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Melissa Gouty
- Jun 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Interesting History of the Ever-Popular “Beach Read”
Sizzling summer reads started around 1900 when affluent people leflt the city and vacationed at the shore with plenty of time for reading.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jun 1, 2020
- 5 min
Because Joy and Genius Shouldn't Be Forgotten
Jim Henson’s genius enabled him to spread smiles around the world. His quintessential creativity taught children important life lessons.
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Melissa Gouty
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Childhood Fantasies Come True: SpaceX and the Final Frontier
Space travel is no longer relegated to the realms of Science Fiction or the weird visions of scientists. Space Force and SpaceX are reality.
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Melissa Gouty
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
What Special Occasion Are You Waiting For?
Don't save things for later. Live life now because every day is a special occasion, not some unnamed event of the future.
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Melissa Gouty
- May 31, 2020
- 6 min
Art, Artificial Intelligence, and the Birth of Two Million Words
Grammarly is privately-held company that provides artificial-intelligence software that improves writing skills and assesses tone.
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Melissa Gouty
- May 28, 2020
- 6 min
The Surprising People-Finder in The Book of Lost Friends
Lisa Wingate's The Book of Lost Friends teaches history. Freed slaves try to find family and friends by placing "Lost Friends" ads in the So
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Melissa Gouty
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
Six Reminders of How to Find Joy in Your Work
Known as a creative genius, Jim Henson impacted the world of television, education, and entertainment with his Muppet-puppets and their live
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Melissa Gouty
- May 20, 2020
- 6 min
Book Talk Makes the World Better
The world needs book talk. No doubt about it. It’s a great way to bring people together. Whether online or in-person, talking about books is
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Melissa Gouty
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
3 Unexpected Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday
Today is my 62nd birthday, and I have no qualms about admitting my age. I wear them proudly, like battle scars, like tally marks of accumula
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Melissa Gouty
- May 16, 2020
- 3 min
Finding Comfort in the Chaos that Surrounds Us
Now, more than a half-century later, I understand that chaos is not connected to people or groups at all. It’s a force of nature all its own
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Melissa Gouty
- May 11, 2020
- 6 min
Can Data Help Shoot Your Book to the Top?
What factors make a book skyrocket to success? What is it about certain books that make them popular?
Is there research that might help wri
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Melissa Gouty
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Think Outside the Books: Three Touchstones for Inspiration
all my ideas don’t come from books. My never-ending inundation of ideas comes from those daily sources that I can always count on and that c
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Melissa Gouty
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
An Easy, One-Step Reminder of Your Progress
Forget your “to-do” list and make a “what I did list” instead. Most of the time, we’re focused on what needs to be done. We make lists of
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Melissa Gouty
- May 10, 2020
- 5 min
The Unexpected Benefits of Being Alone With Yourself
“There is a difference between loneliness and solitude; one will empty you, and one will fill you. You have the power to choose.” Solitude i
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Melissa Gouty
- May 6, 2020
- 3 min
Exciting News! The 2020 Pulitzers Have Just Been Announced
The list of Pulitzer Prize winners in Fiction, Nonfiction, and general Nonfiction has been announced. Add these to your reading list.
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Melissa Gouty
- May 4, 2020
- 6 min
The Best Lesson in Pacing...EVER
The long and the short of it is this: Writers have to know how to set a winning pace for their readers by using both long, detailed paragrap
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 29, 2020
- 6 min
The Guilt and Grief of Discarding Your Books - And How to Avoid It
Think twice before discarding your treasured books. Getting rid of a book is like tossing out an old friend and can produce feelings of guil
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 28, 2020
- 9 min
Why the Backlash from American Dirt?
If you live under a literary rock, you may not know about the furor that has erupted over Jeanine Cummins’ novel, American Dirt, released fr
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
Here's an Alternative to Quick Success: Go Slow
Success comes in different forms and at different speeds to different people. For me, getting to success is a slow, turtle-tortu
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