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Maria Savva
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New release: Out Of Time
My new collection of short stories, "Out Of Time" has just been released in paperback.
You can find it on Amazon worldwide, and other online retailers.
This collection contains previously unreleased short stories, some of which were featured on The Write Launch in 2017. There are also some brand new stories, and I've included a bonus section with stories taken from the Mind's Eye Series of books.
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You can find it on Amazon worldwide, and other online retailers.
This collection contains previously unreleased short stories, some of which were featured on The Write Launch in 2017. There are also some brand new stories, and I've included a bonus section with stories taken from the Mind's Eye Series of books.
Ab Read more of this blog post »
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Coincidences
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A Time to Tell
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2006
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Second Chances
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2010
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Delusion and Dreams
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2013
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Pieces of a Rainbow
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2009
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Haunted
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2012
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The Dream
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2011
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Far Away In Time
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2014
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BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology - Volume 3
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Excerpt from Forever Blue (Pieces of a Rainbow)
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excerpt from a short story 'Forever Blue', from my collection 'Pieces of a Rainbow'
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Thanks, Julie. I didn't know that about Kindle. They must have changed the way you upload files there. I've always used a professional ebook formatter
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There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
First and foremost, I am a writer—and a writer is always facing the challenge of a new book. This is, for me, what makes life interesting: there is always a new book to be written, which involves pain, joy, suffering, relief, feelings of a person who is alive. Do I have the fear of failure? Yes. But I can’t be paralyzed by this. To do that, I need to live my life fully, which I do, accepting all challenge and all possibilities. Having said that, I don’t think why this or that happened, and I became a worldwide celebrity. I think: “Am I honest in what I am doing? Can I still talk to my
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Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
I was a rebel. I was against everything, and that is actually a good thing to be when you are of a young age. My parents tried to make me behave properly. They tried everything from threats, to complaints about how much I let them down, but nothing worked. They thought they had lost control and said to themselves: “He is mad. He wants to be an artist.” And then they committed me to this institution, and I learned at very young age that I had to fight. I chose not to look at myself as a victim but thought “Paulo, now you are experiencing the difficulties that real artists actually should
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when each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
If you are open to the world—this means you are open to other cultures, other religions, other places. It allows different cultures to share with each other the best they have, always respecting their own background.
From the moment that one is able to understand that the world has a soul and that we are all part of it, we start to pay attention to very subtle things. We start treasuring the small things, the people next to us, the beauty of difference.
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May 06, 2015 06:12PM
Hi Maria! Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyiBQ... and join us on Facebook.com/mymiraclethemovie as we take this wonderful journey as we unfold the life of a young man who lived through a major Traumatic Brain Injury, coma, and had to relearn everything over again. Please take care and be safe. THANK YOU for the friendship!
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Maria I was wondering if you can autograph your book called coincidences please
Hello Maria,I hope you're well.
Thank's for accepting my request of friendship.
Regards,
Owen
Behind The Smile
Maria, thanks for friending me here in Goodreads. We authors have to stick together and get the word out about our works. Have a great Thanksgiving!
your welcome and i can't wait to read one of your books and it's great talking to you
It's nice to meet you too and you wrote alot of books
Just wanted to stop by here to see you and say hello...and say you're awesome!:)Thank you for everything! Have a great day!Joe
It looks like you are doing great! I'm glad to see.
Just finished reading Fusion - excellent set of stories. Have posted a review on here and Lulu.
Hi Maria,Thanks for the friendship! :-)
-Bobbie
You're getting some great reviews on A Time to Tell.How does that make you feel? Loved? :)
Hi Maria- Great that you've won the first monthly book club discussion! I can't wait to discuss A Time to Tell with everyone.
Hi Maria- Just wanted to say thank you for the christmas card! And wanted to see if you had gotten mine?I never even noticed that we could post comments on this site. I just read all the ones you posted for the past few months! sorry!
Hope all is going well for this year!
I got Pieces Of A Rainbow today by UPS. I will try reading it soon. Since it is in short story form I may just be able to do it! :-) I hope that all is well. Peace
You're very welcome! We have to support one another. I have a new blog post, tell me what you think.http://treasuresyw.wordpress.com/
Hey Maria. Thank you for the invite to friendship. I hope that all is well with you. Many Blessings to you!
Thank you, Maria, for adding Musical Chairs. I hope to read A Time To Tell very soon. See you on "Coffee's Hot"Warmly, Jen
Hi, Maria. Your new photo is lovely. I just read a review of your book and I had to drop in and say "CONGRATULATIONS"...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN :) I hope everything is going well for you!!!!
Hi Maria, Thank you for adding me to your list of frineds!
Hi Maria,just dropping by for a visit. I would like to invite you to check out Shadow Forrest Authors for charity and help support illiteracy issues.http://www.shadowforestauthors.com
We also have a SFA group here on goodreads. Have a great week.
Blessing CJ
Hi Maria, I'm glad you enjoyed the blog novel. Thanks so much for the thorough review ;) (and cross-posting the review on other places!). I think my first two books (writing/editing/publishing/marketing) have exhausted me quite a bit...I'm looking forward to "continuing on a degree" soon (in the process of registering for classes). I think it'd be a nice change of pace.Thanks again. Have a great weekend; I will send good thoughts/good karma your way in the meantime.
Jess.
Hi Maria, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.Blessings CJ
Join shadow forest authors and help stop illiteracy worldwide.
http://www.shadowforestauthors.com
Hi Maria -- Just stopped by to see what you've been up to. Let me know when your new collection of short stories will be available. Best -- Quinn
Thanks for the add! Just wanted to stop by and say hello. Hope you have a wonderful night.
Hi Maria:Just passing "through town" and wanted to say hello to you! Hope everything is going great!
TTYS,
Lisette
Maria, thanks for the friendship, make good use of your "in-between" time. Best, cinda williams chimawww.cindachima.com
Happy St. Paddy's to you Maria . . . Love your leprecauhns!! (let's keep 'em guessing about that one!) -- Quinn
Hi Maria --Thanks for your recent comment regarding 'Horse Latitudes' in the Amazon UK fiction forum "Why hasn't somebody made the movie??"
Unless the book in question is plot-driven, genre fiction (ala Tom Clancy), gotta stand by the old adage "Great books make bad movies." Great books are the product of great writing. It's all about words. Films are a visual medium. One doesn't readily translate into the other (or with the same effect). I've always felt novelists are closer to musicians or composers than screen writers. Tho I wouldn't mind some Hollywood producer writing me a fat check for the movie rights.
By the way, hope you have a very happy birthday!
Quinn
Hi Maria. Thank you for the good wishes. May you have everything good. Best regards.
Hello Maria,How are you? Thank you for being my friend. Good fortune on your books. I wish you all the best for 2009 and always.
Please visit these groups when you have a chance: Happy & Brainy Group, To the Glory of Man, Reason Reigns, and Goodreads Tea Party. Have a marvelous week. Warmest regards.
Hi Maria, stopped by to see what's new with you. Have a great week.Blessings CJ
Hi Maria!Thank you for acknowledging one of my books that I recommended, and added to your list of, to read books. I thank you very much!
Just in case I didn't...May I recommed both my books.
"Love of a Lifetime& Abandoned Love"
Love your website...good, clear, giving all the information needed. I tend to ramble - you'll have to give me some pointers!
Hi Maria,Thanks for the friend's request.
GoodLuck
Sanaz
Maria, thank you so much for the glowing Amazon review you gave What Remains. You certainly boosted sales.I've just received my copy of A Time to Tell and look forward to it--though my mother will probably read it first. She is staying with me to recover from hip surgery and is enjoying my home library.
Again, many thanks!
Hi Maria,Thanks for the friendship on Goodreads. As a writer myself, I am looking forward to reading your books
