Alexis Dawes

3 Places Where You Can Find Desperate Topics – No Brain Strain Required

An author of desperate ebooks must always be prepared to channel their inner Sherlock Holmes. Your eyes must be open - with glasses on. You must have the skills to interview complete strangers without the slightest hint of nosiness. You have to be able to put random clues together in order to see the big, achy [...]

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You Can’t Just Be a Parent Who Writes…

A few days ago I mentioned in my blog post that I’d started teaching my daughter to read when she was 3-years old. Now at the age of 5, she’s reading books for 7-year olds without having to point to the words. Around two months ago I began teaching her how to write and send letters [...]

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An Idea I Stole from a Commenter on Amazon – and Why You Might Want to Add it to Your List of Things To Do

In Kill Bill 2 there’s a scene where Beatrix (the heroine) is thinking about the first time she met her kung fu master Pei Mai. In his best “westernized women are trash” tone, Pei Mai asks Beatrix what forms of martial arts she’s good at. She says that she’s proficient in blah, blah, blah… proficient in [...]

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