I am an ex-eighth grade English and American history teacher, a UCLA graduate, and the author of the historical novel Crossing the River.  The book narrates the experiences of British and American participants in the Battles of Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775.  You may read more information about the book and two chapters by accessing http://booklocker.com/books/5692.html.

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    Sometimes when I enter my writing area, in a corner of my office, it seems that words will not come and the critic inside me attacks my creativity with a constant bombardment of negative thoughts. “

   Enough!

    Finally, I sit down, strike the letters on the keyboard and let the words energize…

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This article is being written to all who do, or are planning to do, any type of public speaking engagements. It is based on a negative experience I had several years ago when I lived in New Hampshire. I learned from it, boy did I learn from it! My only hope in writing it, is that I can help other authors and public speakers not to have a similar…

What's a Barking Spider?

by CJ Heck

Since my first children's book was released twelve years ago, I've had many people ask me where I got the name for the book, "Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff". Some people have even taken the name literally and asked what kind of a spider a barking spider is. Can you find them in Africa, or are they Australian, or maybe even from South America? Do they really make noise and bark, like a dog? How big is…