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Switching Focus To Short Stories To Make A Fortune
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Switching Focus To Short Stories To Make A Fortune

ward 27/04/2025

Or a pittance. Time will tell… The popularity of short stories has waxed and waned over the decades. They have always been around as myths and fables like the Arthurian … Read More

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Why Kindle Paperwhite is best (and tripled my reading)
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Why Kindle Paperwhite is best (and tripled my reading)

ward 03/02/2023

I used to be addicted to my Kindle. I had the original one with the mini keyboard and then the one that had the tabs on the side to change … Read More

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Free books!

ward 10/06/2016

You read that right. Free books. My three books, to be precise. I have decided to put them out to share with the interweb because I am feeling generous and … Read More

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Kindle review

ward 19/10/2011

I love books. I read about a book a week – that’s not a boast, it is a sad lament on how boring my job can be. They are marvelous … Read More

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