How to Write Descriptions of Hair and Skin

On December 31, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionThis book is for fiction writers who love physical descriptions of characters. Here, you get an abundance of descriptive terms for hair and skin. Each section centers on a type of description, such as Hair Color (for example, “Bleached blond hair”) or Hair Type (for example, straight, wavy, curly, and kinked). Each section lists [...]

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This book is for fiction writers who love physical descriptions of characters.

Here, you get an abundance of descriptive terms for hair and skin. Each section centers on a type of description, such as Hair Color (for example, “Bleached blond hair”) or Hair Type (for example, straight, wavy, curly, and kinked). Each section lists its descriptive terms alphabetically with full explanations. You can read the lists to learn new terms, or you can look up a specific term.

The hair section starts with hair type and hairstyle. It details how the appearance of one’s hair can shape one’s gender identity and ethnic identity. The next sections show how your fictional character’s hair might move, feel (for example, brittle, greasy, silky, or springy) and smell (for example, like cigarettes, deep fryer oil, perfume, or wood smoke). All this leads to more than 2,000 words explaining 72 different color names to assign to hair that is black, blond, brown, gray, red, or white. There is also a section on highlights and lowlights.

The skin section continues the emphasis on sensory description with sections on what your fictional character’s skin might feel like, smell like, and taste like. Learn how the placement of wrinkles can show whether your character has spent a lifetime smiling or frowning.

There is a section on the erotic aspects of skin. Other sections list ways in which your fictional character might modify his or her skin, including tattoos, piercing, and cosmetic surgery. All this leads to more than 2,000 words explaining 43 different color names to assign to skin that is dark, medium tone, or pale.

Who may benefit from this book? Anyone who wants a quick prompt or idea so as not to lose his writing momentum. Readers for whom English is a second language may enjoy the in-depth explanations of American English terms. Authors writing in genres that demand much physical description (for example, fantasy fiction and romance fiction) may also find this book useful.

How to Write Descriptions of Hair and Skin is about 14,900 words in total. Just so you know, this 14,900 word book contains the 2,000-word article HT Describe Hair from my blog plus the 600-word Hair Color list from my website. The other 12,300 words in the book are all-new material.

Also, for clarity, this book was published using Amazon.com’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology, which prevents unauthorized copying of the text (for example, in the case of ebook pirating). An inevitable side-effect of DRM is that you, the purchaser, cannot copy the text either (and I apologize for the inconvenience). Therefore, to guide you in your buying decision, know that this book is read-only. Thank you for reading.Product Description
This book is for fiction writers who love physical descriptions of characters.

Here, you get an abundance of descriptive terms for hair and skin. Each section centers on a type of description, such as Hair Color (for example, “Bleached blond hair”) or Hair Type (for example, straight, wavy, curly, and kinked). Each section lists its descriptive terms alphabetically with full explanations. You can read the lists to learn new terms, or you can look up a specific term.

The hair section starts with hair type and hairstyle. It details how the appearance of one’s hair can shape one’s gender identity and ethnic identity. The next sections show how your fictional character’s hair might move, feel (for example, brittle, greasy, silky, or springy) and smell (for example, like cigarettes, deep fryer oil, perfume, or wood smoke). All this leads to more than 2,000 words explaining 72 different color names to assign to hair that is black, blond, brown, gray, red, or white. There is also a section on highlights and lowlights.

The skin section continues the emphasis on sensory description with sections on what your fictional character’s skin might feel like, smell like, and taste like. Learn how the placement of wrinkles can show whether your character has spent a lifetime smiling or frowning.

There is a section on the erotic aspects of skin. Other sections list ways in which your fictional character might modify his or her skin, including tattoos, piercing, and cosmetic surgery. All this leads to more than 2,000 words explaining 43 different color names to assign to skin that is dark, medium tone, or pale.

Who may benefit from this book? Anyone who wants a quick prompt or idea so as not to lose his writing momentum. Readers for whom English is a second language may enjoy the in-depth explanations of American English terms. Authors writing in genres that demand much physical description (for example, fantasy fiction and romance fiction) may also find this book useful.

How to Write Descriptions of Hair and Skin is about 14,900 words in total. Just so you know, this 14,900 word book contains the 2,000-word article HT Describe Hair from my blog plus the 600-word Hair Color list from my website. The other 12,300 words in the book are all-new material.

Also, for clarity, this book was published using Amazon.com’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology, which prevents unauthorized copying of the text (for example, in the case of ebook pirating). An inevitable side-effect of DRM is that you, the purchaser, cannot copy the text either (and I apologize for the inconvenience). Therefore, to guide you in your buying decision, know that this book is read-only. Thank you for reading.

How to Write Descriptions of Hair and Skin

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How Many Fish?

On December 30, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionRobert Stanek’s Bugville Critters recommended by / featured in…+ Parenting Magazine (2008)+ The Children’s Bookshelf (Publisher’s Weekly) (2007, 2008)+ Children’s Writer (2007)+ Foreword Magazine (2007)+ The Wall Street Journal (2006)+ School Library Journal (2008, 2009)+ Library Journal (2008, 2009)Read letters to Buster from kids all over the world at http://www.bugvillecritters.com/letters.htm A silly counting picture [...]

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Robert Stanek’s Bugville Critters recommended by / featured in…
+ Parenting Magazine (2008)
+ The Children’s Bookshelf (Publisher’s Weekly) (2007, 2008)
+ Children’s Writer (2007)
+ Foreword Magazine (2007)
+ The Wall Street Journal (2006)
+ School Library Journal (2008, 2009)
+ Library Journal (2008, 2009)
Read letters to Buster from kids all over the world at http://www.bugvillecritters.com/letters.htm

A silly counting picture book for children. Practice counting with your baby or toddler.

Can you, can you, count with me? Can you, can you find the baby sea turtles?Product Description
Robert Stanek’s Bugville Critters recommended by / featured in…
+ Parenting Magazine (2008)
+ The Children’s Bookshelf (Publisher’s Weekly) (2007, 2008)
+ Children’s Writer (2007)
+ Foreword Magazine (2007)
+ The Wall Street Journal (2006)
+ School Library Journal (2008, 2009)
+ Library Journal (2008, 2009)
Read letters to Buster from kids all over the world at http://www.bugvillecritters.com/letters.htm

A silly counting picture book for children. Practice counting with your baby or toddler.

Can you, can you, count with me? Can you, can you find the baby sea turtles?

How Many Fish?

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Deliver!: How to Be Fast, Flawless, and Frugal

On December 30, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionJim Champy revolutionized business with Reengineering the Corporation. Now, in Deliver!, the third book in a series about what’s new and really works in business, he shows how to leverage the rich treasure of potential competitive advantage that’s hiding in plain view: your operations. Deliver! presents five original, chapter-length case studies of organizations performing [...]

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Jim Champy revolutionized business with Reengineering the Corporation. Now, in Deliver!, the third book in a series about what’s new and really works in business, he shows how to leverage the rich treasure of potential competitive advantage that’s hiding in plain view: your operations. Deliver! presents five original, chapter-length case studies of organizations performing at levels that were once viewed as impossible. They range from Campbell’s Soup to the US Navy. Their offerings range from industrial tools to premium California wine. What do they share in common? Their success hasn’t been grounded in breakthrough strategy: it’s built on goals, discipline, details… the grittiness of everyday execution. In an era of highly constrained resources, these organizations offer you the most realistic path to sustainable success: Increase operational efficiency. Drive real savings. And use those savings not merely to maintain your competitive position, but to drive it forward.

Want more? Check out the e-book collection, Jim Champy on What’s Really Working in Business. This brand new collection contains state-of-the-art business insights from world-renowned expert Jim Champy…now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!

Deliver!: How to Be Fast, Flawless, and Frugal

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How the Elephant Got Its Trunk

On December 29, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionIf your child loves books by Mo Willems, Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, P.D. Eastman, and Sandra Boynton, your child will fall in love with “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk.” This book tells the story of an elephant who wants to prove that elephants should be king and not lions. The Wise Monkey comes [...]

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If your child loves books by Mo Willems, Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, P.D. Eastman, and Sandra Boynton, your child will fall in love with “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk.”

This book tells the story of an elephant who wants to prove that elephants should be king and not lions. The Wise Monkey comes up with a test to decide who should be the king…

This picture book is perfect for children in preschool who are just learning to read, as well as early elementary school kids who are mastering new vocabulary. The adorable and funny story encourages reading, drawing, and critical thinking skills.

Age Range: Infant to Early Elementary Readers (6 months – 10 years old)

-Great story to read over and over and again.
-Beautifully illustrated with vibrant color pictures that your child will enjoy viewing.
-Rhyming lines are a fun read and keep your child interested.

Excerpt:

Monkey told them that tomorrow the lions and the elephants would have a test
The rightful king would be the animal that performed the best

And so all the elephants and lions gathered together the next day
Monkey cleared his throat and then began to say…Product Description
If your child loves books by Mo Willems, Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond, P.D. Eastman, and Sandra Boynton, your child will fall in love with “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk.”

This book tells the story of an elephant who wants to prove that elephants should be king and not lions. The Wise Monkey comes up with a test to decide who should be the king…

This picture book is perfect for children in preschool who are just learning to read, as well as early elementary school kids who are mastering new vocabulary. The adorable and funny story encourages reading, drawing, and critical thinking skills.

Age Range: Infant to Early Elementary Readers (6 months – 10 years old)

-Great story to read over and over and again.
-Beautifully illustrated with vibrant color pictures that your child will enjoy viewing.
-Rhyming lines are a fun read and keep your child interested.

Excerpt:

Monkey told them that tomorrow the lions and the elephants would have a test
The rightful king would be the animal that performed the best

And so all the elephants and lions gathered together the next day
Monkey cleared his throat and then began to say…

How the Elephant Got Its Trunk

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Frank Bettger’s How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling: A modern-day interpretation of a self-help classic

On December 29, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionFrank Bettger’s momentous decision to undergo a complete personal transformation by putting enthusiasm into everything he did helped him achieve legendary status as an insurance salesman. His first book, published in 1947, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success is still a bestseller today and has stood the test of time. Karen McCreadie’s [...]

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Frank Bettger’s momentous decision to undergo a complete personal transformation by putting enthusiasm into everything he did helped him achieve legendary status as an insurance salesman. His first book, published in 1947, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success is still a bestseller today and has stood the test of time. Karen McCreadie’s interpretation of How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success illustrates the timeless nature of Bettger’s insights. By bringing the book to life through 52 modern case studies, this brilliant interpretation of How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success is an entertaining accompaniment to one of the most famous books on selling ever written.

Frank Bettger’s How I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling: A modern-day interpretation of a self-help classic

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WRITE NOW! How To Write That Novel–Today

On December 28, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product Description“TRUST YOURSELF…THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN FAIL HERE IS IF YOU WON’T WRITE…ALL ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS ARE ACHIEVEMENTS UNTO THEMSELVES…AND, IF YOU CAN HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE, DESCRIBE THE DREAM YOU HAD LAST NIGHT, SHARE A CHILDHOOD MEMORY, OR DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AT WORK TODAY, THEN, BELIEVE ME, YOU CAN WRITE.” Whether [...]

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“TRUST YOURSELF…THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN FAIL HERE IS IF YOU WON’T WRITE…ALL ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS ARE ACHIEVEMENTS UNTO THEMSELVES…AND, IF YOU CAN HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE, DESCRIBE THE DREAM YOU HAD LAST NIGHT, SHARE A CHILDHOOD MEMORY, OR DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AT WORK TODAY, THEN, BELIEVE ME, YOU CAN WRITE.”

Whether you’re a published author finding yourself at a standstill with a new manuscript, a first-time novelist grappling with your debut, or a lover of literature who wants to gain some insight into what it takes to write a good book, this motivational tutorial will help keep the juices flowing and demystify the creative process at the same time.

“Saint Marie has a reassuring and gentle voice, and ‘WRITE NOW!’ is a must-have for anyone with writer’s block, self-doubts, or even just a healthy intellectual curiosity.” –Editor, BD Books

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Saint Marie’s debut novel “The Secret Keeping” is currently a Kindle Store Bestseller and was a 2006 LAMBDA Notable Book, a 2007 Goldie Award finalist for best dramatic fiction, a 2007 semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and a 2007 IPPY Award Bronze medalist. Her trilogy “The Secret Trilogy” is an Amazon Bestseller, a Kindle Store Bestseller and was nominated for the 2009 Ferro/Grumley literary prize in fiction. She is also the author of the Kindle bestselling shorts collection “Girl Trouble” and has just released a memoir. A writer and fine artist, she was born, educated, and resides in New York.Product Description
“TRUST YOURSELF…THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN FAIL HERE IS IF YOU WON’T WRITE…ALL ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS ARE ACHIEVEMENTS UNTO THEMSELVES…AND, IF YOU CAN HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE, DESCRIBE THE DREAM YOU HAD LAST NIGHT, SHARE A CHILDHOOD MEMORY, OR DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AT WORK TODAY, THEN, BELIEVE ME, YOU CAN WRITE.”

Whether you’re a published author finding yourself at a standstill with a new manuscript, a first-time novelist grappling with your debut, or a lover of literature who wants to gain some insight into what it takes to write a good book, this motivational tutorial will help keep the juices flowing and demystify the creative process at the same time.

“Saint Marie has a reassuring and gentle voice, and ‘WRITE NOW!’ is a must-have for anyone with writer’s block, self-doubts, or even just a healthy intellectual curiosity.” –Editor, BD Books

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Saint Marie’s debut novel “The Secret Keeping” is currently a Kindle Store Bestseller and was a 2006 LAMBDA Notable Book, a 2007 Goldie Award finalist for best dramatic fiction, a 2007 semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and a 2007 IPPY Award Bronze medalist. Her trilogy “The Secret Trilogy” is an Amazon Bestseller, a Kindle Store Bestseller and was nominated for the 2009 Ferro/Grumley literary prize in fiction. She is also the author of the Kindle bestselling shorts collection “Girl Trouble” and has just released a memoir. A writer and fine artist, she was born, educated, and resides in New York.

WRITE NOW! How To Write That Novel–Today

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How Do You Peel A Banana? A Children’s Poem

On December 28, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product DescriptionHave fun discovering all the fun ways to peel a banana in this lively children’s poem! Suitable for young children.(This poem is text only, no illustrations.) Niki Alling is an Author/Poet/Designer from Central New York. She has worked with young children for many years, and enjoys reading and writing poems for them. She also [...]

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Have fun discovering all the fun ways to peel a banana in this lively children’s poem! Suitable for young children.
(This poem is text only, no illustrations.)

Niki Alling is an Author/Poet/Designer from Central New York. She has worked with young children for many years, and enjoys reading and writing poems for them.
She also writes in many other genres, for general adult age group, including; Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction, Inspirational Poetry and more. She designs and writes greeting cards, mugs and t-shirts with her original poetry and designs, at NikiClix Creations online shops.

Please visit Niki Alling’s author page for a list of other works.
More children’s poems will be available soon…Product Description
Have fun discovering all the fun ways to peel a banana in this lively children’s poem! Suitable for young children.
(This poem is text only, no illustrations.)

Niki Alling is an Author/Poet/Designer from Central New York. She has worked with young children for many years, and enjoys reading and writing poems for them.
She also writes in many other genres, for general adult age group, including; Paranormal, Romance, Science Fiction, Inspirational Poetry and more. She designs and writes greeting cards, mugs and t-shirts with her original poetry and designs, at NikiClix Creations online shops.

Please visit Niki Alling’s author page for a list of other works.
More children’s poems will be available soon…

How Do You Peel A Banana? A Children’s Poem

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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

On December 27, 2011, in How To, by Admin

Product Description The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our [...]

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The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about.

A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?

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A Letter from Author Mike Brown

My daughter Lilah, now five years old, is mad at me for killing Pluto. When I began a project 13 years ago to chart the slowly-moving objects of the distant outer solar system, my goal was never to pull Pluto off of its cherished planetary pedestal. I wanted to be a planet discoverer, like William Herschel or Clyde Tombaugh before me. I had a strong feeling that somewhere out there something bigger than Pluto was lurking, and I knew that whoever found it would get to claim the mantle as the only living planet discoverer.

I was right. Something bigger than Pluto was out there (or at least something more massive than Pluto; sizes are a little harder to pin down precisely) and one January morning in 2005, my small team of astronomers and I found it. We announced the discovery of the 10th planet to an unsuspecting world late on the afternoon of Lilah’s 22nd day of life. A little after her first birthday, though, the doors to the planetary club were locked and Pluto and my own discovery were kicked out on the curb. The solar system was down to only eight planets.

It was hard not to mourn the loss of my now ex-planet, except for the fact that I had to admit that kicking it out was the most scientifically sensible thing to happen to planetary classification since asteroids were also kicked out almost 200 years ago. The solar system is a beautiful and profound place, and it is made richer with the realization that the eight planets are the foundation throughout which countless smaller bodies continuously swirl.

When Pluto was first demoted, people said to me, “What about the children? How could you do this to them?” But, in fact, children live lives that are always changing. It’s the adults who have had the hardest time reconciling the new understanding of the solar system with what they remember from when they themselves were children. So, it made sense that I used to joke about what would happen the moment when Lilah first learned about the solar system. She would come home, and I would say, “Tell me all about the eight planets,” and when I would try to tell her about the olden times when we used to think there were nine—or even ten!—planets, she would slowly shake her head and exclaim, “Daddy, adults are so stupid.”

But I was wrong.

Lilah knows all about Pluto. She has a stuffed dog, a planet lunch box, a solar system place mat at the dinner table. She feels as warmly towards the ice ball as someone ten times her age, and, like many of those older people, she is mad at the person who killed it. Lilah, though, has a solution. She recently told me, “Daddy, I know that you had to kill Pluto, but will you promise me one thing?”

“Of course,” I said.

“You have to go find another planet, and when you do, you have to name it Pluto for me, OK?”

So my search of the skies continues.

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

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