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After spending a glorious week exploring the perimeter of Ireland, we landed in Glasgow to begin our self driving tour of Scotland. It wasn’t long after securing our rental car that we began to experience the beautiful snow capped Grampian Mountain ridges and valleys. As to be expected in springt... Read more of this blog post »

With the characters screaming at me, I decided to go ahead with book 2. These are some fascinating characters that have created their own world inside my head and I can't seem to stop listening to them, no matter how hard I try. That's the life of an author. While I might not write for everyone's... Read more of this blog post »

so wanted to take a moment in the deeper bone to thank readers and writers and crossers and dwellers. since going live mid-November 2017, {isacoustic*} has published 307 poems by 130 contributors. this is not a staying place, but am glad to reside for a moment in a created space. if I am, if we a... Read more of this blog post »

A study by Hassan et al. (2018) found that “Our research suggests that gardening activities might enhance physiological and psychological relaxation in older adults.”
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Hassan, A., & Qibing, C. (2018). Physiological and psychological effects of gardening activity in older adu... Read more of this blog post »

I am happy to announce that The Chimera of Prague has been named the WINNER of the Romance category of the New York Book Festival for 2018.

It is a great honor. Sharing it with everyone, from my support people, including cover designer and copy editor, to my beta readers and all my readers has bee... Read more of this blog post »

Published in 2018. Attorney Dismas (Diz) Hardy is in his office when he gets a call from Abby Jarvis. She was a former client of his in a DUI case. She was found guilty and spent five years in jail. Upon release, she found a good job as a bookkeeper, but she’d just been arrested for the murder of... Read more of this blog post »

In a rundown area of Manchester, inside the bathroom of a terraced house overflowing with children and dysfunctional parents, a small but powerful entity befriends young Serena with disastrous results. This unlikely enigmatic force not only dramatically affects introverted Serena’s life but als... Read more of this blog post »

Just revised the blurb for Guardian of Paradise based on some suggestions from Alessandra Torre Read more of this blog post »

In November 2016, I published a blog entitled "And So It Begins" that discussed what it was like to have just written the opening paragraphs for my new book, Aftereffects. Today, I am incredibly proud/excited/verklempt to announce that that Aftereffects will be published on October 8!

Two years i... Read more of this blog post »

The Whispering Woods Witch ebook is coming very, very soon! For now, here's one more look at it!

You can read the first chapter right here!

Chapter begins here:

A faded white curtain covered the only window in the room, blocking out the little bit of sunlight from the setting sun outside. The only s... Read more of this blog post »

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Hey everyone!

From now until July 25th, 2018, my new novel, To Love Thine Enemy, is on sale! EBOOK ONLY, for now, for $0.99.

J. P. was an ex-marine who served with her deceased husband. LaBelle was a warrior of a different kind. They both had ammunition: a w... Read more of this blog post »

Consumed Vampire Awakenings book #8, is LIVE! Find out what happens in Mike and Mollie's story NOW!

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Consumed Vampire Awakenings book #8, is LIVE! Find out what happens in Mike and Mollie's story NOW!

💙 Amazon Kindle: brendakdavies.com/Csdfb
💛 iBooks: brendakdavies.com/Csdib
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Nobody tougher
on Russia than me. Mr
Putin, your coffee.

I’ve just published a book on Amazon. What a fascinating (if not confusing) ride! One little sidetrack to share with you:

When you publish a book on Amazon you get to choose 2 categories to include it in from a list. Only that list is like less than half of the actual categories. Tough. You get ON...

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Last night, just before midnight, I finished the first draft of my new novel, The Third Order. It's in beta-reader status at the moment, and hopefully it will be available by the end of the year. Stay tuned!

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Where I Write
I’m doing my morning writing at one of my favorite Starbucks. This one is next to the Barbs and Nobles on Preston Road just south of Park in Plano, Texas. I write here most mornings.

The photo is of my writing-table. I usually sit at the same table each morning. From left...

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Wishes are too beautiful when the clock is right.

Wishes can get weird when it’s needed to stand in a fight.

The beautiful ones are those when we wish the world to be a floral bed, and we like to reach the stars.

The weird ones are those when we get tired of materialism and we wish to...

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Unu plus unu face 78.

Citesc CV-ul lui Darius Vâlcov. E cusut cu ață roz bombon. A făcut științe economice, ca mine. Dar eu sunt lucrător cu ziua în publicitate-cum zice Ciutacu, iar el este Richelieul PSD-ului.

La 23 de ani eu lucram la ProTv, câștigând 2 milioane de lei pe lună din care îmi plăte...

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Here is an excerpt from the book, The Jefferson Allegiance, where it is used to halt President Polk when he had imperial aims.

This book was a #2 national bestseller at Barnes and Noble when it came out!

22 August 1848

President Polk figured it had to be a hell of a lot hotter down south for the...

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When she leavesWhite Collar, Coat and FISTplease help her.
When she reports White Collar, Coat and FISTshe will be in danger.
White Collar, Coat and FIST isangrymanipulativeand connected.
He will swayfamilyfriendscolleagues andjudges.
Her life could end
Abruptly.
If she lives she is lucky.Please help k... Read more of this blog post »

I wrote about my advice for new writers a week or so back, and I wasn’t wrong with what I said. But I’d like to add a second answer.

Please, whatever you do, take time for you.

There are some people of the mindset that you have to write a certain number of words every day to be considered a write...

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Is it only me or does everyone else have their lives accelerate like a rocket trying to escape orbit as the weather warms? Sheesh. So much gets heaped onto your plate you need a secretary to get it all square. Graduations, summer vaca, moving, super cleaning inside, outside, yard-sales, cut the g... Read more of this blog post »

Derek Milman

author of Scream All Night

Author, I Never is a segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never t...

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دیگه حساب از دستمون در رفته. فکر کنم نزدیک یا خود دویست روزه که سام رجبی با چندین آدم علاقمند محیط زیست دیگه تو زندان هستن و با اینکه وزارت کشور و وزارت اطلاعات بارها گفتن که از نظرشون اونها بیگناهن، هنوز هیچ کس پاسخگوی هیچ چیز نیست. قبلا بارها آدم ها رو دستگیر کردن و زندگی شون رو خراب کردن و بع...

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Yesterday was Toni Stone’s Birthday! She was the first woman to play on a professional baseball team. ⚾ despite the sexism from her team mates and rivals, she played to win!

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Illustration from my book Women In Sports #feminism #womeninsport #tonystone #wcw

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We sat down with an author and retired music teacher to talk about being grateful for the positive things in your life.We're back!It's our 9th episode of Season 2! We're chatting with author Frances Bradley Robinson, about the experiences that drive her book, seeing old things in new ways, and wa... Read more of this blog post »

Peter Bovolaneas chose to look into sperm banking on the advice of his doctors.  As a two-time testicular cancer survivor who knew he wanted a family from a young age, he was thankful the option of sperm banking was available and offered to him before his treatment.   Peter has also been a spokes...

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Read For Pixels is happening again. Give them some support!

http://reveal.thepixelproject.net/2018/07/announcement-read-for-pixels-2018-fall-edition/

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Top ten lists! Why not eh? Lots of things inspire me as a writer. Books and writers obviously! Music just as obviously - my bizarre and wildly tragic taste in music is one of my biggest inspirations. And lets not forget movies! So here goes (none of these are really better than the others in the... Read more of this blog post »

What would you think if you saw this on a billboard? Would it catch your eye? The Eiffel Tower windmill certainly caught my attention. I was so intrigued by it that when I discovered that the Laramie County Library was offering poster-sized versions, I snapped one up and have it hanging where I... Read more of this blog post »

Have you been wanting to try your hand at Amazon Marketing Services or AMS ads but not know where to start? Well before you spend a penny on AMS ads you’ll want to hear what I have to say about the pros and cons of The AMS Ads Profit Formula Course in this 100% honest review. So, stick around:
Wha... Read more of this blog post »

It’s unheard of really for me to be that organized to put together a soundtrack for each book. I pretty much suck at it because I can listen to something peppy while I write a gruesome emotional scene. I don’t really need sensory stimulation to help me write a particular scene.

So, it came as a s...

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Din SUA pana in UK, din Suedia pana cine stie unde, romanii au masini frumoase. Curate, bine intretinute. Nu vi se pare?

Interesant curentul asta, mai ca-mi vine sat rag o fuga in Suedia sa-mi inmatriculez masina.

Pentru domnii politisti care ii opresc pe acesti soferi pentru ca nu le convine numa...

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Lately, I feel I don’t have enough time in the day to do what I need to do.  I have to find a way to do chores around the house and to find time to write.  It doesn’t sound like much of a problem but, I find it is.  I am also knitting professionally right …

Continue reading "Finding Time"

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Es un binomio inquebrantable. Sin los libros no existen los lectores, sin los lectores, quienes nos dedicamos a juntar letras no tenemos razón de ser, porque, a pesar de que siempre digamos que es para nosotros mismos, que es un ejercicio individual y liberador, es indiscutible que...

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(This review may contain spoilers). At an event I went to earlier this year, I was given a promotional hotel key card for this movie. I was immediately intrigued and when I had the opportunity to watch the film, I immediately jumped at the chance. I didn’t really feel like this movie had a lot […...

June 2017 I can only think of the greatest person I know. My mother who has dealt with serious health issues all of her life. Who is my strength who has chosen to bare the burden of doing this time with me when she could have turned her back long ago. I can’t forget my brother whom when I caught...

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