a Good Non-Fiction Book Quickly

    Decide what question your book answers, for exactly whom.

    Let your title and subtitle clearly convey the question and identify the audience.

    Structure before content – Finish your outline (chapters and subchapters) before beginning to write content.

    Do no research while writing. Note your needs as you write, and fill in the blanks only after the manuscript is complete.

    Do no editing while writing.

    Do not edit your own writing.

    From Joel’s BookProgram: The Simple Secret to Writing a Non-Fiction Book in 30 Days, at 1 Hour a Day! by Joel Orr

    http://www.joeltrainsauthors.com/ebook

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    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital helps children with serious medical problems. No family ever pays St. Jude for anything. Plus their research discoveries are shared freely with other medical groups and doctors. Donate by calling 800-4ST-JUDE or via http://www.stjude.org.

    Curator: John Kremer


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  • Daniel Saynuk: Guide Dog Rules

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    Daniel Saynuk: Guide Dog Rules

    Here are a few insights on guide dogs and their handlers (the blind and visually impaired):

    Guide dogs help the blind and visually impaired to be independent.

    The blind can avoid obstacles such as street signs and people through the help of their guide dogs.

    Handlers use verbal commands and hand gestures to guide their dogs.

    Guide dogs should not be touched by anyone but their handlers while the animals are working.

    To keep up the training of their guide dogs, handlers must use the dogs routinely.

    Guide Doggie: Learn How Guide Dogs Help the Blind in This Coloring Book by Daniel Saynuk

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    The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind has provided free guide dogs to the blind since 1946. They train guide dogs and teach their new owners how to work with the dogs. Help the visually impaired by donating to http://www.guidedog.org.


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