Our Golden Age?
The early decades of the twenty-first century saw a great flowering of the literary arts, due in large part to the advent of self-publishing on the Internet. The writers called themselves Indie Authors. Many of them were members of the so-called Baby Boom generation, born between the end of the Second World War and the nineteen-sixties. With a high degree of literacy and egos inflated by the conviction that they were the first humans to experience anything worthwhile, many of them used their retirement years to write. Literary agents and publishers were overwhelmed by a flood of submissions from these eager wannabees. Mail rooms overflowed with manuscript boxes, fat brown envelopes and SASEs. Rejections issued forth, provoking incredulous disappointment. Technology came to the rescue, providing online publishing platforms that allowed the indies to elbow the weary gatekeepers aside and publish. Millions of ebooks and POD print books issued forth. Savvy…
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The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane: Part Four: Trick or treat by Emily Harvale @rararesources @emilyharvale
Book Description:
Escape to the seaside village of Little Pondale with Part Four of this heart-warming and romantic, four-part serial.
Mia Ward was amazed to inherit her great-aunt Matilda’s thatched cottage in the tiny seaside village of Little Pondale – especially as Mia didn’t know she had a great-aunt Matilda. She was even more astonished to discover she’d only inherit the place if she lives there for a year.
But a lot can happen in a very short time, and life in Little Pondale is not going quite as Mia hoped. She may have finally beaten one fear, but now heartbreak threatens to drown her.
And when at last, she starts to unravel the mystery of Matilda’s past, she uncovers an extraordinary plan for her own future. Now just who can Mia trust?
As the nights draw in and cold winds steal through Sunbeam Cottage, she turns to an unlikely…
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WSU Midtown Literary Walk via @WSUPress Saturday September 15, 2018 Noon-3:30pm
Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network
BOOK EVENT
Enjoy a strolling afternoon of literature hosted by several venues in our Midtown neighborhood! A range of authors – from poets to jazz and hip-hop artists – will read and perform. Books will be available for purchase and signing at each stop.
All events are free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary. Metered street parking available. Lunch menu items available for purchase at Maccabees at Midtown (1pm) stop.
https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/news-events/events/detail/wsu-midtown-literary-walk

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How to punctuate dialogue in a novel – by Louise Harnby…
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

In this article, we’ll look at the following:
- How to indicate speech
- Creating pauses and trail-offs
- Showing interruptions
- How to punctuate tagged speech
- Working with broken-up dialogue
- Handling vocative expressions
- Dealing with faltering speech
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Bargain Book – ‘The Daughter-in-law Syndrome’.
My family drama ‘The Daughter-in-law Syndrome’ is now at $0.99 /£0.99 until 4th September.
The Daughter-in-law Syndrome investigates the complicated relationship causing much friction between Grandmother Edna Deane and her daughter-in-law Arla. In addition it focuses on the sometimes tumultuous partnership between Arla and her husband Ric.
Arla Deane sometimes likens her marriage to undergoing daily psychological warfare. Husband Ric will never voice an opinion, and puts his mother Edna up high on a pedestal. Arla is sick of always feeling that she comes in at only second best to her mother-in-law, who much to Arla’s fury is never told anything by Ric or his sisters that she would not want to hear.
This novel explores the husband/wife, mother/son, and mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationships. After twenty eight years of marriage, Arla, the daughter-in-law, is at the end of her tether and persuades a reluctant Ric to accompany her for marriage guidance. As…
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‘I am Soul’ Virtual Blog Tour – Day Four…
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog

Bio.
Yecheilyah (e-SEE-li-yah, affectionately nicknamed EC) is an Author, Blogger, and Poet and lives in Marietta, GA with her wonderful husband.
She has been writing poetry since she was twelve years old and joined the UMOJA Poetry Society in High School where she learned to perfect her craft.
In 2010, at 23 years-old, Yecheilyah published her first collection of poetry and in 2014, founded Literary Korner Publishing and The PBS blog where she enjoys helping other authors through her blog interviews and book reviews.
The PBS Blog has been named among Reedsy’s Best Book Review blogs of 2017 and 2018 and has helped many authors in their writing journey. I am Soul is her fourth collection of poetry.
THE RIGHT POEM
When the right poem is born, it is all feeling,
taste and touch and nourishment,
All heart and aching and lifting.
Poetry is a revolution with a profound sense…
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