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Have you had a lot of success with this route?

I'm challenging myself and you to accomplish a creative goal. It's my leap-day resolution. Check out my post A Challenge to all: Blog: Write: Create! https://www.toadsquare.com/en/?url=Nmj9AWVyaXD3GvBH. iii Let's support each other. Add a post or comment here about the challenge you wish to overcome.

My daughter and I have over 60 books on Amazon-hope you find something there-many books are 99 cents

Would you go on a reality show? There's one happening now for writers in Italy - the lone 'survivor' gets a book deal. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/14/245157281/book-news-italy-has-a-new-reality-show-for-writers

At Toadsquare, we are all about the business of being creative, but is there such a thing as taking promotion too far? This photographer had 400 action figures of himself made. http://www.ryot.org/video-guy-400-action-figures-made/479149 Anyone heard of other slightly over the top promos? Do you think these can help or harm you?

National Geographic's annual photo contest is now accepting your best shots. More info here: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-contest/2013/ Good luck!

Invisible Cities is an opera staged in a train station. Attendees wear headphones, life at the train station continues normally throughout the performance. What a great way to bring art into a public space: http://invisiblecitiesopera.com/

Any writers used any of these apps to be more productive on the go? any other writer app you'd recommend? http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/10/17/apps-to-help-you-write-on-the-go

Any performance artists out there? This Russian artist is a bit shocking - nailed his genitals to Red Square! What's the most bizarre (good or bad) performance art you've seen? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/russian-artist-nails-genitals-to-red-square-pavement-in-protest-act-8932732.html

America it seems wants to jazz up its money and has put out an open call for US artists to design new coins and medals. Details here: http://arts.gov/news/2013/united-states-mint-and-national-endowment-arts-announce-call-artists