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What's New On The Dabbling Mum

New Sub-Center
In January one our columnists will be switching gears to become our Simple Living expert. In the mean time, our editor has written a few articles to educate and entertain. You can read them here: Simple Living

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Facebook Series
Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing tips from business professionals who effectively use Facebook as the social networking tool it was meant to be.

Manners, Class, Style
If you have an online presence, and what writer doesn’t, you need to be able to inform your following, your customers, your interested lurkers, about your new books, newest accomplishments, awards and public appearances. To maintain a following, you have to make that connection “sticky” with material that keeps them not just informed, but entertained and eager to hear from you.
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Please Nominate Us
Writer's Digest is looking for the best writing related websites for 2009. We'd love to be featured. Send an email to: writersdig@fwpubs.com with "101 Websites" in the subject line. And "I'd like to nominate The Dabbling Mum's Writing Center, http://thedabblingmum.com/writing" in the body of the email. Thanks!

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Now That's What I Call Country
22 Chart-topping hits, including Alyssa Lies and Letter To Me.

EnerVive
I’ve very familiar with the technology behind the EnerVive Muscle Conditioning System by Slendertone since I’ve been using a TENS Unit (a.k.a. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) for years. As for how the commercial unit, EnerVive, stands up to the professional unit, I have to say that it does a fantastic job!

Grease
Australian exchange student Sandy has a summer fling with Danny, the head of the T-birds. When they end up in the same high school together, it should be love at first sight but pride on Danny’s part causes the romance to sour.

Two And A Half Men
A comedy that ran in half hour segments in 2006 with its first season hitting television in 2003. Two brothers move in together and help raise the younger brother’s son while trying to live the “single” life.

iCarly
Carly and her friend Samantha create a gossip video that ends up online. It becomes such a huge hit that Carly and Samantha, along with their techno-geek friend, Freddy, decide it’s worth turning into a weekly show—a show that turns them into cyber stars.

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Advice On Christianity
Over the past five years, my life has been one crazy mess. I feel like I've been in a triathlon... What does the Bible say about stress and how can I get a better handle on my stress before it kills me?
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Busy Parent Devotional
I suppose I’m as guilty as the next person. Some of my favorite television sitcoms feature men, and more specifically husband and dads, portrayed as bumbling and goofy. The moms have to swoop in, clean up after their messes, and get them back on track. Even the children show little respect for the fathers on these shows.
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Fun Family Travel Ideas
History is made everywhere, every day, and discovering your town’s past can be a fun family project. And having each family member investigate a person, place or event and record findings through photography, art, writing or music can be a fun way to share your discoveries...
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Fact To Fiction
So you've got these characters, and each of them want something. Lots of different "somethings" actually and several of them are contradictory.
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Grammar 'n Style
When we need to use statistics, dates, or any other numbers in our writing, we may not think it matters how we write the numerals. However, to an editor, it matters. There are rules regarding a wide variety of number usage. Whether expressed as words, figures, letters, or groups of words, numerals represent numbers.
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Doc's Tip O' The Month
Recently, at the conclusion of a large writers’ conference, the faculty members went out to dinner together. There were ten of us—novelists, poets, screenwriters, magazine feature writers, newspaper columnists--seated in a private room of a nice restaurant. The topic of conversation turned to something we all had discussed many times before, and probably would turn to again many times in the future: the Toxic Triangle.
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Business Of Writing
Look closely at your child’s papers when you empty out that book bag. How many of those crunched, folded, wilted papers reference sponsors, supporters, guests or VIPs?
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Interview
Today I have the honor of interviewing Daphne Gray-Grant, Publication Coach. Daphne grew up in the newspaper business as her family owned a weekly newspaper. As an adult, she left the family business to pursue a career of her own. Then after having triplets she became self-employed. With her newfound parenthood came a need to write faster and tighter. And thus began a new career, a career that involves helping writers improve their skills. Discover why Daphne believes everyone can writer faster and better—even if you currently have writers’ block.

Interview
I met Jana Alayra, back in 1999, during one of her church concerts. The energy she brought was electrifying. The children went crazy over her performance, so crazy that you would have thought Barney or the cast of Sesame Street had entered the building. When her performance was over, she came back to sing some “adult” songs for our women’s ministry and talk about her life as a Christian. She left us in tears, but more importantly she left us inspired. I hope that this interview has captured the essence that is Jana and it will cause you to want to learn more about her…