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I can't believe we're just TWO WEEKS from releasing our upcoming holiday novella collection, IT'S A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

Thank you for adding this new title to your shelf.

We hope these stories deliver heartwarming smiles and lots of cheer to you this holiday season.

Book hits shelves OCTOBER 12.

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Darkest Before the Dawn

At some time or other you have undoubtedly heard the above sentiment expressed. Situations warranting it are those which weigh us down. When pressures from the job get heavier and heavier; when marital troubles go unresolved; when we encounter bereavement—hope evokes the ex

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First Ascent Intensity

In 1985, Cal Swoager was poised in the middle of the crux of a thin crack at New River Gorge, West Virginia. He was working on doing the first ascent, ground up, so he didn’t know what to expect about protection or difficulty. The protection turned out to be sparse and the diff Read more of this blog post »

The other week I talked about preparedness, and how a bug-out bag may be important if things go sideways. Another good step to take is to learn how to purify and/or distill water in case of an emergency. There are a lot of items you can purchase at stores and online that are pretty good as a purifie Read more of this blog post »

And all of this alliteration is just to let you know that you can now find me on Pinterest: pinterest.com/elnaholstwrites/.

Stop by and take a look at the images/resources that helped set the mood for my works: listen to twenty wolves howling on the Pyotra board; read up on physicians during the Rege Read more of this blog post »

ēstlic, adj: kind, gracious, bounteous; devout, pious. (AIST-lich / ˈeːst-lɪtʃ)

Let's give as many children around the globe as we can a copy of The Wish Trees: How Planting Trees Can Help Make the World a Better Place
Calling all #parents + #teachers... The newly released 2021 expanded edition is free on Kindle today until until Oct 1, 2021. Amazon and Goodreads reviews Read more of this blog post »

Monday, 27th September -- Well, week 3 and I was 3-2 (Bucs lost and the Patriots lost) Browns looked great, but on the other hand Nagy, coach of Bears, should be fired for the game plan with that poor rookie QB, Justin Fields. The Seahawks went down and so did Kansas City. Andy Reid was taken to the Read more of this blog post »

Filhas de Ninguém, meu primeiro livro publicado, está prestes a completar um ano. É muito bizarro olhar para trás e ver que já faz tanto tempo. Eu me lembro como se fosse ontem do tanto de dor-de-cabeça que tive durante a publicação. Eu não sabia o que fazer e depois que eu descobria, ainda precisav Read more of this blog post »

Mick Jagger sang, “You can’t always get what you want; But If you try sometime, you get what you need.” The song is right, if you try sometime you get what you need. Want to write a book? Make a film? Achieve success? Yes you have to try but trying will always lead you to a wall that will stop you i

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Some animals a superstars; featured in books and on the silver screen. Say ‘lion’ and it’s hard not to think of Simba and Aslan. But say ‘pangolin’ and some people will think that you said ‘penguin’. However, their fortunes may be changing. Pangolins were plunged into the limelight as a possible hos Read more of this blog post »

The Christmas Ore will be released on, 10/25/21. It is on pre-order now at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

Stop # 5 of our blog tour for kids fiction book TRYGG THE DINOSAUR just posted. Find out why some of my best friends are dinosaurs. (Even if I have to make do with their fossilized bones and teeth.) $15 Amazon/Barnes&Nobel random draw gift card. http://www.candrelsccc.craftylife.net
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This is just to announce that the new website alexmorrall.com is now live and holds everything.. my art, my novels, my food blogging… Have an explore!

Its The Third Wheel's 2nd Anniversary 💃💃💃 And to celebrate... TTW is #Free all day !!!
Grab your copies nowwwww!!!
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This post goes with the one I shared back in July: Diverse Children's Books.

Why another blog post featuring (mostly) diverse reads?

Because I enjoy them! Because diverse rep is crucial! Because readers should read widely and diversify their bookshelves/book stacks. Because publishers should have

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I thought the best way to present myself can be by sharing an interview I gave a few months ago. Here it is:)

1. When and why did you begin writing?
Some 19 years ago I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, stage three out of four, probability to survive 30%.
Suddenly, my self-image changed dramatical Read more of this blog post »

Yesterday I had the pleasure of lunch with Rich and Nathalie Forsen, true friends of almost three decades standing, at an upscale restaurant in Arlington, Virginia.
It was a splendid day, cloudless with a cerulean sky and the temperature one wishes for year-round. I managed to park less than a hundre Read more of this blog post »

If Nevada had passed AB 395 this year, Nevada would have joined 23 other states in abolishing the death penalty. Who knows, it might have lost it's status as, ‘The Mississippi of the West’. What would Nevada have gained as a state if it didn’t have the death penalty now? Its Department of Correction Read more of this blog post »

Another excerpt from Empires of Bronze: The Shadow of Troy, which launches this Thursday 🙂
Warning: contains gore! 🩸⚔️


Agamemnon’s war-car surged through and ahead of the enemy infantry charge – the Great King wearing a lion hood and banded armour and his team of brightly-caparisoned horses braying. Read more of this blog post »

“Griswold Addams does a great job mixing the camp, the flare, and Nicky’s frequent asides. This was another cute cozy with love at the heart of the story. With a little mystery thrown in, this is an enjoyable tale made all the better on audio. Can’t wait to see where Nicky and Noah go next.” Thank y Read more of this blog post »

The Hostile is book 1 of The Hostile quartet of paranormal thrillers. “Compelling, strange, and wonderful.” “Magical realism at its best.”

In the bathroom of a terraced house in Manchester, a small but powerful entity befriends young Serena with disastrous results. This unlikely enigmatic force Read more of this blog post »

I am pleased to announce that I have this week self-published my fourth book of poems, entitled ‘Social Climbing and Other Poems’, on Amazon. It is available in both paperback and eBook form, the latter edition on Kindle Unlimited, if you subscribe to that.

The poems are mainly social comments, both Read more of this blog post »

The first two books in my new series are on sale now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in ebook and paperback. This series is something new, in that it pairs a futuristic fiction novel with a non-fiction self-improvement manual/life-philosophy manual.

The first book, A Pause in the Perpetual Rotation, is Read more of this blog post »

GUESS WHAT POPPED UP ON A FRIEND'S GOOGLE NEWS FEED TODAY?
I guess I'm getting famous 🙂

Sudbury resident writes travel book

Judy Bloomberg has been an intrepid traveler for over 50 years. As the Sudbury resident explains.
“I have always had a passion for adventure,” Bloomberg said. “Not the kind wher Read more of this blog post »

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Hi.
Sorry!
Date of free download was moved to September 30.
Best!

Frail Earth: Threatened by Scientists Read more of this blog post »