For those who decided to do try any of the following cures, the treatment was worse than the affliction.
Bizarre Medical Practices, Fiction Writing
Three Bizarre Medical Practices From the Past
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Tag: Lisa Binion
African American, Book Reviews, Memoirs, New Words Learned, Nonfiction, Words
Basements & Blossoms β a Review
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π΅ππ πππππ‘π & π΅πππ π πππ : π΄ πΉππ€ π ππππππππ‘ππππ ππ π‘βπ πππππππ π πβππ‘ ππππ ππ¦ πΏπππ π΅πππ’π‘πππ’π is a story of encouragement for when you see no hope.
Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Women Sleuths, Words
No Way Out – a Review
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ππ πππ¦ ππ’π‘ will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. This is a story about love and trust. It is a story about drug addiction and how it can destroy your life. It is a story about a woman who refuses to let her disability stop her from being the best that she can be.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Vampire Fiction, Words
Shadow Slayer β a Review
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The seventh book in the must-read series The Second Species opens with Marek Strigoi and his family being banished, and Cezar Strigoi is to take Marekβs place as taietor, the princeβs assassin.
Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Words
Shakespearean Insults
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When I had to read Shakespeare in school, I didnβt appreciate his talent. He was a master of insults. I enjoyed the way the words he wrote flowed, but I didn’t take the time to look up unfamiliar words so that I could understand just what he was saying.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
True Darkness – a Review
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True darkness is threatening to overtake London. From the moment that Richard talked Val into accompanying him on a foolhardy quest, she knew that it would lead to nothing good. But never did she realize how bad it would be.
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Mystery
Choosing the Right Quirks to Give Your Character β Guest Post by Keith Hirshland
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ππΆπ³π±π©πΊ ππΆπ³π±π©πΊ π’π―π₯ π΅π©π¦ ππ’π΄π¦ π°π§ ππ¦π³πͺπ°πΆπ΄ ππ³πͺπ΄πͺπ΄ is my fourth book and third work of fiction. While characters in my first two mysteries have had idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, Murphy Murphy (the detective at the heart of my new book) is more defined by them than the others.
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, Mystery, New Words Learned, Words
Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis β a Review
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Murphy Murphy has an aversion for redundant phrases. His boss is aware of this, so he uses all these annoying phrases he can think of around Murphy every chance he gets. The captain has even given Murphy his own department: Department of Redundancy Department. And what a fitting department that is for for someone who seeks to rid the world of these hilarious commonly used phrases.
Fiction Writing, Marketing
How to Promote Your Book on Social Media β Guest Post by Bea Potter
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Social media is changing the way that writers promote themselves and their books. Books, both fiction and non-fiction, can now be advertised on all social media platforms using a range of campaigns. Some are successful; others fail miserably. So itβs worth taking the time to learn what effective marketing is for books. That is, how to promote your book on social media π€πππ.
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Romance, Vampire Fiction, Words
Hawkesmoor: A Novel of Vampire & Faerie β a Review
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This historical mystery with vampires, faeries, revenants, good and evil, love and hate, revenge and justice is also a paranormal fantasy vampire romance. It is addictive and hard to put down.
