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  DAME IN THE LIFE: Megan Nikole. 


I am a writer, an artist, and an overall positive person who loves all things pretty, anything related to the horror genre (most of all vampires), food, and my Yorkie Kloe. I am very opinionated, thus my finally starting a blog.



I hope you enjoy my rants, reviews and over all personal opinions on being a “Dame in the Life.” 



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Short Story Writing Challenge

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So after finding iAuthor I wanted to push myself with my writing and I came up with my own personal challenge. (more on this to be featured in an article Monday 2/20/14). I am going to be selecting an iAuthor photo and creating a short story from it, every week, for four weeks.
I thought it would be great if you wanted to join me. I wanted this to be a twofold challenge.



A challenge for Yourself: To me this is the most important challenge, and the entire reason that I even thought about this. I feel it’s important to always push and challenge yourself to be the best writer you can be.
Compete with Others: To make this a true challenge I thought it would be interesting to post the short stories right here on Dame in the Life and have people vote on their favorites. I know there are platforms out there for these things but I think it would be fun to share this with my readers.
Rules to Enter your iAuthor Short Story:
Select a photo from iAuthor Write up to 10,000 WordsInclude the picture yo…
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SALARY NEGOTIATION: Tips on salary negotiation for women in the work place

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With the job market becoming healthier, more and more women (and men) are entering back into the workforce or ready to move into a higher paying positions. However, just because you may deserve more or want more you will have to learn the art of salary negotiation.
I say the “art of salary negation” because that is exactly what it is. If asking for more money was as easy as just saying “Hey I need to make more money” we would all be making more. Approaching a potential employer can be a very difficult thing. It can be even worse if you have little or no experience doing it. It also becomes challenging if you are a woman who may be soft spoken or timid to speak up and ask for what is financially necessary for you. We are going to go over 4 tips to help you negotiate your salary.
Make a financial spreadsheet:
When you are searching for a new job, some will post the salary offered and some won’t. So before going on any job interview and defiantly before discussing salary, it is imperative…
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BLACK PANTHERS: Yesterday to Today

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I was in middle school and I had to write a paper on a historical figure. I decided to write a paper on the Black Panthers. They were powerful, looked tough as could be and had awesome clothes and carried guns. As a child this is what intrigued me, but when I took a closer look, many positive things about the organization stood out. They simply wanted to stand up and help their local community. Now 50 years later seeing the PBS's documentary, Vanguard of the Revolution,  filmed by Stanley Nelson I brought be back and caught my immediate attention. I’m older, much wiser and realized there was so much more than the outward appearance of any group. I couldn't help but make correlations from what is taking place in the news then to what was taking place in the news today. How can this be? With all this time past, people of the black community are still calling for the same action and rights to be taken. Here is my interpretation of the Black Panthers from yesterday and the current…
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