Spelling Gyrations

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Bad: Girations
Good: Gyrations

I’m stretching this but y and i sound the same. I have the rest of the spelling correct. So you y because the letter is twisted more than the i and thus use the y.

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Pitch sessions

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This is a presentation was given by xx at WriteForKids. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.
– One pitch sessions is Pbpitch twitter party.
– A pitch is s similar to an elevator pitch
– What would make someone want to read this book and invest in it?
– Needs to be outside of
– Make it short snappy and make it sizzle. Convey what the book is about.
– If you have a fun Picture Book pitch it in a funny way. Have tone match the book
– Different ways work differently.
– It’s a bedtime story for 3-5 is not unique.
– What is unique and special in your book?
– Is pitch party may be looking for a certain type of book or others may do a mix.
– Pitmad: have to give age and general
– Some may compare to other books. There are tabs to condense such as HF for historical fiction.
– What to leave out of pitch such as setting unless it’s relevant. Don’t need the age of the character. If rhyme than say it.
– How to define a unique trait in your book. If you can’t condense your story into 2-3 sentences you may have a probe with the fundamentals.
– Time frame to contact agents > sent your best work. One week to two months is ok. Take a pause look it over again. Don’t jump in a response prematurely.
– Your book is your best impression of you.
– Q: do you include the title> include it if it helps the pitch.
– Q: nonfiction> can be pitched in fiction pitches.
– Q: concern of people stealing ideas. If you’re worried don’t pitch. Keep your pitch up as an agent may come back late and like books after the pitch session. Each author addresses a similar theme differently.
– Q; how to find pitch sessions? Google pitch parties.
– wwwpbpitch.com is the presenters’ party. On the website can find tips and at an of the next pitch sessions.
– #MSwL > for manuscripts wish party
– Q: hours: have to pitch in a certain time frame. The time range may be 8 am to 8 pm EST time. You can schedule a pitch in advance. If you have too many characters it won’t tweet. If no response, then can it. Pitch later with a modified improved twitch. You’re limited to two pitches per session per product.
– Q: more than one response: send it to all those who ask. If an agent does not give contact info then go to their website. If you think your book will appeal to that agent then query the agent.
– Authors are not allowed to like a pitch. This is reserved only for agents and editors.
– Q: length: 220 characters or two to three sentences. Put the heart of your story into that tweet.
– Q: schedule tweets. Use a program called Tweet deck platform. Good, will tell you how to schedule.
– Q: How can you tell if a like is from a legit editor/agent? Ask the host if they know of the agent or research online.
– Q: if you have multiple manuscripts you can to a pitch for each only twice or refer to pitch rules.
– pdpitch: see what pitches were liked.
– pitchwars.org is a mentoring program
– dvpit.com biannual marginalized artist
– kidlit411:
– Feature on Wednesday on Suzanna Leonard hills blog and look for her pitch series. Happens on Wed.
– If agents like illo/author, they like them because they don’t have to share the commission.
– Oct 27> next pitch maybe
– Pitch parties are usually for unagented manuscripts. But published authors will make an arrangement with their agent to pitch to extra editors.
– Artist pitches: don’t illustrate all pictures as the story may change. Just present one or two completed pieces. Artists, make sure you have an online portfolio on the website.
– An additional idea, See what pitches are liked in a current session and see if your pitch can be modified to fit that tone or concept –mg

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Budget money for potential emergency.

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These are notes from a Sunday school class about budgeting.

– Found out windows of heaven had been given. The money they set aside, there was money leftover that had been geared for emergencies.
– Resource of time 720 hours a month if you would include time 3-9 hrs to come to the House of the Lord.
– President Nelson said that the restoration of the full gospel is not complete. Take your vitamins and get your sleep. The time is exciting.
– Each of us needs the spiritual strength and tutoring that is only available through the temple.
– President Nelson; worship in the temple and pray for the savior’s temple for you.
– Read the Book of Mormon and mark all the references to Jesus Christ. 3. Attend the temple. Make a date with the lord and keep that commitment. The Lord will bless you with the things he sees that you need.

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Leading During a Crisis Part A

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The presenter at our Toastmaster’s meeting is Illens Dort is a renowned author and speaker.
Much of his content is influence by John Maxwell. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. He was raised in Haiti. He loves the United States sees it as my adopted mother country.

Definition of leadership
– Everything rises and falls on leadership john Maxwell
– Leadership is influence nothing more nothing else.
– Leadership is taking a group from where they are to where they want to be.
– With proper and formal education, you can get anything in your life.
– Leadership is all about people.
– There are two types of leaders during corvid, leaders who are passionate and leaders who have compassion. Leaders lead with only passion. Both are part of great leaders.
– Great leaders find ways to add value to themselves. They always improve themselves. They are people who value people. Do best to add values to people.
– How we view, things determine how we do things John Maxwell.
– How to lead in crisis how we view crisis will influence how we lead in a crisis.

Six things to become the reader we want to be and be the leader people want to be. From John Maxwell.
1. put people first.
– Think and act with a compassionate heart.
– People first tasks second. Leaders will always find ways to put people have.
– Life and business are always about people. A business created by people for people and is people.
– Simon sedix: If you don’t understand people, you don’t understand business. Friend mark went the extra mile in helping the presenter with his book and website. Mark cared about my success.
– The moment we have decided to be a leader at the same time, we put personal ego aside. Therefore, we can concentrate on other people.

2. Educate yourself.
– As leaders need to continue to educate ourselves.
– Become a transformational leader put yourself in an environment to learn. Face a crisis by educating ourselves about the crisis. Take time to educate yourself.
– Every problem has a solution.
– We need to know how to find solutions.
– There are two resources in life. A. natural resources and b. human resources.
– When facing a crisis we spend so much time on the unknowns we don’t concentrate on the knowns. Spend time on learning what you know. When we know that, we’ll have more resources and more energy to address the crisis. The solutions were already created before the problem was created.

3. A leader needs to be flexible during a crisis.
– You are dealing with a lot of unknowns, anxiety, and a lot of adaptabilities
– Need a plan A and a plan b maybe plan c or d. after the middle of a game will flex their plan of the first half.

4. Leverage your team.
– Know how to bring people together.
– Good to have one / shared mission as a team. There are multiple minds and hearts
All of us are smarter than any of us, Ken xx.

5. Need to have the ability to communicate that it is clear.
– Communicate with good judgment and with clarity. Everyone communicates but few connect. – – Need to give the team a clear path.

6. Be authentic.
– Some leaders feel they have to pretend they know everything. Followers are not perfect but for people they can trust, who cares about them and who can help them and can trust them.
Authentically of leadership.
– Jack rush if you don’t authentic or integrity don’t even come to the game of leadership.
– Always tell the truth put people first.
– Stay close to the people you are leading. When something goes wrong, some leaders are missing in action. Be available. John: you can smell phony people a mile away. Keep your head above the cloud. Need to show up and be strong.
– Be an encourager. In fought time, stay positive.
– Need to lead yourself. Need the discipline to lead yourself.
– John Maxwell: idea on a crisis idea by john Maxwell.

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Why does the Left hate science?

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This is a presentation given by Ben Shapiro LIVE at Baylor University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-t2h84zu8Q

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Spelling loneliness

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Bad: Lonlyness
Good: loneliness

Think of the ‘i’ as a person who is all by their self and so feels direct loneliness. The ‘i’ looks like a single person with a head.. Also the word LINE is in the word. You can be in a line with a bunch of strangers and still feel loneLINEss.

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Kindle Category Trends Summer 2020

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This is a webinar presented by K-lytics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFlHFCzqvKM&feature=youtu.be&utm_campaign=K-lytics&utm_content=K-lytics+Publishing+Trends+%7C+August+2020&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse

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Lessons my 15 kids taught me

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These are notes from a Book of Mormon conference. Any misinformation is the fault of the typist.

– Your life is your message
– Choose your battles well
– Forging heart is a forgiven heart.
– Hold children accountable. The greatest challenge of parents is parents.
– The service we offer is the rent we pay for the place we occupy service
– winners never quest and quitter never win.
– It’s nice to know that God loves you but its more important to know why. He is the eternal offspring of God.
– Find the good in yourself and you’ll see the good in others. Look for the good in others and see good in self
– Son is gay. Don’t tell me what you think I want to hear. Be direct. Just be honest.
– Son is better than Jim Kerry. Never used humor to humiliate. Use humor to evaluate.
– Note the beauty from within. the beauty on judgment day we will be judged on how we look not by the beauty outside but the beauty inside
– Winners seldom whine and winders seldom whine. Ask God what would you want me to do.
– We all see ourselves in the hands of God. To be an instrument for god you need to be prepared to be squeezed. To be a great and powerful instrument you will be squeezed and tested. Each of us will be squeezed. We have the atonement to aide us.
– Hold onto your dreams make sure they are in alignment with the lord and savior Jesus Christ.
– Each of us has the ability to make a unique contribution
– 3 Nephi 8: road is broken up

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Be the salt of the earth

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These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Healing uses by the Jews. Bath babies in saltwater.
– Same thing we modern medicine. Dehydrated means a lack of salt, not moisture.
– Salt used to preserve meat.
– Walt was considered a daily part of a meal. There is sault shard between us, eans people have shared a meal and time together bonding them.
– To be a good ministering brother and sister is to be a friend. Same for family or married partner.
– In the garden of Eden God said “it is not good that man be alone”
– We need companionship and need someone to take care of and for us to care for others.
– Christ said ye are my friend.
– Great love hath no man then the man that lies down his life for his friends (paraphrase)
– We need to be the best friend we can be.
– Math 25: when I was hungered you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was in prison and yo9u visited me.
– D& C 138: joseph smith vision of atonement of the savior.
– For their salvation is necessary and essential to our salvation> joseph smith
– When we save them they become empowered to help us.
– President Nelson: invite all children on both sides of the veil to come unto Christ.
– Bring names to the temple, help others do their temple work.
– Those in the temple pray that they’ll be able to help you in your needs to make your temple visit a pleasant one.
– Angels who have charge over us are those on the other side who are our family on the other side.
– Our work in the temple has a healing and sanctifying effect on us and we are better able to defined against the assaults of Satan.
– The Lord will bring the blessings we need when we serve in the temple.

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New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato

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This is an online Interview.

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/286739-2020-07-16-interview-1564-new-world-next-week-with-james-evan-pilato.htm?From=News

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