Author Archives: Melva Gifford
Working the crowd
These are notes from life the universe and everything writers’ symposiums. Any misinformation of notes is the fault of the note taker. – Publishing is an industry build on relationships. It involves building potential relationships with your readers. – Being … Continue reading
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Adapting to the future
This interview was a part of an online webinar under the header Leadership in Crisis. The interview featured the founder of Constellation, an online Facebook group. It was hosted through the Essence of Wonder. Any misinformation is the fault of … Continue reading
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Self-reliance
These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Self-reliance is gritting your teeth and doing the best you can do. – The first article of faith speaks of the Godhead. Self-reliance … Continue reading
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Update on Utah state legislation in May
An email from Utah State Senator, Keith Grover. I got permission to share these emails from the Senator. This is a submission to caucus corner. Email May 9th Here are some updates from the last few days: • Utah small … Continue reading
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2020 UTGOP Convention Results
This is a submission to caucus corner. These are the voting results of the delegates on April 25, 20. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/147ZW6fgcz3KOexafXuVtBA0ksSbyxm7QUKqbNSAyIh8/edit?fbclid=IwAR12PeEqlSbcjICG6UCYkHkouJaoZiO7czTnXC-YyA_-ypIEsadJtRIYmM0#gid=0
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Spelling significant
Good: significant Bad: signifient I just noticed that there are four words in sign-if-i-cant. If I can remember this I might start spelling this correctly. This is a very sign-if-i-cant’ trait on this word.
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Word count for children to young adult books
I attended a public webinar hosted by writeforkids.org Here are some of my notes. They talked about word count for different books. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker. Board books – – Ages 0-2, up to 200 … Continue reading
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Mistakes met and things learned
The panel discussion was a part of an online discussion under the header Leadership in Crisis. The panelists were past or current Event Chairs. It was presented through Essence of Wonder. Panelists Christopher Garcia, Vincent Dochety Gaddi Wells, David Kennedy, … Continue reading
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Service
These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. – Gal 5:13 server one another – Server with love – Christ spent his live share love and service – His example teaches us … Continue reading
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Recap of the 2020 Utah bills passed during the coronavirus outbreak.
Recap of the bills passed during the two special sessions to address issues to meet state needs from the coronavirus outbreak. Utah State Senator (Dist 15) Keith Grover provided this. This is a submission to Caucus corner. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17a3hiGZ3aW6eWYpb2BrtpvB-m5OtsdwsTyX00AL-mJY/edit April 21-23 … Continue reading
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