Margaret Skea, a participant in last year's Festival of Writing, was born in Ulster, but now lives in the Scottish Borders, dividing her time between writing, respite and emergency fostering and various church activities. Previously concentrating on short stories, she has recently finished her first novel for which she is seeking an agent and / or publisher.Her story Working Away won both the Adult Prose and Overall Winner in this year's Neil...more
This crime novel centres on the mystery death of Glen Barber's wife whose car is found at the scene of a drunk-driving accident that took three lives. Not only is she dead, but it appears she was the cause of the accident. At this point his life starts to spiral out of control, he is a family man with an eight year old daughter, whose world starts to collapse around him when his wife, Sheila, fails to return home from night school. When Glen...more
There is something very special about creating a unique piece of jewelry. There arent too many options when it comes to designing your own items. You can bead something, string a pendant on some leather cording, or learn jewelry making. For the rest of us, especially those of us who arent all that artistically inclined, there are silver charm bracelets.Endless OptionsIf you have seen the mass produced charm bracelets available at just about every department store, you wont understand my enthusiasm. These items are generally of poor quality; they all look the same and look like something only a kid or teen would wear. Im not talking about those. Real charm bracelets are in a whole other category. Start off with a bracelet of silver links. There are many styles to choose from. Whether you like a slender chain, a wider one, or something that blends several sizes of links, you can find what you want. Now, lets think about the charms themselves.What Moves You?Are you a sports fanatic? There are plenty of charms that represent teams, sports, and personal achievements. Did you just run your first marathon? Commemorate it with a special charm. Are you celebrating the birth of your first...more
There are lots of things, situations and circumstances which can derail the best system, the most effective process, however when these problems are joined with a bad system or process, the results could be damaging. There will always be problems, delays from suppliers, shortages or just plain old human error. And while not every problem is...more
If your desire is usually to get huge muscles quickly, you could have come for the right place. In this article, I'll show you ways to obtain muscle mass and get the physique of your dreams. You need to know some tips to get big muscles rapid. Immediately after mastering these tips, you will be headed on the road to muscle growth.Tip 1 - Set...more
If you want to know where to begin for the task of how to publish an eBook you are in good company. An ever increasing number of people are seeking to create an information product and make it available either as a free gift or to offer it for sale. But it is so important to ensure that the initial work is undertaken by the correct method to give the best chance of success. The real success will happen where you have ensured that the subject matter of the eBook does actually have a large enough market which is actively seeking such information. The process of creating an in demand info marketing product focused on your niche market is fairly simple but it is dependent on you asking the right questions and not fudging the answers. Though a potential niche or sub niche might have been identified it is essential to undertake some keyword research to find out if there i enough demand in terms of monthly searches for such keywords and also to check on the level of competition. Once you have established a potential market you need to put yourself in their position and imagine the challenges that they are facing. It is so vital to understand your chosen target market. Their wants and...more
Quite a few come across developing muscle fast to be very difficult. Quite a few give up once they aren't seeing any outcomes within a couple weeks of operating out. The trick is always to not let this discourage you, just since you haven't notice a...more
When the air conditioner stops working, many homeowners will have to make the decision whether it's time for AC replacement or repair. In today's "green" culture, most of us are well aware of Earth's dwindling planetary resources. Most citizens try...more
Plumbing is a common part of most homes and commercial businesses. We may take our toilets, showers and sinks for granted until we don't have them. Bathrooms in American are actually very luxurious compared to many other countries around the world,...more
Once you have a proper quality controls system in place for your production needs, this means having a complete process on how to order, test, reject and rectify any problems of parts coming into the plant, there should be a back-up plan in place....more
Annually, there's a hottest toy list. Toys that are the nearly all in demand help to make that record and usually are eliminated from cabinets well in advance of any holidays. In 2010, one of the toys to make that list is the Air Hogs Hyper Actives...more
The cost of electric cars is just thought by many as the sticker price as they are displayed in showrooms. There are many other costs that are part of this new technology soon to rule the roadways and the following are some of the costs either for or...more