Melody Clark
Melody Clark has been a professional freelance writer for twenty-seven years. Her writers information site is http://writer2020.com
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Top 10 Diet Recipe SitesDiet recipe sites have sprung up all over the Web. There are weight loss sites that range from the suspect and dicey to the superb. We have discerned the 10 best diet meal menu and recipe websites. -
Top 10 Kids Birthday Party Places in Ventura CountyThrowing a kids birthday party can be a pain, from choosing birthday party themes to birthday party location. There are great Ventura County places where you can throw a great party while letting someone else to do all the work and clean-up. -
Top 10 Kids Birthday Party Places in San Diego, CASan Diego is a serious family town and kids birthdays are an important part of family life. Kids birthday parties don't have to be expensive or lots of work. There are places where kids birthday parties can be held for you, and here are the best ones. -
Top 6 AC Links for Christmas DecorationsAmericans spend sixteen billion dollars a year just on Christmas decorations. What might be done with all that money with a little creativity and ingenuity? Christmas decorations can be made from recycled materials and that also helps the planet. -
Best 8 Christmas Crafts AC LinksMany memories are made by creating Christmas crafts rather than observing the day. Christmas craft projects, especially easy crafts for kids, are easily found but quality is harder. We've discerned some of the best available Christmas crafts projects. -
Top 10 Kids Birthday Party Places Near San FranciscoHunting for kids birthday party places or kids birthday parties locations is a job by itself. Why sweat children's birthday party ideas, from kids birthday party decorations to birthday party supplies? Let pros do it -- with parental guidance. -
Top 10 Kids Birthday Party Places in Orange County, CAPlanning kids birthdays can be a marathon, from planning birthday themes for kids parties to birthday supplies, birthday cakes, birthday party games and decorations. There are many excellent venues that will take over the whole task.
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How to Use Wordpress as a Full CMS with These 14 PluginsIt's no secret Wordpress is among the most admired blog platforms ever. While strictly being a CMS, Wordpress is specifically a blog script. With a few added plugins, it can be used to run any kind of site! -
8 Great Wordpress Plugins for New 2010 Search Engine OptimizationWebsite development changes by the day. Wordpress does an excellent job of keeping up with that shifting territory. SEO plugins were once considered potentially problematic for SEO but not anymore.
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How to Auto-Blog Safely on WordpressAuto-blogging can be a miracle of ease these days, with the advent of sophisticated plug-ins toward that end. There are drawbacks, however, and ways to turn those drawbacks into advantages. -
Celebrity SuicidesThere is one suicide every 18 minutes in the USA. Many occupations have higher risk of suicide. One of those occupations is "actor." -
Action Video Games Train BrainsA new University of Rochester Study suggests action gamers are faster, and just as accurate, at making decisions. The results of this research may be better training methodology for drivers, soldiers, and surgeons. -
Making Christmas Gift Baskets with Thrift Store FindsHow to create expensive-looking gift baskets from Christmas gifts purchased at thrift stores. Baskets as Christmas gifts for men, Christmas gifts for women, and Christmas gifts for kids are easy and fun to create. -
Christmas Shopping Yard SalesWe've all had those years, but little cash does not mean a sad Christmas. Christmas gifts for everyone can be purchased at yard sales for next to nothing. Here's how to find the sales and how to make the most of them. -
The Christmas Birthday Survival GuideIt's the same old story, another Christmas come 'round, another birthday forgotten by just about everyone we know. But there are ways for Christmas babies to get through the season remarkably unscathed. Here are a few I have found to work very well. -
Top 10 Kids Birthday Parties Places in Los AngelesThe most inventive, creative places for kids birthday parties in Los Angeles. A parent is no longer stuck with lame bounce houses, clowns, and the local pizza place. There are many options for kids birthday parties in the LA area.
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Great Celebrity NewsCelebrity news rarely reports good celebrity news, but we do.
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Loosing Their Religion: Mel Gibson, Stephenie Meyer, Scientology, and the Cult of Religious CelebritiesFrom Gary Busey's homespun minimalism to Mel Gibson's highly secretive Renegade Catholic Church, the Gods of Showbiz work in very mysterious ways indeed.
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My Dinner with Barnabas ... And CompanyI had the good fortune to meet and get to know many of the cast members of Dark Shadows, the TV heroes of my childhood.
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Is the Twilight Saga the First -- or the Last -- of the Anti-Hero Vampire Movies? Not Even Close.Before there was sympathetic vampire Edward, there was heroic vampire Barnabas Collins. And before there was the Twilight saga, there was "Vampire Diaries."
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Being a Good Grammarian Doesn't Make You a Good StorytellerIt takes more than good English skills to write a great story. There is an ineffable ability that is honed through years of practice. If you do not have that ability, it cannot be taught.
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Free Press Release Publicity for the WriterThe two most important marketing factors in self-publishing are publicity and budget. Press releases will bring good returns on your book advertising dollar.
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Writing Fiction that SellsThe trite-and-true maxim is that non-fiction will always sell much better than fiction. While that is true, the reason for it gives us an insight into what kind of fiction WILL sell.
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Book Publishing and the Immortal Font of TypeDoing a little book publishing? Page layout is a lot easier than people make it sound. The skills involved are fairly simple, given the right set of tools and some know-how.
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DIY Book Cover DesignThere are myriad places where you can find low-cost book cover design or cover art help. You do get what you pay for, but not all self-publishers can afford to pay for everything they need.
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Best Debt ConsolidationThe best debt consolidation companies address the new and rapidly evolving world of consumer credit.
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Build a Home-Grown Demand for Your NovelFinding your novel's audience isn't difficult. You must simply seek them out. Catching their attention is one thing. Keeping their attention is another.
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Sell More Books Publishing with Createspace and LuluPrint-on-Demand companies are not book publishers but book printers. Writers can use more than one to publish a book to the greatest number of markets.
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Publish with Createspace, Sell on EBayThe way to auction success isn't to ask "how to sell on eBay?" The question is "what to sell on eBay?" The answer to that question includes Createspace.
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Chromotherapy: Setting the Stage for a Happier Life with Color TherapyAs a clinical depressive, I've learned methods for improving my state of mind just by changing my environment. This is not unlike what a set dresser does on stage and in film. We set the stage for a better way of living.
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The Best Pizza in the Antelope Valley, CaliforniaAntelope Valley, California is not known for its culinary specialties, but we are home to some of the best pizza places and Italian restaurants in southern California.
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How to Make Almost Any Pool Handicapped AccessibleThere is no reason for anyone to go without the relaxing health benefits and good, clean fun of swimming. Swimming pools come in all sizes and prices. For those with disabilities, there are wonderful new helpful devices.
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Fear of Flying NunsI wish someone would tell me what it is that is inherently sillier about a flying nun than a flying Kansas farmboy.
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Not Just Any Dick and HarryThrough the twelve years I was lucky enough to know him, Harry Kenney had been a force for good in many peoples' lives. Sadly, it was this essential "goodness" that brought about his end.
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Left with NothingThis breed of modern corporation flies the flag of Thomas Malthus. Comfort is now the enemy and not the end.
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Aspiring and Inspiring to TeachMaria came through a personal hell to achieve a lifelong dream.
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The Great Andy Kaufman Death Hoax, Part 2May 16, 2010 may well bring a final answer to the question of "Is Andy Kaufman Alive?"
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Do You Know What Your Blood Pressure Really Is?Thus began an odyssey that taught me the necessity for complete blood pressure information. These are the things I didn't know which I hope will help someone else avoid the week-long paroxysm of terror that I endured.
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The True Story of James DeanJames Dean's life story has become an important part of the Hollywood legend. The only problem is that much of what is known about James Dean is brazenly incomplete or completely untrue.
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Frugal, Discount, Bargain on the Cheap Weddings: Part One, the FlowersMoney is the #1 problem about which most couples argue. Dream weddings turn into loan nightmares that sometimes last longer than the marriages they created. Our marriage has lasted 31 years so in terms of weddings "bigger" does not mean "better".
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Frugal, Discount, Bargain on the Cheap Weddings: Part Two, the PlaceI have a couple of friends whose "dream weddings" turned into loan nightmares that lasted longer than their marriages. Our marriage has lasted thirty-one years so in terms of weddings "bigger" clearly does not mean "better".
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World's Weirdest Potato Chip FlavorsWe have eaten and reviewed some of the most frightening flavors of potato chip known to foodies. And we have survived.
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Eight Great Women Who Were Also MomsWith women of achievement, it is even easier to forget that they are multidimensional people. Quite often in the lives of great women, their role as mothers informed and inspired their work.
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Get Free T-Shirts for KidsWhy pay for the t-shirts your kids live in when you can get them for free? It's easy.
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Lancaster, CA's Best BurgersLancaster, CA is the poor stepchild suburb of Los Angeles but it's coming into its own where foodies are concerned. Three of the best burger places in LA County are in Lancaster.
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Silver RVing in the Golden State of CaliforniaOlder people are like everyone where RV preferences are concerned. Seniors being seniors, there are things most of us will need, though, from disabled access to medical help. We've kept the wants as well as the needs in mind with our suggestions.
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The Great Andy Kaufman Death HoaxMany Andy Kaufman fans and friends think the comic hoaxed his untimely death twenty-six years ago this May. And they have real evidence to prove it.