Black Swan Publishing http://www.wlspublishing.com Bringing You "Life" Stories Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:24:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SEASON’S GREETINGS http://www.wlspublishing.com/seasons-greetings http://www.wlspublishing.com/seasons-greetings#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:24:23 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=158

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/seasons-greetings/feed 1 The Journey Continues – A Trip to Editing http://www.wlspublishing.com/the-journey-continues-%e2%80%93-a-trip-to-editing http://www.wlspublishing.com/the-journey-continues-%e2%80%93-a-trip-to-editing#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:52:50 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=155 A Fat Girl’s Butterflies has taken a humongous flight on its adventure towards being published.  After a few months of intense writing, the manuscript is now in the hands of an editor.

Jean

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/the-journey-continues-%e2%80%93-a-trip-to-editing/feed 2 A Mysterious Thing Has Recently Entered Into My Writing World http://www.wlspublishing.com/a-mysterious-thing-has-recently-entered-into-my-writing-world http://www.wlspublishing.com/a-mysterious-thing-has-recently-entered-into-my-writing-world#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:42:06 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=148 Besides working on “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies”, which by the way is coming along quite well, plus the Weight Loss Surgery & Health related articles that I have been writing, poetry started to flow off the tip of my pencil this summer.  One of my poems (School Life, So To Speak) has recently been posted on the following blog site – thereisadoor.blogspot.com.  This same poem is also being incorporated into Chapter One of “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies”.  To take a sneak peek at what is soon coming in “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies”, click on this link – http://thereisadoor.blogspot.com/2010/12/some-times-poetry-is-more-clear-then.html.

Jean

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/a-mysterious-thing-has-recently-entered-into-my-writing-world/feed 0 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SUGAR? http://www.wlspublishing.com/what-do-you-know-about-sugar http://www.wlspublishing.com/what-do-you-know-about-sugar#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:54:31 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=141 Do you want to learn more about the artificial sweeteners and sugars we consume on a daily basis?  Check out Jean’s latest article “Artificial Sweetener vs. Sugar – The Choice is Yours” posted at http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/artificial-sweetener-vs-sugar-%e2%80%93-the-choice-is-yours-1871/ and published by Ezine@rticles (http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jean_Hamilton).

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/what-do-you-know-about-sugar/feed 0 GETTING BACK TO WRITING http://www.wlspublishing.com/getting-back-to-writing http://www.wlspublishing.com/getting-back-to-writing#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:08:24 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=138 I have had to take a bit of time off from writing in the past few months to look after my health, but the oncologists tell me that the surgical/pathology reports indicate that both cancers were Stage 1A, giving me a very good prognosis for recovery with no further treatment required.  This now allows me to get back to working on “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies”.

I would like to send out a huge thank-you to everyone for their support and prayers during this difficult period of my life.

                        Jean

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/getting-back-to-writing/feed 0 Latest Published Article http://www.wlspublishing.com/latest-published-article http://www.wlspublishing.com/latest-published-article#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:12:27 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=133 Jean’s most recent article “10 Tricks to Reduce Meal Portion Sizes” has been posted at www.blazeonline.com/wls also it has been published by EzineArticles.com plus it has been picked up by numerous other websites and blogs.  All of Jean’s published articles can be read at http://www.ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jean_Hamilton.

Reminder

 

Jean will have a display for her upcoming book “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies: A True Story of Extreme Weight Loss” at the British Columbia Association of Bariatric Advocates’ (BCABA) conference, Bariatrics and Beyond – The WLS Journey, March 27 & 28, 2010 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria, B.C.  Anyone who visits her display can enter to WIN a special prize.

For more information on the BCABA conference please visit their website www.bcaba.net.

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/latest-published-article/feed 3 “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies” Announcement http://www.wlspublishing.com/%e2%80%9ca-fat-girl%e2%80%99s-butterflies%e2%80%9d-announcement http://www.wlspublishing.com/%e2%80%9ca-fat-girl%e2%80%99s-butterflies%e2%80%9d-announcement#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:34:56 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=128 Jean will have a display for her upcoming book “A Fat Girl’s Butterflies: A True Story of Extreme Weight Loss” at the British Columbia Association of Bariatric Advocates’ (BCABA) conference, Bariatrics and Beyond – The WLS Journey, March 27 & 28, 2010 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria, B.C.  Anyone who visits her display can enter to WIN a special prize.

For more information on the BCABA conference please visit their website www.bcaba.net.

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/%e2%80%9ca-fat-girl%e2%80%99s-butterflies%e2%80%9d-announcement/feed 0 SEASON’S GREETINGS AND ALL THE BEST IN 2010 http://www.wlspublishing.com/season%e2%80%99s-greetings-and-all-the-best-in-2010 http://www.wlspublishing.com/season%e2%80%99s-greetings-and-all-the-best-in-2010#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:41:57 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=116 As the first decade of the 21st Century becomes history, my wish for you is a holiday season filled with happiness galore and may 2010 be the beginning of a Joyous decade where your fondest dreams are realized.

                                                                                      Jean        

To help you celebrate the season in a wholesome healthy way, I am including a festive recipe for your enjoyment.

SPICED PUMPKIN CUSTARD 
4 eggs

1/3 cup Splenda® granular

2 cups cooked pumpkin – not pie filling
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp ginger
½ tsp cloves
3 cups skim milk – hot (not boiling)
Nutmeg – optional garnish

Preheat oven to 350F.  Set custard cups into baking dish, add hot water around custard cups to about ¾ up the side of the cups.

In a bowl, beat eggs slightly; add Splenda®, pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves and beat until combined, mix in the hot milk.  Pour egg mixture into custard cups, sprinkle with nutmeg. 

Bake until set around the edges but still loose in the center (about 25 – 30 minutes).  The cooking time will depend largely on the size of the custard cup you are using, begin checking at about 20 minutes.  When the center of the custard is just set, it will jiggle a little when shaken, that’s when you can remove it from the oven.  Remove cups from water bath; serve hot or cooled.

Makes about 12 servings.

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/season%e2%80%99s-greetings-and-all-the-best-in-2010/feed 0 Book Progress Update & Newest Article http://www.wlspublishing.com/book-progress-update-newest-article http://www.wlspublishing.com/book-progress-update-newest-article#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:51:47 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=113 The book survived the early November computer hard drive crash with only a half days worth of work needing to be redone plus it weathered the Duncan flooding that was highlighted in the National News reports, as Jean lives on higher ground just outside of the devastated area.

 With Jean’s Mid-November return to work to her day time job (after recovering from her latest leg surgery) has decreased writing time, however it is continuing nicely and the pages are adding up.  All the medical records have finally arrived from the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), enabling the technical information to be added and the many blank lines are now being filled in, making it look more like a real book.

 Jean’s latest article “How Much Should We Be Eating?” has been posted at www.blazeonline.com/wls and is expected to be published on EzineArticles.com in the next few days.  All of Jean’s articles can be read at www.blazeonline.com/wls or http://www.ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jean_Hamilton.

]]> http://www.wlspublishing.com/book-progress-update-newest-article/feed 0 MY MOST RECENT ARTICLE – UPDATE http://www.wlspublishing.com/my-most-recent-article-update http://www.wlspublishing.com/my-most-recent-article-update#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:03:13 +0000 Jean http://www.wlspublishing.com/?p=110 Ezine Articles has accepted and published my most recent article “6 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Eating”.  It can be read at www.ezinearticles.com, category – Health and Fitness, sub category Weight –Loss or at http://www.ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jean_Hamilton.

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