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How to Declare Amazon Royalties on a Canadian Tax Return

(Edit: Someone asked 'Do I have to file a U.S. tax return if I'm a Canadian author or publisher who sells books through KPD (Kindle Direct Publishing)?' And the answer to that is, 'Maybe?' KDP has a page that gives more information about that. The IRS (Internal Revenue Service)...

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영어 시험 1번: – English Exam 1 - 시험에 대한 지시

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 어휘 #3 – English Vocabulary 3 - 전치사들 – 1부

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 수업 #4 – English Lesson 4 - 기본적인 문장구조이다 – 1부

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 어휘 #2 – English Vocabulary 2 - 흥미로운 영어 비디오

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 수업 #3 – English Lesson 3 - 전치사적문구들

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 어휘 1 – English Vocabulary 1

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 수업 #2 – English Lesson #2 - 영어 문장 구조

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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영어 수업 #1 – English Lesson #1

This English lesson was originally written for HINT. The Korean translation is first. The English translation is under it. 이 영어 수업은 원래 HINT를 위해 쓰였다. 한국어 번역이 먼저입니다. 영어 문서은 그 밑에 있다.

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Power of the Holy Spirit

A video by Jonathan Cahn.

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How to Market a Book

👤 Smartryk Foster 📖 18th July, 2017. Edited: 3rd April, 2025 📚 Studying, Writing Advice

As a follow-up to the previous article, I found an interesting article about where and how to market a book. https://www.tckpublishing.com/how-we-sold-50000-books-without-a-marketing-budget/ Some of the links in that article lead to interesting articles, such as how to work with a book review blogger. One thing that article makes a point of...

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How Products are Sold

As I mentioned earlier, I wanted to know how artistic industries make money because I thought that lessons from one artistic industry could be applied to another. This is what I found. Most artists don’t earn a livable wage by selling artwork to consumers. But that’s were it gets interesting...

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Interview: Kpopalypse

Near the end of March, 2017, I interviewed Kpopalypse, a music expert actively working in the music industry. One of the things that prompted me to ask Kpopalypse questions was something that (actor and producer) Aaron Sorkin said in a commercial for his screenwriting masterclass: It’s not just that dialogue...

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Quality

When we talk about quality, what does ‘quality’ mean? What is a ‘quality product’? What is ‘quality’ in a story? The word ‘Quality’ means: ‘an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute’ (dictionary.com/browse/quality). The word ‘Quality’ comes from a Latin word that means ‘Of what sort it is.’ A ‘quality’...

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WannaCrypt Patch

I don’t know whether you’ve heard of WannaCrypt ransomware that’s been in the news lately. Microsoft made a patch in March that’s supposed to fix that problem, but I checked some computers and found that the update wasn’t installed on them and wasn’t available in the ‘new updates’ area in...

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Bible Study: Daniel 7

God’s weight [is to] stop up [a] word; king’s weight [is to] penetrate [that] word. (Proverbs 25:2) (Edit: I made a few changes, such as spelling out 'King James Version' in the first use of 'KJV,' removing some quotation marks and changing the placement of others, and adding some...

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Start Here

Hello and Welcome to the Smartryk Foster Publications website! ^^ Do you want to know how to write a story from scratch? Would you like to learn what stories are made of and how they work? Then you’ve come to the right place! This website focuses on teaching the building blocks...

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How to be Decisive

This article was inspired by Taeyeon (Edit: Link replaced.) of Girls’ Generation (Edit: Link replaced.). In 2011, Taeyeon was on an episode of ‘Big Brothers’ with fellow Girls’ Generation members Yuri (you may remember her from a previous blog post), Tiffany (Edit: Link replaced.) and Seohyun (Edit: Link replaced.). During that episode...

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Bible Study: Heart and Soul

God’s weight [is to] stop up [a] word; king’s weight [is to] penetrate [that] word. (Proverbs 25:2) (Edit: I made a few changes, such as spelling out 'King James Version' in the first use of 'KJV,' removing some quotation marks and changing the placement of others, and adding some...

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Bible Study: Christ on the cross

God’s weight [is to] stop up [a] word; king’s weight [is to] penetrate [that] word. (Proverbs 25:2) (Edit: I made a few changes, such as spelling out 'King James Version' in the first use of 'KJV,' removing some quotation marks and changing the placement of others, and adding some...

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Bible Study: What is a spirit?

God’s weight [is to] stop up [a] word; king’s weight [is to] penetrate [that] word. (Proverbs 25:2) (Edit: I made a few changes, such as spelling out 'King James Version' in the first use of 'KJV,' removing some quotation marks and changing the placement of others, and adding some...

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Bible Study: Greatest Command

God’s weight [is to] stop up [a] word; king’s weight [is to] penetrate [that] word. (Proverbs 25:2) (Edit: I made a few changes, such as spelling out 'King James Version' in the first use of 'KJV,' removing some quotation marks and changing the placement of others, and adding some...

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Worth and Value

Quoted from the previous article:

I’m going to write about Seonhwa’s acting ability in the next article because she gives a glimpse into how she developed the character that she portrays on Invincible Youth. I will say this now, though: Seonhwa’s ability allows her to convey emotions as though...

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Conflict Engine

Today’s article is about Conflict Engines. This is what is written in How To Craft a Story.

Did you know that every formula is based on relationship? Every formula that has an antagonist in it is based on the relationship that the protagonist has to the protagonist’s goal and that...

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Printed Books Available!

Three months is too long for people to wait for a new blog post. Starting today, I will try to post at least once a week. There are many concepts in How To Craft a Story that can be explained in more detail. There are also some concepts that weren’t...

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Limited Time Pricing

How To Craft a Story. The free promotion has ended, but you can buy it on Amazon at a low price for a limited time. This pricing won’t last more than one week and the price could go up in less than one week! You can read a Preview of...

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Free Promotion, Limited Time Offer!

For a limited time, How To Craft a Story is free on Amazon! You can read the book’s Preview and find a link to the book’s Amazon book page here: https://smartrykfoster.com/book/en-how-to-craft-a-story.html Edit: Link edited. The latest version contains two new chapters and new information in several places in the book. You may be wondering...

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Only a Week Left!

Our new book, How To Craft a Story, was published on March 25th, 2016. You can read a Preview of the book, and find a link to the book’s Amazon book page here: https://smartrykfoster.com/book/en-how-to-craft-a-story.html Edit: Link edited. That's not the final version of this book! I don’t know whether the concepts...

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Promotion Ending!

Promotional Period Ends: March 30th!You can download a free copy until the promotion ends!Our new book, How To Craft a Story, was published on March 25th, 2016. You can read a Preview of the book, and find a link to the book’s Amazon book page here: https://smartrykfoster.com/book/how-to-craft-a-story/how-to-craft-a-story-english/ But...

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How to Sign Up to Amazon

Because some people have asked, I’m going to tell you how to sign up to Amazon. If you visit the Amazon website ( Amazon.com , Amazon.ca , etc. ) and you look in the top-right corner of the webpage, you should see a shopping cart and, to the left of that shopping cart, ‘Hello Sign...

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New Book!

Our new book, How To Craft a Story, was published on March 25th, 2016. You can read a Preview of the book, and find a link to the book’s Amazon book page here: https://smartrykfoster.com/book/en-how-to-craft-a-story.html Edit: Link edited. But that’s not the final version of this book! I don’t know whether...

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Welcome!

Welcome to Smartryk Foster Publications!Our new book, How To Craft a Story, will soon be published.

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