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Feb.05.2012
I just took on a new job editing a book and drawing the illustrations. My 10-year-0ld daughter is going to write it, my 7-year-old daughter is going to color the illustrations, and I'll digitally publish it sometime in the spring. The book will be targeted to the 7-year-old category of readers. Boy...
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Jan.30.2012
The Federal Reserve Must Go! In this article at Freedom Road Press, I take a look at the turn of the twentieth century and how, in many ways, it mirrors the economy we are experiencing today. The first half of that century saw a worldwide Great Depression and two World Wars, plus some boom times in...
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Jan.29.2012
The Kindle version of Accidental Felons can be downloaded from Amazon.com free on Saturday Jan 29, and Sunday January 30.
This is the book that began the end of Maricopa County prosecutor Andrew Thomas' political career. His State Bar disbarment trial ended last December, and a ruling (for...
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Jan.27.2012
We're in serious trouble here in the United States--EXTREMELY serious trouble. I hear Obama this, George W that, and "for the last three years" daily when I tune into one of the "Who said something stupid today" news shows on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC (CSPAN not so much).
I've re-released my...
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Jan.25.2012
In Romney's case, I imagine him as an entrepreneur who takes me atop a hill overlooking a large estate. A young woman rides a high-stepping black stallion around a corral fenced in white below. He smiles broadly at me, puts one arm warmly around my shoulders and stretches his other arm...
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Jan.25.2012
Accidental Felons is now being sold in the U.S., UK, Denmark, France, Italy, and Spain. The eBook version is quite cheaper than the paper version at $6.95. Be sure to watch for the promotional days when the book can be downloaded free. The first days are January 29 and January 30.
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Jan.23.2012
Written by Daniel Horne, owner of Freedom Road Publishing and a published author.
The below reviews are targeted primarily to Novel Writing enthusiasts They are based on my personal experience. I receive no remuneration from any of the companies that produce and sell the products I...
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Jan.14.2012
It is the next day. We kept watching all evening for a return of the "men with guns" to the house across the street. Some of the residents came home later that day. A young man walked his dog around the yard to let it do the business of nature after he came home. The porch light at the side...
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Jan.13.2012
A few minutes ago six cars, 5 of them unmarked, pulled in front of our 101 year old rental house and dashed up the hill toward the house on the opposite side of the street. Many were in riot armor, some took to the other sides of the house to wait in ambush. The main contengent crashed down the...
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Jan.13.2012
First, there are the big 3: Democrat, Republican, or Independent. The third category seems to be exploding as Blue and Red party members alike abandon their allegiance to part in favor of allegiance to country.
The first action I take in selecting a candidate is to listen to their rhetoric....
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Sep.08.2010
This week's topic for blogging caught my interest. As an author, I find myself being overly sympathetic to others who have published works--maybe to my detriment. Running With Scissors, written by Augusten Burroughs, is a New York Times Bestseller that I came across while shopping at Costco. I...
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Beastly bore, you know!—oh, dev'lish bore! — but then, you know, one really must do the Right Thing, mustn't one?”
—On Doing The Right Thing by Albert Jay Nock
About Daniel
When I was in college, my Creative Writing professor asked me to come to her office. When I arrived, she beseeched me to leave the engineering curriculum and become a writer. "You're grammar is an atrocity," she said. "But we can fix that. You have a special...
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