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Reading Magic - Have you found any books as an adult that you read as a kid & forgot about? - Day 7
The book, Me Too Iguana, is part of the Sweet Pickles series that my sister had Iguana becomes the ultimate copycat & wants to have somethin
Benjamin Fife
Jan 21, 20211 min read
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ReadingMagic - Do you still own any books that you had as a kid? - the Reading Magic Game - Day 6
I do remember tracing the characters outlines on the cover. I remembered the characters. I remembered the solution to the puzzle. I remem
Benjamin Fife
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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ReadingMagic - How have you encouraged your kids to read for fun? -The Reading Magic GameDay 5
When anyone finds a book they love, we're delighted to share it with each other. Our house gradually gets smaller and smaller as we add bo
Benjamin Fife
Jan 19, 20212 min read
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ReadingMagic - When did you first discover that reading could be fun? - The Reading Magic Game day 4
I remember sitting at the end of the hall in our basement next to my oldest brother’s room reading, and reading, and reading on the floor by
Benjamin Fife
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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ReadingMagic - Who are your favorite authors of kids books and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 3
No one else draws like Dr. Seuss. Others may emulate, but it's like copying Van Gogh or the unique vibrato of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet.
Benjamin Fife
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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ReadingMagic - What was your favorite animal book or story and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 2
How about you? What animal books did you connect with as a kid? Have any affected how you treat animals?
Benjamin Fife
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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#readingmagic - What was your favorite book growing up? - The Reading Magic Game Day 1
I don't own Dr. Seuss' brilliant gem I adored more than any other book when I was 7-8 years old. My elementary school library that year pro
Benjamin Fife
Jan 15, 20212 min read
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#readingmagic - Join me for 30 days of blogging about the Magic of Reading
THE READING MAGIC GAME
I learned to love reading as a kid and chances are you did too. If you didn't... Maybe this could be a gateway for y
Benjamin Fife
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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Is this a kissing book? Part II - My Review of The Vine Eater by Carol Beth Anderson
Anderson has created a character - Sarza - who is a perfect foil to the Lovey-Dovey nature of the 2 primary couples in the series. Not every
Benjamin Fife
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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An Epic Adventure with Jenelle Schmidt
Multiple times in producing these books, I’ve been moved to near tears in performance, as well as goose bumps. I'd share some of my favorite
Benjamin Fife
Nov 10, 20206 min read
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Dark.. Darker.. and Cheese... And Dr. Who
Please enjoy my first self-produced video interview of one of my authors. If this doesn't make you want to check out the book, shame on you
Benjamin Fife
Oct 14, 20204 min read
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Zak Bates Readup Event No. 2
Zak Bates Eco Adventure Readup Event with Benny Fife & Brad Swift. Bring the whole Family.
Benjamin Fife
Aug 12, 20203 min read
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Zak Bates Eco-Adventure Summer Readup event.
With its white-knuckle action and a wholly green, eco-friendly message, this is the perfect way to kick off this new adventure together.
Benjamin Fife
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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Recent Releases & What's in the Pipeline
My 3 most recent releases are all part of various series - Their Greatest Game picks up where First of Their Kind left off, Gather the Child
Benjamin Fife
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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Star Trek Who?
Both shows started out HIGHLY campy. It was the 60's, folks. At the time, they were awesome. Both of the initial shows celebrated diversi
Benjamin Fife
Apr 15, 202014 min read
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Review Everything - Why I Try to & Some Tips for Reviewing Books in General
for those of us on the 'getting into our careers as creators' side of things goes - an honest review stating objectively what we did well
Benjamin Fife
Apr 13, 20205 min read
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Challenges - "Give Me Six Characters to make Fan art of"
There are any number of challenges out there. Pick one for yourself.
Benjamin Fife
Apr 11, 20204 min read
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Endymion Spring - Proof that publishing houses aren't really any better than self publishing.
Peppered throughout the modern day storyline are some rather bizarre similes and metaphors, such as "The silver coins glistened like gobs of
Benjamin Fife
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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Covid-19 #1 - Knee Jerk Reactions - We all have them.
Since Real people are Really having to deal with this, it explains why knee jerk reactions seem to be par for the course. We are human.
Benjamin Fife
Apr 6, 20207 min read
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Why World Music is My Go-to Feel Good Music
What hooked me to ethnic & world music? More than anything - the organic nature of it. The similarities sometimes in rhythms & life that co
Benjamin Fife
Apr 3, 20203 min read
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