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    National Library Lovers Month 2025 (and Library Lovers Day)

    27 January, 2024 by David Leonhardt πŸ•‘ 3 minutes read
    February is National Library Lovers Month

    February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, […]

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    National Memoir Writing Month – November 2023

    1 November, 2023 by David Leonhardt πŸ•‘ 3 minutes read
    Memoir writing

    November is National Memoir Writing Month. It’s the perfect time to start writing your autobiography. It’s not clear to me how November came to be […]

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    Book days, weeks and months around the world in 2025 (the ultimate list)

    14 May, 2023 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 15 minutes read
    World and National celebrations of books and reading

    We celebrate books every day by reading them. But there are special book days, weeks and months for us to celebrate even more. There is […]

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    Global book reading statistics for 2022 and 2023 (complete survey data)

    15 January, 2023 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 8 minutes read
    Global statistics of THGM book reading trends survey 2022-2023 – read more

    What are the most popular books in the world? We asked 945 book readers in 56 countries what genre of books they read in 2022 […]

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    American book reading statistics for 2022 and 2023 (complete USA survey data)

    15 January, 2023 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments πŸ•‘ 9 minutes read
    American statistics of THGM book reading trends survey 2022-2023 – paper versus eBooks

    What are the most popular books in the United States? We asked 374 American readers what genre of books they read in 2022 and what […]

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    Infographic – 24 unorthodox signs that you might be a writer

    26 October, 2022 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 7 minutes read
    signs you might be a writer-twitter

    We writers are peculiar people. Here are 24 signs to tell if you are a writer. If you recognize any of these in yourself, embrace […]

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    You might be a writer (or writers)

    17 January, 2022 by David Leonhardt πŸ•‘ 5 minutes read
    writer search history investigation

    What is a writer? We’ve looked for those tell-tale signs, and we’ve found some more. You might be a writer…or perhaps you might be several […]

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    Proofreading saves body parts! How a lady’s chest went up for sale online

    8 August, 2021 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read

    Women are being sold on the Internet, one piece at a time. It’s a tragic dismemberment that could be avoided simply by proofreading what you […]

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    New foraging cookbook for homesteaders and nature lovers

    13 July, 2020 by David Leonhardt 3 Comments πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read
    Foraging cookbook cover

    A THGM ghostwriter publishes her own book to help homesteaders, survivalists and nature lovers turn edible wild plants into gourmet dishes. Usually our ghostwriters remain […]

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    Hagrid moonlights – short screenplay

    11 April, 2020 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 3 minutes read
    How much would Harry Potter pay to blow his nose?

    If you really like Harry Potter, you might think twice about reading this ‘original’ screenplay from my archives. I can’t really tell you how it […]

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    Proofreading saves lives! How I almost became a hitman by signing a murder contract

    13 May, 2019 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read
    Murder contract? Better proofread next time.

    Never publish anything without proofreading. Ideally, have several people proofread. Here is a a case study of how proofreading saved me from becoming a hitman. […]

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    Something Amazing – song lyrics in need of music

    22 April, 2019 by David Leonhardt 5 Comments πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read
    Something amazing - lyrics

    This song is an amazing song. But it’s just lyrics, so far. It needs music to make it come alive. This song is intended to […]

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    Proofreading saves lives! How a celebrity chef became a cannibal

    6 April, 2019 by David Leonhardt 3 Comments πŸ•‘ 1 minute read
    Magazine cover proofreading

    It’s easy to miss vital details, which is why multiple proofreaders are often needed. Here is a tragic story – a proofreading case study – […]

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    How to write a non-fiction book cover blurb that sells

    10 March, 2019 by David Leonhardt πŸ•‘ 8 minutes read
    4 items for a non-fiction back cover blurb

    If you plan to self-publish your non-fiction book, the most important thing you will ever write is the cover blurb for your book. Here’s how […]

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    Speechwriting tip – harness the Power of Three

    19 January, 2019 by David Leonhardt 2 Comments πŸ•‘ 6 minutes read
    Quote by Martin Luther King

    Repetition is a powerfully persuasive tool. Here’s how to make any speech (or article or blog post) more persuasive. My fellow Doctor Who fans will […]

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    These traits will make you a writer

    22 September, 2018 by David Leonhardt 1 Comment πŸ•‘ 4 minutes read
    If you see mirrors as visual autobiographies, you might be a writer.

    What does it take to be a writer? Here are some traits that can help. This is the seventh installment in a series that began […]

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    Is there a hidden writer in you?

    22 May, 2017 by David Leonhardt πŸ•‘ 5 minutes read
    If you scan the political news because you are developing a villain for your story, you might be a writer.

    Is there a writer in you, just itching to burst forth? Here are 54 tell-tale signs! This is the sixth installment in a series of […]

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    Christian marriage book published

    26 March, 2017 by David Leonhardt Tags: christian books, client πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read
    The Marriage Code book cover

    Another client of THGM Writing Services publishes his book: The Marriage Code Book: Premarital & Marital Strategies, by Jack Mamo. If you are looking for […]

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    What Words With Friends can teach you about writing

    30 April, 2016 by Kristin πŸ•‘ 2 minutes read

    If you plan to procrastinate, you might as well do so with something to challenge your inner wordmaster. Neurolinguistics professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) played […]

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    Take this test to see if you are an incurable writer (56 questions)

    13 February, 2016 by David Leonhardt 4 Comments Tags: humor πŸ•‘ 6 minutes read
    You might be a writer

    Are you an incurable writer? Here are 56 tell-tale clues! This is the fifth in a series of self-help tests to diagnose you as an […]

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