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Welcome to the first English as a Second Language (ESL) workbook that accompanies the first novel in the Plain Jane young adult book series: Plain Jane Tagalong and the Magic Diary. This workbook contains many vocabulary words from the novel, broken down by A1, A2, B1, B2, and C1 English proficiency levels so that everyone can use it as a learning tool, no matter which level you are starting at. Some of the vocabulary words can be found in the English dictionary while others relate to various slang words, sayings/expressions, and idioms that were commonly used by native English-speaking teenagers in Canada during the 1980s. In fact, many of these unique phrases are still used today. This first workbook covers the eight parts of speech in English grammar. Toward the end of this workbook, there are some basic ESL practice classes (including answer keys) that you can use for self-study, to test your English skills. I look forward to working with you, to ensure you get the most out of each novel, workbook, and online tutoring sessions so you can improve your English skills in all these areas: reading, listening, grammar, writing, speaking, pronunciation, TOEFL/IELTS exam preparation, and job interview preparation.

Born and raised in the small prairie town of Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Jane Smith had to be the most awkward girl around. She had reached an age when her parents were allowing her to experiment with make-up, and all the boys around her were becoming more attractive as each day passed. Especially Todd. He was her biggest secret crush. Unfortunately, Jane was too shy to do anything about it. It did not help matters that all her friends now had boyfriends, but Jane still did not. It seemed to her that she was forever cursed to be single in this small prairie town where she was nothing more than an ugly duckling next to all the pretty and sociable girls. When Jane was not following her friends around from the movie theatre to the hockey rink, learning the latest juicy gossip from them, and silently adoring her biggest crush, she was alone in her bedroom writing: letters to her Chinese penpal, diary entries, and the beginnings of a romance novel. She often dreamed about her first love and first kiss. Alas, this was a dream she feared would never come true, so she also wished for a new start and a whole new life for herself. Little did Jane know that her creative hobbies were the very thing that would make these dreams come true. Little did she know she was capable of magic!

You’re a writer—not a salesperson. You don’t want to have to sell your books after you write them. Well, I have some good news for you. Writing is selling in the online world. Writers are natural online marketers. What you already do instinctively is exactly what it takes to grow your readership throughout the world wide web.Every day, people are searching for books like yours online. They perform those searches by typing various words and phrases (known as keywords) into search engines like Google and online bookstores like Amazon and Kobo. The more keywords you can associate with your books, and the higher your ranking grows on each of these websites, the better your chance of being found by the people searching for you.So, how do you optimize your ranking on each of these websites? It takes the patience of a spider to weave an intricate web that can repeatedly attract—and catch—her prey. Spiderwebs are true miracles of organic engineering, and online marketing works in much the same way. You can grow your readership using various search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, and almost all of them include effective writing.       Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of increasing the quantity and       quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine results. (Moz, n.d.)What constitutes quality traffic? It is relevant visitors to your website—people who are looking for the types of books and information that you offer. What is an organic search engine result? It is a search result that you didn’t pay for—a result that occurred naturally through an intricate web weaving process. The more clickable links that direct quality traffic to your website, that also show up in the top five or 10 organic search results of any search engine, the more potential customers will likely visit your website. This will improve the readership of all your books and help you build your name as a reputable author within your genre over time.It’s easier than you may think. Sales success isn’t reserved for extroverted salespeople, nor is online marketing talent reserved for technical experts. You may be pleasantly surprised by what it takes to achieve success online because you’ll see—possibly for the first time—just how achievable this is for you as a writer. You’re at an advantage online, believe it or not. Writing is selling in today's online world, and writers are natural online marketers.

Do you want to publish a book in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, or Southeast Asia? Do you dream of selling your book to English-speaking westerners in the United Kingdom and North America? If yes, you'll find this book very helpful. You will learn where and how to publish a book that has a worldwide reach. You will also learn the online methods today's top independent authors (also known as "indie authors") are using to sell thousands of ebooks every year—at western prices. All you need is access to a computer that contains Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader along with a WIFI connection to the Internet, and you’re in business.In this book, we’ll cover how to publish a book and:- what the “Big Five” traditional (trade) publishers—Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster—are looking for when scouting new book projects;- why you don’t need a literary agent to help you reach today’s publishers;- the three publishing methods available to you;- why the old publishing boundaries that once blocked the east from the west are now nearly dissolved;- how today’s top search engine, Google, ranks webpages around the world (and why this is important to your commercial success);- how to publish regular content in a way that bolsters your performance on all kinds of search engines (including online stores);- why you should publish more than one ebook online;- why you should publish your ebooks to more than one platform for best results;and the list goes on!You’re in the driver’s seat.Gone are the days when the world’s large corporate book publishers set the pace and direction of the entire publishing market. Today’s western indie authors are now in the driver’s seat, and it can be the same for eastern authors in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia. The tools are already at your fingertips, and ebook publishing is the easiest and most affordable way to begin. (And when I say “affordable,” I mean almost completely free of charge. Now that’s affordable!)Your only necessary cost will be editing, which will be covered in great detail in this book. The fact is, if you want your ebook to be accepted by a western-based English-speaking population, you’ll need to hire a western-based English editor to help you get things right. I’ll show you exactly where and how to find one at a price that suits your budget.If you want to know how to publish a book in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, or Southeast Asia, this book can help. You’ll also learn how to sell your book to westerners in the United Kingdom and North America. The whole process from start to finish—from outlining a full ebook series to publishing it online—will be covered in this book. By the time you’re done reading this, you’ll know exactly how to publish a book. You’ll know what it takes to successfully sell it, too.

Psycho-educational expressive artist and Proprietor of W.I.S.H. Studio, Sherri Phibbs, utilizes over 25 years experience in watercolour painting and the arts; as well as her unique methods for creative inspiration to implement programs for those determined to push their creative boundaries. She has studied expressive art and animal assisted therapies, organic eco-psychology, spirituality and traditional culture. A skilled expressive artist and workshop facilitator, a trained teacher of shamanic journeying and healing, and a competent horsewoman, Sherri has received certification as a Peace Ambassador, and approaches learning as a life long journey.