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Hi ! I saw your book on amazon I was wondering if it was okay if I ordered it from there ?? I read a while ago that buying books from there wasn't that good because they don't pay what they are supposed to pay author (I think ??) so I just want to be sure

Hi there! It is absolutely, absolutely okay if you wanted to order my novel from Amazon! Thank you so much for your interest and taking the time to ask this question.

Amazon, like many other book distributors, operates like a middleman. There’s lots of benefits since it makes book purchasing accessible for people on different platforms, whether it’s Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Kobo, or any other retailer. It’s convenient for the reader to be available where they’re most likely to purchase bo...

Hi ! I saw your book on amazon I was wondering if it was okay if I ordered it from there ?? I read a while ago that buying books from there wasn't that good because they don't pay what they are supposed to pay author (I think ??) so I just want to be sure

Hi there! It is absolutely, absolutely okay if you wanted to order my novel from Amazon! Thank you so much for your interest and taking the time to ask this question.

Amazon, like many other book distributors, operates like a middleman. There’s lots of benefits since it makes book purchasing accessible for people on different platforms, whether it’s Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Kobo, or any other retailer. It’s convenient for the reader to be available where they’re most likely to purchase bo...

Hi ! I saw your book on amazon I was wondering if it was okay if I ordered it from there ?? I read a while ago that buying books from there wasn't that good because they don't pay what they are supposed to pay author (I think ??) so I just want to be sure

Hi there! It is absolutely, absolutely okay if you wanted to order my novel from Amazon! Thank you so much for your interest and taking the time to ask this question.

Amazon, like many other book distributors, operates like a middleman. There’s lots of benefits since it makes book purchasing accessible for people on different platforms, whether it’s Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Kobo, or any other retailer. It’s convenient for the reader to be available where they’re most likely to purchase bo...

Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature

Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature:

weneeddiversebooks:

cbcdiversity:

“Those books that are #OwnVoices have an added richness to them precisely because the author shares an identity with the character.” via Brightly

This is an excellent post by Kayla Whaley! For more #ownvoices rep, check out Corinne Duyvis’ #ownvoices contest, which closes Monday:http://www.corinneduyvis.net/supportownvoices/

oupacademic:If you’re tired of the word kiss, how about a...

oupacademic:

If you’re tired of the word kiss, how about a buss, a neb, or a peck? We look into the history of these and other synonyms for kiss.

Image credit: Photo by Skeeze. CC0 public domain via Pixabay.

"Seeing reflections of yourself in the fiction you love is one of the most powerful forms of..."

“Seeing reflections of yourself in the fiction you love is one of the most powerful forms of affirmation we have in popular culture”

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Bryan Hill,Why diversity matters to all of us

(Read the whole article and consider followingdiversecomics)

promptsforthesoul:I love this

promptsforthesoul:

I love this

Plot Points and the Inciting Incident

Plot Points and the Inciting Incident:

writeworld:

Plot points can sometimes be difficult to pick out, especially when there is confusion as to the purpose of such a device in a story. If one accepts the idea that stories are about solving problems, the reason for Inciting Incidents and Act Turns becomes all too clear.

Every problem has its own genesis, a moment at which the balance is tipped and the previous sense of oneness is lost. With separation comes the awareness of an inequity, and a d...

adulthoodisokay:retrogradeworks:nubbsgalore:closely related to...

adulthoodisokay:

retrogradeworks:

nubbsgalore:

closely related to sharks but with long, flat bodies and wing-like pectoral fins, mobula raysare ideally suited to swooping through the water - here off the gulf of california - yet seem equally at home in the air, so much so that they have earned the name “flying rays”.mobula rays can reach heights of more than two metres, remaining airborne for several seconds.

mobula rays are quite elusive and difficult to study, so biologists are not qu...

ftlukens:The Star Host is a young adult science-fiction...

ftlukens:

The Star Host is a young adult science-fiction adventure and it’s available for preorder now @interludepress

Print - http://store.interludepress.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-star-host-by-f-t-lukens-print-edition

Ebook - http://store.interludepress.com/collections/the-star-host-by-f-t-lukens-1/products/the-star-host-by-f-t-lukens-ebook-edition

Thank you to the wonderful @authorcblee for the graphic.