My article about content curation tips has been nominated for an honor at HubPages. Since I’m considered a newbie there, my page was chosen for the Rising Star Accolade contest and the voting is on!
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Gearing Up For Lens-Hub Editing at HubPages
A few weeks ago I opened up my Squidoo dashboard to see a message telling me the “Big News” … that HubPages was aquiring “key content” from Squidoo, and that my beloved writing site, Squidoo, was going out of business.
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Open Letter of Thanks to Seth Godin
Hi Seth, I’ve decided to write you an open letter on my blog today. I can’t tell you how sorry I am that the Squidoo site is ending. There’s a deep, sad place in my heart this week. But more than that, there’s gratitude for the effort you put into making Squidoo a good experience for so many of us.
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I’ve Been Interviewed for the Official Squidoo Headquarters Blog
Today Robin Svedi of Squidoo HQ posted a short interview about my contributor niche, autobiographies and memoirs. As a contributor I post and promote reviews of books people write about themselves.
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My New Book Lady YouTube Channel, and What I’m Reading Now
I started a new YouTube channel… a bold move for a woman who is not good at speaking!
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What Really Happened When I Left Happy Camp and Moved to Idaho
It took a long time to get around to writing this blog post. I’ve been grappling with some heavy philosophical issues, related to this blog… like “Who am I?” and “What do I write here?” and “How much do I want to tell them?” Things like that.
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Living Where the Wind Blows
I had a dream, a desire, to move away from the Klamath River Valley. After thirteen years in one home there, I wanted something different – something that would stimulate my creativity in a new way.
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She’s a Bulldog
Ever been called a bulldog? Well, I have! [Read more…]
The Beauty of Simplicity – A Task List of One
There is beauty all around, throughout the world, and all around us we see people ignoring that beauty and looking elsewhere the as if what we’ve been given is not enough.
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New Writing Goals for 2013
I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo 2012 at the last possible minute on October 31. I wasn’t sure I could make it through but with my usual refusal to fail I forced myself to write the words.
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It Is Novel Writing Season Again!
November! Writing season! I write every day, of course, but November is reserved for novel writing. Though I skipped two years of NaNoWriMo novel writing, this year I’m heading straight on in a dead heat to write the novel I’ve been planning since 2004.
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Blistered and Determined to Hike
People take long thru-hikes to prove their determination and perseverance to themselves, despite blisters, sore muscles, and starvation.
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Deep Wilderness Wanderlust
I’ve been thinking, writing, loving wilderness backpacking for many years – but sadly, not doing it. [Read more…]
