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New novel, 'Getting Past Anxiety' by Melissa A Woods, provides insight into how to overcome anxiety.
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Interview with Emily Jeanne Miller, author of 'The News From the End of The World': "I’ve always found family dynamics endlessly interesting: Every family is different, and yet there are so many things from family to family that makes us all the same."
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In his autobiography, 'My Wicked, Wicked Ways' Errol Flynn concentrates on the social climate that spans his lifetime, discovering human vices known to the world and holding steadfastly to man's visceral sense of justice.
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'Find Your Balance Point' by Brian Tracy and Christina Stein is a quick read and I would recommend reading it through once, then going back and actually doing the exercises. That way you have a greater understanding of the goal and structure without being bogged down in worrying if you did the last assignment correctly.
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Part 2 of a defence of fan fiction and those who write it.
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In defence of Fan Fiction and its writers.
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Interview with Erika Johansen author of 'The Queen of the Tearling' trilogy: "I’m constantly impressed by Elizabeth Tudor, not least because she deliberately sacrificed her own personal life for the good of the kingdom. That’s the decision of a good monarch and a strong woman, and I don’t see it echoed nearly enough in fiction nowadays, when everything for female characters seems to turn on romance. For Kelsea, it’s all about the job, and I wish there were more such heroines out there."
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Grounding speculative fiction in history, fact, setting, dialogue gives writing an air of authenticity that pulls in the reader.
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New book, Becoming A Great Leader by Matt Jenkins, explores how to become a true leader by serving others.
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