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Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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Tag: emotions & attitudes

  • Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2020Tuesday, June 16, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Toss the green-eyed monster.

It’s so easy to be jealous. To let the green-eyed monster into your mental house, allow it to sit at…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 1, 2020Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • by Karen Osborne

Inspiration from all sorts of places

This week, we’re talking about writing inspiration. I tried to answer this question in a delightful prose-oriented blog entry, but…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Elise Allen

Deb Elise Says Aloha To Her Favorite Place

My favorite place no longer exists. I don’t mean this on some deep, metaphysical level… I mean it literally was…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2009Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Meredith

Learning to Lean by Deb Meredith

I’ve always been very independent. I need some time alone everyday to decompress (and write). I like to do things…

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  • Posted on Saturday, July 4, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Meredith

If I Knew Now What I’ll Know Then by Deb Meredith

There are those few moments in life so huge that by passing through them, you become someone different. You become…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009Monday, February 9, 2009
  • by Katie Alender

Love, by Deb Katie

Our theme this week, in honor of Valentine’s Day, is “love hurts.” The thing is, (and shh!–don’t tell my fellow…

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  • Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • by Kristina

In which love hurts all kinds of ways, by Deb Kristina

Real Life & Liars isn’t a love story, but it’s a story about love. In all the writing advice books,…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 8, 2008Monday, October 26, 2009
  • by admin

Casting A Vote for Joy by Guest Author Malena Lott

We’re very happy to have Malena Lott as our guest today. Malena is a wife, mother of three, and brand…

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