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Short Story News: Elvis Impersonators, Scuba Diving Cats, and Maybe More?
This week I got some news I'd been hoping for in finding out that I sold a short story to an anthology project. I don't want to say too much, though the contract is signed, and the project is for speculative fiction stori
https://kitauthor.com/short-story-news-elvis-impersonators-scuba-diving-cats-and-maybe-more/
#AuthorLife #BookNews #BookThoughts #WritingFantasy #anthologies #MuseHappens #ShortReads #ShortStories

Anderson writes beautifully. He brings these spies to life. The book is full of moments that make you think. About power, loyalty, and the cost of secrets.
#DeepReads #BookThoughts #books
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/quiet-americans-cia-spies-cold-war-review/

Writing My Life’s Purpose
Animals have always played an important role in my life. Growing up, I felt as if my pets understood me far better than any people. Animals were my safe harbor in a very turbulent upbringing, and even before I realized I was neurodivergent and what that entailed, my connection with animals help me to
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#AnimalCompanions #BookThoughts #WritingWithHorses #AnimalStories #CatStories #HorseStories #VeterinaryChaplaincy

Why I write a lot of 99 cent and free ebooks
I hate the term "loss leader" because to me, telling a story and getting it out to the reading public is never a loss. When marketing people use the term "loss leader" it reminds me of just how much books have been widgetized over the last decade or more, and how many people in the publishing ecosys
https://kitauthor.com/why-i-write-a-lot-of-99-cent-and-free-ebooks/
#AuthorLife #BookThoughts #99Cents #free #LossLeader #permafree #ReaderMagnets

A book isn't an escape from life; it's the immersive director's cut where you get the internal monologue.
#BookThoughts #ReadingLife #Storytime

Saved by criticism or ruined by praise? Peale makes the choice clear. Learn why growth depends on truth.
#SelfHelpQuotes #BookThoughts #QuoteReflection
👉 https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/ruined-by-praise-quote-peale/

Ruined by praise, we miss hard truths that help us grow. Learn why criticism matters more than flattery in real personal growth.

QUOTES

When Norbert Wiener published "God & Golem, Inc." in 1964, his reflections appeared to many as an esoteric extension of cybernetics into folklore.

We’re learning this the hard way in 2025. Our systems don’t just capture useful patterns from vast human data.

They also inherit distortions, strategies, even impulses we never intended.

#Alignment has become our constant concern, a reminder that what we ask for and what we get are rarely symmetrical.

Equestrian Academy Books and Rich Girls
I'm old enough to have read the Saddle Club books when they first came out. The stories of Steve, Carol, and Lisa seemed like the kind of fun adventures I'd love to have at a barn with friends...if I had a barn and friends. But I lived vicariously through them, and though I outgrew the books (
https://kitauthor.com/equestrian-academy-books-and-rich-girls/
#BookThoughts #WritingWithHorses #CanterwoodCrest #EquestrianAcademy #HorseAcademy #SaddleClub