Marsha Ingrao – Always Write – Page 17 – Having fun blogging with friends

How One Couple Makes a Difference in a Town

The year was circa 1971. According to life-long residents Manuel and Olga Jiminez, Woodlake, CA was a rough little town. The city demographics were about fifty percent Hispanic farmworkers, for […]

Blogging

How to Get a New Thrill from an Old Program in 2017

We All Look for a New Thrill I do. You […]

Travel

What’s Oddball in Las Vegas?

Nothing That’s the real answer. Everything here is normal no matter how weird it might seem anywhere else in the world. Umbrellas on the ceiling? It’s EDC, Electric Daisy Carnival, […]

Book Reviews

More Than You’d Expect from What’s in a Name?

Expectations What’s in a Name? Would you expect a dry […]

Personal Stories

How to Recognize a Scammer When You Meet Him or Her in 2017

A Scammer Scans for the Vulnerable A scammer found my […]

Travel

Best Advice for Living a Full LIfe

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge “Earl Nightingale was an American radio personality, writer, speaker, and author, dealing mostly with the subjects of human character development, motivation, excellence and meaningful existence; so […]

Travel

How to Enjoy the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

If you go to Victoria, you HAVE to take the hour and a half train from Melbourne and visit the City of Ballarat Botanical Gardens across the street from Lake Wendouree.

Travel

How to Visit Yosemite National Park Like an Artist

The Sequoia Tourism Council encourages tourists visit the Scenic Mountain Loop, […]

Book Reviews

Still Alice by Lisa Genova

How Do You Choose a Great Book to Read? It’s hard. Do you listen to what friends or bloggers say about books? For most people walking around a bookstore, physical […]

Personal Stories

How Cruz-TA-Welding Kept Us Law Abiding in 2017

Thanks, Cruz-TA-Welding! Early on April 29th, Vince opened the gate […]

Education

A Bevy of Bambino Book Reviews

Great Bambino Books What I learned from a writer’s class is that children’s picture books are harder to write than it seems like they should be! The Kissing Hand The […]

Book Reviews

Recommended Intermediate Level Books

Librarians & Teachers Encourage Reading Newer Intermediate Level Books Looking for newer intermediate level books for your students? Teachers can easily get stuck in a rut, relying on old favorites. […]

Travel

Where Can You Find Amaryllis Blooming in May?

Amaryllis-Blooming Beauties at Running P Ranch Woodlake, CA is the land within the magic circle, a protected valley surrounded by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Running P Ranch in […]

Travel

Book Reviews: Good for Travel – Peter Abrahams Collection

Peter Abraham’s Collection Recommended by Stephen King Yes, I just […]

Travel

GONZO GOZO: MALTA’S AZURE WINDOW

Want a unique travel experience? Badfish writes an amazing travelogue about his trip to Malta. Malta is in the Mediterranean south of Sicily. I’ve never seen such blue waters. You […]

Travel

Sedona Oddballs at Sun Silver West Gallery

Sedona Oddball Whimsical Garden Art Want a friendly pig? A new wagon to carry your load? How about a dancing frog? Do you have an insect problem at your house? […]

Book Reviews

Review: The Belt Boy by British Boxing Champion, Kevin Lueshing

British Boxing Champion, The Belt Boy I had not heard […]

Travel

Resort Walk Reveals 15 Top Things to Love

Monday Walks with Jo, Which Way Challenge Before I tell about this wonderful resort in Sedona, you should know this. Although Diamond Resorts is a timeshare, anyone can book this vacation […]

Travel

Celebrate Spring in Sedona with a Layer of Cottonwood “Snow”

#Sedona in the Spring May Dream Gardens Cottonwood Snow It looks […]

Book Reviews

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Book Review

A Travel Guidebook for Agoraphobics Macon the hero of The […]

Travel

How to Relax Under a Fairies Tree

Australia #16 Fitzroy Gardens and the Fairies Tree Relax? Are you kidding? Life gets hectic surrounded by five million people, the population of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. That might make […]

Travel

A List of Blogging Goals for My Hobby Blog

What Blogging Goals? I’ve been analyzing my blogging after spending hundreds of hours learning how to work with my self-hosted blog, Always Write. There are some huge advantages for self-hosting, […]

Blogging

How to Write the Perfect Pinterest Bio

Writing the perfect Pinterest bio develops your credibility. Writing a perfect bio is important for all your social media. It will be interesting to learn how the Pinterest bio differs […]

Book Reviews

How Book Reviews Can Make History Happen

Yes, Book Reviewers Can Make History Happen Before you read You Read But Do You Leave Reviews? that Chris, The Story Reading Ape wrote, I want to tell you a story […]

Travel

Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – New on the Shelves – Woodlake (Images of America) by Marsha Ingrao

Sally Cronin reviews and promotes new authors like me on […]

Book Reviews

Egg-Head Meets Hunk Better Known as Mr. Right

Marian Beaman’s A+ Review An English and creative writing professor at Hope College, Janzen takes her readers on a romp into new territory. With chapter headings like Lady Problems, The […]

Blogging

When Should Link Defaults Open In a New Tab?

Before I Change Link Defaults, I Need to Know! Some of you have joined my friend Maria Perez and me on our new Facebook group Networking Bloggers. I have learned so […]

Book Reviews

Dinner at Homesick Restaurant: Book Review

Book Review Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant This award-winner is one of three to be nominated for a Pulitzer Award. A Functional Book about a Dysfunctional Family Memory is not […]

Interview

How to Get Published As a Travel Blogger: Interview

Today I have the privilege of interviewing my friend and […]

Book Reviews

Calling all Kid Lit Authors and Book Bloggers-You Can Make a Difference to a Child in Need…

Originally posted on Michelle Eastman Books:
I would like to reach out to kid lit authors and book bloggers to get quality…

Travel

Oh no! There’s a Turkey in Your Garden

May Dreams Gardens #15 Australia If you miss Ballarat, you miss Australia. Forget Sydney. Sovereign Hill went down in history and stayed there. Like going to Colonial Williamsburg, VA in the […]

Non-profit

How Do You Say,”Thank You So Much” to a Whole Town?

Winning an Award Is Not All About The Winners Seriously! […]

Non-profit

How Focus on Doing Something Well Leads to Success

Focus, Train, and Succeed Kiwanis Club International focuses on “changing […]

Book Reviews

How to Write a Top Book Review

Writing a Top Book Review Takes Practice After five years of writing reviews, I’ve learned about what it takes to write a top book review. I get compliments, but my […]

Travel

May Gardens in January from Victoria, Australia

May Dreams Gardens #14 Australia The weeds are growing well in […]

Book Reviews

Imagine a Free Black Canadian Child in a Town of Runaways

Who was Elijah? Elijah was the first free black Canadian […]

Travel

Australia’s Famous Snugglepot and Cuddlepie Stories

Australia Post #13 Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge Actually, these stories rate less […]

Blogging

Do You Need a Nudge to Visit Awesome New Blogs?

Visit Awesome New Blogs One-a-Day Unless you visit awesome new […]

Reblogged

Not What I Wrote – What’s Opposite Plagiarism?

This article by my friend Denzil Walton was frighteningly humorous, […]

Travel

Healesville Sanctuary Blooms in December and January

May Dreams Gardens Garden Photo Challenge Australia #12 There is nothing […]

Writing

How to Blog Your Way to a Nonfiction Book Contract

What Would You Do with an Email about a Possible […]

Book Reviews

Conflicted Hearts: Book Review

How can something painful be an easy read? Is that even possible, an easy read memoir? Almost by definition, a remarkable memoir must have a conflict or opposition that makes […]

Blogging

Is There Blog Life After a High Bounce Rates?

Wait! Don’t Jump Off a Cliff Over High Bounce Rates! Bloggers who understand bounce rates want small numbers. Stressing out may be premature! Sometimes I get discouraged blogging, I mope around […]

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