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Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell
Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell

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A Whale Of A Tale or Just How Salty Is Your Wee?

A whale is a mammal; all mammals need water; do whales ingest 1000’s of litres of salt water as a consequence of simply eating? — The Swarm — Taking Revenge on Man. Enter the YRR We swap a lot of books in our family, and I spent many hours reading “The Swarm,” translated from the German and written by Frank Schatzing. …

Whales

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A Whale Of A Tale or Just How Salty Is Your Wee?
A Whale Of A Tale or Just How Salty Is Your Wee?
Whales

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Highlighting In Stories — How Much?

Do You Know How To Use Highlights In Medium? — First of all: Please stop. Please stop covering all the text with highlights! Just one or two words, maybe a sentence. Because highlights in Medium are a marketing tool. How much to highlight and why? Let’s explore why we like to highlight text in a Medium story. It’s a vastly misunderstood tool in Medium, because most think it’s just to help…

Medium

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Highlighting In Stories — How Much?
Highlighting In Stories — How Much?
Medium

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Clapping by Facebook? Yes! And Your Views Count For Reading Time.

This was new and the news is better than we thought. — Getting the latest from the CEO on views, Members, and links in Facebook. After nearly three weeks on discussion on Facebook and on Medium, in comments, I reached out to Tony Stumblebine for clarification on how views/reading stories from a link in Facebook is treated by Medium when the story is monetised. I sent him this message: Tony Stubblebine

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Clapping by Facebook? WOW!
Clapping by Facebook? WOW!
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About Me — Lesley Dewar

A backward glance on why I am here I am into my new career as a writer here at Medium. Sometimes a backward glance is useful because it reminds us of how we arrived here. Our past experience is invaluable in crafting new stories. It’s living life full on that makes it richer. Taking on varied careers, and always…

Medium

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About Me — Lesley Dewar
About Me — Lesley Dewar
Medium

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5 days ago

Finally, He Admits That AI Is Unlikely To Have Written My Story.

Stop Telling Me To Get AI To Do My Stories It’s a good feeling when a protagonist admits that AI would probably not have been able to write my story. Because now he has seen it, he says AI probably can’t read it. Blood In The Water? Not Mine. Why is this not a Snap for AI? Because after the opening paragraphs, the story appears to diverge from drastically from the SEO topic. So…

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Finally, He Admits That AI Is Unlikely To Have Written My Story.
Finally, He Admits That AI Is Unlikely To Have Written My Story.

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May 22

Life In The Catio/Patio. Two Spoiled Cats And A Little Old Lady.

This was supposed to be a short story about cat beds and towers. 😁😁 — It’s somehow taken on a life of its own. There will be several chapters, I suspect. 😉😉 Why? I have no idea. Why are we so enthralled with keeping our cats happy and entertained and comfortable? I have no idea but they hold us in thrall. When I found this tiny, micro-bleeding-scopic one bedroom unit in a retirement village, I was two weeks from…

Storytelling

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Life In The Catio/Patio. Two Spoiled Cats And A Little Old Lady.
Life In The Catio/Patio. Two Spoiled Cats And A Little Old Lady.
Storytelling

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May 19

Do You Understand The Difference Between The Two Yellow Stars On Medium?

They are definitely there for different reasons and it can be confusing. There are TWO yellow stars ⭐ on Medium and you need to understand that. READERS. Yellow star ⭐ The paid Medium membership is for those who want to read more than 3 stories a month. That's it, in a nutshell. They have a yellow star ⭐ alongside their profile picture on Medium. They are…

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Do You Understand The Difference Between The Two Yellow Stars On Medium?
Do You Understand The Difference Between The Two Yellow Stars On Medium?

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·May 18

My Father Said “Yes” — After 17 years of Indecision and Angst.

No prompting; no “just say Yes or No”; no starting off a long, rambling story that leaves you to work out yourself if he is staying or not. Is it “Yes” or “No?” — I had a massive breakthrough with my Dad, way back in 2013. When asked if he wanted to "stay for dinner" with Lisa and family, he said "No." No prompting; no "just say Yes or No"; no starting off a long, rambling story that leaves you to work out yourself if he is staying or not.

Family

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My Father Said “Yes” — After 17 years of Indecision and Angst.
My Father Said “Yes” — After 17 years of Indecision and Angst.
Family

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May 16

ARCADIA AUSTRALIA

Direct from Glastonbury to Elizabeth Quay in Perth, Western Australia, it was a weekend of fire, music and totally being immersed in the event. — It’s an amazing blend of War of the Worlds and Mars Attacks. And above us all, the ISS follows its own starry path. — at Elizabeth Quay ARCADIA AUSTRALIA Under a brilliant blue sky We congregate In awe. A giant fire breathing spider Holds us in thrall.

Culture

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ARCADIA AUSTRALIA
ARCADIA AUSTRALIA
Culture

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May 16

Do You Play The Hand Life Deals You?

That’s How Resilience Grows. It’s What We Face and Overcome That Strengthens Us. Russian generals Pondering time and patience War, peace, love - who wins? War and Peace Leo Tolstoy #haiku These days, I like playing the hand I am dealt. I play a lot of Patience on my iPad, and sometimes on the PC. That’s pretty well the only use I have for my iPad. I am not an Apple fan. At…

Resilience

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Do You Play The Hand Life Deals You?
Do You Play The Hand Life Deals You?
Resilience

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Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell

Lesley Dewar There's always another story to tell

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I love writing on lots of topics. Get to know me. I love cats, wine, tech, family and humour https://medium.com/@lesleydewar/about-me-lesley-dewar-d53791b899b5

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