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The Book Stops Here: The Evolution of the Selfie

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Monday, August 17, 2015. The Evolution of the Selfie. By Dr Suzana E. Flores. There are several terms and phrases that define our generation, and “the selfie” is one of them. The word selfie has become so widely-used, that in 2013 it was actually proclaimed the word of the year by the Oxford Dictionary. The Airplane Captain Selfie:. And on that note, we have. The Airplane Emergency Mask Selfie:. The Recent Car Crash Selfie:. The Why Women Live Longer than Men Selfie:. The Super Hero Selfie:. Van Gogh did...

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The Book Stops Here: January 2015

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Sunday, January 25, 2015. Dear Writer's Block, Please Die. It isn't the first time I've had writer's block. But, it certainly feels just as dreadful and career-ending every time I do. When I have it, I often imagine writer's block to be a person who bursts in through my door uninvited, much like Kramer, wearing a red cape, two horns and a triangular tipped tail. Nah," he says, then takes a swig of coke directly from the 2 liter. "I'm good.". Lucky for me, this happened. Each time this pest comes for an u...

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The Book Stops Here: December 2014

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Monday, December 29, 2014. What I Learned from My Year of Writing Too Many Jokes. As part of my New Years resolutions for 2014, I committed to writing 2,014 jokes in addition to those that I write for columns or as part of my stand-up comedy sets. (Apparently I was high on Dayquil when this year began.) I also pledged to post many of them on FB and Twitter, just to hold my feet, uh fingers, to the fire, as it were. Links to this post. Friday, December 26, 2014. Links to this post. Same thing with writing...

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The Book Stops Here: June 2015

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Twelve months after. Prose&Cons at One. They say all good things come to an end. and yet Prose&Cons lives on! Oh yes, peeps, 1 year after Prose&Cons clawed its way out its mother's womb, the most eclectic blogging team of literary agents, writers, editors, publishers and poets on the internet still thrives. A lot has been happening in the Conisphere, so I thought I would post the Cons' updated bios to celebrate our anniversary. At Kimberley Cameron and Associates. Lily Gardner pla...

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Do Some Damage: 5/24/15 - 5/31/15

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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Now Available: The Phantom Automobiles. Scott D. Parker. Today, I get to announce that THE PHANTOM AUTOMOBILES, the second book from Quadrant Fiction Studio, is now available as an ebook. You can get it via Amazon. Or Barnes and Noble. Depending on your preference. The new cover image over there on the right takes you to the main book page over at Quadrant’s website. The trade paperback will arrive in June. Now, that tale is here. Gordon Gardner, Ace Reporter! There’s not a ...

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The Book Stops Here: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, A Book Review

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, A Book Review. When it comes right down to it, a book is just a story. In our infinite zeal to analyze. Everything, to b reak every. Thing down into its respective parts, we have created the. Elements of a book. Character, sett ing , pl ot, and theme- but in the end a book lives or dies b y the s tory it tells . Perhaps even more so by the way. It tells the story. There is n o better example of th is. Gest Dictator who ever dictated. But be ...

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The Book Stops Here: Release Day: An Indie Author's List of Rants, Raves, Regrets, and Re-Do's

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Friday, June 12, 2015. Release Day: An Indie Author's List of Rants, Raves, Regrets, and Re-Do's. Today, my Victorian dark fantasy THE HEARTBEAT THIEF. Released for Kindle. And I'm going absolutely bonkers. I don't know why. It's not my first time in this rodeo. THIEF is my fifth novel release so I should be used to this. I shouldn't be fretting at the computer, obsessively checking Twitter and email and Amazon. Is completely, utterly, perfectly indie. It's a feeling that's almost too big to contain.

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The Book Stops Here: Writing Two Books at Once: Yea or Nay?

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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Writing Two Books at Once: Yea or Nay? It was some time after I'd finished one of the later drafts of. Coming out Oct. 6;Yay! That I started a new book, no, my. Book outside of the Sapphire Dubois Series. The 3rd Sapphire book was at an editor's, and I had some time on my hands, so I dove into a novel I refer to as Project X. In all honesty, I wanted to take a break from the world of blood, murder, and psychos after I finished Sapphire #2. However, the schedule didn't allow it.

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The Book Stops Here: August 2014

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Saturday, August 30, 2014. 5 Warning Signs to Avoid Getting Involved with an Altruistic Narcissist. Dr Suzana E. Flores. Friday, August 29, 2014. Treating the Pain of Rejection. You can't get a handful of rejections and stop submitting—that's not how publishing works. This is a game with more than a handful of players. Every great book has a best-fit publisher for it but you can't skim the pool and expect to net it with just a handful of attempts. The principle of similars (or "like cures like") is a cen...