Monthly Archives: October 2015

Saturday Morning Coffee – Variety with Sarah Vernon, Mary Smith and Nicholas Rossis

Posted on October 30, 2015 by jjspina

Wonderful authors on Sally G. Cronin’s blog! Always an enjoyable place to spend some time! Check it out! Hugs to all!

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It’s More about Cupcakes than you Think-How our educational system is failing our children

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jjspina

Originally posted on Bend Like a Branch:
A few weeks ago, while reading the comments on a story about our broken educational system, I came upon a response that basically said, well, all that parents care about are cupcakes and…

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THE OWL LADY REVEALS: I was nominated for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jjspina

Originally posted on Viv Drewa – The Owl Lady:
Thank you so much, Dale Furse, for nominating my blog for this award. Please look her up over on her blog “Dale Furse” where he talks about books, writing,  publishing and promoting, supporting and…

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Greetings from Beautiful Aruba – Fun in the Sun and Surf!

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jjspina

GREETINGS FROM SUNNY ARUBA – ONE HAPPY ISLAND!   In front of our timeshare and all over the island cacti are everywhere. Ara, aka The Shell Lady, vacations here for 12 weeks and keeps busy finding shells and creating these … Continue reading →

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Samhain The Original Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jjspina

Fascinating post about the origins of Halloween by Ali Isaac on aliisaacstoryteller.com! Ali has a wonderful blog!

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Autumn Beauty Soon Will Be Gone!

Posted on October 24, 2015 by jjspina

Autumn Beauty in New Hampshire I had to share some of the photos I snapped recently as I traveled around beautiful Londonderry, New Hampshire. The colors are now starting to fade. This is my way to immortalize them by posting … Continue reading →

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Christmas Grotto and Halloween Bonus – Book covers by The Story Reading Ape

Posted on October 22, 2015 by jjspina

Hey, you authors out there, check out the amazing and talented Chris The Story Reading Ape’s blog! You will be glad you did! Thank you, Sally, for sharing Chris’s lovely book covers and important links. Chris created a book trailer … Continue reading →

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Planning to publish on Kindle or CreateSpace? Essential Reading: The Absolute Indie by Jo Robinson

Posted on October 21, 2015 by jjspina

Lovely and talented author, blogger and creative cover creator, Jo Robinson, is a treasure trove of valuable information for all authors. Her novels are wonderful too!

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Presenting a Phenomenal Multi-Author Cross-Genre Promotion!

Posted on October 18, 2015 by jjspina

I am honored to be part of a talented group of authors who make up this Multi-Author Cross-Genre Promotion!  A special “Thank You” to Michael Fedison for organizing this event!! Please check out all links below for special promotions by each … Continue reading →

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Review… Davey & Derek Junior Detectives: The Case of the Missing Cell Phone by Janice Spina

Posted on October 18, 2015 by jjspina

Thanks kevs-domain.net for this wonderful review!

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