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Adding Humour in Your Online Presentation

January 18, 2022 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: I have been working with Jack Milner of the UK since the spring on the manuscript for his book, “Virtual Presentation Mastery.” Jack is a performer-turned-communication-coach who provides

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Excerpt: The Healing Cabin

December 27, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: A few months ago, I blogged about discovering some twenty-year-old journals in my attic and taking the time to read through them. I learned that, back then, I wrote a lot of fiction, and some of

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Excerpt: I Remember

December 20, 2021 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: A few months ago, I blogged about discovering some twenty-year-old journals in my attic and taking the time to read through them. I learned that, back then, I wrote a lot of fiction, and some of

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Excerpt: Trinity Foot

December 13, 2021 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: A few months ago, I blogged about discovering some twenty-year-old journals in my attic and taking the time to read through them. I learned that, back then, I wrote a lot of fiction, and some of

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Excerpt: Sex on the Golf Course

December 6, 2021 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Note: A few months ago, I blogged about discovering some twenty-year-old journals in my attic and taking the time to read through them. I learned that, back then, I wrote a lot of fiction, and some of

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Excerpt from Work of Short Stories

November 29, 2021 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Today you will get a glimpse at the writing of John Sheirer, a prolific author of fiction from Florence, Massachusetts, who recently published a new collection of linked short fiction,

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Excerpt from My Fiction in Decades-old Journals

August 16, 2021 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

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I’ve mentioned that I’ve been rereading my journals from three decades ago. The below is a short piece I wrote in February 1994. More excerpts to come!

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A Look at the Authors Featured in Mixed Words

November 23, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

There are 10 authors featured in Mixed Words: A collection of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, a book I’ve created as a fundraiser for a nonprofit that supports children and families. They are from

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Sharing the Prologue of Willful Evolution

October 19, 2020 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

I have promised an excerpt from “Willful Evolution,” and today, I deliver. What follows is the book’s prologue.

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Unearthing Manuscripts from Days Past

August 31, 2020 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

Some of the treasures I’m recovering as I prepare to move in a few weeks are pleasant, such as snapshots of my children and grandson Eli when they were small, and writings from years past.

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