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About DrEMiller

Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). Home: Sint Maarten. K-12 teacher for 13 years (Special Education for 10 years); Post-secondary educator since 2002; Education consulting since 1995. When teaching, held teaching certificates in K-12 special education, reading specialist; and secondary social studies. Doctorate: Educational Psychology Programmer/analyst for 10 years, including project management and training of corporate execs.

Blogging Tip|Tags & Categories

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

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MWN Blog Archive Paid Publishing Opportunities for July 19th, 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
Paid Publishing Opportunities For Writers 7 Magazines that Pay $250 Per Article These magazines are seeking submissions from freelance writers. Keep reading… Chicken Soup for the Soul: $200 Per Story or…

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Intro to Poetry: Day 4–Journey and Simile

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today’s prompt for Intro to Poetry is journey. As an extra feature, include a simile.  Struggling…struggling… Maybe this will work. (By the way, this is not autobiographical.) A Journey Damaged The flight to the isle of St. Martin was like a long ride … Continue reading →

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Guest Writer Slot

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

Originally posted on Esther Chilton:
If you’d like to see your work in my Guest Writer Spot, please contact me here or by e-mail: esthernewton@virginmedia.com. I accept stories, poems, articles – in fact, anything and everything. All you have to…

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The message behind the blog name

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

Want to increase your blog’s following? Branding is the key. Think about your blog’s name…

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Intro to Poetry: Day 3

Posted on July 21, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today’s topic is Friend. And the poetry form to try, if I like, is an acrostic. After dozens of false starts, I finally settled on this taunting acrostic… …although it seems to have little to do with “friend.” I should … Continue reading →

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Intro to Poetry: Day 2

Posted on July 20, 2016 by DrEMiller

Poetry is hard work. I’ve successfully avoided writing poems most of my life. But to improve my writing, I need to paint word pictures. No one in the world does so better than a true poet. I don’t expect to … Continue reading →

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Intro to Poetry: Day 1

Posted on July 19, 2016 by DrEMiller

Poetry is a writing form I avoid. I don’t paint word portraits or scenes. I fail at rhyming. But I am taking the Intro to Poetry tutorial offered by Bloggers U. The “why” of it is too complex. Call it … Continue reading →

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Blogger’s U Courses

Posted on July 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today was the final day of my 14-day review of Blogging Fundamentals. I have taken courses through Blogger’s U on many occasions. Before the new independent study format, the courses were delimited by specific dates, with limits to the number … Continue reading →

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Just Another Plea for Blogging Help

Posted on July 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

This blog really needs your help and input.  Today’s Blogging Fundamentals (Day 14) assignment is to create a regular feature, like Freaky Friday Fotos or Mundane Monday Musings. OK. I made those titles up, but the point is that I … Continue reading →

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