Category Archives: GENERAL

The E-Reader Landscape Part I: Converting Hard Copy To Personalized Edoc Format

BUILDING MY WEBSITE, GENERAL, LIFE HACK RAMBLINGS, MY LEARNING TO WRITE FILES

Image by permissions from Project Gutenberg My Dilemma The day I decided to start a blog I faced a problem. How do I find all the information I am looking for via the internet. I don’t like reading hard copy material because I have become addicted to easy internet access to whatever I am looking for without having to buy books or go to the library for documentation. If I want to present stories about information that is difficult to find for you the reader to glean […]

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Thoughts On Fireproofing Your House

A HYBRID COUNTRY LIFE, BUDGETHOUSE RENOVATOR, GENERAL, LIFE HACK RAMBLINGS

Paradise Lost I have been watching the series in This Old House that centers on the devastation of the entire town of Paradise, California due to a relentless forest fire last year. The item that struck me most was the fact that most of the residents plan to rebuild their homes there knowing that what happened could happen again. Having lived in the state for many years, I am well aware of the dangers of living there. If you are not trying to live through earthquakes, mudslides, […]

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My First Engaging Novel & The Climactic Sequel Published

A HYBRID COUNTRY LIFE, BRAINSTORMING A BUDGET PLAN, BUDGETHOUSE RENOVATOR, BUILDING MY WEBSITE, GENERAL, INSPIRATIONAL LIFE OUTTAKES, LIFE HACK RAMBLINGS, MY COUNTRY COOKING DIARIES, MY LEARNING TO WRITE FILES

Reviewing The Inspiration For My Story Line(s) In my previous LEARNING TO WRITE article Learning To Write:My First Novel Part II, I told of how I have always been fascinated by the Navy SEAL Team’s enigmatic aura. When we visited their dedicated Museum in Ft. Pierce, we got to see the Maersk Alabama cargo ship life boat that held the ship’s captain hostage while being driven away by Somali pirates. The movie that depicts the document drama, Captain Phillips, was quite revealing and did incorporate maneuvers by […]

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My Kindle Direct Publishing Experience:Part II_ Wrestling With Manuscript Manipulations.

BUILDING MY WEBSITE, GENERAL, MY LEARNING TO WRITE FILES

  Image by Pixabay modified by Stephen Key This is a multi-part series entitled “My Kindle Direct Publishing Experience”. The first blog in the series “My Kindle Direct Publishing Experience: Part I _Starting From Scratch” shows  how I took my first steps. What Do You Mean I Am Outdated? Since I had been writing and publishing to my blog for a year and a half, I should have had the confidence to submit my finished manuscript to the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) site. I didn’t! By spending […]

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