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Arthur Golden
Memoirs of a Geisha. Ancient Japan. Its tradition. Its spirit. Its lifestyle. Its people. Have you ever wondered what they were like? This eloquent book acts like a bridge to Japan’s storied past, told through the eyes of a little fishing village girl raised to be one of the most memorable geishas in Japan’s recent [...]
Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird. This is a book for writers, but it also a book for those lovers of life. I was lost in it, loving her humorous and honest way of revealing what she has learned in her life and about writing. No writer should miss it. SC From Publishers Weekly Lamott’s ( Operating Instructions [...]
The Passing of Robert Jordan
Yesterday, the world of Fantasy was shaken as Robert Jordan passed away at the age of fifty-eight. I am greatly saddened by this loss. Not only has one of my favorite authors passed on, but one of my greatest teachers. In the field of Fantasy, everyone knew Robert Jordan. While some did not like his [...]
Lessons Learned 2
It’s been a long time since I met a smelly girl. How do they do that? I know they aren’t born that way, but it seems that they can run three miles and still smell like flowers or fruit. A good book is worth reading twice. And the older you get, the more it seems [...]
Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Chew, But Our Dreams Do – Dreams, Creativity, Reality, Trying
By Elsa Schieder I woke up this morning with the words, don’t bite off more than you can chew, going through my head. But my dreams do, over and over, bite off way more than that. And I get pulled along. Lots of work, obstacles, learning. I’m not a quitter, but I’ve let go, time [...]
Creative Perfection: 5 Reasons Why We Destroy Our Creativity By Trying To Achieve The Impossible
Whoever you are, whatever your preferred creative field, there’s one guaranteed fail-safe method for causing consistent, damaging and painful frustration in your creative life. One absolutely, so-sure-you-can-bet-your-house-on-it, way of ensuring you wear your creative energy down to nothing, and pretty much completely destroy your current creative motivation, possibly for ever. What is this terrifying monster? [...]
Featured Authors
Featured Authors – Every so often I come across a book that I read and enjoy so much I wish I had a hundred copies I could pass out to all of my friends. This is the next best thing. If you have read every book on your shelf and are looking for a book [...]
“I Feel I Know You!” 5 Ways To Create Intimacy with Your Audience
By Dr. Gary S. Goodman If there’s one benefit from writing best-selling books it is hearing from your readers. If you have left little bread crumbs along the path, they’ll write and call you and let you know what they thought of your efforts. I’ve been lucky to have had hundreds, if not thousands of [...]
