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Well, I finished all the edits on this 100 page novella and everything is going according to plan. 3 books published this summer is still a real possibility (yes I’m counting the end of May as summer cause it’s good enough for summer vacation). I just need to polish the blurb before I put it up f... Read more of this blog post »

If I got a dollar for every time I heard someone say, "Oh you write books? I should write a book," I would be a millionaire right now. However, for as much as I hear people say it, rarely do they ever really go through with it. Most people who utter that phrase, don't actually ever intend to writ... Read more of this blog post »

This is book was published in 2017 and is the second of a series, following his book, “Shadowshaper,” written in 2012.

The story takes us back to the Bedford-Stuyvesant district of Brooklyn where Sierra Santiago has become the leader of the Shadowhouse. She and her friends are Shadowshapers, who c... Read more of this blog post »

Níðhöggr is a monster that features prominently in "Ice Phoenix".

In the real world...
In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker, traditionally also spelled Níðhǫggr, often anglicized Nidhogg) is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. In historical Viking society, níð... Read more of this blog post »

Più bello del non fumare è rompere i coglioni a quelli che fumano. Fai come me: cercati un bersaglio e colpisci. Fitto, fittissimo.
E vai di pippone su quanto sia cambiata in meglio la tua vita. Di come adesso fai le scale, cinque scalini alla volta. (senza specificare se in salita o discesa)
《Mi s... Read more of this blog post »

For Day 23, please go through the following daily checklist. Have an enjoyable day.
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Quote of the Day: “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.” – Dalai Lama
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Daily Fact: M... Read more of this blog post »

Aha, I see "The Flowers of Vashnoi" has hit #95 in the Amazon sales rankings this morning. I had been hoping it might break into the double digits. It's a mayfly sort of achivement, but fun, like watching a live-action video game.

Thanks for all the mentions around the net, folks! (Although I susp... Read more of this blog post »

It’s been a busy year so far and I have more wonderful news. Ghost City Press has accepted my fiction micro-chapbook, Space, Collisions, for the 2018 Summer Micro-Chapbook Series! I’m grateful to Kevin Bertolero and Jack Bachmann for choosing to include my collection. Many wonderful poets and wri...

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Think of your favorite song, painting, or novel. It's pretty self-evident that the painting and the novel took weeks/months/years to complete. And I've heard musicians speak of taking months or years to get a song just right. Lots of effort involved all the way around.

Now think about how much tim... Read more of this blog post »

In front of an ancient black train there was a little girl waiting impatiently. The train started to move while the child cried out “where are my parents?” without stopping.

In Goodreads you can find out extra information about my novel The Guardians of the Earth Type Planets, from quotations to a... Read more of this blog post »

Armstrong Knight and Kya meet for the first time in Stones of Dracontias: The Bloodstone Dragon


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Hello all,

I'm seriously thinking of leaving GoodReads...

After one year of promotion and one year of half-price sale. This site was good before the mid 2010s... and not being able to join groups because as this is a site for Authors and Readers, Authors are told not to speak about their books. Wha... Read more of this blog post »

After 6 months of planning, I can finally share that I'm doing an Instagram takeover of Planned Parenthood (@PlannedParenthood) with my cross-stitch art. It went live at 9am this morning and my art will be posted 5x/day over the next 3 days. I'm really excited to lend my art as a form of artistic... Read more of this blog post »

Who influenced me
To write?
Anne Frank
Her diary!
Begged for one
And then, on my tenth birthday
There it was
Waiting for me
To add to the history
Of young women writers
But somehow
In the post second world war atmosphere
And the beginnings of the madness
Called a police action
Soon to take place
In a place
Not... Read more of this blog post »

I never met Walter Freeman, the man who was the very public face of lobotomies as cures for mental illness in the mid-20th century and at whose own reckoning performed some 3,500 such operations. Performing a lobotomy, without mask or gloves, in front of curious bystanders was one of his publicit... Read more of this blog post »

I just found out that my novel, The Fabric of Hope: An Irish Family Legacy, is a National Indie Excellence Award finalist. So thrilled! /Users/susanmathis/Desktop/NIEA award.png

Flynn: MFM Werewolf Vampire Menage Romance

Flynn, Book 3 in the Amazon Bestselling Sanibel Immortals Series, is available for Pre-Order exclusively on Amazon.

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Fast Gun – A Short Story gets 5 stars on Goodreads!

This makes me super excited. What I want out of my writing is to share my stories and have someone, if even just one person, love them. This is the best thing that could have happened to give me a boost. Thank you.

Once again, it is official. I am now in receipt of my official author page at Booklikes.

In addition to my new author profile, I am still utilizing (and enjoying) the "World's #1 Blog Platform Designed for Book Lovers" by way of my traditional profile (also new) at the location, adding to its wal... Read more of this blog post »

I was abused. Forgotten. Abandoned. Hopeless cause. I was a mess completely. I dropped out of school, disappearing into an abandoning apartment. Being consumed by the world’s rules and regulations. The belief in a perfect body. I began drinking alcohol until I lost control. Living in an asylum to...

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Purple Booker. If you want to join in grab your current read, flick to a random page, select two sentences (without spoilers) and share them in a blog post or in the comments of The Purple Booker. I found this on I Wuv Books’ post, here, and d...

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Author's new book receives a warm literary welcome.
*****Five Star Rating!
Balance
Readers' Favorite announces the review of the Romance - Contemporary book "Balance" by M.J. Woods, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M....

Reviewed By Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite

"Balanc... Read more of this blog post »

When I was about 11 months old, I was adopted by my parents, who were living in Panama at the time. We moved to the States when I was around two, despite a few attempts over the years, I haven’t been back to Panama since. At least that was true up until this past weekend.

As a bit of a late Mothe...

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predictable I guess ( but slightly depressing) that all the instant tributes are concerned with what Roth wrote about, not how he wrote, which was,after all, the essence of his literary power

Hello, wonderful people of the blogging world!

As you might have noticed from the title, this particular entry is intended to be a huge shout-out to all the indie (and small press) authors I’ve read in the past few years. As there are a fair number and I want to give them all their due, the shout-...

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SUP PEEPS, I AM BACK.

        First off, I feel SO much better, taking a break was a good idea because it took a bit of the stress of trying to post every week and I was able to pull myself and my life together. I finally feel happy and calm again which is so wonderful, and I'd like to thank all o... Read more of this blog post »

The last few weeks have been pretty stressing for me, pushing me to the limits and making me wonder when the bad times would stop. Pressure from other people to make things happen in an impossible situation led to me breaking down in front of my GP in pure desperation.

But sometimes our blackest m...

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when you grow up they tell you that you will settle, as though you are but a human-shaped turbulent sea, roaring and churning. you are this way because you are a child. you are young, you have plenty of time to 'figure it out'

but as i grow, and now that i am considered no more a child but a y... Read more of this blog post »

A crop of a WIP of Fire Lord Zuko I’m doing for fun and practice.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 16:42

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There have been a couple changes to my BayCon programming schedule. A couple of queer-interest items were added and one that I wanted to support conflicted with a panel I'd been scheduled for but didn't feel as strongly about. Remember: you can make an a...

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[image error]Every morning is another chance to make someone smile, to give a friend a hug, to comfort someone who is having a terrible day, and to present the world with your best self.

Here’s a scene from White Oak, one of my personal projects. I’ve been working on it in my spare moments for a long, long time and I’ve finally made a ton of progress. Excited to share more!

(PS I’ve been posting more sketches and in progress works on instagram @mcrockefeller if you’d like to follo...

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Everyone likes to give advice. Some people, like me, even like to get advice. But unless you’re a person who can magically change your habits and personality overnight, advice can be very hard to implement.

Example: A Writing Advice Road Not Taken

The advice: Get to bed and rise early to do your b...

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Without a doubt, one of the highlights of 2018 and it will take a strong work to surpass the quality of this latest Undertow Publications release. Connected not just by themes of human-creature melding, but also by an adherence to clear and poetic writing, deeply affecting emotion, All the Fabul...

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Ok, not quite. But I did finish the first round of edits on my new YA space fantasy Fostered Reality this morning. The first draft of the next book in the series, The Second Portal, is already written, so now it's time to flesh that one out some more.

In the past, I released books as I finished w... Read more of this blog post »

De Nieuweling voelde als een heerlijk warm bad. Mix Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings en Pokemon en je krijgt een heerlijk verslavende mix. De wereld van de summoner serie is er eentje vol spanning, avontuur, vriendschap en bijzondere wezens. Ik raakte er verslaafd aan! Ik was dan ook erg blij toen...

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It’s an exciting day! Concordia Publishing House is releasing its 2018 music, and I can’t stop smiling. There’s a whole playlist full of recordings to enjoy!

Today, I thought I’d take a moment to share my two contributions to the long list of choral pieces, which will also serve as a follow-up to... Read more of this blog post »

Hello My Imaginary Friends,

As I mentioned I have a book and a story that’s eligible for Aurora nominations. If you like The Travelling TARDIS, Fandom Travel,  Parasomnia, or Database of the Ageless Kings, please go nominate them. The deadline is this Saturday May 26th.

 

Aurora Awards

The Aurora...

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Anybody who has been to any sort of convention where people dress up has seen some amazing costumes, but they’d still be blown away by this creation from Phoenix, Arizona costume maker Bill Freitag. It’s possible you’ve seen this one before (he appeared wearing it on Kelly And Michael in 2015), b...

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In 2015 I wrote an open letter to Mark Coetzee, the now ex-director of the newly opened Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) at the Waterfront in Cape Town.  Coetzee, who resigned from his position on 16 May 2018 after trustees initiated an inquiry into his professional conduct,...

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Editura Nemira lansează marți, 5 iunie, de la ora 19.00, la Pergola din Grădina Cărturești Verona, Jurnalul necenzurat al celui mai mare dansator din toate timpurile: Vaslav Nijinski.

La eveniment participă dansatorii Răzvan Mazilu și Ștefan Lupu, care vor performa un scurt moment coregrafic,...

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Who had the brilliant idea to try and plan a book launch during the last week of school, when everyone is bogged down by final tests and projects (including me)? Well, I guess that was me who had the idea. Anyways, I’m trying a few new things this time around. My last two “big launches” […]

If you’ve ever been blindsided by a valuable employee’s resignation and conducted an exit interview, you may have asked the right questions six months too late.

Exit interviews detail why employees leave your organization. In contrast, stay interviews—rarely done—provide a valuable tool for retai...

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The Independents

You say ‘evasion’, I say ‘avoidance’

“Hello fellow Independents, my name’s Marissa Phillips, I’m a Tax Accountant” she smiled at the anticipated mock groans from the audience, “and I’ll be standing for Parliament in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.” She was easy on the eye, n... Read more of this blog post »

In this episode of Mahabharat series, Arjuna emerges victorious at Draupadi’s swayamvara, but a command from Kunti turns into a predicament for the bride, who suddenly finds herself with five husbands instead of one.

The post Mahabharat Episode 22: Draupadi’s Predicament appeared first on The Ish...

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