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Each time I raise my gaze to the night sky,
A million stars stare back, shedding happy tears of light.
And I cannot but stare back in delight,
Wondering which one of them holds your great soul.
Tell me, Old Nelson, do they--these stars--still shine upon
you?

Heaven should grant that they do;
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whenever i fall in love with someone, it's always a hard landing it seems. and since my luck seems to be few and far between, long distance relationships are usually the norm. so, i suppose having one with a woman in Italy was simply seeking to punish myself. i'm not quite buying a shitty phone a... Read more of this blog post »

I am very happy to report that Holly is much better. She began to improve once the vet increased the prednisone and we are now starting to slowly wean her off it. She still has the head tilt and is not completely steady on her feet, but she no longer acts as if she’s gotten into the wine when my... Read more of this blog post »

Sonder n. The realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate... Read more of this blog post »

The Last Frontier of the Fading West
When we write—be it fiction or non-fiction—so much of our own “story” becomes part of the book. I’ve just finished a non-fiction manuscript on the subject of finding happiness and, in addition to all the facts, quotations and opinions of recognized authori... Read more of this blog post »

Quería haberlo puesto antes pero me quedé sin ordenador.
Por el Prime Day, he hecho mi oferta personal para todos aquellos que quieran leerme: los tres libros a 1 € hasta las 00:00 de hoy (al menos a esa hora estará dada la orden de vuelta a su precio habitual, aunque Amazon es imprevisible).
Podé... Read more of this blog post »

"On top of having this super cool cover, within these pages I discovered some of the best short, dark fiction I've read in a long while! Let's talk about it, shall we?

When I was young and couldn't afford bookstores, I often went to the library. (I still do, actually, because I love them, not beca... Read more of this blog post »

P. J. Mann brings to light a story containing adult themes, violence, and criminal activity that effectively demonstrates the true-life struggles, hardships, and abuse suffered by society’s homeless and underprivileged population. “The Ghosts of Morgan Street” is a gritty, hard-hitting story tha... Read more of this blog post »

So happy my new book, The Art of Inheriting Secrets is out at long last! Thank you to all the readers who have reviewed it! I’m thrilled.

If you have a chance to add your reviews to Amazon, I’d be ever so grateful. It’s a big boost to the book.

Now I’m back to my cave to finish the next book...

Ha... Read more of this blog post »

The nine muses were Greek goddesses presiding over literature, science, and the arts. Even now, writers, poets, painters, musicians and yes, even scientists, ask their muses for help when it comes to solving problems, tapping inner creativity, or just finding a bit of inspiration. But the muse –... Read more of this blog post »

[image error]“Fed up with the poor quality of life in 1880 New York, Tarsie Raines encourages her friends Joss and Mary Brubacher to move with their two children to Drayton Valley, Kansas, a booming town hailed in the guidebook as the land of opportunity. She offers to help with expenses and to c...

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If you've been reading The Queen's Gambit with the book club, you might now be on the battle run, so I thought it was a good time to post the map! 

This map would be found in monarch's personal records on Ainsley Rise, and at the beginning of Queen's Gambit would be around ninety years old. I ima...

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Thank you TripFiction for this thoughtful review of Beneath the Same Heaven. Enjoy their full write at this link.

"Beneath the Same Heaven is a thought provoking, and yet somehow tender and sensitive, read. It dares to go where many books would not. I recommend it."

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To be forgotten
As if to have never lived
Such is the pain on contemplating
Of death and dying

Let me just say at the outset: I hate not writing fiction.

As I work on the dissertation for my PhD, keep my head in a demanding full-time job, and juggle these with a busy family life, writing fiction has been moved to the back burner. I knew this would happen when I reached that dreaded stage in... Read more of this blog post »

I have two vices in life. Watching Netflix and drinking Diet Coke. I was a Diet Pepsi fan until a few years back. My boss at the time drank a Diet Coke every morning. I knew she was in her office because I'd hear her pop the top of the can from down the hall.

I'm not a coffee drinker so I get my... Read more of this blog post »

As an author, I follow a few other author blogs--authors I admire and stand to learn from. This summer they've been on exotic vacations with families, led book tours, served as faculty on international excursions to Italy, while I have battled cracked bones and drain flies.

Let's get those drain f... Read more of this blog post »

A small update for you all,

Kindle Unlimited is being volatile again. As such I'm going to be pulling my books from the program. This is hard for me as I've always been a supporter of it, but I can't risk them suspending or terminating my account. If they did I wouldn't be able to put my books ont... Read more of this blog post »

If you believe Trump
meant to say 'wouldn't', I have
a bridge to sell you

While on a peaceful camping trip, eight teenagers were having the time of their life until they saw a plane crash in the middle of the night. The next morning they started searching for it. The problem was, they found it and so began the biggest nightmare in history. Then the events unfolded to s... Read more of this blog post »

🔥 🔥 LIVE: “SICO” AREION FURY MC #5 🔥 🔥

Title: “Sico”
Series: Areion Fury MC #5
Author: Esther E. Schmidt
Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt
Cover model: Jacob Schmedes
Photographer: PEN Fotografie
Release Day: July 17, 2018
books2read.com/Sico
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“They’re getting blurry!” Ayden exclaimed, pointing at the field of stars visible from through the large window.

“Yes, they are,” Kyle affirmed. “The closer we get to the speed of light the less like stars they’ll look. Soon, we’ll be going fast enough that we’ll only see a big patch of light.”

“... Read more of this blog post »

So, if you didn’t catch it, I did a small AMA yesterday on r/YAwriters. It was an interesting experience! I wrote a technical novella for each answer because I take things far too seriously, and because I never get to talk about craft with anyone. I’m done answering questions but you can still re... Read more of this blog post »

The writings found in The New Consciousness are revelatory. They are not the brain child of the author's human intellect, rather they comprise a communication from the spiritual consciousness of man at this present point in time and human evolution. This has been the nature of all genuine spiritu... Read more of this blog post »

One of the hardest aspects of writing is dealing with emotions. Writing about feelings on paper, maybe a poem or describing a state of a character, and dealing with an emotion as a muse can challenge your voice and word choice.
Let's look at word choice first. Obviously, the type of writing can h... Read more of this blog post »

So close, aren't we? If you're reading this the day I posted it, we are now only 13 days before the release of Ravensong. I've had a blast being able to write these posts leading up to the release, though I know many of you (like myself) just want the FUCKING BOOK TO COME OUT ALREADY!!!

It'll be h... Read more of this blog post »

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


As the author of a book about the U.S. government (a general-audience civics book), I found the content of Mr. Comey's book very interesting, which is why I paid retail for it soon after it came out.

Whatever your... Read more of this blog post »

I run a little Facebook group where I post about local events, courses, groups, festivals, and comps.

Anyone can join and anyone is welcome to post about their own launches, speaking gigs, anthology calls, prizes and accomplishments.

If you are a writer in Newcastle or the larger Hunter Region this... Read more of this blog post »

HAPPY NEW BOOK BABY DAY!!!!

Sorry I'm a day late....

AUTHORS, wishing you the best of luck and success!

READERS, one click and enjoy!

Feel free to #LIKE, #SHARE, or #TAG reader pals to check out this list.

Kendall Ryan, Love Machine: https://amzn.to/2InEGj7
Sam Crescent, Greed: https://amzn.to/2uFkGm8
A... Read more of this blog post »

A Taste of Your Own Magic by Katie Salidas #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/LRFq30l0nYJ

Victorian Town by Nancy Thorne Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/c2Ch30l0oav

INTERVIEW - Crimson (Moroi Society, #1) by T.L. Christianson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/M3sn30l0o4I

Finding Magic Bo... Read more of this blog post »

Olen luvannut kirjoittaa kirjasta nimeltään Timanttiaukio. Sen on kirjoittanut katalonialainen Mercé Rodoreda vuonna 1962. Itse löysin Timanttiaukion noin viisikymmentä vuotta myöhemmin ja lumouduin heti. Syitä oli useita. Yksi tärkeimmistä oli suhteeni Barcelonaan, kaupunkiin, jossa Timanttiauki... Read more of this blog post »

A study by Lundqvist et al (2014) concluded that “Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment.”
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Reference:
Lundqvist, L. O., Zetterlund, C., & Richter, H. O. (2014). Effects of feldenkrais method on chronic neck/sca... Read more of this blog post »

I had two zucchini plants that were out of control since I planted them on the dirt/manure pile out in the horse field this year.  It started out as a pile of top soil about 7 feet high & 20 feet in diameter, scraped off to level the area for the barn a decade ago.  We put all the horse manu... Read more of this blog post »

I've mentioned in other postings that at one point I lost a book that I had been fifteen chapters into. There is nothing more disheartening to a writer than losing their work. Last night, with the help of my techie husbandger, I was able to retrieve the lost book! It needs editing and finishing b... Read more of this blog post »

Wednesday, 18th July -- I really like "flab sucks" -- what a visual.
For all you time critics out there, okay, okay, so it's not really 2918, but don't you sometimes wonder what the world will be like in that far off year? And those folk will maybe spend a few minutes studying us in school (will t... Read more of this blog post »

Nguyên bản How information theory got reinvented, đăng trên tạp chí Nautilus, quyển 2, số 51, Nguyễn Duy Khánh chuyển ngữ dưới sự đồng ý của các tác giả. Xin vui lòng dẫn nguồn khi sử dụng lại bất cứ nội dung nào. Với việc chấm dứt cuộc hôn nhân với Norma Levor, Claude Shannon […]

Today is the cover reveal for Seven Minutes 'til Midnight, my third Rock Gods standalone!

Enter the giveaway celebration here :

Add Seven Minutes 'til Midnight on Goodreads.

BLURB
A legendary drummer. An outrageous music video... and little me blowing his ever-loving mind in it.

Next thing I knew, my... Read more of this blog post »

Published in 2018, this is the 25th book by this author. I found this to be an interesting and fascinating book.

A bomb maker in California has a new mission in life, to destroy the LAPD bomb squad. He devises an unusual bomb, turning a house into one and luring the bomb squad inside. The squad s... Read more of this blog post »

Serena is Drake's best friend, business associate, and in his heart, she's his only one true love. Pre-order this hilarious, sexy not-to-be missed summer romance!
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Last months had two short stories fro... Read more of this blog post »

So.  I had some cards printed up to hand out to friends, neighbors, and the dog park folks; people who were in my corner during the process of getting it out the door, or people that may be interested.  Info about the book, Amazon link, that sort of thing.

I met a guy, his son, and their new puppy... Read more of this blog post »

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author JB Salsbury brings her Fighting series to Harper Sloan’s Hope Town in Fighting for Honor.

UFL fighter Caleb hasn’t been to Hope Town since he was eighteen. His next big fight takes place in Atlanta and the serene lakefront home from his childhood is... Read more of this blog post »

One thing readers could always count on when they purchased a book from Loose Id was that they would get high-quality fiction. LI books were well edited and met a certain standard of storytelling. With the closure of Loose Id, my fellow authors and I wanted to let the readers know where they can... Read more of this blog post »

Here Comes the Best Man

Being the best man is a lot to live up to …

When troubled army veteran and musician Josh Robertson returns home to Nashville to be the best man at his younger brother Chad’s wedding he’s just sure that he’s going to mess it all up somehow.

But when it becomes clear that the... Read more of this blog post »

It's hard to believe it's been nearly three weeks since IT FALLS APART made its debut in the e-book/paperback world. Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased, read, reviewed, recommended, or gifted my book. Your support means so much to me. 

Today, I have another fun little look at what wen...

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Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod.

💕SWEET LOVE AT BAYSIDE
Estranged sisters, a rascally dog, and a pushy, sinfully-hot neighbor who makes her all tingly! What could possibly go wrong? Sexy, fun, and romantic... Read more of this blog post »

We were thrilled when we found the beautiful image of Faye in a meadow with the pony Gigman Boy George. The photo is just perfect for the first Sweetbriars book, Leaving The City and is often complimented on. Here we wanted to share more information about Faye, as she's an inspiration for all you... Read more of this blog post »