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Originally posted on Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author:
Is the newsletter pop-up driving you away? I noticed the blog’s dropping in numbers these past few weeks. Should I take the newsletter off? I don’t want to drive anyone away! Or is it just the usual summertime slow-down? Thanks, Traci

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Comparisonitis – Or – “Everyone Else Is Better Than Me” – by Joanna Penn…

Comparisonitis – Or – “Everyone Else Is Better Than Me” – by Joanna Penn…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
“The amateur continuously rates himself in relation to others, becoming self-inflated if his fortunes rise, and desperately anxious if his star should fall. The amateur craves third-party validation.” Steven Pressfield, Turning Pro OUCH. That hurts because I know I get comparisonitis sometimes. It’s hard not…

Inspiring Kids of All Ages—One Book at a Time—#GetCaughtReading

Originally posted on Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author:
“The love of reading is a lynchpin for successful learning—for success in life. Kids learn to read best when adults take time to share their passion for books with them.” ~Bette A. Stevens, Maine author. One of the best ways to inspire kids to love to read is…

This Week in Indie Publishing

Don Massenzio's Author Site Traditional publishers’ ebook sales drop as indie authors and Amazon take off BigStock Photo Ebook sales are dying. Ebooks are insanely popular. If the short definition of cognitive dissonance is holding two contradictory ideas to be true, ebooks are about as dissonant as digital content gets. Yet ebooks may also represent a chapter […]

#MotownWriters: Coming in August: Second Time Sweeter: A Blessings Novel by Bestselling Michigan Author Beverly Jenkins @authormsbev

Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
Order your copy now! And share this post http://amzn.to/2ETJ9rK ? Second Time Sweeter: A Blessings Novel by Beverly Jenkins  (Author) http://amzn.to/2ELDybf NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a new heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. Malachi “Mal” July has run…

Love Quilts UK Number Two

Originally posted on World of Stories:
I had another email this morning, two in a short space of time, and it was so exciting to receive. If you have read my first post entitled Love Quilts UK you will understand what these quilts are and why they are so extraordinary. This is the quilt, and…

CHALLENGES OF A DISABLED WRITER

Limerick of Jemsbooks – Louey!

Originally posted on JEMSBOOKS:
This is a post I wrote in 2017 that I wanted to share with you again. This is the perfect time to stock up on summer reading for your kids that will keep them entertained and at the same time teach them good behavior. I had fun writing limericks for my…

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