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What is Self-Publishing?
What is Self-Publishing? Self-Publishing is the act of an author taking on the process of writing, editing, formatting, printing, and marketing your fiction or non-fiction book. Following are five important aspects of self-publishing. The author publishes their work independent of any publishing houses. The author takes on all the costs and expenses of the process.…
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A Court of Thorns and Roses – Review
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is cold and bleak in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for…
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January 2022’s Reading List
At the heart of this story is a relationship between a man and his wife, and Celestial’s best friend, Andre. At one point Celestial Davenport thinks “…I never imagined myself to be the kind of woman who would find herself with both a husband and a fiancé…”
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Publish your World
My grandmother told us (her grandchildren) folktales in her kitchen, while we waited for her to finish cooking. She told us tales when we finished eating and waited to go to bed. I remember the sound of her voice, her laugh, the scent of the sweet potatoes she roasted in the hot ash under the…
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The Midnight Library – Book Review
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if…
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Our One Plant Vineyard
Today, I’m very proud of our one plant vine growing like a champ. We got grapevine cuttings from a friend I have spent the last two months babying these two last cuttings into growing into strong plants. One has agreed to bring out leaves, but the other cutting remains dormant. I thought nothing was happening…
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Dread Nation & Deathless Divide
Dread Nation is super amazing. I enjoyed discovering Jane McKeene because she is feisty, strong-willed and kicks ass. She is a fierce black girl lead. Nothing can keep her down. She lives her life how she wants it.
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Playlist – January 12th
Music is my go-to when I’m feeling a serious need to keep working. Here’s my playlist of late: 1. Easy on Me – Adele 2. Burn – Ellie Goulding 3. Return to Love – Ellie Goulding & Andrea Bocelli 4. Cycles – Svrcina 5. Battle of the Bastards – Ramin Djawadi (Game of thrones ost)…
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The Fifth Season – Book Review
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze — the world-spanning…
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On the Writing Desk – Work in Progress
A fresh new start for the year 2022. I’m excited for new projects, and a new creative cycle. Here is what is on the writing desk this year: Zev’s Afrotheria – This is a story I’ve worked on off and on for the last few months. I’ll post it more often on this blog ,…
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