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Feature image showing woman reading and writing with child for blog post, Reading & Writing as Dementia Defense, by Tom Collins

Reading and Writing as Dementia Defense

No matter your age, reading and writing will help grow your brain and defend against dementia. The earlier you start, the better.

By Tom Collins February 12, 2026 Aging Well, Books, Health & Happiness, Reading
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Writing by Hand: The Hands-Down Winner

The science that shows why writing by hand helps you read, learn, and remember better than typing.

By Tom Collins October 2, 2025 Learning, Reading, Writing
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Celebrating Author Independence

This Fourth of July, along with America’s independence, we’re celebrating author independence with some timely quotes and ideas.

By Tom Collins July 3, 2025 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Indie Publishing, Reading, Writing
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Reading Will Improve Your Writing, But How to Fit It In?

Advice from famous authors, backed up by recent science, tells us that to write well, we must be readers. Reading tips for busy authors.

By Tom Collins February 27, 2025 Books, Creativity, Reading, Writing
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3 Lessons from Football Star A.J. Brown for Authors and Readers

The lessons go far beyond football, media frenzy, and Amazon algorithms. What indie authors and readers should take away.

By Tom Collins January 16, 2025 Aging Well, Books, Indie Publishing, Reading
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Happy New Year & My Birthday Gifts to You

Today is my birthday. And now I’m seventy-four. Does reading those words make lines from a couple of Beatles songs, When I’m Sixty-four and Birthday, […]

By Tom Collins January 3, 2025 Aging Well, Books, Creativity, Health & Happiness, Learning, Reading
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[TfTi] Brain-Rot then, Brain Rot now: Stop It!

Why is “brain rot” the 2024 word of the year, what causes it, and how can you avoid it?

By Tom Collins December 5, 2024 Books, Health & Happiness, Learning, Reading, Tips from Tom's inbox, Writing
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November is All About Reading, Writing, and Books!

How to celebrate writing, reading, and books in November? Let us count the ways!

By Tom Collins November 15, 2024 Books, Reading, Writing
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A list of my favorite books for your reading pleasure this winter

Time to Read: 10 Fiction Books to Buy Now for Those Cold Winter Evenings

If you’re on LinkedIn and you follow me, Yvonne, you know that I talk about fiction as a way to spark creativity for nonfiction writers. […]

By Yvonne DiVita October 10, 2024 Books, Reading
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Book Lovers Day: So Nice, We Do It Twice!

On National Book Lovers Day, I asked the AI how I could use that as a book marketing hook; could you use any of the 25 ideas it came up with?

By Tom Collins August 9, 2024 Books, Lifestyle, Reading, Writing
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