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Pat Bertram is the author of Daughter Am I, More Deaths Than One, and A Spark of Heavenly Fire. Bertram's books are available from Second Wind Publishing LLC.

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The Meaning of Colors The Meaning of Colors
Colors mean more to us than simply pigment. They are forms of energy, and as such speak to us and interact with us on a nonverbal level. In a very real way,...
Updated 185 days ago | The Meaning of Colorsaura
The Origin of the Grim Reaper The Origin of the Grim Reaper
Scholars trace the origin of the Grim Reaper to ancient times where he was known as Cronus to the Greeks and Saturn to the Romans, but the Grim Reaper as he...
Updated 185 days ago | The Origin of the Grim Reaperblack death
What the Color of Your Car Says About You What the Color of Your Car Says About You
The color of your car reveals a lot about you: your personality, your moods, and even how satisfied you are with your life. Yes, your fiery orange-red spor...
Updated 172 days ago | What Colors to Wear and Whenblue
The Power of Three The Power of Three
The most powerful tool at a writer's command is not a computer or word processing program. It is not even a pen, though the pen is said to be mightier than...
Updated 187 days ago | Threethe power of three
The Moving Finger Writes, And Having Writ, Moves On The Moving Finger Writes, And Having Writ, Moves On
During his lifetime, Omar Khayyam (circa 1048-1143) was best known as a mathematician, but now he is mostly known for his work of philosophical and metaphysical...
Updated 848 days ago | The Moving Finger Writes and Having Writ Moves Ona flask of wine a book of verse and thou
Describing a Scene in an Interesting Way Describing a Scene in an Interesting Way
The trap even the most successful writers fall into when describing a scene is to simply list the objects in a room or landscape, and a few adjectives throw...
Updated 1045 days ago | How to Describe a Scene in an Interesting Waydescribing a winter scene
Men and Women Are Different Species Men and Women Are Different Species
Men and women both check out the other sex, but who does it more? Women. Recent research shows that women actually check out men slightly more than men che...
Updated 927 days ago | Men and Women Are Different Speciesbehavior
Sociopaths and Psychopaths Sociopaths and Psychopaths
Anyone who writes crime fiction, especially novels about a serial killer, is familiar with the sociopathic personality. But not all sociopaths are killers....
Updated 1045 days ago | Sociopaths and Psychopathscharacteristics of the psychopath
What Colors to Wear to Enhance Your Image or Change How You Feel What Colors to Wear to Enhance Your Image or Change How You Feel
Colors are more than simple dyes. They are energy, and as such can affect us and the people who interact with us. You are what you wear. Studies have shown...
Updated 495 days ago | What Colors to Wear and Whenappear powerful
Proverbs From Around the World Proverbs From Around the World
William Penn wrote, "The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of direction...
Updated 834 days ago | proverbs from around the worldamerican proverbs
Antique Dragon Urn
This urn is 12 1/2 inches tall and very heavy. It has a full bodied dragon entwined around it. It might be bronze and made in the 1800s, but I don't know fo...
Updated 1045 days ago | dragon urnantique
Boys' Names
I just finished reading a book where the men's first names were North, West, and Laine. Forgetting for the moment the silliness of naming two unrelated males...
Updated 1041 days ago | Boys Namesmeaning of boys names
How to Write a Book Review
One way to get attention for your book is to review other authors' books. The secret is not to treat them like competition, but to be honest and enthusiastic....
Updated 1044 days ago | How to Write a Book Reviewbook marketing
How To Tell When Someone Is Lying
How can you tell when politicians are lying? Their mouths are open. Admit it. We all want to be lied to. Why else do we keep voting for presidents who are known...
Updated 1045 days ago | How To Tell When Someone Is Lyingbody language
Creating a Character
Plot without characters to give it life is merely a recitation of activity, and characters without plot to give them meaning go nowhere. The best way to lea...
Updated 1045 days ago | Creating a Charactercharacter
Why Do People Get Married?
Karen opened a store about the same time she started going out with Max. That year, she lost so much money and he made so much money they married at the end...
Updated 243 days ago | why do people get marriedlove
Book Promotion: Blogging
Blogging is one way of getting your name out before the public, a way of advertising your website, a place to talk about your book. The best time to start b...
Updated 243 days ago | Bloggingblog
"Must Have" Books About Writing Fiction
During the past eight years, while struggling to be a better writer, I have read hundreds of books on how to write fiction. Some were not worth reading, som...
Updated 86 days ago | fiction writingbest books about writing
Girls' Names
I just finished reading a book where the men's first names were North, West, and Laine, and the women's first names were Whitney and Blaire. Forgetting for...
Updated 1044 days ago | Girls Nameschoosing names
Pat Bertram
Pat Bertram is a native of Colorado and a lifelong resident. When the traditional publishers stopped publishing her favorite type of book - character and story...
Updated 242 days ago | Pat Bertrama spark of heavenly fire
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