Life before Death If you’ve read my previous musings, you will have seen that I spent far too many years in a dead zone. I got so busy worrying about coping in general, and judging myself as unworthy, …
Guest post by Henry Hertz Using Fiction to Interest Young Readers in Non-Fiction I think it’s fair to say that parents want their kids to develop both the right-brain creativity stoked by reading fiction, AND the left-brain analytical capacity …
Own It Last week we looked at knowing what’s yours. Today, I’d like to talk about owning what’s yours. More specifically, facing up to the things you’d rather bury in a deep, dark hole. We all make mistakes. …
Hello everyone. Welcome to my place today. It gives me great pleasure to host author D C Renfroe and her Romance Thriller, Barrier. The author will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via …
Hi everyone! It gives me great pleasure to host Taro Meyer today with her YA novel, Emma G Loves Boyz. Taro will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. To …
Hi everyone. Please give a big warm welcome to author Stephanie Burkhart and her Steampunk Romance novel, A Lady Never Lies. Stephanie will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the …
Knowing what’s Yours On from Monday Musings Fourteen, on patience and knowing when not to act, this week we take a look at knowing what’s yours. What do I mean by this? The simplest way to approach this …
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Hey everyone! Today, we have author Joan Hall Hovey with us, together with her scary-looking Suspense Thriller novel, The Deepest Dark. Joan has an awesome-sauce prize up for grabs today, too! She will be awarding a Still Life by Jean Baptiste …
Hello everyone! Please, give a huge warm welcome to author Karin Rita Gastreich and her Dark Fantasy novel, Sword of Shadows. Karin also has a guest post for us talking about what she would do if she could be …
Hello folks! Today, we have author Cara Bristol with her erotic romance novel, Domestic Discipline, joining us. Please, help me to give her a huge, warm welcome. Cara will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly …
I think, therefore I am. The mind is everything. What you think, you become. We make our own world, and then we live in it. As with the Monday Musings on Gratitude and Patience, perception is key. Train your …
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Hello everyone. It gives me pleasure to host a book with a difference today. I would like to introduce author Ann Vanino and her non-fiction book on Personal Growth, Chrysalis. Now, I have a bit of a thing for …
Hello everyone! Please, help me give a big warm welcome to author Lisa Beth Darling and her Contemporary Fiction novel, Prodigal Son. Lisa will be awarding a digital copy of Prodigal Son to 3 randomly drawn winners via Rafflecopter during …
Fairy Tales and Fairies and Fae (Oh, My) Guest Post by Henry Herz Fairy tales are commonly defined as children’s short stories featuring fantasy creatures and magical enchantments. Wikipedia artfully states, “The characters and motifs of fairy tales are simple …
Patient Perseverance Whenever things go wrong, we respond. Often, in our annoyance or hurt, none too skilfully. Sometimes, it’s not actually any of our business, and still, we meddle. Do we have to try and solve everything, though? When …
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Hello everyone. It gives me great pleasure to host author Amy McKinley and her Paranormal Romance novel, Taken. Amy will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. For her …
The Great and the Small A close friend made a comment the other day, which set me to thinking. He noted that we stop noticing. We go through our daily lives oblivious to much that surrounds us that we …
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Hello everyone and welcome to my blog today. Please, help me give a huge, warm welcome to author Yoshiyuki Ly and her Erotic Romance Fiction, the Scorpion’s Empress. Yoshiyuki will be offering one randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter a …
Hi everyone! Today, I have not one guest but two: please, give a warm welcome to authors Kit Campbell and Siri Paulson with their Fantasy Fiction book, City of Hope and Ruin, which also offers some LGBTQ Romance. The authors …
Hi guys! I do love a good YA Dystopian read, and so it gives me especial joy to welcome author Jacinta Maree to my place today with her YA Dystopian novel, Soulless. On this blog tour, ONE randomly chosen winner via …
Dying to Live How happy we are with ourselves, directly influences how happy we are with the world around us. If we dislike ourselves, then we will be equally dissatisfied with the things and folks in our lives. Without …
Hello everyone! It gives me great pleasure to host author PH Solomon on his Lost Bow blog tour today! Take it away PH! 🙂 Haunted by his past. Hunted in the present. Uncertain what is real. Athson has seen …
Please help me give a warm welcome to author Doug Howery and his Historical Fiction novel, The Grass Sweeper God. Doug will be awarding a $25.00 Amazon GC and an autographed copy of the book to one randomly drawn winner …
Reining in Rage Each of us has ground rules for living. And when those rules get broken, we become angry. The level of our anger depends wholly upon our perception of how unreasonable the rule breakage is; or, …
Hi folks! It gives me great pleasure today to introduce author Simon Cann and his Crime Thriller novel, Clementina. During this tour, ONE randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card. For more chances to win …
Hello and welcome to Harmony’s place today. Please, give a warm welcome to author V E Avance and her Romantic Suspense novel, Code 3: Finding Safety. V E Avance will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn …
First, Breathe Last week, in Monday Musings Nine, we looked at grounding ourselves and using quiet reflection. Right up there in importance to our wellbeing is something we do every day without giving it even one thought, never mind …
Hello folks! Great to see you here today 🙂 It gives me much pleasure to introduce author Sharolyn G Brown and her Science Fiction novel, The Heaviness of Knowing. I have to say, I love both the title and …
Hi everyone! Today, I am hosting author Jean C Joachim and her contemporary romance novel, Griff Montgomery, Quarterback. He wanted a wife. She never wanted to get married. Not exactly a match made in heaven, or are they? Well, …
The Teaching of Trees Have you ever studied a tree? Ever thought about the fact that its underground roots mirror its sky-reaching canopy? Without digging deep beneath the mud and embracing the utter blackness, it could never thrive and …