RisaAttrell

@RisaAttrell (418)

Canada • Age 61

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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what do you do to cheer up?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 6 Feb 11

When you're feeling down, what do you do to cheer up?

cheering up

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how fast do your moods change?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 31 Jan 11

For those of you who have bipolar, i have a question. Maybe a few questions. For one thing, do you go from very high straight to very low, or is there a period of 'normal' in between? Have you ever been up for several...

bipolar mood

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1 person

too short chapters

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 20 Jan 11

I'm in the middle of writing a novel and in my draft i have chapters that are too short. One chapter is a few paragraphs and that's it. The way this happened is that there's a scene in the book that doesn't fit well in the...

novel chapters

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1 person

payment standing still

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 18 Jan 11

I started 3 discussions in the last 3 days or so, and my payment hasn't changed. Should i assume something is wrong, or do i need to have patience?

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what kind of business can i start?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 17 Jan 11

Okay, here's my dilemma. I would like to start a business. I would like to work from home. I do not want my business to be online. What can i do?

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how fast can someone switch moods?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 17 Jan 11

Hello everyone. I have a question. If someone is in a manic state for a few months, is it possible for that person to wake up depressed the next morning? Like for example, let's say someone in a manic state spent all their money,...

bipolar mood

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Do writers have a tendency to be nasty

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 14 Jan 11

I know this may sound like a crazy question, but i'm beginning to wonder if there are a larger percentage of nasty people among writers than in the general population. Now please writers, don't all get insulted by my question. I'm...

writers

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What do you think of people who don't respond

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 23 Dec 10

How many of you have had the following experience: You send someone an email that obviously requires a response, such as perhaps you are asking the person a favor or asking a question. You wait and wait and no response. And...

ignoring emails

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when companies hire help with foreign accents

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 2 Dec 10

Today i called a website that sells ebooks. I explained that i'm an author of an ebook and had some questions. Here is something like how the conversation went. "Your the other" (or at least i thought she said 'other' Getting...

3 responses

Do you believe in object permanence?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 2 Dec 10

If nobody is there to see something, does it still exist? For example, say you get out of bed in the morning and leave your bedroom? Nobody else is in the bedroom now. You walk away from your bedroom so now neither you or anybody...

logic question

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What do you think of Digital Rights Management (DRM)

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 2 Dec 10

I wrote a booklet about how to help children improve their reading skills. I self published it. Now i am selling it as an ebook on Amazon. Amazon gives the option of DRM which i chose. Now i am looking for other places to sell...

digital rights management

Would you like to have a lazy day?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 2 Dec 10

What do you think of the idea of taking a mental health day-a 'lazy day'? This means taking a day off from work, or from whatever your usual busy routine is, and just hang around in your pajamas all day-doing basically...

being lazy

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How do you decide whether to buy a particular ebook

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 30 Nov 10

When you see an ebook for sale on the internet, such as on Amazon, let's say, how do you decide whether to buy the ebook or not? Do you consider the title of the book-whether the title is appealing or not? What if the book...

ebooks

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Do you think it's harder to get real information on Mylot?

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 28 Nov 10

I am noticing something on Mylot and i wonder if others notice the same thing. What i am noticing is that if i ask a question that is a matter of opinion, such as 'Do you think...", people tend to respond to my discussion with...

mylot responses

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selling on Payloadz

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 21 Nov 10

Anybody here tried selling their writing-book,or what, on Payloadz? What was your experience? Can you only sell full length books there or can you sell documents that are article length? Also, if you sell your writing there, is...

payloadz

SAT and math

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 17 Nov 10

When you do the math on an SAT, does it matter how you work out the problem, or does it not matter how you work out the problem as long as you get the right answer?

math sat

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illegal copying of ebook

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 16 Nov 10

if you wrote an ebook, would you spend the time and or money, encrypting it so people can't illegally distribute it? Or do you think doing that is not worth the trouble?

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scam advertisements

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 15 Nov 10

Does it seem to you that mylot puts up ads for scammy business opportunities? Like the one on top about Toronto Mom makes 77 dollars an hour? Just watch-this discussion will get deleted...

mylot scam

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formatting ebook

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 14 Nov 10

I have a question about taking an MSword document and making it into an ebook. I understand that i can turn my document into an ebook with Lulu. My question is if i create my ebook with Lulu, will it retain the same ebook form if...

creating ebook

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anyone know of a good website to sell ebooks

RisaAttrell @RisaAttrell (418) • Canada 12 Nov 10

I have a little booklet about how to help children improve their reading skills. I published it myself by just going to a local print shop -and got a nice glossy cover. Very simple-but the information inside is where the value is....

ebbok

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