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Carol Morgan
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We spend our lives in constant activity, moving always moving, with no particular destination in mind; only with the self-imposed demand to remain in step with the pack. Our days become loose efforts in hyperbole—bigger…better…most this…never before in history that. Switching hats, changing roles, malleable thoughts, until a halcyon moment comes upon us and we effortlessly tunnel down into a co...
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Of Tapestry, Time and Tears
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Your Words Have Power—a Historical Perspective (Nonfiction)
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An essay that should encourage beginning writers to continue writing, in spite of the doubts they have
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It wasn't a bad book but I found him to pontificate a lot about how great he was, repeating phrases over and over ad nauseum. I think the book could have been much shorter if he'd left out all the repetitious "now I can't stress this enough" and "...
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Very interesting. It's a quick read, explaining the simple system that got him over a million sales in the Kindle store. This makes it seem doable--I'm interested in trying it.
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As my husband has just self-published his first novel this seemed like a must read but I found myself quite disappointed. The book is quite short but, as Locke points out, he tells you what you need to know so length isn't really an issue. However...
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“What we must have are those books which come upon us like ill fortune, and distress us deeply, like the death of one we love better than ourselves; like suicide. A book must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.”
― Franz Kafka
― Franz Kafka
“We write in order to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.”
― Anais Nin
― Anais Nin
“I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”
― James A. Michener
― James A. Michener
“The essence of writing? A hound chasing a fox: irrationally compelled to win the prize and eventual disappointment that it's eluded you.”
― Carol Morgan
― Carol Morgan
“The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
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YAY!!! I'm so happy. I'm hoping so much that you will LOVE it! Happy reading!