Valerie Hockert: 47 books

Learn from a professional travel writer how to:• Get started.• Select the appropriate market.• Write the query letter that gets response.• Prepare your manuscript professionally.• Mail your manuscript with proper etiquette.• Avoid rejection.• Get many ideas from one trip.• Write...

This is a quick guide for future college students, regardless of age. There is also a bonus of several articles by frustrated instructors, and one by a frustrated parent.

Did you miss some issues in 2013? Here are the articles that were published on www.realitytodayforum.com in 2013.Reality Today Forum is an e-magazine for the growing number of people who wish to get their opinion out there to make a difference in our ever-changing world.

Did you miss some issues in 2013? Here are the articles that were published on www.familytodayforum.com in 2013. Family Today Forum is an e-magazine that launched in October 2011.Family Today Forum is an e-magazine directed toward today’s traditional family, the step family, the single parent...

Did you miss some issues in 2012? Here are the articles that were published on www.familytodayforum.com in 2012. Family Today Forum is a new e-magazine that launched in October 2011.Family Today Forum is an e-magazine directed toward today’s traditional family, the step family, the single...

As Jack is fishing in one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes, he questions things and then his mind wonders with each fish he catches. The Walleye eats twice a day—morning and at sunset. He never really thought of that before, although he usually doesn’t go fishing by himself, but his buddies...

Personals ads can be classified as good, and bad--as there are good ads and bad ads. What makes an ad good? The way it is written, of course. But it is not as obviously simple as that. The choice of just one taboo word in a personal ad can attract exactly the type of person the advertiser is not seeking,...

A collection of many short stories. You may be surprised at how some of these stories might reflect you or your real-life situation. Dr Val is a college professor and has taught creative writing for many years. Reading her short stories can be entertaining, as well as help get your own creative...

As Tina is ironing, she questions things and then her mind wonders with each item she irons. What ever happened to perma-press? Tina asks herself as she is ironing a linen pair of capris, and is having difficulty getting the wrinkles out. She goes through the history of fabrics, from perma...

This is a quick guide for future college students, regardless of age. There is also a bonus of several articles by frustrated instructors, and one by a frustrated parent.

A collection of many short stories; some with much humor, and some depicting real-life situations.The author is a college professor and has taught creative writing for many years. Reading her short stories can be entertaining, as well as help get your own creative juices flowing.Stories are filled with romance, abuse, sex, crime, memoirs and more.

Middle-age woman, who is very health-conscious, enrolls in a health club in a small town that she had recently moved to. While working out at the club, she observes the various clients of the club who come and go and work out there as well. Some of them come with a partner. Some look like they are...

As George is sitting in his tree stand, he questions things and then his mind wonders with each movement he sees he relates it to people and situations in his own life. His wife, his children, his marriage, his friends, his job, are all included in this reflection.What ever happened to my life?...

Middle-age woman, who likes to entertain had recently lost her spouse and thought that her life was worthless and she was useless. She had been putting mementos and photos in a scrapbox and album and reminiscing, when she had the idea to throw a party asking each guest to bring something old and nostalgic—a...