Product Review Dragonfly Soap

I bought this soap at a farmers market from the maker herself, Katherine. She was so sweet and didn’t think I looked old enough to have kiddos. After showing her pictures of my babies, I got a Mother’s Day discount. We got three bars. One was a patchouli, oatmeal and goats milk bar. I’ve been usin…

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How To Tell A Good King From A Bad King

On my most recent Narnia binge I noticed something about the way the kings of the two armies lead during the final battle in Prince Caspian . King Peter picked up his sword, even though he was already battle worn, and rushed the enemy with his people following behind him. On the Telmarine side, the k…

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Carving Out A Niche - Marketing Books

Another Publishing Parallel – Marketing I’m going to make this story easy and have it take place in the writer world. Once upon a time in the magical kingdom of Writer Haven there was a great famine. The famine became so great that many writers gave up. Some citizens of Writer Haven started wars w…

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Lets clear this up - Publishing Terms

Traditional Publishing or Commercial Publishing Traditional publishers are  investors in a product. The product just happens to be a book. Most often they purchase the rights to produce the product from the author. Agents are often involved to negotiate sales and terms of contract. Subsidy Publishing o…

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Publishing Scams and Dishonest Contracts --- Be a NINJA with Author Self Defense Skills

Okay authors, something serious here. I'm going to expose a few publishing scams, but there are so many ways to scam an author that I can't list them all. You need to have author self defense and self control. My number one advice is this: HAVE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. 2. A publisher isn'…

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Book Review Night & Amazing Authors!

Our Relief Society had a Book Review and Exchange night. We had a great lesson about the Book of Mormon and what a diverse book it is. We played word games then talked about awesome books we've recently read and made lists of books we would like to read this summer. We could have been there al…

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Guest Post The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality

The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality Paperback: 360 pages Publisher: Two Harbors Press Language: English ISBN-10: 937293645 Genre: fantasy, action and adventure The Kingdom on the Edge of Reality Why would Jack Darcey, a stage actor and ex-competitive fencer, choose to live in a medieval kingdom in t…

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The Monster Asylum Series Book 1: The Fangs of Bloodhaven GIVEAWAY

Cheree Alsop is giving away THREE free copies of The Monster Asylum Series Book 1: The Fangs of Bloodhaven All you have to do is: leave a comment with an email to where we can send the book if you win. Follow A Storybook World Being a teenage vampire in a human family isn’t easy, especially in a city w…

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