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YES You Can Make Money Writing!

Besides publishing books my goal was to get paid for writing magazine articles. But first I did my time. I wrote for local papers for free to get exposed and used to the tighter style of writing and meeting a deadline. The first time I was published in Our Canada, a national glossy magazine, even [...]

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Filed under: Writing by sassy1 - 29. July 2010, No Comments

Published Articles by Barb

Archived and current articles published in magazines are available at:
Snowbirds & RV Travel
A series about our 2009 northern trip started June/July 2009 and continued for the  following months: Aug/Sept/09, Oct/Nov/09, Dec/Jan/10, and Feb/Mar/10. Click on the month and “turn the pages” until you arrive at the article. Stay tuned for April/May/10 issue.
RV Times
Although previous 2007/2008 articles [...]

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Filed under: Writing by sassy1 - 9. March 2010, Comments Off

RV Canada With Boo the Menopausal Van:Sample Chapter

Just one of 21 chapters about our adventures while crossing Canada in a cranky van called “Boo the Menopausal Van.” The last three chapters are valuable resources for travellers.
Chapter 5: Ontario (ON)
Water, Water Everywhere
Welcome to the biggest province on our trek and the one with the biggest heart! Even with gas funds in meager supply, [...]

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Filed under: Publications and Writing by sassy1 - 9. March 2010, Comments Off

Great Northern Book Tour

Greetings from the way far north!
We are at day 25 of our four month book tour/exploration of Canada’s great far north. We’ve been in Whitehorse, Yukon for four days and leave tomorrow for Dawson City. What a vast land this is where there are more caribou than people: 165,000 to only 32,000 people. All that [...]

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Filed under: Events and Publications and RV Tips and Writing by sassy1 - 25. June 2009, 2 Comments

Powell River Writers Conference

Greetings all writers and those who would like to write!
 April 30, May 1, 2010: The 7th annual Powell River Writers Conference theme “Takiing inspiration to the next level” is bigger and better than ever before.  Participants will learn how to earn an income  doing what they love to do, how to self-edit, receive valuable writing tips and hang [...]

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Filed under: Events and Writing by sassy1 - 7. March 2009, No Comments

Toastmasters Improves Authors

You are the leader you’re looking for. Billy Jean King
I’ve been a member of Sunshine Speakers Toastmasters for almost eight years. It has changed my life in so many ways: increased confidence, better communication and leadership skills, and given me the courage to believe in myself so I can make my dreams come true.
But nowhere [...]

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Filed under: Writing by sassy1 - 1. March 2009, 2 Comments

Is Self-Publishing For You?

Have you dreamed of seeing your writing in book form?Does it seem so very far away? We’ve moved past the old stigma that said the only way to be a “real” author was to send out your manuscript endlessly until someone somewhere decided you were good enough to publish. Those days are gone as we’ve [...]

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Filed under: Writing by sassy1 - 21. February 2009, No Comments