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Hello Storyteller,

I hope this newsletter finds you happy and full of stories to tell.

I've added more stuff to our Freebies section: Guaranteed Success Thinking by Jim Edwards, and Secret of Writing Success. There are 2 announcements under 'Tell Everyone About...'

As always, there are new pieces in Infosynthesis, Jack's Fables, Storytellers Nuts and Bolts, Zodiac's Children and more resources for storytellers.

The winner of a copy of Eve Neuhaus's Journey To Mythaca is Audrey Lim. Audrey, please contact Eve at eveneuhaus@journeytomythaca.com to claim your copy of this this book.

The book offered for the current contest is the ebook version of Snapshots!. Click here to enter this contest.

There will be no newsletter for the month of May as I will be away. The newsletter will be published again in June.

I hope you enjoy the information shared.

Here's to your storytelling success.

Aneeta Sundararaj

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INFOSYNTHESIS

What Is Business Sense (2)

Business sense means that corporate bodies, the professional and managerial class must bend down from their ivory towers; go back to the fundamentals of doing business which we so often ignore, and connect the consumer with storytelling.

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STORYASIA

Indonesian Batik Through the Ages

The word “Batik” is derived from an Indonesian-Malay word. Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Malaysia are the official languages of Indonesia and Malaysia respectively.

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Jack's Fables

Doing Them Down

During the day Jocky was a ‘normal’ bloke. He clocked in at the local gas works along with hundreds of others. In order to root out Burnley’s potential insurgents, the workforce was fingerprinted, iris scanned, inside leg measured and DNA tested.

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Storytellers Nuts and Bolts

Words Writers Misspell

Contrary to popular belief, not all writers are good spellers. In fact, and unfortunately, many writers—particularly writing “newbies”—are not. Even self-professed “grammar queens” and “grammar nazis” are guilty of making regular spelling mistakes.

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BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET!

The Gift of Advice - interview with Leanne Johnson

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Leanne: A wise woman once told me, “Advice is a gift, which we may use, or not.” So, for what it’s worth, here is some advice. Use what works for you:

1. Seek out other Storytellers. Listen to their stories. Ask yourself, what do you like about their work? What speaks to you? Why? What is it about the stories that you love? Read stories. Read collections of stories. Seek out variations of stories. Challenge yourself: How can you tell those stories in your own, unique voice?

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ZODIAC'S CHILDREN

Taurus’ Child

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Whenever I think of Taurus, I think of Ferdinand the Bull. He prefers to sit peacefully in a beautiful field of clover happily munching away the hours. However, wave that red flag and he is charging with horns down at full speed like a locomotive.

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ARTICLES FOR STORYTELLERS

How to Self-Publish a Book On a Shoestring Budget

Let's say you want to know how to self-publish a book, and you want to do it in the least expensive and best way possible. Is this contradictory?

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1000 Reviews

Burial At Sea by Khushwant Singh

Excerpts ...

Burial At Sea is not a big book. Less than 200 pages it is a short tale and on the jacket cover of the book, a summary of the story is given; it states:

After Nehru, Victor Jai Bhagwan is Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite Indian – a brilliant young man with the temperament of a leader and fiercely committed to his country.

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