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August 2010 Blog Posts (223)

The 10 Crucial Differences Between Being A Small Business Owner And An Inspired Entrepreneur by Nick Williams

When I was stuck in the corporate world many years ago, I dreamed of escape to the freedom of running my own small business. Eventually I plucked up the courage to leave and started my own small business, with the goal of training and inspiring people. In order to run my business, I taught myself how to do VAT, keep my books, do my accounts and keep stock of products. While I was free of the pressures of a boss and organisational structures and politics, but I still didn't feel very free and…

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Added by Sarah Garris on August 16, 2010 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Writing Prompts - Who Needs This Writing Help? By Deanna Mascle

Writing prompts can offer tremendous writing help for writers at every level of experience and expertise. Who can use writing prompts?

Beginners can use writing prompts to help them learn and grow as writers as well as gain valuable experience in the craft. The only sure way to improve your writing is to write regularly and prompts can help you sharpen your skills on a regular basis. Perfection will never be in your writing future, but it is very true that regular practice is the only…

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Added by Sarah Garris on August 16, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

How To Evaluate Writing Contests: Six Starter Questions by Erika Dreifus

At some point in your writing career you will probably encounter the

possibility of entering writing contests. As you peruse writing newsletters

and magazines, at any rate, you'll almost inevitably find listings of

competitions; you may very well begin to wonder how to decide whether

a given contest is "right" for you and your poetry or prose. Here are six

"starter" questions you can ask yourself to initiate that process of

evaluation:

1. Do you…

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Added by Sarah Garris on August 16, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

What Animals Teach Us About Our Lives







Barbary Apes

Barbary Apes

~Lots of people talk to animals…Not very many listen, though…That’s the problem~

Benjamin Huff, The Tao of…

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Added by Joseph Langen on August 16, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Professional Book Reviews and Economical Marketing Packages Available for Small Press Authors and Self-Publishers

Reader’s Choice Book Reviews (RCR) is a team of published writers and avid readers who appreciate the creativity of a writer and understand the financial and promotional burdens publishing can entail. Many writers do not have huge publishing budgets or marketing experience and are in need of quality objective book reviews to help market their work. RCR offers unbiased book reviews and a variety of very affordable marketing packages to help self-publishers advertise their work.



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Added by William R. Potter on August 16, 2010 at 9:35am — No Comments

Guest Author on KMN Book Blog Today!

Come visit with me today where I am the guest author on KMN Books Blog. I am talking about my new book Captured In Lies- Book Two of the In Lies Series. Leave a comment or ask a question and be entered to win a free ebook copy of Captured In Lies, just released from Solstice Publishing.

http://kmnbooks.blogspot.com/

Look forward to seeing you there!

Kelly…

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Added by Kelly Abell on August 16, 2010 at 6:43am — No Comments

Mavis - Edward T. Cook, Author



Mavis – The Story of A Shelter Cat Who Found A Home – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat



‘My name is Mavis, and I am a very lucky and fortunate cat. Many of my sisters and brothers are not so fortunate, and wonder in this world, wondering where

their next meal will come from, if we will get sick, and what creatures

might want to attack us and…
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Added by Martha A. Cheves on August 15, 2010 at 3:39pm — 1 Comment

New review posted for Never Surrender

A new review was posted the other day for my Indian time travel romance, Never Surrender. You can read it by visiting Marissa's Sassy Book Reviews.



A reader left a comment about book covers and what makes them read a book. She stated based on the cover, she never would have read the book but the review drew her interest. Her comment also has me seriously…
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Added by Deanna Jewel on August 15, 2010 at 10:29am — No Comments

Weekly Movie review

Each week I've been reviewing a new movie whether its just out in theatres or one from the vault I review its positives and negatives. This week I take a look at The expendables which I will say already every guy should see as its awesome. Take a read on my site plus read up on Dawn of the shadow.

http://dawnoftheshadow.webs.com/index.htm…

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Added by Peter Kelly on August 14, 2010 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Want to share resources on places to promote your book?

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Added by Leona DeRosa Bodie on August 14, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Time to get moving

Having just lost my publicist while in the midst of publishing my third Marge Christensen Mystery Series book, it is time for me to get on the ball and learn how to market. Since everyone who reads these books raves about them, I know it is just a matter of getting people to look at them. It seems I've been a member here for quite some time and forgot about it -- well, no more. I hope to be an active member from now on.

Added by Patricia Batta on August 14, 2010 at 9:14am — No Comments

Love On The Rocks, Abuse And Power Pointers

www.xlibris.com/BarbaraA.Hart.html

Written to give sister to sister love of hope and help to those that may be walking that mile or two in my or other women shoes. Most of all it is here to all those that have not reached this point to allow them to be for-warned. Messages are sent through a puff of smoke, on the wings of a dove…

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Added by Barbara Hart on August 14, 2010 at 7:59am — No Comments

Book Review: Lodestone Book Two: The Land of Ice and Stars by Mark Whiteway



Lodestone Book Two: The World of Ice and Stars

Mark Whiteway

Virtualbookworm.com Publishing (August 2, 2010)

978-1602645882

312 pages





Return to Kelanni where a band of rebels reunite to locate an instrument that will disarm the evil Prophet’s…

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Added by William R. Potter on August 14, 2010 at 7:59am — No Comments

Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt

I reviewed this book on my blog

Added by Hank Quense on August 14, 2010 at 7:35am — No Comments

Online PressKit 24/7 is now offering a special teleseminar series as well as a discount on their online publicity kit and media database connection

Are you looking for ways to catapult your business and get yourself in front of more potential clients? Online PressKit 24/7 is offering a special during the next few weeks as they launch a three-week free teleseminar series on the value and importance of an online press kit.



Online PressKit24/7 has been instrumental in experts being offered their own TV show, as well as securing coverage on shows like Oprah, Dr. Phil and CNN. It's an invaluable tool that gets clients found online… Continue

Added by John Kremer on August 14, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

"Hey C.O.!! Memoirs of a Correctional Officer" By Kimberly Sosa; A must read!!!

I recently published my book "Hey C.O.!! Memoirs of a Correctional Officer" and it is a must read! For anyone who has: Gone through a divorce, worked in corrections or law enforcement of any type, anyone who was or is married to a correctional officer, female working in corrections, is a family member of a correctional officer, or anyone just plain curious about what it's like to work in a prison...this is a must read!! I have worked in this field over 10 years...it is a truly different world.… Continue

Added by Kimberly Sosa on August 14, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Book Review: SANDMAN by Ian Kingsley

Sandman

Ian Kingsley

New Generation Publishing (Aug 1 2010)

978-1907756757

240 pages





The Vincent family is set to enjoy some downtime at their Mudeford Sandbank beach hut, near Christchurch Harbour in Dorset, England. It doesn’t take long for a shocking, brutal murder to disturb this tranquil setting in Sandman by author…

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Added by William R. Potter on August 13, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Mishna Wolff - Best Selling Author & Humorist - "I'm Down - a memoir"





So what does it mean to be “black” or “white” in America today? Is it something that can really be defined? And, if so, what exactly would those racially-defining characteristics be?…



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Added by Johnny Tan on August 13, 2010 at 3:20pm — No Comments

Principals in Action

Relationships 2





Principal in Action





We have established that being a Christian is not at all the same as being religious. How does that work out in practice, or at least how should it work?…





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Added by Adrian L Hawkes on August 13, 2010 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Sexual Addiction Can Be a Family Affair - Review

FREE SEX. EXPENSIVE THERAPY - http://judithsage.com/

Recently, the media has focused its attention on the sex-capades of Tiger Woods and Jesse James, ushering in a whole new interest in sex addiction and sex therapy. Author, Judith Sage's new book, FREE SEX. EXPENSIVE THERAPY: The Adventures of a Woman in Search of Connection, casts new and informative light on the subject with a twist about how your past can figure in to sex therapy - and…

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Added by Sarah Garris on August 13, 2010 at 10:37am — No Comments

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