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Author Archives: Jonathan Whitcomb
How do you Quote Yourself?
Press releases are traditionally written as if unbiased news, not in first person (If thine “I” offends thee, pluck it out). I have found the following useful when writing a press release in which I need to quote myself. Write what … Continue reading
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New Edition of Searching for Ropens
The new title for the third edition of my first nonfiction book will be Searching for Ropens and Finding God. This explains cryptozoological investigations of worldwide sightings of apparent modern pterosaurs. Expect many new paragraphs and even new chapters. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Live Pterosaurs, Promotion
Tagged Book of Mormon
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Ropen Poetry
With apologies to Emily Dickinson, I post my humble little mutation of a poem: Humor intended, of course I title this “Not everybody embraces a live pterodactyl.” I believe that these bioluminescent nocturnal flying predators eat more than just bats and … Continue reading
New Word for Marriage Between a Man and a Woman
A new word has been appointed for traditional marriage between a man and a woman: Adahmeve. Why should we need a new word for this ancient family organization? Some Western countries have legalized the use of the word “marriage” to … Continue reading
Amazon Rankings and Reviews
I’ve read this advice, for new authors, on how to improve book sales: Get good reviews. For Amazon sales, at least, beware of this over simplistic idea. Why do many readers purchase a particular book? Consider the following: Many book readers could become interested in it … Continue reading
Did Roosevelt Have Pre-Knowledge?
I recently watched part of a documentary that appeared to try to convince people that President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew, ahead of time, of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. I don’t intend the following to be a deep examination, … Continue reading
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The Quality or Mercy: is it Strained?
I’ve not read The Miracle of Father Kapaun; keep that in mind. I’ve read mostly from the Amazon “Look Inside” excerpts for this nonfiction biography of a war hero. Let’s examine the technical quality in one brief excerpt, remembering that the quality of ideas, the … Continue reading
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A Light Moment With a Bowl of Soup
Waiter: I hope you enjoy the soup. Customer: Thank you. Waiter: May I ask, did you bring reading glasses? Customer: Why? Is there a problem? Waiter: Maybe or maybe not. With reading glasses, you can see better and easily remove … Continue reading
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Riddles
Let’s consider something lighter for a change: riddles. I submit one I just invented. The three parts are separated to allow you to guess in stages, with the third part the easiest for guessing (the three parts make up the same riddle). … Continue reading
How Popular is the Truth?
This morning I noticed how few persons had viewed my newest Youtube video compared with the hoax video that it was intended to expose. It was more than a million to one favoring deception over my exposure of that deception. To be specific: … Continue reading