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Stop SOPA

by Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith January 18, 2012 Writing (helping you share your story)

LifeLines Publishing has joined the protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act. Stopping piracy may sound like a good thing, but it has broader implications. Please get involved. Clicking the link will redirect you from http://lifelinespublishing.net to a page where you can submit a letter to your congressman. LifeLines will return next week with our [...]

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Blog tips for non-bloggers

by Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith January 11, 2012 Writing (helping you share your story)

General tips The word “blog” is a shortening of the phrase “web log,” because the first blogs were like online journals—people used them to provide periodic updates about a particular subject. I find it helpful to think of a blog as an online version of a newspaper column, for these reasons: The writing style is [...]

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What are your New Year’s resolutions for 2012?

by Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith January 4, 2012 Faith (sharing our part in God's story)

It’s not too late for New Year’s resolutions—and if you’ve already broken the ones you made three days ago, it’s ok to start fresh today! A study by Richard Wiseman, PhD, shows that these five tips give people a better chance of success: Break larger goals into smaller steps. Reward yourself for each step you [...]

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Winner wonderland

by Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith December 28, 2011 Writing (helping you share your story)
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Thank you to everyone who played “Guess the Christmas Carol” for the past four weeks! I really had a lot of fun with it, and I appreciated the interaction, the encouragement, and the humor. Thank you! Below are listed all the winners, from all four weeks. Make sure you read to the very end to [...]

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[Story Break]
Guess the Christmas Carol – 4

by Melanie Jongsma, Wordsmith December 21, 2011 Story Breaks (sharing my own random stories)
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Last chance! This is our last entry in the Guess the Christmas Carol series—can you tell what Christmas carol is represented by the photo above? (If you don’t get this one, you are probably a Scrooge!) Hurry up and email your guess to LifelinesPublishing@gmail.com, for your last chance at Christmas fame and glory. Last week Last week’s [...]

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