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The voice has a story.

As everyone knows, I didn’t plan on becoming a writer. I’ve been a visual artist all my life. Writing? Nah. That’s not for me.

I was wrong.

Oh, wait. You didn’t know? Let me tell you a story…

Early 2002

Now, most visual artists think of voice as a muse, which is also known as influence. Which it all well and fine. But, I’m a child of the 80s. You want an influence? Roll the dice and pick one.

So, as a visual artist, I was all over the place and thought the muse chooses you. Also wrong.

Best Voice Advice I Ever Got

A friend invited me to work on our art together. So there I was, in his apartment, working so hard at filling up every square inch on the page.

I was young. I thought that’s what an artist is supposed to do.

He peeked at my drawing and gave me a strange look. He asked, why don’t you think bigger?

I was shocked. It stopped me cold. Why don’t I think bigger?

Mind blown,

A few days later, on the way to the corner store, I noticed a rather large woman, proudly walking down the street. She wore a bright, white T-shirt with big, bold black letters that read, THINK BIG.

My Art Bloomed

From then on, I took little sketches and turned them into much bigger paintings. Watercolor, tempera, acrylic, whatever I could find.

2004 — The Screeching Halt Years

I developed chronic illness and ended up in the hospital for three months. With nothing better to do but stare at the wall and wait for my next meal, I wrote l little stories in my head. It passed the time.

Did I know what I was doing? Not at all.

The Final Phase Voice

I spent the next few years reading and studying everything about writing.

A freebie for you, dear reader. Look up deep POV, This is also known as writing with emotions in screenwriting. It’s identical to deep POV. Tons of free online articles. You’re welcome.

I Got It In 2009

My writer’s voice. Haven’t you been paying attention? I learned how to craft a plot and found my writer’s voice. I’ve since published several short stories.

Wait, what? You want to know how to craft a plot? Uh, yeah, I’ll save that for another article.

2018 — Screenwriting

With my multimedia background, screenwriting just makes the most sense to me, in my creative journey.

So, how do you find your writer’s voice?

From within you.

Finding your voice isn’t just about becoming the best writer or best artist, It’s about giving yourself the opportunity to say, why yes, yes I can do that.

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Dual dialogue is a fun screenwriting technique. It’s easy, quick, and makes for a clean script. I’ve witnessed many bitter complaints about dual dialogue, always with the wild conclusion that all dual dialogue must be bad, and you should never, ever write it.

That, my friends, is a steaming pile of crap.

So, What IS Dual Dialogue?

It’s a two-column layout, like this:

As you can see from my quick and dirty screenshot, a third line is possible.

Isn’t that neat? Cool technique.

Cons

In screenwriting, it’s common for emerging screenwriters to misuse dual dialogue for a variety of reasons. Unaware that it suggests that one actor just waits for the other actor to finally stops talking. Too focused on page count instead of counting beats.

Or maybe, because I accidentally made this mistake when I first started writing scripts, thinking the automatic dual dialogue function in my screenwriting software magically formatted for me, when it doesn’t, at all.

One thing I’ve learned since I started in 2018 is that there’s no such thing as an element, style, or technique that’s wrong within itself. It’s not about what is used, it’s about how it’s used.

I guess my point is the only real con of dual dialogue is using it for the wrong reasons.

Pros

It’s useful for when characters who are talking over each other. More specifically, when the individual words don’t need to be understood, just blend with another character’s dialogue. Another useful technique is comedy, to deliver the punchline on the third line.

If you intend rapid-fire dialogue, dual dialogue is a fantastic way to achieve that.

Here are some examples from produced screenplays and scripts.

Manchester by the Sea.

This is effectively shows how one character lectures and intimidates., while the other character only says one word.

In TV script writing, dialogue is written differently, mainly for pacing and conserving time. No one wants an hour-long network TV episode to run for two hours. So, dual dialogue to the rescue.

Check out this Grey’s Anatomy’s script, page 9.

This example maintains fast pacing. The key is interactive dialogue and distinctive personalities. I cannot emphasize that enough. The characters don’t just talk at the same time. They rapidly bounce dialogue off each other. Precise timing. It’s an art.

How to Write Dual Dialogue

Yay, you reached the end of this post!

I’ve written dual dialogue many times, and I’ve never had any complaints. So I pass on my approach to you.

I count syllables. Then, I make sure the syllables are balanced for each line, as per the conversation style I want to achieve. When, on occasion, the syllables are not balanced, then I don’t bother with dual dialogue. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

As always, find what works for you.

Do you have more pros and cons of dual dialogue? Let me know.

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If you’ve come across or heard of the term stakes, you might wonder what on earth is means. Since I don’t seem to find writing stakes problematic, I’m happy to share some tips.

In the famous words of LeVar Burton, you don’t take my word for it.

A Quick Definition

Yeah, I know, every trendy SEO ranking blogger fills this section with a long dragged out definition to boost their word count and SEO rank. But I’m not going to do that.

Let’s play a game of poker. Texas Hold Em. Ante up!

Small Stakes

Okay, so you’re playing poker with three other people. You got chips, drinks, and whatever else you want to keep the party going. First up, put your ante in the pot. (Not to be confused with legal marijuana).

Oh, look at that. A small amount of money. Looks enticing, doesn’t it? But wait! There’s more.

Bigger Stakes

You stare hard at the other players. Why? Because you have two aces. With three more cards and everyone betting, you could win the pot. But, of course, you keep your poker face on.

Massive Stakes

The next three cards the dealer gives you are three kings. Wow! You have a full house, one of the best hands in poker. You could win a big amount of money. But wait! First, you have to make sure the other three players make a bet, so you keep your poker face on.

Keep placing your bets…

Last Round

All players show their hands; You proudly lay out your beautiful, high-ranking full house. The last player, with an even better poker face than you do, shows their hand.

Four of a kind. Your heart sinks. One of the few hands that beats a full house. The last player smugly takes their winnings as you stuff chips in your mouth.

Better luck next time.

The Point of Stakes in Writing

Stakes are always something the characters have to win or lose. In screenwriting, stakes are mandatory. In short story or novel writing, it varies too much and often depends on the genre, but some kind of stake is always there.

Enough of the Games! Tell me How to Write Stakes

It’s pretty simply, really. Your main character, or characters as the case might be, has a goal. There’s something they could win or lose on the way to trying to achieve their goal.

That something is called stakes.

But What’s the Easy Way?

Hurt your characters. Allow them to feel pain. It could be physical, emotional, metaphorical, or abstract. It could be any kind of pain.

The Secret is There Are No Secrets

Now, in all fairness, from the writers I’ve met, there are a lot of different processes, and I can’t say which one will work the best for you.

Sorry if you’re disappointed by the time you reached this part of the article.

Buuuuut, as a bonus for reading to the end, I’ll share my process.

I’m never afraid to hurt my characters. I don’t actually write stakes. I write conflicts that directly oppose the goal of the story. Stakes naturally create themselves. However, I do go over the story and make sure the stakes are clear enough. In screenwriting, I find I have to make stakes even clearer than, say, a short story.

So, I put everything in the pot, and then I count my winnings. Even if all my characters lose everything by the end, I walk away feeling like a winner.

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How to survive, it’s the ultimate question. I’ve been using the internet since 1994.

Post-pandemic, I encounter a lot more people now who are brand-new to the internet, haven’t been through all; the changes and updates, and don’t really know how everything works.

Let’s face it, the internet is a messy Wild West where anything can happen. So allow me to share…

Internet Security in 2024

It amazes me how much security has changed. Back in 1994, you never used your real name, address, personal info, on a public website. Ever. Back in those days, there was no such thing as secure internet privacy, and, in some ways, that hasn’t changed a lot.

The way people use the internet has changed.

A How to Guide to Social Media in 2024

I remember where there was still live chat, where you could talk to a real person. That was eliminated at some point after 2005. All social media websites are automated and run by bots. Everything, all messages, functions, etc., are run by bots It’s become impossible to report anyone for abuse. All you get is a questionnaire, and no matter your answers, it always defaults to, we recommend blocking the person.

I’m not one to be all report happy, but geez, when you find videos of someone who recorded themselves murdering kittens, it gets to be too much. And so, the report abuse button rarely goes anywhere.

No one is in charge of social media websites anymore. Unfortunately, this has opened all social media sites to online trolls who just argue for the sake of arguing, and there’s no winning that game.

A Trade-Off

So what can you do to limit the sheer amount of assholery on social media? The only option is to make your profile private and only add people that you personally know.

Which means if you want to be a publicly popular social media star, it’s a trade-off. You’re going to get online trolls, scammers, fake eMarketers, harassers, and the list goes on. If you’re okay with that, I wish you the best of luck.

If you’re more of a private person just hanging out with friends online, then making your profile private is the only way.

How to Deal with SEO Writing

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is not journalism. The only purpose is to get the writing to show up in an online search. Most SEO blog articles are written in a way to snag free web traffic in hopes the blog ads make more money.

Sometimes, if I have a bit of time to spare, I can find a nugget of useful info buried somewhere in the SEO article. But, for the most part, SEO writing is full of misinformation and fictional gossip. So, it’s up to you how you want to play that game, and yes, SEO is a game.

Google Search

It used to be the most reliable research tool online, but that’s a thing of the past.

Google is an AI. It’s probably the oldest AI on the internet. I’m not impressed by the most recent incarnation of Google AI. Keyword search was eliminated from the Google AI. I’m not sure exactly when that happened, maybe slowly, but definitely in the past ten years.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not all zmog all AI is evil. AI is a tool, like any other. It might be useful, it might not.

However, Google trained their search AI to only show paid ads and uninformative SEO blogs. I continued using Google search or a while, knowing the flaws. One day, I found myself on the fifth page of Google results and still couldn’t find a factual answer. For five pages, nothing but ads and useless blogs. It was at that point I realized that Google Search has become a waste of time.

It’s an open secret with Google. Sad, but true. On one hand, I don’t blame corporations for making money, because that’s what they do. On the other hand, Google could have been more transparent, if they bothered.

How to Use Google Search in 2024

If you don’t mind wasting your time, there is a way to handle Google Search and still get something useful.

Google Search AI will automatically strike out words or phrases and spit out popular search results, instead of accurate results. Your query also has to be phrased in the form of a question. However, the question mark is optional because apparently Google AI doesn’t give a damn about grammar.

To prevent automatic strike out of words or phrases, you have to put them in quotation marks.

So, to sum up. Phrase your query as a question, question mark optional. Any word (s) you don’t want automatically eliminated, put it in quotation marks.

If you follow all the above, don’t be surprised when you get no results. In fact, that’s better, because it will give you a good idea of how much useless crap the Google AI spits out if you don’t act like a coder.

Alternatives to Google AI

I know the name isn’t the most sophisticated, but it does work. I started using DuckDuckGo. Their search have an excellent keywords function, and it’s much faster for me than using Google AI. So long Google Search. It was nice while it lasted.

Got more survival tips? Let me know!

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Since I started screenwriting in 2018, I find the misuse of tropes and stereotypes are common. And no, I’m not being politically correct here.

What are Tropes?

Tropes are literary devices. I’m aware that the vast majority of screenwriters aren’t thinking in literary terms. Most are thinking of selling a script. Which is fair. However, substituting stereotypes for tropes is just plain wrong.

In screenwriting or filmmaking terms, tropes support the theme of the film. Sure, a character could represent a trope. Or it could be a sunset. Either way, tropes have nothing to do with stereotypes.

Here’s a list of character tropes.

Are there more tropes? Probably. I doubt I could list all tropes in one article.

What are Stereotypes?

Simply put, stereotypes cause social harm. Rooted in ignorance, stereotypes promote false assumptions.

I’d give a list of examples, but this article would become the size of a novel. It’s sad. We don’t live in a perfect world.

So, I’ll just recommend reading this article for an accurate list if you want to better understand stereotypes.

If you already know, ignore, and please keep reading.

What are Stock Characters?

This is where the line seems to blur. Stock characters are a specific yet general type of character. The Redshirt, the absent-minded professor, the chosen one.

One of them is gonna die first.

Actually, it’s a long list. However, I found this article that lists all stock characters.

There’s nothing wrong with stock characters. We all use them. Whether as a main character or an extra. However, it is disturbing to see how many screenwriters assume that stock characters are an excuse to write racism, ableism, homophobia, and the list goes on.

Stock characters are not personified stereotypes. This seems so obvious to me, but it’s commonly misunderstood by screenwriters. Not all screenwriters, mind you, but, well, a lot.

Tropes and Stereotype in Film

I’m including all films. Short films, feature, TV, everything. I’ve seen racist and homophobic films. I’ve seen all kinds of crap. It always makes me cringe. However, for this article, I’ll use disability as an example.

It appears that including disabled characters often gets misinterpreted as showing a character as a cartoon. Like the little wheelchair logo. We all know that one. It’s a symbol, used to represent accessibility. Such as parking.

Yet, the so-called representation is typically a stereotype, and not a trope at all. In fact, when it comes to diversity of any kind, I find it’s rare to give diverse characters a chance to be a trope. Maybe that character in a wheelchair could be an absent-minded professor, for example. Or, a girl with Down’s syndrome is a damsel, held captive by an evil witch.

Wait, the latter has been done, and done well. See American Horror Story, season 1, for reference. In fact, AHS is a great example of how to handle a variety of tropes without any stereotypes. Unfortunately, it’s also a rare example.

Anyway, I’m getting off track.

What Can We Do to Stop Using Stereotypes as Tropes?

Awareness. How do we provide awareness? Experience. Consider all screenwriting as an experience that you want to share with others.

Do you have examples of positive tropes that aren’t stereotypes? Send me the love.

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Fake it til you make is a horribly outdated cliché. Also, the phrase is factually wrong. It’s the worst advice to give anyone. Let me tell you a story…

Fake It Til You Make It – Naive Youth

Years ago, when I first graduated from graphic design school, I couldn’t wait to get started. I was young and overeager. Any opportunity, whether free or paid, I took.

My hope was to build a portfolio, but what I actually built was a mess.

Fake Portfolio Equals No Jobs

I couldn’t get hired. At a variety of different companies, I did a lot of different jobs to make ends meet.

In the meantime, I pounded the pavement, applied for any job I could find, and gave my CV to, well, everyone.

Getting callbacks was rare. No one took me seriously.

Desperate Times

With my fine art portfolio on hand, I went to establishments in person and said, I heard you buy art from local artists. May I show you my portfolio? (Which I did hear from other artist friends, so it’s not like I made cold calls).

Most of the time, I’d get a polite no, and someone would tell me they don’t buy art.

Once in a while, I’d get lucky and sell a piece right then and there.

Sometimes, I was told to come back later and talk to a different person, and when I did, I’d often get a polite no.

No regrets, though. I made ends meet and kept pounding the pavement.

Exciting Interview

I received a callback for one of my applications. It was a junior graphic design position at a very cool company, located in an awesome area. I was so freaking excited.

I met one of the managers for the interview. My excitement turned into extreme nervousness. I didn’t mean to, but I played the interview much too cute.

The manager mocked me to my face. I was humiliated.

Yes, the interviewer was an asshole and I wouldn’t want to work for a company that employs assholes. Regardless, I made sure to never make that mistake again.

Back to Pounding the Pavement

I continued working odd jobs and selling art pieces for cash. I paid my rent, ate, and kept going.

One day, I got a callback for a small position at a local publishing company. By this time, I was tired and just going through the motions.

The interview was really nice. Casual. Shooting the shit with a project manager. She asked me, what’s your greatest weakness?

Without thought, I said, my impatience. I focus on efficiency, so, I never try my patience.

The next day, I was hired for my first regular office job.

The Secret to Fake It Til You Make it

It took me a year of hard work and a lot of disappointments to figure out the secret.

When I got a no, I smiled, said thank you, and walked away.

And that is faking til you make it.

Do you have a story of your own? Let me know here.

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For my Halloween 2023 costume, I used my twisted sense of humor. I actually planned this costume for a couple of years. Read about my adventures below…

Halloween 2023: The Big Idea

So a couple of years ago, I got an idea for what could be an excellent costume. My plan was to unveil it for Halloween 2022, but I decided to postpone until next year.

I wanted a dragon. And not just any dragon. A red and black dragon. For a good reason. Really.

In case you haven’t guessed yet, there are pop culture references involved.

The Outfit

This one is easy. I knew that all I needed was a red shirt with black fishnet over it to give the impression of scales. So I found those two items right away.

Wings

Well, this isn’t hard. Choosing the best wings for my costume was the hardest part. There’s so many beautiful wings to choose from!

Regardless, I stuck with my red and black theme and decided to splurge a little. Is it worth it? Yes, absolutely worth every dollar.

( I would say cent, but Canada no longer makes cents…)

Horns

I kinda cheated with horns, but I don’t have any regrets. Besides, I knew what was really going to make my costume work is…

Mask

I still have the mask I found, and I’ll probably always cherish it. Finding a color-matching mask, however, turned out to be an incredible adventure.

There are plenty of decent dragon masks, regardless of cost, but so many of them look closer to a dinosaur. So I kept searching for months until I found the exact right mask.

My horns are a bit dwarfed by the mask, but I don’t care. Worth it.

And so I present to you…

Halloween 2023 Costume

I call it How I Met Your Mother, Game of Thrones style.

Until next time!

Check out my Spirit of Halloween post here.

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I’m pleased to announce that the published cover art for Polar Starlight #11 is one of my fav art pieces. This piece is mixed with Prisma crayon and tempera paint. There’s an interesting story behind it…

Metro Art

On my way home from work, on the metro, I was suddenly hit with inspiration. Of course, I didn’t have my full art supplies with me at the time, so I used what I had on hand. A pad of paper and a mechanical pencil.

You might be surprised to learn that mechanical pencils are very convenient to quickly sketch an idea, before that idea slips away and vanishes forever. What’s the idea, you ask?

Art Inspiration

I fully visualized a woman as a tree with figures clinging to the branches. For whatever reason, I didn’t see this as full color. Something closer to black and white, and ghostly. Almost parasitic. Why? Because I can.

Using a mixture of Prisma crayons and tempera paint created the visual effect that I wanted. I love using mixed media.

I call this piece Confession Tree. The tree is confessing all the parasites. See the full cover art and read the issue with my art as the cover here.

You’re welcome to come up with your own interpretation. In fact, I encourage you to come up with any interpretation you want. You can send me a message here or my Facebook Page. I’d love to know your thoughts.

Halloween News

Although my costume plans fell through last year, I’m so excited that this year the costume will work out perfectly. All I will say is that a dragon is involved.

*Not actual size.

**Not actual color either.

Stay tuned!

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I freely admit that I’m not a lawyer. I have a fair amount of experience dealing with copyright for visual art and writing. So when AI suddenly advanced with a new learning ability and caused pretty much the entire internet to freak out, I knew the AI controversy was all much ado about nothing. I tried to explain, but it seems my attempts failed.

I didn’t have the words or know the legal terms for AI specifically. Until now.

The U.S. Copyright Office launched an initiative on AI-generated content. There’s a lot of legalese in the documentation. It made my eyes water, and I had to reread a few times. Regardless, it’s all there in black and white. It’s worth reading.

https://www.copyright.gov/ai/

Authorship

In American copyright laws, authorship can only be human. AI, robots, and animals cannot be legally recognized as authors. In this case, author is used an umbrella term for many different creative works. The law doesn’t recognize authors unless they’re human.

As far as I know, as a non-lawyer, the term authorship is only used in American copyright law. At least, I couldn’t find the term in Canadian copyright law or the laws of other countries.

Human-directed AI-generated Content

So, if a human enters a line of text and the AI auto-generates content, let’s say a poem, the copyright of that poem won’t be legally recognized. Not human-made, and robots don’t have human rights.

What About Imitation?

This is also covered in the initiative.

Shakespeare is used as an example. If someone enters a line of text to get an AI to generate a Shakespearean-style poem, the authorship is not human and not legally recognized. So people can use AI to imitate styles all they want for their own personal use. It can’t be used for anything that involves money.

In conclusion…

AI Cannot Replace Creative Paid Jobs

It’s legally impossible, as shown in the U.S. Copyright Office initiative. The original source, as it’s phrased in the initiative, has to be human. Using AI to assist with content is fine, but if the original source is AI-generated, the copyright can’t be registered.

Now, I want to talk about the very real problems that are a concern for any creative.

Fear of the Unknown

This is humans’ oldest fear, and it will probably last until the end of time. It can be absolutely terrifying when unknown technology suddenly advances faster than you can blink. Hell, it scares me at times. However, it’s not the technology that’s inspiring fear. It’s the words.

AI Learning Ability

It’s not literal. AI isn’t capable of learning in the human sense, and it’s not sentient.

AI’s ability to learn is like using toy blocks to build a pyramid. Considering the fact that AI-generated content cannot be legally recognized under copyright law, in legal terms, it’s more like a house of cards. It’s all fun and games until someone blows the house down.

Many AI-Generated Apps, Websites, Software

This is very concerning to me. The popularity of AI-generated content happened so fast, and all these apps, etc, suddenly appeared everywhere overnight.

There’s nothing wrong with having fun with current technology, including AI. However, what I don’t see is legal documentation that provides directions to make sure the end result, the potential copyright, can be legally recognized and registered.

I don’t know about you, but the idea of having to investigate every AI to make sure I can legally use the copyright of anything I create exhausts me.

All of this leads me to a bigger question…

Is AI-generated Content Only Useful for Playing Games?

Food for thought.

Questions? Concerns? Send me a message.

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Copyright is a commonly misunderstood term that gets thrown around a lot online. There are many, by the thousands, if not more, who post info that ‘s factually false. This makes it hard for a creative to navigate copyright.

To get this out of the way, here’s the first thing to understand about copyright.

YOU NEVER PAY FOR A COPYRIGHT. EVER.

Sorry for the caps. I just had to get that out of the way.

But, What is Copyright, Then?

Copyright is just the legal term for property, aka intellectual property. You created it, it’s your idea, your name on it, you own it. Your copy (screenplay, novel, painting, song, etc) is righted (recognized under the law) as your copyright.

Usually, the term copyright is only used for documentation, lawyers, and courts.

But Lily! Copyright protection!

That’s a myth, and in some cases, a scam. You can’t actually protect your copyright, as in, prevent anyone from stealing your ideas. There’s no legal way to do that.

However, if you’re sincerely concerned about theft, violation or infringement of your copyright, then the best thing to do is nothing. Don’t give your copyrighted material to anyone. Or, at the very least, only give your copyright to people/websites that you know and trust. Always do your research.

When Should I Date My Copyright?

As soon as possible.

Imagine the following scenario.

You write a screenplay. You love your original screenplay. Life throws some curveballs. You don’t get around to talking to a producer until five years after you finished your screenplay. You change the copyright date from 2018 to 2023.

Some Guy comes along and claims he came up with the idea for this screenplay in 2022, and he has the copyright date to prove it. You get sued, or, more realistically, the producer drops you like a hot potato because you have no way of proving that Some Guy is a liar.

It’s never too early to date your copyright.

I’m Confused! Why Do We Pay to Register a Copyright?

Chain of action. Create a paper trail to assure you own the copyright. Though, these days, a digital paper trail.

We don’t live in a world where every country follows the same laws. For distribution, especially American companies, a registration number is needed to establish legal permission to transfer your copyright for different uses.

Example: Screenplay > production > movie > upload to streaming websites.

In essence, a registered copyright is insurance. You get a car (copyright), you buy insurance (registration). No insurance, no one is going to drive your car.

Nah, the WGA Will Protect Me

No, no they won’t. The WGA is an association, a club, that doesn’t benefit everyone. WGA does not, cannot, legally register or protect anyone’s copyright. You can be a member if you want, pay all their fees, but you still have to register your copyright, at an extra cost.

Okay, fine. How Do I Register My Copyright?

The US Copyright Office is internationally recognized. It’s quick, easy, and cheaper if you register online. You’ll get a registration number within a couple of days. If you have a series under the same title, you can bulk register and save a few bucks.

Got more questions? Shoot me an email.

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