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Sunday, October 22, 2023

2023 Halloween Riddles: Unveiling the Spooktacular Update!

Hey there, Halloween enthusiasts! Are you ready for some spooky, fun, and brain-teasing riddles that'll have you scratching your head in delight? 🕷️

Updated in 2023: Halloween Riddles - The Original Book with a Fresh, Spooky and Fun Interior

This is the very Halloween Riddle Book you're familiar with! But, I've given it a thrilling makeover – now, every page features spooky black and white background art inspired by Halloween. This means that as you tackle each riddle, you'll also get to enjoy the cool visuals!"🎃📖🖌️

As a reminder, this book is Volume 5 of 7 of my personally written riddle book series.

Here is a Sample of the New Interior Look for Halloween Riddles:

The New Interior Look for Halloween Riddles - Available via StumpedRiddles or Amazon

Here's Another Page to Preview! Each Chapter Features a Different Photo Background:

New Look Interior for Halloween Riddles - Available Via StumpedRiddles or Amazon

Were you able to solve the riddles featured above?

🎮 This isn't just a book; it's a game, an adventure, your own personal Halloween-themed mind exercise book.

📜 Here's What You Get with Halloween Riddles:

🎃 Only original, uniquely crafted riddles – no cobwebs here!

📚 Eight spine-chilling chapter topics to sink your teeth into.

📷 Riddles served in photo format for an eerie visual twist – no boring text for you!

🕸️ Use these riddles for games, as teacher aids, party starters, creepy stocking stuffers, or your personal challenge if you're up for it.

🧟 All riddles follow the thrilling "What Am I" format.

👪 Family-friendly and fang-tastically fun!

🔑 Answers are neatly tucked away at the back of the book.

🕯️ Why should you pick up this book? Well, here's the lowdown: These riddles are one-of-a-kind, each designed to make you smile and scratch your head simultaneously.

They're easy to read; you won't need a cauldron full of magic to understand them. This book is the perfect addition to your Halloween celebrations and family gatherings.

Imagine the laughter and friendly competition around the table as you try to outsmart your friends and family with these bewitching brain teasers!

🎃 So, what are you waiting for? Grab your copy of Halloween Riddles and prepare for a spine-tingling, brain-teasing adventure that'll delightfully leave you howling! 🦇🌙

Halloween Riddles, Available on Amazon - Also in eBook Format

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Newbie TikTok for Business Tips - Check it Out

A Review of Newbie TikTok for Business Tips

In my last post, I talked about how I was just starting out with my plunge into the world of TikTok.

Today's post will expand a bit further on some of the additional things I've learned.

The Previous Post Focused on How You Can Upload Photos to TikTok, Versus Creating Videos

Many who stay away from TikTok for Business do so because they don't want to put themselves on video.

Most of us small businesses can't afford to hire companies to create videos, so we believe TikTok is not a viable business tool.

I was like most everyone: I thought TikTok only worked for video creations. Having said that, uniquely interesting, useful, and even funny video creation is the best way to market for business on TikTok.

However, because I write Riddle Books featuring my own written riddles, I found myself potentially being an exception to that rule.

Using TikTok to feature my riddles is an excellent marketing tool.

I upload my created graphics for each riddle, then enhance their interest with special fun characters and music.

Do you have interesting images you could enhance and promote on TikTok?
You can enhance your photos with:
Text to Speech
Voice Over (if you want to use your voice)
Special Elements (funny icons etc)
Text
Background Music

Did You Know There Are Places Online to Get Royalty Free Video?

I hadn't really thought about it before ... that I could access royalty-free video just like we access royalty-free photos.

The two places I've used so far for photos and videos are Pixabay.com and Pexels.com. Be sure to check the commercial license use for each image and video.

When you select a video for TikTok, use a vertical video.

Newbie Ways to Use TikTok for Your Small Business - Ask Yourself These Questions:

1. Do you have premade, attractive graphics that people would find interesting to look at?

If the answer is yes, consider TikTok. Enhance that photo with special elements and background music.

Here's an example of one of mine on TikTok.

2. Do you have text that you've incorporated on your photo?

If the answer is yes or no, consider TikTok. With TikTok, you can add text to your photos, so there's no need to make photos with text if you prefer not to.

Here's one of my riddles on TikTok with a plain photo background, text entered from TikTok, with text-to-read activated, directly on TikTok:

3. Would adding text to a stock video be appealing for your product or brand?

If the answer is yes, consider TikTok. I'm currently experimenting with this by putting riddle text typed onto the background of stock videos. It's working artistically so far.

Here's an example of one of my riddles on TikTok using a stock video.

4. Are you able to make short videos from your cell phone?

If the answer is yes, consider TikTok.

These videos don't have to be fancy.

Just panning my backyard, I was able to put a short background video together.

I uploaded that short backyard video to TikTok, and commenced the creative journey. You can view that riddle here.

Here's an Example of One of My Riddle Graphics Used on TikTok:

Check out how I enhanced this for TikTok

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It's Riddle Time - An Introductory Review of Riddle Book Number 6 - Hard Riddles

Hard Riddles - #Stumped Volume 6 - Available on Amazon

I started writing riddles over a decade ago. It isn't until recently that I put this crazy writing ability into a collection of self-published books.

In the fall of 2019, I published my first riddle book, and to-date I've completed a total of six books in my riddle book series.

Why Riddle Books?

Besides the fact that I have this silly riddle-writing skill, I wanted to contribute something to the human fabric that was light and fun!

With the world in such a crazy state, my first thought was to write a book that would take people's minds off of life's day-to-day stresses.

My riddle book series is designed to be a distraction. We can't erase the world's problems altogether; however, we can take a break from them. There are more than enough riddles to keep your mind occupied for several hours! My book and website motto are, "Turn the World Off With a Smile."

Can You Solve This Riddle?

The Answer is Here

Hard Riddles - #Stumped Volume 6

"Hard Riddles" is my latest publication. As the title suggests, the riddles are harder than the previous five riddle books. Or, at least, I attempted to make them harder.

Yes, I write every single riddle on my own.

All the riddles in all my riddle books are authored by me. You won't ever find any regurgitated riddles from the internet in the #Stumped riddle book series. I'm the author of all my own riddles. While you may find some of the riddles on my website, I'm the author.

Stumped Volume 6

The Chapters in Hard Riddles:

Chapter One: Human Qualities
Chapter Two: Human Emotions and Feelings
Chapter Three: Homonyms (Riddle answers that have the same spelling, same pronunciation but have different meanings)
Chapter Four: Homographs (Riddle answers that are spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings)
Chapter Five: Triple Homophones (Three riddle answers with the same pronunciation but have different meanings and different spellings)
Chapter Six: Double Homophones (Two riddle answers with the same pronunciation, but have different meanings and different spellings)
Chapter Seven: Riddle Answers with the Letter "Q" in Them
Chapter Eight: Riddle Answers with Four Syllables

Each chapter features ten riddles ... And the book is also a game. Basic game rules are inside.

Solve Another Brain Teaser from Hard Riddles

The Answer is Here

Additional Articles on My Self-Publishing Journey

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Take a Break and Solve Some Riddles

Fun Combined with Distraction - 2020's Prescription

With so many challenges in 2020, finding distracting things to do has been priority number one for my family and me.

Simply enjoying each other's company and being grateful for what we do have has been a priority in our life these past several months. But truth be told, it's still a conscious effort to keep the mind clear and hope alive. Life has a way of sneaking up and challenging our sanity. Sometimes getting back to the basics is the best solution.

So that brings me to riddles. Lol. Truth.

I decided to write riddle books as a form of entertainment and distraction. Strangely enough, I started writing them in late 2019. Premonition maybe? To date, I've self-published five riddle books. My latest book is Halloween Riddles, featured below.

Available on Amazon

Turn the World Off With a Smile

When I created the books, and the related website, "StumpedRiddles.com," my tag line for both became, 'turn the world off with a smile.'

My latest project, Halloween Riddles, was a time-consuming venture. It involved approximately three months from writing to publishing. It was published on Amazon in August 2020.

This book features eighty riddles divided into eight chapters. The chapters are Unseen Halloween, Dead Halloween, Costumes, Halloween Food, Halloween Decorating, A Famous Cartoon, Halloween Emotions, and Halloween Noises.

The book was written for the avid Halloween fans and for parties.

You Can Also Solve Riddles Online

I built StumpedRiddles.com to coincide with the published riddle books.

The site features a growing list of originally written riddles to solve. When you need a mindless activity, head over at your leisure to tackle a few.

Some of the riddles are unique to the website, while others are from the already published riddle books.

A Growing List of Original, Personally Written Online Riddles to Keep You Busy Here

Here's one of the riddles you'll find on the website:

On StumpedRiddles.com

Did you guess the answer?

Oh, what the heck, I'll give you one more to ponder:

On StumpedRiddles.com

Riddles might seem mundane, but these days, that's a feature, not a bug!

I created the books for multiple purposes: Parties, Games, Loot Bags, Stocking Stuffers, Mental Challenges, Family Gatherings, and of course, Distraction.

Have fun, and lose yourself in brain teasers :)

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Friday, June 12, 2020

The Book #STUMPED: Instant Party Riddles for Teens and Adults Reviewed

This is my copy of the book that features
the original book cover

At our last family holiday together, I set out Barbara Tremblay Cipak's #Stumped book for our after dinner game. Before everyone started leaving the dining tables, our daughter began reading the riddles out loud and we all joined in to guess the answer.

So much laughter was generated by this simple game as individuals started calling out answers as soon as the riddle reading was completed. Some of the answers made sense, but were still funny. We don't have any shy family members, so this game was most entertaining and made for some wonderful memories of time spent together.

Anytime we have a family gathering, my daughter and I look for new games the family can play together. I have always hated the times that family members eat and then migrate to the television. It steals our family time and keeps us from visiting with each other.

I am blessed to be part of a big family. Unfortunately, we don't all agree on most things and time together can turn into all out family war if politics or religion become part of the discussion. Therefore, I do understand why some opt to head for the television as soon as mouths are free from eating. Having a fun game to dominate our interaction is imperative for our family gatherings.

In addition to playing a family game during the holidays, when a family member was in the hospital, #Stumped provided entertainment for the patient who enjoyed the presence of her visitor for long periods of time. Anyone who has ever visited someone in the hospital understands how you quickly run out of things to talk about.

#STUMPED: Instant Party Riddles for Teens and Adults

#STUMPED: Instant Party Riddles for Teens and AdultsCheck PriceBarbara's riddles are witty and provide enough of a challenge for friendly competition to get the exact right answer. We did make the rule that the exact answer would be the only accepted answer for a win. That, of course, would be an option for any group to make for themselves.

I loved the way this book was separated into chapters with a focus title. A chapter title like "Emotion Riddles" or "Outdoor Riddles" gives a hint to the answer from the beginning.

I also like that the answers are in the back of the book and not with each riddle. That keeps anyone from being tempted to read the answer by peeking at the book. With a large group like ours, the narrator has people on both sides and it would be easy for them to see the book whether intentionally or not.

Barbara has provided an inside preview of the book on Amazon, which allows you to read a few of the riddles to get an idea of what you can expect. This was also a big selling point for me. I needed examples to see if they would be challenging, yet easy enough, for the wide age and education range in our family.

More Riddle Books from Barbara Tremplay Cipak

The #Stumped book was Barbara's first published riddle book. She has since released several more. That means my family can look forward to new challenges at our next family holiday dinner.

In addition to her riddles, Barbara is an excellent writer. She has such a beautiful and touching way of expressing herself. Her books of sayings and recommended messages are inspirational for people like me who feel things deeply, but can't seem to put it into words. I appreciate that help!

More Books by Barbara Tremblay Cipak

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