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There is a ghost who walks my garden each night, summer or winter, rain or snow, and this ghost causes quite the furor in the village. People raise their eyebrows when they see me...

The Ghost Walk (a memoir in poem) | @DrAlexandriaSzeman https://t.co/3TyFZeHs6j

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What Is Parental Intelligence? Five Steps to Solve Behavior Problems | @lauriehollmanph
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"Parental intelligence gives parents and other caregivers the ability to understand how a child thinks, feels, & acts."

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Why are we Fascinated by Stories about Serial Killers? | by J. Herman Kleiger https://t.co/quUk5IpgAv

"If you Google serial killers or popular media about serial killers, you’ll encounter countless pages of books, films, TV series, & documentaries."

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Last night I dreamt of you, after all these years, and you were lying in my arms... and it was like something out of a romance novel, only better because, at last, you were mine.

In the Thin Places (a memoir, in poem) | @DrAlexandriaSZ https://t.co/hyZMkz398c

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"Social media does not create social good on its own. Its value comes from what people do with the connections, information and attention they find there." Thank you, @JKatzaman! Another great article. #MondayBlogs #DigiBlogChat

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💥 S*bstack vs Blogs: Why This Debate Might Be Missing the Point | by Rachel Thompson @BadRedheadMedia https://t.co/pxFkovFfbh

The real issue isn’t the platform. It’s how readers discover you, trust you, and come back...

Lately, writers have been heatedly discussing Substack vs. blogs, as if one is the clear winner. Maybe yes, maybe no. The topic is certainly relevant and worth discussing, and a kind writer sent me this question. It’s a biggie, so let’s dig in.

Some people insist that Substack replaces blogging entirely. Others say serious writers still need a traditional website and blog, AND a Substack.

It feels like too much. You’d think we were debating politics instead of publishing tools, but the truth is a lot less dramatic and doesn’t require a steaming hot shower afterward. Most people in this debate are simply talking about different parts of the same marketing puzzle...

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This week's #writers podcast is about the Tahoe Literary Festival. Author and co-organizer Priya Hutner discusses the workshops, interactions with writer-guests, and the beautiful Tahoe City setting.

Something for everyone who loves to read! #mondayblogs

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Why Writers Should Watch "Station Eleven:" Storytelling, World-Building, & the Star Trek Motto That Defines It | @RachelintheOC https://t.co/EYshlsSdo4

When you hear the words “pandemic dystopia,” you might expect chaos, violence, and endless bleakness, or just think back a few years to our global pandemic. We lived that.

And yes, Station Eleven (HBO’s adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s multi-award-winning novel) gives us all that, available now on Prime Video and elsewhere.

What makes it unforgettable, and why every writer should watch, is how it insists on beauty, art, and human connection even as the world crumbles.

This isn’t a survival story in the usual sense. It’s a story about what endures when everything else is stripped away.

It’s a woven tapestry of detail that, upon repeated watchings, becomes even more and more meaningful (okay, okay, I’ve already watched it five times and am going for my sixth. Let me live.)

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📕 Station Eleven: Book vs. Show

Emily St. John Mandel’s novel and HBO’s series tell the same story in different ways.

The book is quiet and interior, built from fragments, memory, and subtle world-building. It asks the reader to piece things together slowly.

The show is expansive and emotional, lingering on visuals, silence, and character arcs that were only hinted at in the novel.

Some minor characters in the book become central on screen, shifting the story’s balance, and of course, there’s artistic license, with some characters written out completely, and others taking on different characteristics.

For writers, the lesson is this: a story isn’t fixed.

The same core idea can take on powerful forms, each revealing different truths. The show is adapted from the book, so there are clear differences.

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8 Writing and Publishing Lessons I Learned From Writing 8 Books | by @BadRedheadMedia https://t.co/RAl6nQASaq

What eight books taught me about fear, rejection, marketing, and the writing life...so far.

I've written eight books as of this date: self-pub’d, hybrid, had an agent, directed a hybrid imprint, worked with two small boutique publishers, and have owned my own book marketing biz since 2011.

I work in the industry.

You’d think I’d understand how publishing works by now.

And I do, mostly. Yet every time I publish a book, some ridiculous, hopeful little part of me still thinks: Maybe this is the one everyone will chitchat about at work. Maybe I can just eat bonbons and hope my book sells millions. Maybe readers will magically find it cause that always happens…

I know better. We all intuitively know better. And hope is not a plan. And yet, we all still want ‘it,’ whatever ‘it’ means.

Some of my books have won awards, some have sold better than others, and some found readers long after I stopped checking rankings.

I’ve written humor, three books for writers (marketing, SEO, and the dreaded branding), and three deeply personal books about childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and healing, and been included in several anthologies.

Writing each one affected me differently. I learned plenty, though not always while writing; sometimes it took years to understand what each book taught me.

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These aren’t my truths about developing character arcs, the politics of commas, or the single best way to market your work that works 100% of the time (if you find it, please share). These are the truths I’ve developed from writing, publishing, and marketing eight books of my own, and hundreds of others.

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For #Writers Wednesday, Lauren Cassel Brownell talks about her latest book “This Book Really Cooks,” and shares insights into the vibrant West Texas creative scene. Her passion, energy, & positivity is an absolute joy to witness. #mondayblogs

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🔵 I Was Scammed. My Father's Response Freed Me. What he gave me was better than advice—and better than money | @andrewdkaufman https://t.co/AHO5TjnARx

For much of my life, I thought what I needed most from my father was his approval. It took one of the biggest mistakes of my life to realize I needed something else entirely.

Chasing a Different Life
I was thirty years old, six months removed from finishing my Ph.D. at Stanford, and completely burned out on academic life. For years, I had immersed myself in Russian literature and a dissertation that seemed endless. I’d done everything I was supposed to do. Yet I was miserable. Now I wanted something entirely different.

I wanted to be seen. Graduate school had left me exhausted and uncertain, and success on a larger stage seemed like a shortcut to proving myself once and for all. So when an opportunity appeared that seemed to offer exactly that, I took it.

While working in communications for a Silicon Valley startup, I’d developed a fascination with acting and media. My job was to get other people onto radio and television shows. Secretly, I wanted to be the person on those shows...

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🔵 Why These Smart People Made My Computer Industry Success Possible | @WorkedForMeBook https://t.co/8Fc3CZUU8C

There were certainly several people who were instrumental to my success; I was merely the customer-facing byproduct of all those great team members...

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"What is the most toxic thing your #InnerCritic tells you all the time? How can you #empower yourself instead?" — Check out the #mindfulness #JournalingPrompts for October. The theme for the month is "Dark & Light" 👉 https://t.co/9qA8WCQiG2 #MondayBlogs #MentalHealth #SelfLove

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10 Good Reminders for Stressful Times in Life https://t.co/kCiMYHleP7 via @marcandangel #Inspiration #MondayBlogs

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"This is who I am, but I had covered it all up like many others have. I had forgotten how much power I actually possessed as a #HumanBeing, whilst trying to rack up points with people who don’t matter to me": https://t.co/A6AhRN9Im4

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Did I make up those regency parlor games and kissing forfeits? Oh no! They were real. Check out some of the games and see the freedom it gave men and women to interact.
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