If you are engaging in a writing career, whether full or part time, you can't do without the basic tools of the trade. Sure, you've learned to master the construction of sentences, paragraphs and have even mastered the art of maintaining a coherent line of thought for the reader to follow throughout your article […]
Barnes & Noble Launches Online Storytime Parents of picture-book readers needn’t leave home to enjoy story time with their children. This week, Barnes & Noble.com debuted its Online Storytime program dedicated Web site, videos featuring pan-and-scan filming of picture books accompanied by readings by authors or celebrities. A new Online Storytime entry will be added […]
Make something different for dinner tonight. Get inside the hidden cookbooks of America's favorite restaurants including Red Lobster, Olive Garden, TGI Friday, PF Chang and many more! The secret recipes for your favorite restaurant dishes have now been revealed in this best-selling new cookbook. Prepare dishes you know they'll love and save money by easily […]
"Barbara Kingsolver has written a book of historical fiction that reads like a Frida Kahlo painting: allegory, poetry, beauty & pain. Kingsolver writes likes a great artist paints." ... more
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins. Not through strength, but through perseverance. H. Jackson Brown
“It is delivery that makes the orators success.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Last week’s blog about networking events not working, got me thinking about the word ‘networking’ itself. I have often thought it a rather unfortunate choice of word for a people skill deemed so important in business. Whilst you may hear that ‘networking’ may help you to run your business successfully, this word really doesn’t convey […]
School Library Journal and TOON Books offers teachers and librarians the chance to win FREE Easy Reader Comics. ( full story)
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
