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I should have known better...
I should have known better...
My StoryJanet FormanDecember 1, 2021
The power of positive words
The power of positive words

Words created this smile.

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About WritingJanet FormanOctober 22, 2019
Ancestor Anecdotes: Where the bodies are buried
Ancestor Anecdotes: Where the bodies are buried

I’ve been hunting down dead relatives for a while …

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My StoryJanet FormanAugust 19, 2019
Ancestor Anecdotes: Mothers of Medicine
Ancestor Anecdotes: Mothers of Medicine

I used to think my mother was the only trailblazing pioneer in our family. Little did I know how outdated my thinking was.

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My StoryJanet FormanJuly 24, 2019familyhistory, Goodwillie, womeninmedicine, geneology
The Writer's Life ... a comedy of errors/a tragedy of epic stupidity
The Writer's Life ... a comedy of errors/a tragedy of epic stupidity

A comedy of errors/A tragedy of epic stupidity

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About WritingJanet FormanMarch 8, 2019publishing, copyright, authorlife
100 years after it ended - How it began for one soldier
100 years after it ended - How it began for one soldier

They didn’t talk about history - they lived it.

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WWIJanet FormanNovember 7, 2018#LestWeForget, #WWI, #100Years, #RemembranceDay, familyhistory
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Comrades at the Keyboard/The Competition
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Comrades at the Keyboard/The Competition

“All writers need to belong to a community, to find a group that supports their efforts.”

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About WritingJanet FormanOctober 19, 2018writers, authors, writers' groups, authorlife
Worth Remembering Every Day
Worth Remembering Every Day
WWIJanet FormanOctober 11, 2018#RemembranceDay, #LestWeForget, familyhistory
100 years ago ...
100 years ago ...

… two brothers had a chance meeting in the middle of The Great War.

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WWIJanet FormanJuly 5, 2018WWI, #LestWeForget, familyhistory
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 5
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 5

One book, two books, three books, no books (in English).

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About WritingJanet FormanJune 25, 2018publishing, authorlife, foreignrights
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 4
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 4

Time flies by when you're having fun ... and goes really really really slowly when you're not.

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About WritingJanet FormanJune 13, 2018publishing, authorlife, publishers
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 3
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 3

I should never roll the dice. I’m a lousy gambler.

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About WritingJanet FormanJune 7, 2018e-publishing, publishing, authorlife
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 2
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 2

I (thought I’d) made it!

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About WritingJanet FormanMay 30, 2018publishing, contracts, authorlife
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 1
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Long and Winding Mystifying Mystery Tour - Part 1

I was finally heading in the direction I’d always wanted to go …

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About WritingJanet FormanMay 23, 2018publishing, authorlife
Potholes on the Road to Publication - My first book sale!!! Or not ...
Potholes on the Road to Publication - My first book sale!!! Or not ...

This post should more accurately be called One Humungous Sinkhole on the Road to Publication, because what I fell into was way more than a simple pothole.

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About WritingJanet FormanMay 8, 2018authorlife, surveillance, publishing
Shaking the Family Tree
Shaking the Family Tree

Stories of famous and infamous ancestors have been passed down in my family for generations …

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My StoryJanet FormanApril 23, 2018geneology, familyhistory
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Easy-peasy!
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Easy-peasy!

… write a manuscript, get a literary agent … get a reality check …

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About WritingJanet FormanApril 12, 2018writing, authorlife
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Scripts Ahoy!
Potholes on the Road to Publication - Scripts Ahoy!

I used to produce television show and movies. It was a crazy job ...

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About WritingJanet FormanApril 4, 2018authorlife
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Real Dirt
Potholes on the Road to Publication - The Real Dirt

Some people dream of being an author ...

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About WritingJanet FormanMarch 20, 2018publishing, authorlife
One helluva ride
One helluva ride

I’ve been in a lot of things that have broken …

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About WritingJanet FormanMarch 8, 2018publishing, authorlife
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