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Publishing Methods
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How to Start a Publishing Company
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Resources
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Creating Character Profiles
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Creating a Fantasy Realm
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Tips For Writing Middle Grade Novels
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NaNoWriMo: Reaching 50,000 using EelKat's Methods
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THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett
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Head-Injury-information-and-advice-from-a-survivor-living-life
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THE LEPRECHAUN
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Eight Ways Animal Spirits Teach Us About Life
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Five Steps To Happy Hummers
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Cyberpunk Science Fiction novels: The Alpha Centauri Project
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QUIPPING QUEEN
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Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
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PRINCESS OF PUNCTUATION
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Narration for Writers
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Womens Nighty: Comfort and Quality for a Good Night Sleep
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A revision of "Cinderella" -- What if she had a GOOD stepmother?
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Twelve Things to Love About Wet-In-Wet Watercolor
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WITTY WENCHES
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Short-stories-to-capture-your-imagination-for-a-little-while
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Writing Advice Didn't Work for Her (or Me Either!)
While searching for advice for writers, I can acro more...0 points
What's on My Bookshelf?
A glimpse inside one author's private book collect more...0 points
On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
The most special day to every parent is that day w more...0 points
From The Black Lagoon
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The Twighlight Manor Press
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Free-flowing-thoughts-from-my-imagination-that-lead-to-enlightenment
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Play-on-words-to-stretch-the-human-imagination-to-infinity
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen
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Senseless beauty in nature upon the wild wilderness
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Need to Kill Writer%u2019s Block? Kill a Character.
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The Kaluza Concept
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"Assassin's Apprentice" Series - Short Review
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Writing Children's Books
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The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter
The Self-Publishing Manual is the most complete bo more...0 points
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Everyone loves the movie, but the book, in fact th more...0 points
EK's Lensography For Writers
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Rowan of Rin
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My-lame-brain-ideas
I have ideas; lots of them. They come and go; some more...0 points
Who Is Deanna Mascle
Deanna Mascle has many professional roles -- stude more...0 points
Accepting Your Writing Style
I think one of the hardest things for a new writer more...0 points
A picture is worth a thousand words and then some
A picture is worth a thousand words that could go more...0 points
What do you look for in a book?
Did you ever wonder why readers choose one book or more...0 points
Who is L. Frank Baum?
While there really is no Wizard of Oz, the real ma more...0 points
Create Your Own Writer's Retreat
My life. My garden. How I write, where I write, an more...0 points
How To Start Your Own POD Business
I have started two different home businesses and o more...0 points
The-Passionate-Plea-The-Story-Of-One-Man's-Journey
He stands alone in a land of many and his mind is more...0 points
Why Was My Manuscript Rejected?
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Eclectic Flash: Online Literary Journal for Flash Fiction and Poetry
Eclectic Flash is a nonprofit online literary jour more...0 points
Writer's FAQ: Story Length
What defines a short story from a novel? It's leng more...0 points
Through Moon And Stars And Night Skies by Ann Turner
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RWO Lensography
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Flowers that inspire the soul onto greatness
Life is like a flower that opens up to the possibi more...0 points
C-Wings Books
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Children's Book: The Other Side of Yore - Adventures with a Frog!
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Overcoming Writer%u2019s Block With Free Writing
Just some of my thoughts on how to go about overco more...0 points
Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi is my favorite female author. I l more...0 points
Writing Tip of the Day
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Harlequin books seeks real men for covers
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The Magic Happens: An Online Magazine
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I Love Books
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Call For Submissions: Fiction Under 13,000 Words
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Writing Exercise: Word of the Day: Panspermia
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The Independent Writer
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Author Clayton Bye
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Rainbow Writers Headquarters
Rainbow Writers This group is for writers of fanta more...0 points
What Is "Non-Genre"?
Does all fiction have a genre? Nope, it does not h more...0 points
Writing Tips: Fantasy
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Choosing a Topic to Write About: Are You Enthusiastic About the Idea?
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picture and poetry contest
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The Chronicles of the Virago
If you like adventure and fantasy in our world, yo more...0 points
Writer's Block versus Muddle and his Amazing Insomnia
Space age writer's block/insomnia cure will have y more...0 points
Book Reviews Needed!
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Star Log%u2019s Blog Carnival for Writers
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The Best Audiobooks are Free
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Jonathan Fesmire
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A New and Extremely Unique book: WORDS A Prophecy Fulfilled
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Words That Inspire Change
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Business Plans: Buried Treasure Magazine
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Bibliophilia.org
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Featured Lenses
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NaNoWriMo: Reaching 50,000 using EelKat's Methods
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NaNoWriMo 2009 will be my 5th year at NaNo. So far I've had 4 years and 3 wins and this year I'm going for my fourth win. I failed my first year (2005) ...did like 2,000 before I got bored with my plot. I did 183,000 my second year (2006) ... kind...
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Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character.
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Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character. Do you find you have a great story going, than suddenly without warning writer’s block stops you dead in your tracks? Writer’s block, that horrible dreaded thing, is a great boon to...
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Publishing Methods
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How should you publish your book? Self-Publishing? Vanity Press? Traditional? POD-People? The Big Five? What's the difference? On this lens I explore the different options you have as a writer to get your book published.
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Why Was My Manuscript Rejected?
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You have poured your heart and soul into your story. It is perfect. It is wonderful. It is finished at last. Now comes the hard part: publication. But you have no fear, your story is the greatest story ever written, editors will love it, they'll be k...
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Lenses For NaNoWriMo Writers
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NaNoWriMo: Reaching 50,000 using EelKat's Methods
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NaNoWriMo 2009 will be my 5th year at NaNo. So far I've had 4 years and 3 wins and this year I'm going for my fourth win. I failed my first year (2005) ...did like 2,000 before I got bored with my plot. I did 183,000 my second year (2006) ... kind...
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Writing Advice Didn't Work for Her (or Me Either!)
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While searching for advice for writers, I can across the home page of Patricia A. Duffy, who says that when it comes to writing, "Conventional Advice Wouldn't Work for Me. After reading her article, I have to say that basically, she has said pre...
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What do you look for in a book?
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Did you ever wonder why readers choose one book or author over another? Looking for more readers to read your own books? Think you might need to improve your writing skills some? Try this writing exercise to improve your own writing skills.
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Narration for Writers
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Have you ever wondered what's the difference between one type of narration and another? Look no farther, I shall explain them all here.
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Writing Tip of the Day
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I started blogging in 2004, and since that time one of the features added to my blog was a "Writing Tip of the Day". I never did get around to posting tips daily, but over the years several of them did show up, and a few of them are being compiled to...
Lenses for Fantasy Writers:
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Resources
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I don't know about anyone else, but for me one of the most fun aspects of writing fantasy is worldbuilding. In fact, I have so much fun creating elaborate cultures and histories and maps that I often don't even make it to writing the actual story. Oo...
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Creating a Fantasy Realm
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Are you writing a fantasy novel? Have you joined NaNoWriMo and don't know what to do next? Do you need to know where your characters live? Need help creating that new world? You can find help here! On this lens are some things that I do when creating...
Lenses for Writers of Youth Fiction
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Tips For Writing Middle Grade Novels
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If you have any writing skills at all, you are able to write a middle grade novel. It is easy to do and I'll show you how. A middle grade novel is intended to appeal to children ages 8 to 12. If you want to write a middle grade novel, the best way t...
Writer's Block Lenses
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Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character.
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Need to Kill Writer’s Block? Kill a Character. Do you find you have a great story going, than suddenly without warning writer’s block stops you dead in your tracks? Writer’s block, that horrible dreaded thing, is a great boon to...
Things For Writers To Do Lenses
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Create Your Own Writer's Retreat
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My life. My garden. How I write, where I write, and look at living with birds, trees, and cats, instead of with Humans. This is where I live. This is where I write. Welcome, to one writer's writing retreat. Some writers need the bustle of the busy c...
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I might go off on a tangent or just see how far I can take an idea. Either way, it should be interesting because it's pure imagination. Part of being a complex individual is not being understood all the time. Heck, if I wanted to understand everythin...
Spelling & Grammar Lenses
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PRINCESS OF PUNCTUATION
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This light-hearted lens is devoted to the power of proper punctuation. In a world suffering from "commatosis" not to mention that other fate worse than death, the plague of punctuation (also referred to in gravely serious grammar circles as "semi-co...
Our Lenses For Self Publishers:
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The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter
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The Self-Publishing Manual is the most complete book ever written on the art of starting and maintaining a full time career as a self publisher. This is the best book available for anyone seeking to start their own small press publishing house. This...
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How to Start a Publishing Company
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How to start a publishing company: I started my own small press publishing company. Here on this lens you will find out what I did and how you can do it too.
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Publishing Methods
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How should you publish your book? Self-Publishing? Vanity Press? Traditional? POD-People? The Big Five? What's the difference? On this lens I explore the different options you have as a writer to get your book published.
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How To Start Your Own POD Business
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I have started two different home businesses and one fund raiser all using the Print On Demand technology. On this lens I well look at what I did and tell you how you can do it too! This lens was created on September 5, 2007 Last updated on August...
Rainbow Writer Member Lensographies:
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EK's Lensography For Writers
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This is a list of all of my lenses for writers. Oh, and for those wondering: What's with all the waterfalls? I do a lot of my writing outside in my garden or in the forest behind my yard, and there is a brook going through my yard. Now whenever I s...
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QUIPPING QUEEN
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H.R.H. QQ bids you a warm welcome to her quirky quarters! OFFICIAL TITLES: Monarch of Mirth, Her Royal Highness, Victoria Elizabeth, Quipping Queen & Empress of Eccentricity, Patroness of Pith & Vinegar, and Dazzling Diva of Diddlysquat! HER MOTTO:...
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Ekography: EelKat's Lensography
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I joined Squidoo in April of 2007. At the time of Ekography's last edit I had 313 lenses and 23 groups. I make new ones all the time, so watch for new ones to be added as time goes by. This is my index for them all. Ekography is eternally under...
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RWO Lensography
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Hello, Rwoman here! I have created an awful lot of lenses. I hate to even number them as I'm constantly adding more new ones all the time. I have lenses in six broad areas: family, marketing, money, self improvement, trivia, and writing. This lensog...
Lenses About Fantasy Creatures For You To Write About
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Hell Hounds
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Hell Hounds are demon dogs from Hell. Guardians of the Netherworld. Gate keepers of the Underworld. They show up in most cultures throughout history, taking on many forms, but they are always the same: fierce dogs from hell. I has loved Hell Hounds i...
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What Genre is My Vampire Story?
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You know, I think the #1 question out there, is: What genre is my vampire story? You know what makes me think that? Well, here on the NaNoWriMo forums right now, there are 2 threads asking this question, on the first page of the "Character and...
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Eight Ways Animal Spirits Teach Us About Life
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* Helps integrate nature into your life * Can announce physical changes or danger * Will help develop more appreciation for all life * Can foretell shifts in consciousness * Signals times of insight and opportunity * Adds affirmation and clarity to y...
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Phookas
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Phookas are evil creatures from the Realms of Fae. What is a Phooka? Why should you keep away from them? Read on and find out for yourself. On this lens I shall explore the history of the Phooka, from it's early days in ancient Greece to it's h...
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THE LEPRECHAUN
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The leprechaun is a mischievous munchkin or Irish imp (whom it is said will reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught). So, whatever you do, put a big smile on your face whenever you see a cobbler or shoemaker.Who knows,...
Short Story Lenses
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Welcome. I hope that you enjoyed your journey in finding me. Now, we'll see if I have what it takes. Remember, I'm a work in progress. If you find yourself here by divine will; then, I will definitely instill some passion in your bones. Hold on to th...
Magazine Lenses
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The Magic Happens: An Online Magazine
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The Summer Edition of The Magic Happens Magazine was a smashing hit. Never before have we seen so many readers and gotten so much email in support. Thank You so very much for your love and energy everyone. Now we have begun to create the Autumn 200...
Book Review Lenses
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night Written by Jane Yolen and beautifully illustrated by Mark Teague, is but one of the many great children's literary works of Jane Yolen. I love using How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night as a read aloud in my classroom becau...
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THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett
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The Three Snow Bears, written by Jan BrettIs a refreshing remake of Goldilocks And The Three Bears. I don't know how anyone could possibly improve on this famous children's bed time story, but the truth is that Jan has done exactly that. This childre...
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On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
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The most special day to every parent is that day when their own unique little child is born into this world. It is a day of wonder and amazement, a very unique day unlike any other in their life. On this special day, to them alone, has this little pr...
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What's on My Bookshelf?
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A glimpse inside one author's private book collection. Find new books you haven't read before as well as books to help you write. This lens is here to answer the question: What's on your bookshelf?
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Through Moon And Stars And Night Skies by Ann Turner
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Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies written by award winning author Ann Turner is a wonderful story about a little child in a far away land who has no home, no mama, no papa, and who is all alone in an orphanage. On one hope filled day, the little...
Author Review Lenses
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Beatrix Potter - Peter Rabbit
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Photo: Potter at fifteen years with her dog, Spot. Born: 28 July 1866 Kensington, London Died: 22 December 1943 Near Sawrey Occupation: Children's author, illustrator Nationality: English , British Genres: Children's literature (Helen) Beatrix Potter (28 July 18...
Poetry Lenses
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picture and poetry contest
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Want to publish your photo or poetry and win $10,000 in contest? Then this is for you!
Group Discussion
qlcoach wrote...
Yes, I too believe in the power of positive thoughts, emotions, and inner Light. Please consider interacting with my site too:
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/publishingclub
Sincerely: Gary Eby,newly published author
spiritartist wrote...
I am so happy to be a member of this group, rainbow writers! Thank youand keep searching somewhere over the rainbow!
Kennect wrote...
Hi there! What luck! I just happen to be completing a
fantasy novella. Its characters consist of the following:Kings,Queens, Princesses and Princes,Wizards and witches, fire breathing dragons,Unicorns. I am currently looking for a literary agent for this particular story. By the way,Great lens!
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- foovay foovay Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:17 am
- And how could I forget ; http://www.squidoo.com/la_belle_dame_sans_merci
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- foovay foovay Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:14 am
- I'd love it if you could add http://squidoo.com/fairy_tales and http://squidoo.com/fairy_bellieve to this group! I'm writing and posting original fairy tales at http://demented-pixie.com - great group idea!





