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Steven Gregory

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I have a bachelor's in writing and a master's in literature, which has created a real dislike for purely academic and educational interpretations of literary works. A book is good not because it meets some literary requirement, can be analyzed to death, or whatever, but because you enjoy it when you start, you enjoy it while reading it, and when you're done with it you still enjoy it. The best books are those that make you feel better when you reach the end, regardless of whether or not they survive "the test of time." I've read and enjoyed books from just about every genre, and believe that a good story with good characters (even ones you enjoy not liking) is the best kind of story.

I'm a fan of Joseph Campbell, though I find his books har
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Steven Gregory First, read. Read many books in the area you are interested in. Find what you like about them and don't like. Then write. Then read what you wrote as …moreFirst, read. Read many books in the area you are interested in. Find what you like about them and don't like. Then write. Then read what you wrote as if you were a reader. Then rewrite. Wash, rinse, repeat until you are satisfied. Then have someone else you trust read it. When everyone is satisfied, go for it!(less)
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Go Ahead, Laugh!

We are meant to laugh. At a bare minimum, we should laugh every day. A couple times a day wouldn't be bad either. Why? Well, without getting too technical, it's because our bodies and minds are better when we laugh. You can read all the studies about endorphins and stress release, people being healed through laughter, and even about the laughing clubs that exist (yes, really). But you really don't Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 18, 2014 20:09 Tags: fairy-tales, folk-tales, folktales, happily-ever-after, happiness, happy, laughing, laughter, smile, smiling, wisdom

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
"Born in Mississippi in 1943, but brought to Ohio (where she was raised) as a young child, Mildred D. Taylor grew up listening to the handed-down oral history stories of her family members, especially her father, recounting their experiences and those" Read more of this review »
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This book kept popping up in my recommendations so I finally bit the bullet and bought it. Now, is this a deep and meaningful book? Absolutely not. But it moves at a great pace, has a lot of twists and turns, and keeps you guessing along with the mai ...more
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“The stories told by ancient peoples from which we are descended have managed to put into pleasant and entertaining words what we’ve been repeating ever since in living rooms, courts, churches, and therapy sessions. The “life tips” that we seek have been there for us all along.”
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“The fight is not always to the strongest nor the race always to the swiftest. And even if the playing field is not level, the "little guy" is going to win every now and again.”
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“I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.”
Aldous Huxley, Point Counter Point

“All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.”
Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
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“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.”
Aldous Huxley

“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.”
Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

“When I was alive, I believed — as you do — that time was at least as real and solid as myself, and probably more so. I said 'one o'clock' as though I could see it, and 'Monday' as though I could find it on the map; and I let myself be hurried along from minute to minute, day to day, year to year, as though I were actually moving from one place to another. Like everyone else, I lived in a house bricked up with seconds and minutes, weekends and New Year's Days, and I never went outside until I died, because there was no other door. Now I know that I could have walked through the walls. (...) You can strike your own time, and start the count anywhere. When you understand that — then any time at all will be the right time for you.”
Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

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