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Midwest Book Review Recommends Life’s Attic

Posted on: February 10th, 2013 by
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Midwest Book Review logoLife's Attic has just been reviewed by Midwest Book Review. Yay! They review less than a third of submitted titles, so I'm very excited that they chose to review mine. Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review publishes a Continue reading the story "Midwest Book Review Recommends Life’s Attic"
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Redesign of the Website

Posted on: September 18th, 2012 by
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I've just launched an updated (and completely redesigned) version of this website. I hope you enjoy the changes and that everything functions as it should. If you find any problems, please let me know either via a comment or through the new contact form that sends messages directly to me. There's now a dedicated page for Life's Attic that, in addition Continue reading the story "Redesign of the Website"
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Publishing of Life’s Attic Getting Closer

Posted on: July 13th, 2012 by
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My novel, Life's Attic, is being typeset as I speak (or type), and the cover art is being finalized as well. There have been more steps to this whole book writing/publishing process than I ever would have thought. But it's all fascinating to me, even though each part seems to take ten times longer than I think it should. Hopefully that will make it all Continue reading the story "Publishing of Life’s Attic Getting Closer"
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Blog Update June 2012

Posted on: June 4th, 2012 by
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Hello everyone! Well, it sure has been a while since this blog has seen any updates. But there is a reason for that. I've been writing my first novel. I will post more about it soon. The entire process has been really fulfilling and exciting! But it has left little time for other writing. Hopefully I'll find a way to do both – perhaps with more shorter Continue reading the story "Blog Update June 2012"
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Writer’s Block and Not

Posted on: July 18th, 2010 by
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writersblockIn addition to this blog, I’ve been doing some other writing lately. Working on a project that is in a new format for me, but one I’m really enjoying as well. And writer’s block has periodically reared its odd little head. Fortunately it’s not been for long. But it reminds me in a different sort Continue reading the story "Writer’s Block and Not"
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15th Century Version of Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter

Posted on: May 22nd, 2010 by
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Handwriting of William Rawley (c.1588-1667)

Handwriting of William Rawley (c.1588-1667) Image courtesy of Lambeth Palace Library and Scriptorium: Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Online, used with permission

We have been preserving our communications probably as long as we have been. From cave drawings to hieroglyphics to alphabets the Continue reading the story "15th Century Version of Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter"
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What’s New As We Hit Post 100 Today

Posted on: April 27th, 2010 by
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Hard to believe it’s already been a hundred days and a hundred posts since I started this blog. And yet at the same time, I almost can’t remember not writing here daily. Of course what does that say about my memory then? But once you start doing something you place great value on, as I do this site, it just becomes a part of your Continue reading the story "What’s New As We Hit Post 100 Today"
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Start Your Own Website Today

Posted on: March 16th, 2010 by
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Internet Map

Partial Map of the Internet - Click on image to enable zoom

I’ve had a few people ask me recently about starting their own websites. Become their own dots on the internet map. When I created my first website about 12 years ago, Elizabeth Ely’s Harp Page, I was a complete Continue reading the story "Start Your Own Website Today"
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New and Old – MP3 Turntables

Posted on: February 28th, 2010 by
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Joining the MP3 world later than some, what may be new and exciting to me, may be old hat to many of you. In fact, that very expression ‘old hat’ may be old hat to you, and cause you to run screaming from this blog. I hope that’s not the case. Best of all possible worlds is what I hope for. Old and new, young Continue reading the story "New and Old – MP3 Turntables"
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One Month Versary

Posted on: February 17th, 2010 by
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Welcome to blog post number 31. Elizabeth Ely dot Com began one month ago today. Time sure has flown by, and I hope you are enjoying it so far, and will continue to far into the future. And if there are ever any topics you’d like explored, or you have other suggestions or reactions, I welcome the comments. Speaking of comments however, one of the Continue reading the story "One Month Versary"
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