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Things I Finally Know About My Writing

November 14, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 8 Comments

This piece was first published January 29, 2018 at booksbywomen.org., and reprinted here later that month. For the thousands of you (😂) who missed it then (you know who you are!), here’s a reprint.

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At Last… the Video of My Reading!

August 25, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

Here, finally, is the YouTube video of the Zoom reading I did at the Renaissance Press Virtual Conference back on June 7th.

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My novel just finished itself…

July 10, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 18 Comments

But now it’s gone! 😰😩

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Here’s a link for you

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 6 Comments

Hi, friends! For those who would like to attend my reading…

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Calling All Readers and Writers – Come Join Me! 😄

May 13, 2020May 14, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 11 Comments

On Saturday, June 6th…

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Gifts!!

November 21, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ Leave a comment

It’s almost that time of year again! 🎅⛄🎁🎉✡

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Quick 99¢ Book Sale!

April 18, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ Leave a comment

Starting Friday, April 19 at 8:00 a.m. DST, my three books will be available at the amazing price of 99 cents each – but only temporarily!

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Writing in Colour

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 ~ Ellie P. ~ 7 Comments

It seems I’ve stumbled on a great way to organize my thoughts and my writing. It involves, yes, COLOUR! Or more accurately, colourS.

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99-cent book sale!

July 24, 2018 ~ Ellie P. ~ Leave a comment

Wouldn’t you love a bit of light summer reading at an equally light price? 😁

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SHORT attention span?

May 21, 2018 ~ Ellie P. ~ 2 Comments

Check out my collection of SHORT tales, on sale now!

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What's Wrong With Me book cover with image of brain scan - by Ellie Presner
What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

How to be an (Almost) Perfect Parent
How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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The Germ Guy: Confessions of a Mercurial Microbiologist

bogeyandruby

Random stuff, reflections on the meaning of life and death, humour, self-deprecation, a bit of bad poetry.

The WordPress.com Blog

The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community.

Vignettes and Bagatelles

Read my mind. Little stories in a big universe.

brian nation: the hot dog palace never closes

Word Quilt

I don't sew, but I write -- patching together pieces of my life.

Dr. Eric Perry

Psychology to Motivate | Inspire | Uplift

MagickMermaid

Day-Dreamer, Moon-Gazer, Confirmed Contrarian, Artist, Frustrated Cartoonist, Traveler, Perennial Fish Out of Water

3 Sisters Abroad

Travel - home and away and Chronic Illness's

Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress

Sharing Writing Tips and Writerly Musings

Cristian Mihai

writes a short story every week

Jeremy Presner, Editor

Post Production for Film & Television

Ron's Country Musings

Life in the slow lane

Seek The Best Blog

A tapestry of observations and stories from the mind of Lady G

ENIGMA IN BLACK

Coming From All Directions

I'm Sick and So Are You

Observations on life beyond illness

Love Totsy Presents

Luanne Castle's Writer Site

Memoir, poetry, & writing theory

Mehrling Muse

Life in the mountains

Luke Atkins

Film, Television, and Music Critic

Object Relations

"A Word of Substance"

Larry Kahaner

Tripill Photography

Grammarian in the City

Snarky remarks on language I see and hear in New York City

Sandy McFadden

Family Man & Happiness Engineer at Automattic

Eyestrain Productions

An unhealthy and unwarranted look into the twisted life and dubious career of Shane Simmons - dark writer, morbid historian, obsessive collector and sick mind

Kathryn Presner

Theme whisperer and professional cat cuddler

A Writer's Path

Sharing writing tips, information, and advice.

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