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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Plagiarizing Personalities? Why kids need writing skills!

February 15, 2008 – 12:25 pm

Wall Street Journal had a very interesting article about a new Internet phenomenon.  The explosion of online dating and networking sites has created a new form of plagiarism, and it’s not pretty.  People desperate to impress are apparently cut-n-pasting themselves an extreme personality makeover! According to the WSJ article:
“Among the 125 million people in the U.S. [...]

By Karma •• Posted in My Thoughts, Writing •• Comments (0)

Happy Valentine’s Day! Bear Hugs to you!

February 14, 2008 – 6:17 pm

Did you know I have written a Valentine’s Day book called Bear Hugs? It’s now available in paperback.  I should have posted about it earlier but I forgot (there is a poem about a forgetful elephant in the book).  It’s actually a collection of goofy “Love Poems” about various animals.
Funny aside: The original title [...]

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Missoula School Visit–a Great Experience!

February 12, 2008 – 9:52 pm

A few months ago I did some author visits at two schools (Russell and Franklin) in Missoula, Montana. They went so fabulously I thought I would share some tips I learned from these wonderful school administrators (thank you Pat and Nancy!).
The main component in making an author visit successful is getting the kids pumped for [...]

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Snow, Montana and Horses

February 7, 2008 – 10:32 am

We made our lazy horses work the other day. I got out the camera to take pictures of other people on horses (I don’t ride much).  Snow, Montana and horses, need I saw more? This is my husband, Scott.  Doesn’t he look like a real Montana Cowboy? The horse’s name is Bugs.  He’s pretty big [...]

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