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When the elephant moves, the dogs start barking. Let them bark. You just keep moving forward without any fear, without stopping, without bending and without getting tired.

Neglect the street dogs which are barking behind your back. You just focus on your goal. You keep doing your work and keep moving

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I never had significant issues with writing anxiety before I published my first book. When I wrote fanfiction or other stories, the activity was enjoyable. I could do it for hours and be completely relaxed. Reawakened Flames flipped a switch in my head. It may have been partly due to the health anxi

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Pig no look up, or it break it's neck to see and dies.
Drunkard cannot notice the sky with a hangover.

Drunk sobers when it's dark,
sobering to the moon and city lights,
guiding their path,
reading the greed,
hungover.

Shaking palms read, a fortune, teller, a horror scope. Read more of this blog post »

Okay yes, I'm having a positive thinking moment, and between you and me I am quite excited...

My book "Japan Is Very Wonderful" is on free download on amazon.co.uk at the moment, and it's gone CRAZY!!!  So I am currently at no. 1 in the Self Help chart, no. 1 in the Asian Travel chart and, as of this Read more of this blog post »

With one look, he leaves me aching and wanting exactly what’s promised in his eyes.
Smoldering?
That’s not even close.
It’s incendiary.

My Book is part of…. KISSES UNDER THE MISTLETOE!!!!
Read 9 holiday full length stories from 9 of your favorite authors in this fantastic holiday collection. Each boo Read more of this blog post »

Check out my instagram for a Beyond the God Sea book trailer! I think it captures the mood...

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horror, adj. inspiring or creating loathing, aversion, etc.

sleaze, adj. contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable

trash, n. literary or artistic material of poor or inferior quality

Welcome to HSTQ: Fall 2020, the curated collection from Horror, Sleaze and Trash!

Featuring poetry by William Taylor Jr., M Read more of this blog post »

I love Kane Brown’s “What if?” for a variety of reasons. There’s the obvious. It’s romantic.


Then the optimistic tone. The song presents the possibilities of the moment. What if this is the moment that defines our forever?

I love defining moments.

I especially love the song, because looking back, I sho Read more of this blog post »

Nicole Krauss എഴുതിയ To Be a Man എന്ന കഥ. അറ്റ്ലാന്റിക്കിൽ വന്നത്. https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2020/10/nicole-krauss-to-be-a-man/616517/Mel O’Doherty എഴുതിയ Waiting എന്ന കഥ, ഐറിഷ് à´ Read more of this blog post »

Be understanding with yourself if you struggle with putting even a few lines on the record. Sometimes, a brief e-mail seems tedious as we struggle with syntax and diction to make sure the recipient understands what we mean to say. Other barriers may be fatigue or being busy with something else. For Read more of this blog post »

Recently, Ms.Masih Alinejad launched a campaign to boycott the upcoming Olympics in light of Navid Afkari's death in the hands of the theocratic regime in Iran. Ms. Masih Alinejad's vision for a united front against the Islamic Republic of Iran requires understanding about Iran's free future. One gr Read more of this blog post »

When he reached the auto shop, Mathias entered through the employee entrance. He passed the darkened office and crossed the empty garage to the enclosed area where Andrew handled his “special jobs.” The corrugated metal wall rattled as he yanked open the door. Andrew stood next to the Tacoma with hi Read more of this blog post »

What started as a hobby a few years ago has started to take off. I originally stared writing for myself, but when people actually started reading what I wrote, a liking it, I was a bit flabbergasted. I'm really excited to announce I now have a PA and formal editor. I'm excited for this next chapter Read more of this blog post »

Current LibraryThing giveaway (all countries): Enter for a chance to win an eBook copy of The Road to Vermilion Lake. The author will send MOBI and PDF files directly to the winners.

Upon its original publication, The Road to Vermilion Lake was professionally reviewed in Pacific Rim Review of Books, Read more of this blog post »

Hey everyone,

I've been clued in to a new site for young readers. It's called Just Middle Grade, and is exclusively for titles in this age range, making it perfect for kids or parents struggling to find good books for their reading level. I remember being in 4th-6th grade, and finding books I liked w Read more of this blog post »

I'm very pleased to announce my story Bloody Nostalgia has received an honorable mention in Tales from the Moonlit Path's Halloween contest. It will be posted on October 29th. I will link to it when it's live. Read more of this blog post »

Naomi: Season One (Naomi by Brian Michael Bendis

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Naomi introduces DC/Wonder Comics' new heroine Naomi as she learns the truth behind her adoption and who her biological parents as well as who one of her adoptive parents is.

Naomi has some good ideas at its core. The characte Read more of this blog post »

1. Truth over lies
2. Affordable health care
3. Affordable food prices
4. Affordable gas prices
5. Free Coronavirus treatments
6. Pay the police sufficiently
7. Pay teachers sufficiently
8. Pay teacher's assistants sufficiently
9. Pay librarians sufficiently
10. Students need textbooks

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“I’m coming at the gym … I’m coming at home. I’m coming when I pose in front of five-thousand people. I’m coming day and night … I’m in Heaven!” – Arnold Schwarzenegger (Pumping Iron)

The year was 1975. I sat transfixed in the theater; Arnold’s words ringing in my ears – his deltoids and biceps fill Read more of this blog post »

October is Mental Health Awareness Month in Canada. Discussions around mental health are becoming more and more accepted but those discussions can only happen in spaces of advocacy: where stigmas are broken down and stereotypes around mental health are challenged. As an educator I have these discuss Read more of this blog post »

I am so excited and feel truly grateful to bring you this compilation of lightworkers creativity, featuring the generous contributions of healing and transformational poetry by Gillian Small and visionary mixed media artwork by Puma Yana, Michelle Aristocrat, Autumn Skye, and Daniel Holeman.

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My official website has finally launched. Be sure to check it out and follow for exclusive content and announcements on future books.
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you—the first chapter of the King's 100! Woo-hoo!!! If it's a story you'd like to continue reading, make sure to add it to your list on Goodreads and watch for it to release on July 21, 2020!

THE KING'S 100 by Karin Biggs

Chapter 1

I handled my relationshi

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I am doing a book giveaway from today through Halloween on my Instagram @sarahjgilbert86 -

Giving away just ONE copy of Thanks A Brunch. Check it out!

Currently I am buried in research papers and books about the California Gold Rush, as you can see from all my "WTR" books. That era will be the follow-up novel in the Days of Hope saga. Got any book recommendations?

The last few weeks have been hellish, dealing with surprise backwards quotation marks Read more of this blog post »

Water's Edge by G.R. Jordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Water’s Edge is moody and character-driven and a wonderful police procedural.

When the body of a local woman washes up on the rocky coastline of the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides, the Glasgow team of Detective Inspector Seoras Macleod and

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Storytime: Dealing with Bullies in Grade School

by Joanne Guillard

I'm pretty sure if I remembered kindergarten I was bullied in kindergarten. But I'll just be jumping around from 1st grade to 12th grade. 

Elementary School- 

 In elementary school I was always

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