Our next Outdoor Skills class is Thursday, October 29! This month we’re learning two more most useful outdoor skills: starting a fire and cooking outdoors. Imagine being out in the wilderness with no microwave, oven, or kitchen. How would you prepare a hot meal? What if you didn’t have matches or a lighter? Could you […]
Author Archives: Ryan Law
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Sep
Sep
This month we’re learning one of the most important outdoor skills: how to make a good place to sleep and stay protected outdoors. A good shelter doesn’t have to be fancy. It needs to protect you from the things that can make you miserable (or even put you in danger) like wind, rain, cold, and […]
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Sep
Sep
Know: Read or listen to The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. A quick note as you read: don’t get too hung up on all the numbers and statistics. The book is based on research, and some of the specific dollar amounts and data are dated. Instead, focus on the […]
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Apr
Apr
Most of you have your books in hand or they are on their way. This is exciting! I’m so proud of all the hard work you have put in. For our final class you are going to read about marketing your book. Reading Assignment:You Must Write a Book by Honoree Corder– Chapter 8: You Must […]
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Mar
Mar
I have some exciting news – Spanish Fork Library has invited all of you to do a book signing event on April 18! More news to follow. We are just about finished with our books! Here is what is left after your editing is done: In class, I am going to work with you one-on-one […]
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Feb
Feb
We’re getting closer to publishing our books! You should all have your peer edits back and you should be working on an edit of your first draft. That is your main homework this week – keep editing and get ready for the next review, which some of the Vanguard moms have graciously agreed to do. […]
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Feb
Feb
We’re getting closer to publishing our books! You should all have your peer edits back and you should be working on an edit of your first draft. That is your main homework this week – keep editing and get ready for the next review, which some of the Vanguard moms have graciously agreed to do. […]
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Jan
Jan
This week you should have a rough draft of your book done. What else does it take to write and publish a book? I’m glad you asked! Here are the remaining steps: Don’t get overwhelmed by the list – most people that want to write a book never make it to the rough draft! We’ll […]
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Oct
Oct
How is your writing going? Hopefully you have been writing every day. This week I have an article for you to read, a podcast episode to listen to, and an assignment. Article: Brian Tracy is the author or over 80 best-selling books. He knows a thing or two about writing books! Read this article about […]
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Sep
Sep
Assignments for September 26 Read the following chapters from You Must Write a Book by Honorée Corder: Write out your answers to the following questions. Don’t worry if you don’t know all the answers right now – do the reading and do your best to answer these questions, then we will discuss them in class: […]