Author: Barbara Seiders
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Michael Robinson, Seattle Seahawks
Michael Robinson, fullback for the Seattle Seahawks often found clearing the field in front of Beastmode Marshawn Lynch, is one of my favorite players in the game. Robinson has been out of practice for several days, and did not travel with the team to play in the preseason game in Green Bay. Coach Pete Carroll…
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Review: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression
I am so grateful that my friend, author Maureen McQuerry, recommended that I buy “The Emotion Thesaurus” by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. As a scientist trying her hand in fiction for the first time, I am finding what a challenge it is to convey creatively and accurately what emotions my characters are experiencing. I…
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Best Wishes to 2013 Mongol Rally Teams!
Squeee! The 2013 Mongol Rally launches on 14 July! The Mongol Rally is a true adventure – covering 10,000 miles overland with no set route, from Europe to Ulaanbaatar, in tiny, tiny little cars. It takes about 40 days and to say that it is challenging is a considerable understatement. One of many pleasures from…
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Send Your Dad to Mongolia for Father’s Day!
Want to do something really different for Dad this Father’s Day? Treat him to a remote staycation in beautiful and exotic Mongolia for less than $10! Check out … … the very cool the group, Hanggai (above) and download your favorite(s); maybe “He Who Travels Far”? … the short, picture-filled, easy-reading, casual travelogue “A Month…
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A Month in Mongolia
Why, thank you, Amazon. Yes, I think I would enjoy that book! If you think you would too, you can get it here or borrow it for free from the Kindle Lending Library. http://amzn.to/W9Y5Eo
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So Much Leadership to Like: Kam Chancellor, Seattle Seahawks
One way to think about developing leadership skills is to think of spheres of influence and control, starting with the individual and working out. Leadership skills can be honed within the individual; in one-on-one interactions; on the team; while leading the team; and in the community. The decision by Coach Pete Carroll and General Manager…
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Snapshots of Leadership
My latest work in progress is a book about leadership and teamwork. I wanted to introduce various characteristic traits and behaviors that have been associated with excellent leadership. There are countless books, articles, blogs, and discussion boards on leadership, and many of them have some form of “Top Ten” list of characteristics needed by great…
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Respect the Work: Honor the Author with an Authentic Reproduction of Their Work
This is the third in a series of posts about republishing works in the public domain. In the first post, “Respect the Work: Republishing Public Domain Works,” I described aspects of the process of republishing works in the public domain. In “Respect the Work: Shortcuts Used to Republish Public Domain Works” I described steps in the…