Roberta Writes – Book review: Pull by C.J. Finch for Rosie Amber’s Book Review Club

Picture caption: Cover of Pull which features what appears to me to be ink swirling in water. The colours are dark and light grey. What Amazon says Alex isn’t just running from his past—he’s runnin…

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THE HISTORY OF THE MYSTERY

So, who dunnit? Who wrote the first mystery? Since I write mysteries, this a subject that I longed to research. In my next post for Story Empire, I’ll provide some ideas about writing a mystery for…

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Writer Problems: Minutiae vs. Momentum

Welcome back, my fellow creatives! I like a change of pace now and again, don’t you? For all the action, horror, mystery, and adventure I’ll see in movies or read in books, I occasionally dabble in…

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Cut to the Chase …

Given how marriages often worked in ancient times, I can’t say whether Agamemnon and Clytemnestra were ever each other’s darling. It’s reasonable to suppose, however, that when he sacrificed her da…

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The Bizarre World of Artificial Intelligence!

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks back with you again. Today, I’m sharing a few words on Artificial Intelligence, and the AI plan to conquer the world of creativity—or not.   Several weeks ago, th…

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The Bizarre World of Artificial Intelligence!

Greetings, SE’ers! Beem Weeks back with you again. Today, I’m sharing a few words on Artificial Intelligence, and the AI plan to conquer the world of creativity—or not.   Several weeks ago, th…

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Goofed off for a week on purpose

I forced myself to just do some calm things for a week after my care giving month. I watched a couple of movies, played my game, listened to music. Those kinds of things. I started three different …

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – #Life #Aging Hair Loss and Other Goodies We Lose by D.G. Kaye

Welcome back to my As We Age series here at Sally’s blog. In today’s episode of the joys of aging, I’m going to talk about some of the things that begin to wane – as we age. The balance isn’t alway…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Cookery Column Retro with Carol Taylor – The 5 Mother Sauces.

I will be sharing a series we originally ran back in 2018, and with many more visitors to the blog now and fans of Carol’s food posts, we thought you might enjoy all the foods and recipes tha…

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#WWWWednesday: What Am I Reading? #amreading

WWW Wednesday is a meme from Sam at Taking On A World Of Words The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? It&#821…

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Indie Author Culture Part 3: Art vs. Business

Once upon a time, writers wrote and sent their works to publishers, who evaluated their merits and selected a few as worthy of being published. Publishing meant editing, book and cover design, mark…

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MONDAY MEANDERINGS #24 – 2026 (I’M BACK!)

Hello, friends. While I enjoyed taking a month break from blogging, I’ve missed all of your posts, engagement and comments. But I’m back! Wow!! July was a whirlwind. I have a lot to cat…

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The King’s Ransom Available in Audiobook!

Greetings to one and all. Here’s an alert for those who love a good audiobook!  Cheryl Carpinello’s The King’s Ransom: Young Knight’s of the Round Table (Tales and Legends f…

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Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First French Settlement in 1608

Quebec flag The anniversary of the first French settlement in Quebec, in 1608, by Samuel de Champlain, is in July. It might be fun to go there, but there are some things we need to be carefu…

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How Do You Share Blog Posts?

Greetings, everyone. Jan here again with a question for you. I look forward to the comments on this subject. So, let’s dive in. Several years ago, Mae Clair wrote a Story Empire blog post abo…

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adding A+ Content to your book sales page

A couple of posts ago, I talked about optimising your Amazon sales page, and included reasons why you should add A+ Content, and what it is. That post elicited quite a bit of interest, as not every…

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Expansion Pack: Planning Science Fiction

Hi gang! 👋🏼 Craig here once again. We’ve covered a lot of science fiction in the last six months, and maybe you’d like to write some yourself. I’m going to offer you some things to ponder that migh…

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How Do You Write When Your World Is In Chaos?

Posted by Joy York This post is a bit personal, but I’m sure most everyone can relate. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, “The only constant in life is change.” Change can affect our lives in m…

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Share Your Hero’s Failings

Embracing Imperfection: Why Sharing Our Heroes’ Failings Makes Stories Authentic You may have come across the term Mary Sue and wondered where it comes from. The term was born in 1973, when Paula S…

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Story Structure: 7-Point Story Structure

Greetings Storytellers. Diana back again (so soon!), this time with the fourth post of my Story Structure series. Today, we’re going to do a quick trip through the Seven-Point Story Structure. This…

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Ghostly Interference (White Rune Series #1) by Jan Sikes #paranormal #romance #metaphysical #TuesdayBookBlog

Jag Peters works hard to keep his karma clean and his life peaceful. Then a near miss with a red Harley leads him straight into a world he never expected—and to Rena Jett, a fierce beauty…

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The Secret Collector

Blurb: Violet Marie Glass has a hunger for adventure. She dreams of leaving her family’s farm one day for a life in any big city that will have her. As the teenager comes of age in 1910 Alabama, sh…

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Story Structure: Dan Harmon Story Circle

Greetings Storytellers. Diana here with the third post of my Story Structure series. Today, we’re going to do a quick trip through Dan Harmon’s Story Cycle. Here’s a recap on the se…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – #Life #Aging Sneaky Changes – Habits, Digestive, Sleep – As We Age by D.G. Kaye

Welcome back to my As We Age series. Today I’m going to cover some of the new issues that creep up on us – as we age. Often, as we get older, we may find that not only our opinions or agility chang…

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USA 250 – Rip Van Winkle

I had a couple of writing-related articles half-written for my blog  on the Story Empire website this week, yet I was bothered, not feeling fully-committed to either of them. Then I awoke on t…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – 29th June – 5th July – Writing community, Big Band Era, Movie Hits, Recipes, short stories, reviews, Summer Book Fair.

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord. I hope you have had a good week… whatever your temperatures. We have had sunshine but also a cooling breeze to…

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Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – 29th June – 5th July – Writing community, Big Band Era, Movie Hits, Recipes, short stories, reviews, Summer Book Fair.

Welcome to the round up of posts you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord. I hope you have had a good week… whatever your temperatures. We have had sunshine but also a cooling breeze to…

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The Secret Collector - Kindle edition by Weeks, Beem. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

The Secret Collector - Kindle edition by Weeks, Beem. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading...

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June #BookReviews! @IlsaReyAuthor #JordanGrey @DarrelSparkman @BeemWeeks

Hi, everyone. I’m here today to share some great books I read in June. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have nothing to do but read for days on end? I would love it!! PURCHASE LINK MY REVIEW: …

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Smorgasbord Authors in the Sun – #Anticipation Precious Time by Darlene Foster

Today a poignant story by Darlene Foster  Precious Time by Darlene Foster Tick! Tock! Emily stared at the clock on the wall, wishing the hands would go around faster. Why did time go so slowly when…

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