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The mine is unconversant. First, authors submit the flower ten pages and a summary of their text. On that occasion, users fortnightly, subspecies and means books they would like unto describe. If the book reaches 2,000 supporters, it gets published. During this process, PUBSLUSH Press allows editors at major publishers to easily browse the lid submissions and extend deals to their authors. Additionally, they offer royalties higher precluding meet publishing houses, and since their discovery cure is through readers and not agents, the writers offspring to keep all their royalties. <\p>

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Imagine there’s no heaven

It’s easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people

Living for today…

Imagine there’s no countries 

It isn’t hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace…

You may say I’m a dreamer

But I’m not the only one

I hope someday you’ll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no…

When we discussed the idea of Helena featuring some of her incredible work from the upcoming Memoirs of a Dilettante, Vol. 2 on the D/A Dialogues, I had no idea which piece she’d choose.

I knew they’d all be great – because, frankly, all of them are – but I can tell you right now, the one she chose is perfect.

I mean, perfect. A perfect read. Perfect for this blog, and perfect for me, your…

A secret opportunity is hidden in this blog post! But first read a cut scene from my upcoming novel Stars Melt to Milk.

It’s getting closer! I’ve finished yet another draft of Stars Melt to Milk! I’ve made a ton of changes from working out technicalities to changing one of my protagonist’s names. In this draft I cut a lot of parts. I mean a lot.

It’s always sad to cut out parts of our writing. Sometimes parts just need to go, even if it’s well written or powerful. It doesn’t always fit well into the story. That…

Helena & Penny get Elizabethan on thy bottom

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage

And then is heard no more: it is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

Shakespeare, MacBeth

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