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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">I was inspired to write Velvet Ball and The Broken Fairy after I bought a strange-looking fairy doll in a quaint Opportunity Shop near where I live. I tried to think of a wish that a child would make and then I thought of how hard it would be for a little girl at school if she was bald, either from alopecia or from cancer. So when I began writing this story, Velvet and Roseberry just evolved. I’m sure they took over this story because they continuously fought over who would be the MC. When Velvet won, Roseberry decided she would get even by stealing the scenes and refusing to do any magic. Instead, she chose to let Velvet suffer. So the story took many twists and turns along the way, and even I had no idea how it would end. LOL I was shocked as much as the readers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have written the second story in this series, but it needs a few edits before I publish it.<b> It’s called: </b></span><b><i><span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Velvet Ball (Book Two) Velvet & Roseberry Battle Mean Goblins</span></i></b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Velvet Ball can’t believe that the children at her new school call her a pixie just because she’s bald. She hates home time and having to stand outside the school to wait for the bus, but when Rory O’Leary rips her hat off and calls her baldy in front of the whole class, she cringes with embarrassment. When all the other students join in and tease her, she stamps on Rory’s foot, then takes off running into the forest.<br /><br />While picking wildflowers, Velvet stumbles upon a fairy caught in the bow of a tree. The fairy promises to grant her a wish if she saves her and proclaims to be Roseberry — Fairy of Crabtree Forest. Although Velvet doesn’t believe in magic, she rescues the weird little sprite. But just like she expected, her wish of getting her hair back doesn’t work. Unable to explain why she has no magic, Roseberry attempts to fly away, but instead, she crashes to the ground with a thump. Feeling sorry for the helpless little sprite, Velvet takes her home and hides her in her bedroom, but Roseberry isn’t at all endearing. She’s rude, demanding, bad-mannered, and spoilt. And she acts like a princess, expecting to be waited on day and night.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Velvet figures Roseberry doesn’t know how to use her powers because she didn’t pay attention in Magic School, but when she tries to help her, the bratty little sprite isn’t interested in learning anything. All Roseberry wants to do is dance around the bedroom and dress in Barbie clothes, but when she begins throwing food around the bedroom, Velvet’s had enough. She threatens to take Roseberry back into the woods and leave her there. Before she has a chance, Roseberry is kidnapped by Rory’s and his gang of bullies. Now velvet has to find a way to save her before the boys discover Roseberry is real, and not just a talking fairy doll.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">#Free Download for Children's eReader.</span><span style="font-size: large;">all ready for #Christmas!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Double Trouble will be Free on Amazon all this weekend, starting this Friday. (Eleventh of November 2013) If your children like a good belly-laugh they should enjoy the antics of rascals, Polly, Gertie, Toby Jug, and Mange. Oh, and they'll love hating Great Aunt Mable and her horrible cooking as well as nasty teacher, Miss Badger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This book has two stories and is full of colurful illustrations that will make even adults laugh. How do I know? Because I have as many adult fans as I do children, especially pensioners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Double Trouble is also available as a paperback on Amazon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And if you do enjoy it, a review would be wonderful. Reviews always help authors to continue with more work.</span><br />
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Though I liked the older cover, I always wanted a picture of Velvet and Roseberry on the front, then readers could see straight off what the story is about.<br />
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Nine-year-old Velvet has alopecia due to a long illness, and though she doesn't mind being bald, she minds getting bullied by Rodney O'Leary and his gang. When her classmates call her a pixie and steal her headband, she runs off into the forest to escape their taunts. Enjoying the peace in the woods and picking pink wildflowers, she comes across a tiny fairy stuck in the bow of a tree. The fairy promises to grant her a wish if she saves her, but when Velvet rescues her, she finds out that the fairy can't even fly, and she has no magic powers at all.<br />
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Roseberry's not capable of granting one little wish because she didn't listen in Magic School. All she wants to do is hide away in Velvet's bedroom, dance around in Barbie clothes, and eat nice food. When the fairy becomes too rude and demanding, Velvet threatens to dump her back in the forest. But before she has a chance, Roseberry is kidnapped by Rodney O'Leary and his gang. Fearing for her tiny friend's life, Velvet knows she has to rescue her. And she'd better get there fast before the bullies kick her around like a football. After all, they think Roseberry is just a doll and they'll do anything to upset Velvet.<br />
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The new version eBook is available on Amazon <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Velvet-Ball-The-Broken-Fairy/dp/1456387448">Here</a> </b>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752284668830203660.post-1055065942952962672013-03-10T17:02:00.001-07:002013-03-10T17:02:19.232-07:00Patti Roberts - Author's book reviews & interviews: Author Interview – (Patricia Puddle - Ominous Love...<a href="http://paradox-theangelsarehere.blogspot.com/2013/03/author-interview-patricia-puddle.html?spref=bl">Patti Roberts - Author's book reviews & interviews: Author Interview – (Patricia Puddle - Ominous Love...</a>: Where were you born and where do you call home? I was born in England and came to Australia with my family when I was tw...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752284668830203660.post-23172878346426148942012-12-03T07:50:00.000-08:002012-12-03T07:50:08.771-08:00Ominous Love Book Cover<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book cover, poster, and banner were all created by <i><b>Patti Roberts. </b></i>She did a wonderful job of putting the right scene together for me. First I had seen the angel on her website and knew that I had to have him for my character. Then Patti asked me what scene I wanted and offered suggestions. We worked together picking out the right pictures for my characters, then she added the thunderstorm just like the scene I was looking for. Though I probably gave her a hard time until I chose the right picture for my main character, Eloise. I had to get her right.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752284668830203660.post-47917771763543078212012-11-27T19:59:00.001-08:002012-11-27T19:59:52.169-08:00Competition to Win, Ominous Love, eBook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="color: purple;">Ominous Love</span></b></i> (<span style="color: purple;"><i>Book One</i></span>) is available on Amazon Kindle: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ominous-Love-ebook/dp/B00AD22VSE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1353987185&sr=1-1&keywords=Ominous+Love">Here</a> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you'd like to win a copy of this eBook, just guess the correct age of the couple in the photo below. The first three people to guess correctly will win an ebook version of <i style="color: purple; font-weight: bold;">Ominous Love </i>from Amazon<i style="font-weight: bold;">.</i></span></div>
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I've finally finished editing my Y/A book, <b><i><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Ominous Love</span></i></b> (<span style="color: purple;"><b>Book One</b>)</span> It will be available on Amazon<span style="color: red;">, </span>Smashwords, iTunes and more in the next few days. If you'd like to win a copy of this book, go to the photo of the couple on Bondi Beach below and guess their ages. Details are below.<br />
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Oh, and don't forget to watch<i><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> One Direction</span></b></i> tonight on X Factor's final tonight on Channel Seven at Seven-thirty. I love all their albums. They're very talented. I listen to their music while writing.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My very first <i><b><span style="color: purple;">Young Adult Book</span></b></i> is due out soon. The cover, banner and poster were all created for me by <span style="color: magenta;">Patti Roberts</span>, a wonderful author and entrepreneur at</span> <a href="http://paradoxbooktrailerproductions.blogspot.com.au/p/book-covers-for-authors-by-patti-roberts.html" style="font-size: x-large;">Paradox Book Covers & Trailers Custom Made</a>. <span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much Patti, I couldn't be more thrilled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my MG Children's Books, I draw my own illustrations for the covers, or use the photos of my nieces and create them with the help of my sister, but with this <b><i>Young Adult</i> </b>book, I was looking for a great image of an <i><b>Angel</b> </i>for my cover. I couldn't find the right picture anywhere, but then I went to Patti Robert's website and <i>wham!</i> There he was, the perfect <i><b>Angel</b></i> for my character. I just had to have him. I asked Patti if she could add a young couple that looked like my characters. She did and also asked me about the story. She's fabulous, she not only added the beach, but also added the lightning and put the <i><b>Angel </b></i>right where his enters the story. Thanks <span style="color: magenta;">Patti Roberts</span>, you're a doll.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a </span><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Competition</b></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> and the prize will be a free copy of </span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Ominous Love</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> when it's released.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was thrilled with the service of Paradox Book Trailer Productions. Patti Roberts not only gave me personnel attention, but she really cared about my book like it was a child and wanted the best for it. I highly recommend her service, you will not be disappointed. I know I'll be using her service again. </span></div>
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I remember being in the choir at primary school and looking forward to our school competing in the singing festival. I happily went to choir practice every Saturday morning for months, but then one day we were all asked to sing the scales individually. Our class teacher and the music teacher said someone was singing out of tune. I was so nervous when it came to my turn to sing that I did sing out of tune. I was immediately banned from the choir, but after seeing my pouty face, the kind music teacher must have felt sorry for me. He decided to let me stay in the choir, but only if I promised to mime during the festival and all through choir practice. I still went to practice every Saturday, but I didn't always mime. I loved singing and would sometimes get carried away and sing out loud, to the frustration of the two teachers. My voice was checked again and I was allowed once more to sing, but a few weeks later I was told to mime again. The music teacher couldn't understand why sometimes I sang okay and other times I sang dreadful. <span style="background-color: white;">I was still allowed to go to the singing festival as long as I promised to mime when we were on the stage.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Of course, I did mime, but was later scolded</span><span style="background-color: white;"> by my female class teacher for wobbling my head about too much and opening my mouth too wide. LOL. I told her that I was going to be an </span><span style="background-color: white;">actress</span><span style="background-color: white;"> when I grew up. Not impressed, she pressed her lips together and rolled her eyes at me.</span></div>
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After that concert, I was never able to sing a note in tune, ever. My confidence was gone. But I still love to sing and do all the time. Needless to say I often get things thrown at me or people walk away with their fingers in their ears. Maybe the reason my voice went bad was because before this photo was taken, I had had an operation to remove my tonsils, but was later to find they were growing back and I had to have another operation. Or maybe my confidence to sing just disappeared into thin air. Who knows, but something good happened because of it all. I'm a positive thinker and this experience and memory inspired me to write the children's book:</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Now, for a competition</span></b>. The first person who guesses which child in the photo above is me, will win e a free copy of <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rascals-Sing-The-Opera-House/dp/1466471859/ref=la_B004ICUA92_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1342666614&sr=1-4">Rascals Sing at The Opera House</a></i></b>, either a paperback, or an eBook if they prefer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-left;">Once I started reading Karen Tyrrell's story I couldn't put it down. What a brave woman to write a memoir of her mental illness and forced hospitalisation. That takes courage. From what I gather, people experiencing mania are enjoying it and don't think they need help. This memoir gives an insight into the mind of the author, while she's experiencing mania and how she felt about her husband's intervention. Not only will this book help people with bipolar, it will also help their family, friends and colleagues. Though Karen was ill in most of the story, her husband and kids suffered too. Maybe even as much as she did as it went on for a few years. My heart went out to her husband, who was battling a long-term illness of his own as well as caring for his family. What a wonderful man. I hope this book will help to stop discrimination against people with a mental illness. This story story shows they can be productive and determined people as well as being artistic.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hi, Jo, tell us something
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well, I’m a
twentysomething chocoholic, bookaholic and water baby. I grew up
by the sea so I love being in, on or around water. Of course,
chocolate and books always go hand in hand as well.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How true, Jo, I love chocolate too, but try not to eat it. I also love water and have mostly lived near it. I believe we get energy from the sea. Now, w</span></b><b style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">hen did you decide to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I didn’t really decide to
become an author. My other half suggested, nay, insisted that I
published. I hid away my writing from people, but he stumbled upon
it and encouraged me to write. I still consider myself an
apprentice to becoming an author.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What a great partner to do that. Mine is the same. We're very lucky to have their support as I know many authors don't, and that can cause problems.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What inspired to you to be a
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I just love to
write. I used to have some crazy dreams that seemed quite
entertaining to write down. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">I also love
the lyricism that can come with language and writing, words are something I
enjoy playing with. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">The
lyricism aspect might have something to do with the fact that I love listening
to music, almost any music.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Writing to a rhythm can be quite
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I understand that, Jo. I really enjoy music and love writing songs for the characters in my children's books. They have to rhyme to a rhythm in my head, though I've never learned music. I think some folks like you and me are born with that.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I write on a laptop so
anywhere fairly quiet where I can shut out the world for a
mo. Unfortunately the world always has a way of
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If I could, I would
probably spend all my time writing. As it stands, I write mainly
in the evenings or an hour or two during the day if I can grab a
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well I’m actually genre
greedy. My first book is a children’s book. However
I am working on a fantasy novel as well as another children’s
story. I also have quite a few ideas that spread over a range of
genres. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Perhaps one day I'll settle down with a genre and be happy with it, until then I shall continue to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">That's fantastic that you can write in different genres, Jo. I prefer children's books and fantasy, but would love to do adult and Y/A too.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The characters and
stories tend to come together. I have no idea how I think up what
I do, the brain is a mystery to me. Generally I literally dream
them up, my brain has apparently got a very strange way of working things out
when I’m sleeping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes a phrase or
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answer to how people generated ideas the scientific community would be knocking
down my door.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When I was growing up it
was Roald Dahl and Robin Jarvis. Later came Terry
Pratchett. I love the quirky and grotesque and the utterly bizarre
things in life. If you enjoy reading, it certainly helps when it
comes to writing. My early reads have definitely rubbed off on
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How funny. We have a lot in common, Jo. Roald Dahl is my favourite author too. He inspired me to be myself when writing. My Rascals series is gross, full of mischievous children and horrid adults. Oh, plus it's true memories of me as a child. LOL. Has anything dramatic in your life given you an
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I would say yes, things
in life do affect you and your outlook on life and would therefore affect your
writing. Although off the top of my head I can’t think of an
example to share.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Largely word of mouth and
social media. I have been strapped for time recently so I haven’t
been able to put as much effort as I should into it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My favourite all-time
character in literature has to be Matilda, she was my role model when growing
up. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">My favourite character
creation to date has to be a feisty warrioress, whos name I shall keep under
wraps pro tem.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I haven’t finished her story yet, it’s something I
have worked on off an on for a few years and I've grown quite attached to
her. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">In the Adventures of the
Frog Prince the spider is my favourite for his pure cheek.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">How funny. Matilda is my favourite too because I related to her. Though I was no genius like her, quite the opposite, but I did have a teacher like Mrs Trunchbull. I really did.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">With the Frog Prince it
felt right that it should be set in castle. It’s based on a fairy
tale after all, and what’s a fairy tale without a castle of some
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What a great cover, Jo! And your artwork is fabulous. I'm about to read this book, can't wait.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not sure quite what I
imagined, so I can’t say either way really. I didn’t think I would
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I wish I wish I wish I
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure you're better than you think, Jo. I love doing my own illustrations. The more I draw, the better it becomes. Though time can be a problem. I find drawing relaxing and now I've learned to draw on the computer, which I love.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A children’s book and a
fantasy novel, I should be able to reveal details about the children’s book in
the not to distant, but for now I’m still keeping it under
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh you know, the usual,
find a nice sandy beach somewhere with plenty of surf, no sharks or jellyfish
and stay there. I shall surround myself with books, pens, and
paper. Someone has promised to have a mai tai waiting for
me. Not sure what’s in a mai tai, but I’m looking forward to
trying one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Now, I know you have a YouTube Channel because I found you on there too. I thought your fairy film was hilarious.</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Yes, Trish, I do. It's called: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheIanandJoShow/videos">The Ian and Jo
Show</a>. It’s made up of the strange things my other half and I dream up in
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Yes, and they are well worth a look. They're quite entertaining and very funny. Here is a link to Jo's book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-Frog-Prince-ebook/dp/B005NWRJ4A">The Adventures of The Frog Prince</a></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jo's Website: <a href="http://www.jrbarker.info/my-blog/">Here</a></span></div>
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Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I had a feeling it was going to be good, but it was much better than I thought. In this book, Carolyn Kaufman wrote about psychological disorders in such an easy way that all readers would easily understand. I liked the way she explained about similar mental illnesses and how to tell the difference. Not only is this book a great resource for writers, but also for families with psychological disorders, and for anyone wanting to understand why they happen and how to treat them. I bought this book to help with my writing, but I learned a lot about people that I didn't know, including myself. I bet everyone can find parts of themselves amongst the pages of this book. Ms Kaufman left nothing out. She gave an insight into every mental illness and psychological disorder and if everyone read this book and kept a copy, the world would be a better place. Thank you Ms Kaufman, you've helped more than you know.</div>
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Wallabies and kangaroos have grazed safely on our property and the surrounding wetlands since we first moved here. Though I love dogs and cats, we don't have any because of the wildlife in our garden.<br />
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Earlier this month, I posted about local dog owners allowing their dogs to escape their gardens and roam our valley. These dogs have been chasing kangaroos, wallabies, and wildlife in our estate. So far we have found two dead wallabies and three dead joeys, and who knows how many others there are in the surrounding forest and bush tracks. When chased, a wallaby or kangaroo will often throw their joey, which leaves the poor baby vulnerable to predators. Last weekend, this very thing happened in our garden.
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Dog owners in our country estate were told to keep their dogs secured, but last week some dogs were out again, chasing the kangaroos and wallabies. The next morning, we noticed a little Red-necked wallaby, with a joey in her pouch. The mother wasn't eating any grass and was sitting in a funny position.<br />
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When we tried to get close to her, she hopped away. She'd lived in our garden for years and had had many joeys. We didn't know if she'd been injured by the dogs or something else, but we kept an eye on her so that if she died we could save the joey. She stayed in our yard and the next morning we found she still wasn't eating. The joey hopped out and bounced around, squeaking because he was hungry. Though we tried to capture him, he was way too fast, and when he got back in the pouch, the mother hopped into next-doors garden. See the video below.<br />
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We tried for many hour to capture the joey, and the mother, but they were way too fast. We noticed that the joey was having trouble getting back into the pouch, which was probably because the pouch had shrunk because the mother had had no food or water in her stomach. Now the joey wasn't only starving, but the sanctuary of his mother's pouch was becoming unavailable to him. He hopped around squeaking in a panic and my husband and I tried desperately to catch him with a sheet him. When I got down on the grass and pretended to be a wallaby, he hopped right up to my head, (as you can see in the above video), but before I could grab him, he bounced away again. My heart broke. The mother hopped underneath the neighbour's house and the joey followed her, and finally, he managed to squeeze into the pouch. Happy that the joey would be warm for the night, I placed a bowl of water and some oats and crushed weetbix under the house near the mother, hoping they would eat something or at least have a drink. It was already getting dark by then, so we decided to leave them in peace for the night. We didn't want them hopping into the forest because then we'd never be able to rescue the joey if the mother died.<br />
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I couldn't sleep much as I was wondering how I could rescue the joey. I knew the mother was getting weaker and thought it might be easier to grab her. As soon as it was light enough I went next-door, but the wallabies weren't under the neighbour's house. They'd gone. I desperately tried to find them and searched vacant blocks, long grass and woodlands, but I couldn't see them anywhere. It had been a very cold night and I knew that the joey wouldn't survive for long out of the pouch, especially with no food. I hadn't seen the joey eat any grass so he probably didn't have his teeth yet. Sadly, I tramped home, but searched again in the afternoon. I knew the mother couldn't have gone far because she would be too weak, so I did another search of the neighbour's property. The neighbour's weren't there, so I searched all over, trudging through the long grass. Then I found the mother wallaby. She was dead and lying on her belly. No way could the joey have got in the pouch to keep warm. The funny thing was, I had searched that area the day before, but I didn't see her then. I guessed that the body could have been dragged from another spot during the night by a predator. But where was the joey?<br />
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I searched for the joey all evening until it was too dark, but to no avail. I asked the local folks if they's seen it, but no one had. The father wallaby came and sat next to his dead wife and I hoped the joey would too, but he didn't. Sadly, I guessed the same predator that killed the mother had probably taken the joey. This broke my heart. We had been watching and filming this family of wallabies for years. Many of my blog posts have photos of these beautiful creatures.<br />
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We didn't bury the dead wallaby becasue we hoped there was a possibility that they joey would come back to its mother, as they do. I knew it was possible for a joey to survive for a few days without food, so I still hoped to save it. We've saved joeys before that have survived in their dead mother's pouch, though I knew if we did save this one, it would most likely have pneumonia from the cold.<br />
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But the next day I saw a large dog, dragging the dead wallaby across the grass. I lost all hope of ever rescuing the tiny joey then. I couldn't believe that these dogs were still roaming free after the owners were told of the dead wildlife, and even today I saw a dog roaming at the bottom of our garden. Another neighbour told me she'd seen two large dogs in the paddocks yesterday.<br />
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These dog owners may think they love their pets and that they should be able to run around and have fun. Well, they can't love their dogs that much because one was hit by a car and killed a few weeks ago and another one has gone missing, probably gone bush or was also hit by a car. Are the owners thick? We live near a highway full of traffic and trucks, not to mention the idiots that speed in our estate even though the signs say 30 KPH, and sometimes our native animals get hit and killed by motor vehicles. There's also been quite a few dogs killed since we've been here, as well as ducks, wallabies, kangaroos and other animals. I have the flu now from getting a chill after searching for the joey in the cold night air, but at least I can wrap up warm in bed. Our wildlife can't, they just perish when they get a chill, and on land that is theirs, not pet dogs. The video below was filmed a few weeks ago and before the dogs got out. Now there are no wallabies or kangaroos anywhere near our garden, or in the surrounding areas and wetlands. They've moved to safer ground until the dogs are no longer here. It's a shame because it was so peaceful here for them. See our garden in the video below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello! I'm Pollyweena Grubble from Patricia Puddle's <i>Rascals</i> <i>Series</i>. I sneaked onto my author's blog while she's gas-bagging on the telephone. Come and follow me on Twitter. I have my own account. Tee-hee. </span></div>
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I live in a rural estate in Australia with fifty other land owners. We all have our own properties and share the co-owned land of hundreds of acres, which is left for wildlife and farm animals to graze upon. There's also many dams and wetlands as well as the beautiful forest and a river.<br />
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Our estate is one of the most beautiful places on the planet and full of wildlife. I'm thrilled that kangaroos and wallabies graze on our property every day. I love all animals including dogs and cats, but I don't understand why the owners of some pets don't obey the rules of our covenant. I go for a bush walk every day, and though I usually enjoy my walks, sometimes I don't.
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Why? Because many lot owners don't seem to care about our wildlife and think it's okay to let their dogs and cats roam around and kill native animals. For the past few weeks there have been a number of large dogs that we've seen chasing kangaroos and wallabies along the dirt roads and then into the woods. This is awful to watch and some of the kangaroos and wallabies dropped thier joeys from their pouches as they ran to escape. The dogs mauled and killed some joeys, leaving them in the woods and along the bush tracks. I found two dead joeys along the dirt roads and wonder how many there are all through the forest that were killed. The owners are regularly asked to keep their dogs in their own property, but of course most say it wasn't their dogs. They complain that the dogs jump the fence when they are out. What's wrong with the owners? Can't they build better fences? It's against council laws to let dogs and cats roam free, but this doesn't deter some folks.<br />
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My other grievance is that many dogs in the past few years have been run over and killed on our estate roads because they are allowed to roam free, cats too. As I said, I love all animals and dogs and cats too, but these ignorant pet owners don't seem to care. They just buy another dog or cat, after all, they can get them cheap at the pound. It's not the dog's or the cat's fault, it's their owners. They shouldn't have animals if they're not going to love them like a family member.<br />
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Two days ago, as I was walking around the estate, I saw two big dogs chase a wallaby into a barbedwire fence and then try to attack it. It managed to escape, but injured its back and then those darn dogs chased it into the forest. And all the while the owner stood their shouting at them to come back. They didn't return for half an hour. Now I wonder how many animals were hurt or killed in that time. The dogs should have been on a leash, but the owner didn't have one.<br />
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Look after your pets and keep them safe as well as protecting the world's beautiful wildlife. Native animals have enough to cope with. After all, they have wild predators to chase them without us humans adding to their demise, not to mention many become road-kill. In our estate, motorists are supposed to drive at 30 k per hour, not 60 or 70 like some drivers do.<br />
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<span id="btAsinTitle"><span style="color: purple;"><i>The Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately About Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment and Human Behavior</i> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large;"> by <span style="color: #cc0000;">Carolyn Kaufman</span> is available here > <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1884995683?ie=UTF8&tag=archetyppsych-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1884995683">Amazon Books</a> </span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <span style="color: purple;"><i><b>Writer's Guide to Psychology</b></i></span> has been on my wish list on Amazon Books for a while, so I was happy yesterday when I was finally able to ordered it. Now, I'm looking forward to recieving it in the post so I can study it. I'm sure it will be a great help to my writing, even though I write for children. Buy a copy, I'm sure you won't regret it.</span></div>
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<span><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a link to Carolyn's latest post on Query Tracker: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Trouble is, I get no sleep now because the tots sneak out of bed in the middle of the night, raid my cookie jar and eat all the fruit. Then they turn on the stereo and dance around until they're exhausted. Naughty raggedy Tots.</span></div>
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People from all countries can enter to win a free <i><b><span style="color: red;">eBook</span></b></i> from one of my stories. To enter, just post below which of my characters stuffed her dinner in-between the clean sheets in the linen closet.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> Velvet and Roseberry (Volume 2) </span>If I like it, I'll give the prize of my four published ebooks and also a copy of the new eBook when it's published.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216407428320615449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752284668830203660.post-90835788356986408172012-03-01T04:22:00.000-08:002012-07-06T03:45:53.552-07:00Introducing Magda M. Olchawska<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to introduce you to a dear friend I met on twitter last year: </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Magda M. Olchawska</b>.</i></span></div>
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Magda M. Olchawska is a writer and an award winning film maker. She was born
at the end of winter in Wroclaw, Poland, and at a time when Poland was still a communist country and a scary, grey and ominous place for as kid to grow up. After graduating from high school Magda decided to follow her dreams of
becoming a film-maker and moved to London. While there, she joined an acting
school and later film school.<br />
Magda has always made up stories, often, living in her
imaginary world with imaginary friends, where nothing was as scary as the
outside world. She wrote many short stories and loved poetry while at
school, but on one particularly low day she destroyed all of her work. After her act of self-destruction Magda avoided writing for few years. Then one day when she woke up on a very cold and foggy morning, she had an inspiration and started writing
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Her early inspirations came from stories by Hans Christian Andersen and The
brothers Grimm as well as old 40's and 50's movies. Later in her life
she was to be inspired by Kafka, Dostoyevsky, Camus, Saint-Exupery and many children's authors.<br />
Most of Magda's scripts have been turned into movies and one of her
featured film scripts "Two People" is in pre-production, ready to commence
shooting next year.<br />
Magda's writing has evolved since giving birth to her son a few years ago and
she has decided to venture into much brighter & lighter tones.<br />
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<b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Here are some of Magda's achievements:</span></b><br />
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Writer/Director/Producer<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">2012-
“Anna and the Case of Modern Day Slavery” – feature film in pre-production</span></strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2010 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“The Man With The Spying Glass”</span></strong>/short
film Winner of Best Picture @ Ballston Spa Film Fest.;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Official
Selection at:Jaipur International Film Festival; Newport Beach International
Film Festival; NYIFF – (NY spring & LA summer 2011); Short Film Corner –
Festival de Cannes; Ballston Spa Film Festival; Naoussa International Film
Festival;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2009 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“9 mm”</span></strong>/short film;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Official
Selection at; Waterford Film Festival; Jaipur International Film Festival; Deep
Fried Film Festival; International Festival of Film & Culture at Patras
City; Naoussa International Film Festival; Novara Film Festival;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2008 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Short Guide-Autism”</span></strong>/experimental<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2008 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Mikolaj”</span></strong>/ experimental<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2007 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“7 Minutes of Ur Life“</span></strong>/ short film;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Official
Selection at: No Festival Required<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2007 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Reverse“</span></strong>/short film<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2006 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“The Fantasy House“</span></strong>/ medium length
film<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2003- 2011 – I
have been writing scripts for all of my shorts.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2011 -<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> “Human Creatures”</span></strong> / script in
development<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2011 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Shift”</span></strong> /script in development<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2010 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Two People”</span></strong>/ feature film in
pre-production<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2010 – <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Fantasy Room”</span></strong>/ feature film in
development<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Magda has to do the usual jobs of an independent
film maker, such as writing, producing, editing and directing, and as well as all this, she's an author of children's books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Between writing
scripts and making shorts Magda also set up a website for indie filmmakers
called </span><a href="http://www.bulletfilm.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.bulletfilm.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Magda’s
interests lie in social issues, mostly revolving around women kids and children’s education as well as her fantasy stories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">Her recent
short films: <strong>“7 Minutes of Ur Life”</strong>, <strong>“9 mm”</strong>
and<strong> “The Man With The Spying Glass”</strong> have been screened at 15
international film festivals around the world, with the latter film winning </span><span lang="EN-GB">the Best Picture Award at the<strong>
<a href="http://www.bspafilm.com/home.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Ballston Spa Film Festival</span></a></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Magda’s
publications include <strong>“Mikolay & Julia”</strong> a series of stories
for 4-6 year old kids and short stories, which can be read on Amazon. <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mikolay & Julia</span></strong> are six year old
wizards who are not only BFF but also big time trouble makers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Magda is happily
married to Marek and the happiest mum of a wonderful son Mikolay.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Find out more at
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.magdaolchawska.com/">www.magdaolchawska.com</a></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In 2011</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Pooh Gets Beating”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“My Mum Is a Superhero”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Do You Know How To Do Pee Pee or Poo Poo? Do You
Know Why To Do Pee Pee or Poo Poo?”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> “Do You Know How To Blow Your Nose? Do You Know Why
To Blow Your Nose?”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Do You Know How To Brush Your Teeth? Do You Know
Why To Brush Your Teeth?</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Mikolay & Julia In The Attic” </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2010<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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“Mikolay & Julia Meet The Fairies”</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Collection <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Julia & the Sea”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">-<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> “A Man Who Gives Happy Memories”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“The Man & His Dragon”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Scary”</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">- <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">“3 Months”</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Magda really is a delightful person and has been so helpful to me and many other authors and indi film makers. Find out more about this wonderful woman's work by visiting: </span><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.magdaolchawska.com/" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.magdaolchawska.com</a></span><br />
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