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Chill Out on Lawncare, Help the Bees
If you look at any typical suburb in the United States today, you’ll likely see a sea of tidy lawns full of Kentucky bluegrass/fescue mix, a few trees and…little else. Whether it’s culture, a desire to look neat, or a mix of both, many people today feel pressured to have green lawns with little diversity.…
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How to Handle a Negative Book Review
You recently published your first novel and now, weeks later, the reviews are rolling in. Most of the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are between 4-5 stars, so you’re feeling good. There are a few 3-star reviews sprinkled in but they don’t bother you much because, as you reason, maybe those people were just having…
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Want to Try Gardening? Start Here.
Before you start getting willy-nilly with all those seed packets and pots, the most important thing you should do as a gardener is plan. Planning may not sound like the sexiest thing on earth, but it’s a crucial first step in ensuring that your garden is primed for success. You’ll want to think about and…
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How to Get Over the Fear of Your Book Flopping
The most common thread I see in posts across the various author and writer Facebook groups I’m a part of is fear of failure. Many worry about the choice between querying agents or going directly to self-publishing and which will lead to success. Others worry that they are editing, writing or designing things wrong and…
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The Husband-Approved Pickling Recipe
I don’t like pickles. Never have. I’ll eat them on burgers if they’re hard to remove, but otherwise, I’m always passing the pickle spear to my husband’s plate. He is our family pickle connesiur. Meaning, he’s very picky about his pickles. No bread and butter, whole dill is best. This year, in an act of…
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