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This Crazy Thing We Do
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The Art of Myth-DirectionAvailable Now & On Kindle Unlimited #KUa.co/d/8B50deF🎭 Comedy / Satire👧 Kid Heroes💪 Coming of Age😻 Animal Companion🍳 Talking Magical Item😈 Good Vs Evil🐉 Subverted Tropes👩❤️💋👩 No Romance#booksky💙📚 #debutnovel #fantasy #satire #comedy #humor #writing #kindleunlimited
When is a book finished? When you are done writing. After 50 revisions over 6 editions things feel right here. It is the story I want to tell. https://www.amazon.com/Some-Books-Are-Not-Sale/dp/B0B6XQB9BF #writing #books #florida
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Is It A Trend?
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My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up on Substack.
Show Me The Money.
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Reading Rainbow is returning after twenty years, with the incomparable Mychal the Librarian leading the way.
This show is exactly what we need right now.
Books are being banned. Education is under attack. The fascists want to control the narrative.
This is an opportunity for kids to learn to love books, literature & libraries while also fostering a sense of compassion, diversity, inclusion and tolerance.
#readingrainbow #books #literature #writing #mychal #tolerance #compassion #libraries
My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up on substack. Sharing our ideas.
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Finally!
We've completed our little Haikuart-Series "Hedgehog in the four seasons"!
Haiku: @MarjoleinRotsteeg
Watercolor paintings: @KarenKasparArt
All proceeds from the sale of prints and products of this hedgehog haiku artwork will be donated to the Avolare Wildlife Hospital in the Netherlands (avolare.nl).
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#art #haiku #haikuart #poem #poetry #writing #hedgehog #animals #cute #autumn #gifts #giftideas #christmas #support #watercolor #painting #artwork #seasons
Well, this is where it begins. A prologue, of sorts, although I know those aren't popular these days.
But if you'd like to spend 10 minutes or so in a magical library with a very odd garden, a fire-breathing dragon and flying books...
"We started with participants sharing personal technology stories—EVs as climate-guilt-free mobility, pirate radio stations as creation rather than consumption, bikes as intergenerational freedom. Then we unpacked the narratives underneath: what myths, what power structures, what economic forces shaped these experiences?"
https://m-otherboard.ghost.io/beyond-protagonists-imagining-stories-of-collective-good/
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How to Find A New Book
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Does anybody have any work that needs doing that a reasonably intelligent person might be able to do while he recuperates at home?
I don’t have too many skills that aren’t music / teaching related, but I can write, proofread, and copy edit fairly capably.
I hate to ask, but I could use the occupation / part-time income.
Thanks.
"Is there a way to fix a broken heart?" asked the robot.
The human was a little stunned but then shrugged, "Eat ice cream and cry a lot."
"I am not capable of those things."
"Hm... a fling? Or a new hobby?"
"Those do not seem logical solutions."
"Can you simply not delete the memories?"
"I... find myself unable to."
"Sounds like logic isn't the answer."
"So what can I do?"
"Have you ever tried painting?"
"No."
"We can start there."
"Welcome home! How was it?"
"It was desperately needed! Thanks for house-sitting on short notice. Any trouble? Had enough food?"
"No trubs - and yes, you spoiled me with the money you left for snacks!"
"Least I could do for my favorite house-sitter!"
"I did have to buy more cat-food and litter; I couldn't find any. She was so hungry when I got here!"
"I don't have a cat?"
The cat in question didn't even look guilty about breaking in.
My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is now up on my free sub stack. Caution: Look Carefully At The Message
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I guess I'm going to have to get myself some pyjamas, prefferably purple 😂
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Some #PeerTube video accounts you might want to follow about #Books #Writing & #Authors :
➡️ @kerry_ferrand - In-depth video reviews and book hauls
➡️ @faereviews - Brief reviews & shorts about romantic fantasy books
➡️ @weirdwriter - Blind author posting videos on writing, accessibility, gaming etc
➡️ @mcoorlim - Steampunk novelist, retro game fan
➡️ @athenaproductions - Irreverent sweary videos about history, philosophy, literature
➡️ @audiobooks - Well-performed public domain audiobooks
Me: I'm gonna write #openzfsmastery in order. No bouncing around in the manuscript, just clean text from beginning to end!
Also me: My test host needs the new compatibility flag for the root pool. I guess I better jump ahead four chapters and write that. 
#sysadmin #writing