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5 Reasons You Should Read “Done!” by Don Aslett
By Jeremy Madsen – If you want to reach more of your goals, win the fight against your endless to-do lists, and make a greater impact on the world—I highly recommend Don Aslett’s book “Done!”
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18 Books and Podcasts Recommended by LDSPMA Members
By LDSPMA – LDSPMA is all about publications and media. But which publications? Which media? Before we jump into our March theme—“A Month of Editing”—let’s see what LDSPMA members and friends are immersing themselves in.
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Dressing the Naked Hand: The World’s Greatest Guide to Making Staging and Performing with Puppets
by Amy White With tons of color photographs and a DVD with over 2 hours of hilarious instructional videos, this is the perfect how-to book for all levels of puppetry skill, from beginners to master artisans. With instructions on making hand puppets, turning stuffed animals into puppets, building hand puppets, performing, inventing voices, building stages, and more, this is the…
The Book of Mormon – Alternate Chronology
by Alan Sanderson This chart is perfect for those who need to shake up their scripture study. Alan says: “Some years ago as I was reading through the Book of Mosiah I began to wonder what it would be like to follow the various subplots in a different order. For instance, what would it be like to follow Alma and…
Make Time for a Home-Centered Life
by Brian Carrington This book is a monthly planner written in response to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint’s recent move to a two-hour block and the resulting question, “What is a Home-Centered Church?” You’ve survived the dating, enjoyed the romance, made the babies, changed the diapers, and lost your mind, maybe more than once. Now the world…
Guardian of the Sunshine Bride
by Austin Rehl Jane Austen meets Lord of the Rings in this epic fantasy novel… A CONFLICTED PRINCESS With her father’s kingdom teetering on the brink of ruin, Princess Kathleen’s approaching wedding day is Candoreth’s only hope of survival — but it is an arranged marriage she hasn’t chosen. The last time she had spoken to her waiting suitor, the…
One Mom To Another: Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good, Find Joy in the Everyday
by Cynthia Anderson— For every mother who feels she is coming up short, Cynthia Anderson has a message: be kind to yourself, embrace the good, and find joy in the everyday. In One Mom to Another, Cynthia uses her decades of experience as a mother of seven (and as of this writing, a grandmother to twenty-three) to shed light on…
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Pysanky Promise
Pysanky Promise by Cathy Witbeck When a young girl learns that her grandmother’s hands have grown too shaky to make pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), she learns the art herself, hoping to heal her grandmother’s heart. The book explains the method for making pysanky, as well as a bit about the history, symbolism, and tradition behind the craft.
21 Books to Help You Learn Your Craft
BY LDSPMA – [You’ll find] a list of books that have helped a few of our LDSPMA board members learn their crafts. I encourage you to take a look and maybe add one or two (or three) of these wonderful books to your “must read in the near future” list.
“The Fighting Preacher” Delivers a Knockout and Tugs at the Heart
By Alice M. Batzel – In Christensen’s final remarks to the audience attending the premiere [of The Fighting Preacher], he said, “My hope is that this film will go out and inspire others to be kinder to one another.” That takes courage and faith. That’s what Willard and Rebecca Bean had. That’s what Christensen has.
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Book Review: The Subversive Copy Editor
By Jonathon Owen – Whether you’re a seasoned editor or a novice just breaking into the field, “The Subversive Copy Editor” provides sage advice on just about every aspect of the job. It should be a part of every editor’s library.
Katherine Farmer’s “Cracking the Story Code”
By Amy White – You will find that, as you match your work’s target age with their developmental capabilities through deliberate plot management, you will be keeping those audience gateways open. And we as producers of narrative works should always be looking for those gates.
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