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Julie McGue discusses her journey to debut memoir
At forty-eight years old, I was sent for a breast biopsy. For most women this alone is a nerve-wracking experience, but for an adoptee it produces layers of complicated emotions. My health issues compelled me to launch a search into my closed adoption, something I’d delayed doing for years. While I evaluated search avenues, I resumed an old habit: journaling. And as I recorded the crazy twists and turns of my adoption probe, I toyed with the idea of eventually writing a book.
Read MoreA Girl’s Guide to Poker by Amanda Botfeld (Book Review #961)
A Girl’s guide to poker is a self-help poker cheat sheet book. The aim is to learn everything from bluffing, check-raising, and snap calling. The author also teaches you how to play, so it works for anyone who likes this game.
Read MoreCaptain You by Luca Bosurgi (Book Review #960)
Captain you is a self-help book geared to provide an organized and well-planned course to emotional self-reliance. The author is a mind researcher, healer, and trainer. So, there was no doubt in his knowledge and skill for providing such a richly informative book.
Read MoreDo you think you have nothing to say? Nothing to offer the world?
Think again!
The Journey of Finding My Voice By Barbara Carter
I once felt I had nothing of valve to offer. Nothing of value to say to the world.
From a young age I was shy and afraid of so many things. In school I hated to read out loud. I feared not knowing a word, of making a mistake. I was so afraid to speak up that I could not bring myself to raise my hand to ask for permission to go to the washroom. Instead, I peed myself, until I learned to fear the embarrassment of doing outweighed the fear of raising my hand and using my voice.
Read MoreBook trailers by Dennis Scheel.
The vast world of advertising can be intimidating to an independent author. When you self-publish your book, you’ll need to find a way to tackle the challenge of advertising. Book tours and author interviews can get your name and book titles out there by telling sources more about yourself and your stories.
Read MoreLet’s Ask Billy Johnson
You ask, “Billy Johnson, whatever possessed an old guy like you to write THE CASSEROLE LADIES?” Reasonable question. I mean after all it’s about five unmarried older Southern women looking for postmortem romance. That topic doesn’t even come close to appealing to the coveted 18-to-34-year-olds marketeers lust after. You could ask a more important question, “Who’d want to publish a book that doesn’t appeal the ideal age demographic?”
Read MoreBook of Yeshua by Francis Chapman (Book Review #946)
Book of Yeshua is a conspiracy thriller about the prophet of God living in the flesh after the crucifixion. The first thing I had to set aside was the historical accuracy and the fact that this was a work of fiction. There were many characters introduced, but the main ones were described well and carried the story forward.
Read MoreAngel Six Echo by Robert Appleton (Book Review #945)
Angel six echo is a sci-fi action-adventure novel written about Gabby, a retired military black op, and her husband, Dalton, a history school teacher. Dalton volunteers to go to Orontes, a disputed mining planet, to fight for the colonies. Gabby goes with him to protect her husband, and so the adventure begins.
Read MoreThe Soprano, The monster, and the Dragonslayer by Vashti Stopher Klein (Book Review #962)
The soprano, the monster, and the dragonslayer is a poetry book. It is excellent for healing and is described beautifully. The poems allow you to fantasize and draw the words in your mind. The work is filled with creativity and enables the reader to connect to a greater sense.
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