Why I got punched in the face, and an exercise to enrich your life

“I didn’t mean to punch you so hard in the nose,” said David, after martial arts practice finished for the evening.

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Scrivener: the secret weapon for writing like a professional

Previously, in my writer’s quick-start guide, I had mentioned a must-have writing software package called Scrivener.

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Send files from your computer to your Kindle with SendToKindle

You’ve always had the option of transferring files to your Kindle using a USB, or emailing a document to your send-to-kindle email address.

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April 2012 status update: still alive!

It has been almost a month since I last posted, but I just wanted to let everyone know I’m still alive!

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Hail, power outages, flash floods--hello March

So I was just getting used to 80 degree F temps in March, when the skies opened up and unleashed a torrent of hail, flash floods, and lightening strikes that have the power in my house going up and down like bad strobe lighting.

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Writers Quick-Start Guide

[](http://kendallgiles.4orion.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lynette_kendall_marial_stonecoast_w2012.jpg)(PHOTO: by Jim Kelly) A friend of mine, who writes a lot and is now moving to get their work published, asked me for some help on some writing procedural matters.

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