A conservative advocacy group is rallying its supporters against Scholastic for publishing a popular children's book about transgender kids. One Million Moms, a self-dubbed “pro-family” group of the American Family Association, called on its website last week for Scholastic to discontinue publishing
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Matt Tuttle, a lawyer weary with the world's “parade of perfidy” and with his twenty-five years of successful trial work, finds himself saddled with yet another case against his long-time heart surgeon client. This time the old boy's managed to paralyze the legs of some trauma victim while operating on the
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Write about how and why it impacts you. Tell your story. Our traumatic stories can be blocks to our creativity, and of course those stories get aggravated by reminders of what we've been through, when events strike close to home. Don't kid yourself that you'll be able to push through. Your creativity is
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Writing in this month's edition of prison magazine Inside Time, the murderer complained that he was ordered to attend the now discredited Government's Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP), but branded them 'useless', the Daily Record reports. The prison course was scrapped last year after
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Saskatchewan's Rob Gosselin has published a few games, one being the card game , which has a 7.5 rating on , an expansive review site. “It's great to support … Nathan Ottenson, another member of the Game Forge, is working towards self-publishing his game Galactic Payload. Ottenson said he'll
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The founder of the small publishing company Afro Resources, Sims-Wood said the company published a calendar in 1993 depicting these women. Sims-Wood explained that she sought to tell the tales of people whose stories are not often told. “Everyone's story is important. No matter what you did, your
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The ACLU also took issue with students being assigned to write a “persuade letter” following a field trip to the South Central Cultural Center. As part of the letter, which was intended to encourage others to visit the center, students were asked to “Devote your writing to an item or items of interest in the
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is laying off 58 employees in North Charleston, South Carolina this summer. The move comes just a year after Amazon moved CreateSpace, its book printing facility, out of the city. CreateSpace, Amazon's self-publishing service, is laying off employees in its editing,
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Robin was incredible, of course; it doesn't get better than writing for someone who can make almost anything funny. But as a neophyte, it took me awhile to figure out how to write for someone else. After I turned in my first script, I was called to producer Garry Marshall's office. Wielding my pages like
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… to moderate dementia at Amazing Place engaging in painting classes, singing hymns or showtunes, dancing in a Zumba class, writing their memories in a creative writing … The arts also allow them the chance to use a different side of their brain – the right, or creative side – that is often still functioning.
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Exceptional Technical Writing Online Course – Business, Business and Finance, Personnel and Human Resources Industries. The Exceptional Technical … The six modules of this online technical writing course teach strategies to write clear, succinct technical documents. It uses critical thinking as the
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The Writers' Block at Cornwall College Camborne is offering a host of workshops and opportunities for aspiring writers, illustrators and book makers this spring in a space that is dedicated to the art of creative writing and stories. Novelist, editor and teacher Wyl Menmuir, kicks off the season on January
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Finding the Right Path for You” at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17 at the Chestertown branch. Stephanie Fowler, co-owner of indie publishing company Salt Water Media, shares her unique story and offers advice on the process of choosing a path to publication, including discussion of self-publishing,
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First, self-published songwriters will have to create an HFA Online Account for Facebook publishing royalties. Once you have an account, simply log in. This account will also apply for royalties on Spotify, Apple, Napster, The Orchard, and 7Digital, among other services. You can find out more information
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As well as a strong showing on the recorded music side with all 17 of its nominees in UK artist categories – more than any other major – Warner Music's publishing arm has also performed strongly in the nominations. Warner/Chappell has three nominees apiece for Mastercard British Album of the Year
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