There is much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Of course, we must give thanks to family, friends, neighbors, loved ones, health, and well-being.

I’d also like to express my thanks for reading and writing:

• All those struggling writers from times before who left behind a classic for me to enjoy.
• And the struggling writers from today who provide more good books to read.
• Teachers who gave me the gifts of reading and writing.
• Authors of children’s books for inspiring reading at a young age.
• The amazing community here at WordPress.
• Readers who discovered and read my blog or any of my books (I wouldn’t be a writer without you).
• The invention of the computer because the typewriter lacks a critical backspace key (in my case, the whole page would be smeared with white-out).
• The invention of the alphabet (just imagine writing abstract ideas with hieroglyphics).

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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Chris McMullen, author of A Detailed Guide to Self-Publishing with Amazon and Other Online Booksellers, Volume 1 (formatting/publishing) and Volume 2 (packaging/marketing), Facebook page, Twitter