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Greta van der Rol ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

Greta van der Rol is one of the contributors to the latest Pets in Space anthology, which not only provides a ton of great reading–it also helps a wonderful organization called Hero Dogs.

Do you start with plot or characters?

A bit of both, really. Let’s use my Pets in Space 6 story, The Thunder Egg, as an example. As I was staring at the blank page on my computer ...

Deborah Bailey ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

I’m excited to have Deborah Bailey as my interviewee today. She’s an award-winning multi-genre author, and she’s full of great advice for other authors.

What is NOT in the book that readers might find interesting? (Deleted scene, background information, etc)

My novella, Metamorphosis, is part of the Pets in Space 6 anthology, but it’s also part of a series I’m writing ...

Homeschooling and Working While Shaping Amazing Learners

by LM Preston

Homeschooling and Working While Shaping Amazing Learners is a nuts to bolts guide for working parents who want to groom exceptional learners through the flexibility of homeschooling. Learn to juggle working and homeschooling your kids while maintaining your sanity. Also, use aspects of homeschooling for after schooling when traditional school isn’t working. Single parents are given options for executing homeschooling or after schooling methods that work in practical bits for...

Julia Hengst ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers.

Today’s guest is Julia Hengst, author of the otherworldly Venus Underwater: Songs from Mermaidia.

Can you give us a sneak peek at your next project?

This current book, Venus Underwater: Songs from Mermaidia, is a guide book of sorts for Mermaidia. It introduces the mermaid world, including how mermaids are born, where they go to school and what they do for fun. Plu...

We Never Knew Just What It Was …

the story of the Chad Mitchell Trio

by Mike Murphey

Of all the groups to emerge during the folk era of the 1960’s, first the Chad Mitchell Trio and later The Mitchell Trio were unequivocally the best. Their complex harmonies, sense of comedic timing and stage presence were unique to the folk movement. They didn’t enjoy the commercial success of other groups because their material made political and social statements that radio and television refused to play. They were wildly popular, t...

Humanity’s Cry for Change

Actions You Can Take to Create a New Earth by Kate Heartsong

Author Kate Heartsong is offering you a chance to win a free copy of the book as well as an hour of coaching. Read on to get the details.

Many people worldwide are anxious and in pain. They want relief! With chaos in both our individual lives and across the globe, humanity is hungry to learn about why there’s all this upheaval and what we can do to positively change ourselves and humanity.

Humanity’s Cry for Change has the ans...

Our Moon Festival

by Yobe Qiu

Just look at this charming book! Read all the way through to learn how you can enter the giveaway raffle to win a signed copy.

Buy the Book:  Amazon ~ Author’s Website ~ ​Oakiebees

Our Moon Festival is a beautifully illustrated children’s book celebrating the unique ways the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese communities celebrate the Moon Festival. The story highlights different families and their traditions as they observe Zhong Qiu Jie, Tết Trung Thu, and Tsukimi!

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Our African Unconscious

The Black Origins of Mysticism and Psychologyby Edward Bruce Bynum Ph.D. ABPP

Reveals how spirituality and the collective unconscious of all of humanity originated in Africa

• Examines the Oldawan, the Ancient Soul of Africa, and its correlation with what modern psychologists have defined as the collective unconscious

• Draws on archaeology, DNA research, history, and depth psychology to reveal how the biological and spiritual roots of religion and science came out of Africa

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Save The Cat! Writes For TV

The Last Book on Creating Binge-worthy Content You’ll Ever Need

by Jamie Nash, based on the books by Blake Snyder

Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat! story method revolutionized the way books are written. Since the original book, there have been books, classes, software, blogs, and webinars dedicated to the process. There’s the original book, and sequels that explain how to use Snyder’s method to write for movies. And now there’s Jamie Nash’s offering.

If it works for novels and short stor...

Gosia Nealon ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Three Questions and a Cover — a short interview with one of my favorite authors, along with one of the author’s covers

Today’s guest is Gosia Nealon, author of The Last Sketch. Keep reading to get some friendly advice for writers, a summary of the book, and a bit of background on Gosia.

Do you start with plot or characters?

I start with characters. I feel like I need to know each character very well before working on the plot. Thanks to that, later, the story flows smoothly. After that,...