May
18

Summer Reading…For Fun?

Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale by Tamra Torero

This is a guest post by Tamra Torero.  Tamra is the mother of nine readers and author of the recently released YA novel, Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale. Learn more about Tamra at www.shaylawitherwood.com. SUMMER READING…FOR FUN? Simple Solutions to Get Kids Reading this Summer The number of children and teens reading for fun is…
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May
11

Writing Memorably

The Foxxes back to back

This is a guest post by Daniel and Mary-Helen Foxx. Mary-Helen grew up during the space race at Cape Canaveral, Florida. She met and married Dan while attending college in his hometown in South Carolina. After her graduation with a degree in History and Education they moved to Utah where Dan earned his BA and MA…
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May
07

Whitney Awards and LDS Storymakers

Whitney Awards Seal

Wow. This was a busy weekend for LDS authors with both the LDS Storymakers Conference and the Whitney Awards Gala going on. The conference had such distinguished authors as Kevin J. Anderson, Diony George, Annette Lyon in attendance teaching classes and signing books. The conference started off with a boot camp on Thursday and continued until…
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May
04

The Power of Music

Dr. Hatch Piano

This is a guest post by David Glen Hatch. Distinguished international concert and recording artist and master teacher of piano, David Glen Hatch, enjoys an active performance career in prestigious venues on five continents. He has recorded a wide variety of repertoire on more than thirty compact discs with much of his work being marketed internationally…
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Apr
27

The Virtues of Those Who Have Gone Before

WHITE OUT CONDITIONS

This is a guest post by Shelli Simmons. Shelli  was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated with honors from a local Business College.  Following the marriage to her “High School Sweetheart”, she worked in the business industry until the death of her 2 ½ month old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.  Shelli spent…
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Apr
20

Cruisin’ with Daniel Johnson

Daniel-Johnson

Daniel Johnson, author of An LDS Guide to Mesoamerica and upcoming book An LDS Guide to the Yucatan, will be a headliner on a cruise down to the Carribean and Mexico this fall. The cruise departs from Port Canaveral and will stop at Cozumel (Tulum Ruins), Belize City (Lamanai Ruins), Roatan, and Costa Maya (Chachobben Ruins).  …
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Apr
13

How Life Prepared Me To Become an Author

Treion Muller

This is a guest post by Treion Muller. Treion is a self-proclaimed “father in motion” of five delightful―but not perfect―children. Professionally he is FranklinCovey’s Chief eLearning Architect, business book author, national presenter, and social media and online learning expert. Treion has also coauthored two business books, The Learning Explosion and The Webinar Manifesto. Learn more about…
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Apr
06

Creating Character Connections

Alicia Leppert Author of Emerald City

This is a guest post from Alicia K. Leppert. Alicia always knew she wanted to be a writer, ever since Career Day in first grade when she walked around carrying a notebook and pencil. Twenty-some odd years later, after a short stint in high school where she dreamed of being an actress, a whirlwind Internet romance including…
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Mar
30

A Dream That Changed One’s Destiny

Erik Olsen

This is a guest post by Erik Olsen. Erik was born in Salt Lake City. He went to Brighton High School and afterwards went on a LDS mission to North Carolina. After his mission he came home and found the girl of his dreams, Wendy Patane, who decided she could put up with him, and…
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Mar
23

A Writer’s Design

Fay Klingler Author

This is a guest post by Fay Klingler. Author and illustrator Fay A. Klingler is an award-winning creative and technical writer. An often sought-after motivational speaker for women’s groups and radio and television audiences, Fay thoroughly enjoys her family, speaking and writing, sewing, gardening, hiking, and camping. Together, the Klinglers have twelve children and thirty-five grandchildren…
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