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5 months ago

Records Clerk, Writer

Jaqueline Grenier · I remember when I was on the run from myself, and let me tell you; it wasn't fun. · I have always been fascinated with creating worlds since I was a little gremlin, but it wasn't until I wrote some short stories back in 2017. When the pandemic hit, I started to explore my writing ...

1 year ago

Writing for fun and profit

Royce Shook · This post summarizes and makes fun of the emails that I receive at least once a day, if not more. It is not serious, but my brother wrote a children’s book and self-published it in 2008. He did not make any money from it, but he is proud that he did it. · Ah, the joys of retireme ...

2 years ago

Biases can blind you to facts

Royce Shook · We all have biases, some of which we are not even aware. If you are a creationist, you are biased against all the science that threatens creationism, but not that which benefits you, because you use and trust those. If you’re with the Pope’s acceptance of evolution “by God,” you ...

2 years ago

Post from Samina Khan

Samina Khan · Please join my group called Book Lovers! · Book Lovers · Have you read any good books lately? Post reviews, list your ... · https://ca.bebee.com/hive/book-lovers

5 years ago

Part 1. The Dogged & Relentless Pursuit of Happiness

Jim Murray · Over the past month or so, as winter set in, I started to muse about writing a book. (https://www.bebee.com/producer/@jim-murray/the-next-big-thing-for-me-at-least) · I was going to write about something I considered myself to be an expert on. And that thing, believe it or not, w ...

6 years ago

MEET MAYA EL AUTHOR OF The Book of Angels: Twin Flames Rising

Norm Goldman · Bookpleasures.com welcomes as our guest Maya El author of The Book of Angels: Twin Flames Rising. · Norm: Good day Maya and thanks for participating in our interview. · Please tell our readers a little bit about your personal and professional background. · Maya:Thank you for a ...

6 years ago

Review: The Book of Angels: Twin Flames Rising

Norm Goldman · Author: Maya El · ISBN: 9781976293573 · If you are into “chick lit” and quick easy reads, you are going to enjoy Maya El's debut short fiction, The Book of Angels: Twin Flames Rising, which is a perfect beach read or on a plane. · The yarn follows Nathalie Parker, wife of Pasto ...

6 years ago

Why we love certain books

Royce Shook · There are books that speak to my soul and feel as if the author knows and understands me. Here is one explanation of why we love certain books. In the plot, we move from one important moment directly to the next – whereas in life there are endless sub-plots that distract and conf ...

6 years ago

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: Read This Book

Donald 🐝 Grandy PN · I have a close relationship with Alzheimer's Disease because it has effected members of my immediate family and extended family during the past 30 years. I'm not paranoid, but Alzheimer's is never far from my thoughts. I am one of four siblings and we are very blessed to have goo ...

6 years ago

MUSICAL DECADES - 1950s - One-Hit Wonders

Dominique 🐝 Petersen · Artists who had a song that hit the top of the Billboard pop chart, but never again reached the Top 40, are known as One-Hit Wonders. This week, let's take a look at a few of those hits from the 1950s. · The Chords, an American doo-wop group which formed in 1951, wasn’t discovere ...

6 years ago

Comments From A Book Reviewer

Norm Goldman · For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other sites.  · As editor of Bookpleasures.com, I would like to make a few comments about book reviewing and what to expect, particularly from Bookpleasures.com.Today, with ...

6 years ago

The Business Necessity Of Sticking To Your Guns

Jim Murray · A while back, Charlene found out about a publisher who was looking for long format blog posts on writing books for her blog. · As usual in these cases, there was no actual promise of anything beyond the exposure that one would get from this activity. · We talked about it a bit an ...

6 years ago

Hey You…Yeah You.…Wanna Buy My Book?

Jim Murray · "I wish I could write you a melody so plain · That could hold you, dear lady, from going insane · That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain · Of your useless and pointless knowledge." ·                                               Bob Dylan, Tombstone Blues · Author in ...

6 years ago

BOOK DESIGN Part Two

Dominique 🐝 Petersen · A book consists of two design elements: the cover on the outside and the layout and formatting on the inside. Today I'd like to talk about · THE BACK COVER · The back cover includes more items than the front cover. From top to bottom, they consist of the library category, the blu ...

6 years ago

BOOK DESIGN Part One

Dominique 🐝 Petersen · A book consists of two design elements: the cover on the outside and the layout and formatting on the inside. Today I'd like to talk about · THE FRONT COVER · The front cover needs to be exciting or eye-catching, yet simple. The ONLY three items it should contain are the title of ...

7 years ago

What makes you feel alive?

Royce Shook · The above question was posted on one of the email lists I subscribe to and I thought one of the authors had a wonderful answer that struck a chord with me.  What struck me in reading her response is that it is the simple things in life that help her and me and perhaps you. We som ...

7 years ago

This Book Should be 'Top of Mind' for You...

Kevin Pashuk · Just finished reading this book by Melissa Hughes, and truly love her ability to take some key brain research and apply it in understandable explanations and anecdotes. She has certainly followed the wisdom in a quote attributed to Einstein himself “Everything should be made as s ...

7 years ago

What makes you feel alive?

Royce Shook · Since death visited my house two weeks ago, I have been thinking about this question. I think it is the simple things in life that make you feel alive. I believe that we sometimes get caught up in the struggles of life, and the politics of despair, rather than the joys of life an ...

7 years ago

Forgotten pleasures

Royce Shook · Over the last sixteen years or so, I have embarked on  a summer golf journey with some of my friends. The core of the group has been doing the summer trip for 35 years, so I am a relative newcomer. I enjoy the time with the guys for a week of golf, fun and relaxation. · Over the ...

7 years ago

What is Your End Game?

CityVP Manjit · This is a question asked by someone I know in the offline world that is my daily face-to-face reality, which is a continuation of an observation I penned earlier today at LinkedIn · https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-your-end-game-cityvp-manjit · Sometimes a question opens the ...

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