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Carma Spence

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in Santa Rosa, Calif., The United States

August 26

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Business, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cookbooks

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I have been a storyteller all my life. I showed an aptitude for writing at an early age. My first attempts were in fiction at the tender age of 4. And then in the 4th Grade, my teacher (bless her heart) pulled me aside one day after school and told me I should really consider a career in writing.

I took those words to heart and they have sustained me when the going got rough.

In college, while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, I discovered science writing and went on to pursue a Master's degree in Journalism specializing in this area. I built a career in science and health marketing communications and public relations for more than 20 years, plying my craft to communicate complex topics to a lay audience.

Once I ventured out on my own, I ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 44 ratings · 26 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Public Speaking Super Powers: Unleash Your Inner Speaking Superhero and Communicate Your Message with Confidence 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Home Page: How to Fix the 5 Deadly Mistakes Authors, Speakers, and Coaches Makes with Their Website's Homepage really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonkers for Bundt Cakes by Carma Spence (Goodreads Author), C.S. Pothitt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Introduction to Alchemy liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Fill Up Holes: The Comic Genius of Mel Brooks did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	57 Secrets for Branding Yourself Online by Carma Spence (Goodreads Author), Susan C. Daffron (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Continuum 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Your Perfect Pie by Carma Spence (Goodreads Author), C.S. Pothitt 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Home Page by Carma Spence (Goodreads Author), Carma Spence-Pothitt 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Passion for Pumpkins 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Easy 9-Step System to Your First Book in 30 Days: The Complete Beginner's Guide to Become an Authority Author in Weeks!

by Nuno Almeida

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Carma Spence wants to read Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today by Pope Benedict XVI	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It is a rare goal that has only one path.”
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“a blossom past its perfection, shedding petals like a sad metaphor”
― Matthew Hughes, The Damned Busters

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“That was a mean thought, and not funny at all. I let it turn to sand and blow out of my head.”
― Christopher Buehlman, Those Across the River

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“Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, everyone births things into reality.”
― Margaret Ann Lembo, Chakra Awakening: Transform Your Reality Using Crystals, Color, Aromatherapy & the Power of Positive Thought

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“You have to notice the truth in order to be able to avoid it.”
― Sarah Schulman, The Mere Future

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“A righteous man does not conceive of himself as righteous; he is "only doing what anyone else would do," except, of course, that no one else does it.”
― Martin Berman-gorvine, 36

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