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Tellwell triplets: Giving birth to the same book three times

Tellwell triplets: Giving birth to the same book three times My publishing experience with Tellwell Talent has been unique: I’ve witnessed three radically different versions of the “same” book emerge squalling and wailing into the literary universe and collaborated with three different “midwives.” Home | Tellwell Publishing My book is available in English, in French,..

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Audiobook Valentines Day Launch

Valentines Day Audiobook Book Launch: Attach your antlers and have a listen La description française suit la description anglaise. I’m excited to announce that the English version of my audiobook is available on Audible, Amazon, and Apple Books, meaning listeners can purchase it outright, use an Audible credit, or get a discount if they own..

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Let me tell you about the birds and the bees

Let me tell you about the birds and the bees (photo of my mom circa 1950) I was born in 1952, the year that Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president of the United States. Growing up absurd in a small southern Ontario town in the 1950s and 1960s meant being fed a steady diet of..

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Welcome to Hell… September 11, 2001

Welcome to Hell… September 11, 2001 At 9:30 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the telephone rang in the office that I shared with my friend, the French teacher René Moisan. At the other end of the line was his daughter, Geneviève. “Have you seen the news?” she asked, with a peculiar catch in her..

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Pet Influencers…Belatedly Learning How to Pet

Pet Influencers…Belatedly Learning How to Pet I am hopeless at marketing: technologically illiterate, too embarrassed to crank up the B.S. bazooka to fine mist, and too pressed for time to learn how to become a literary marketeer. I just learned that there is a marketing concept called Pet Influencers. https://afluencer.com/how-become-pet-influencer/   https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/11/6/18066056/dog-instagram-famous-pet-influencers https://afluencer.com/how-make-dog-influencer/   https://swaygroup.com/pet-influencer-marketing/..

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Bug-Itis got a-hold on me …or don’t let the bedbugs bite

Bug-Itis got a-hold on me …or don’t let the bedbugs bite About 400 years ago, when I was a student at Oakridge Secondary School in London Ontario, one of the major events of the institution’s social calendar was a yearly dance featuring a group called the Mandala, commonly referred to, for some unknown reason, as..

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The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour 2024

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour 2024   My book titled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny is a candidate for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, also known as the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Leacock Medal, is an annual Canadian literary award presented for..

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Imagine a world of umbrellas

Imagine a world of umbrellas   Imagine a surreal world of umbrellas. And – why not – of perfectly splendid bowler hats? A world of nifty umbrellas, How could you not fancy that?   https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/   https://www.instagram.com/robertmcbrydeauthor/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mcbryde-44051122/   Robert McBryde Author (20+) Facebook   Robert McBryde   Personal Facebook   Le temps passé avec vous..

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A few pops

A few pops   Returning to Canada after spending well over two years in France – and moving to a city where English is the predominant language – have been quite a shock to say the least! (So have the incredibly high prices here in Canada…but that’s a whole other story for another day.)  ..

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International worst seller list: atteindre le sommet

Atteindre le sommet de la liste globale des pires ventes mondiales Reaching the pinnacle of the international worst seller list   English to follow : Mon livre – la version anglaise ainsi que la version française – a franchi une nouvelle étape : Il a battu de nouveaux records en atteignant le sommet de la liste..

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