Jan 11, 2020 | Non-Fiction |
Happy Saturday! 🙂 Diligence pays off. How do I know this? Proverbs 22:29 says so. Diligence Pays Off Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 22:29 AMPC Be encouraged, be...
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Jan 4, 2020 | Non-Fiction |
Happy New Year and Happy Saturday! 🙂 I hope 2020 has treated you well so far. Today I will be sharing a quote with you, courtesy of acclaimed American author and Children’s and Young Adult book writer, Beverly Atlee Cleary. Beverly Cleary: Reading is Pleasure...
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Dec 22, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
James Michener was an American novelist and short story writer. He wrote epic and detailed works of fiction which have been classified as fictional documentaries. Through his writing, he made foreign environments accessible to Americans. In 1948, he won the Pulitzer...
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Dec 16, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Junot Diaz is an award-winning writer who was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey. In 2008, he won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. He is currently a creative writing...
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Dec 9, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist known for his satirical works. Vanity Fair, which was one of his most popular novels, was the first novel published under his name. He published Vanity Fair in serial monthly parts, a method used by Charles...
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Nov 30, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Pam Allyn is an author and American literacy expert. She is also a self-described “passionate advocate for innovation in education and in building start ups that grow up to change the world.” She describes reading and writing as processes that are...
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Nov 18, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Jose Luis Borges was an Argentine poet, short-story writer, and essayist. His tales and poems have come to be regarded as classics of 20th Century world literature. In 1961, he gained international fame when he was awarded the Prix Formentor, the International...
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