Your reader is out there — waiting for your words.

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Wisdom doesn’t rush — it lingers in the pause between chapters, the quiet breath before understanding 🌄📖
Growth isn’t loud; it’s found in small moments of reflection, discipline, and wonder.
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Have you discovered my blog yet? I've given it a little refresh to make it easier to read.

Go check it out for book reviews, blog tours and lots of historical information about my settings, books and characters.

www.mjporterauthor.blog

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When you write for the heart that understands, your story will never be forgotten.

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When you write for the heart that understands, your story will never be forgotten.

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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

—e. e. cummings

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You don’t need to reach everyone — just the ones who feel it. 🌿

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a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man in a tuxedo . ALT: a woman in a white dress is standing next to a man in a tuxedo .

I love this time of year - curled up in a corner with a book and cup of tea. Most recently, with Suspense & Sensibility by Carrie Bebris. #JaneAusten fan fiction featuring Lizzy Bennett (now Darcy) that's elegantly written in true Austen style. #WWJAD #amwriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorInspiration

Your reader is out there — waiting for your words.

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Writing in a free-flow of Energy, living in the Creative Flow, is possible for all artists, musicians, writers, and creatives.

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Take joy in your writing & be utterly positive about the process & outcome. Just take joy in knowing you are getting these writings out into the world.

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Fabulous day of talks & workshops #GreatOrmeMines Pario Gallico pigments workshop was especially inspiring. And Heritage Blades’ Victorian forge will definitely end up in a story. Despite the endless rain the day was an absolute hit! #artistinspiration #authorinspiration

An interview with Short Story Author Mary Vensel White + Giveaway Mary Vensel White is the author of The Qualities of Wood, Bellflower, Starling, and Things to See in Arizona. She’s also an editor, a publisher, and an En

Thanks to Laura Smith for this #interview and #bookgiveaway. Check out her fabulous blog and enter to win!

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When you write for the heart that understands, your story will never be forgotten.

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When you write for the heart that understands, your story will never be forgotten.

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🌷 Sometimes the bravest thing a writer can do is soften, breathe, and let the story unfold in its own rhythm. ✨☕
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You don’t need to reach everyone — just the ones who feel it. 🌿

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🧙♀️✨ Writing isn’t about fitting in — it’s about casting your spell so boldly the world can’t look away. Happy Halloween, Writers.🎃🕯️💀🦇📚
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Even villains have sunsets. 🌅 Great characters aren’t one note — a killer can cradle a child, a hero can lose their temper. Let your characters hold contradictions; that’s where the truth lives. 🔪❤️✍️
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✨ Rest is not a luxury, it’s maintenance for the imagination. Step away from the scroll and refill your creative cup — your stories will taste richer for it. ☕🐹
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THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY and THE MISTLETOE ON MAIN STREET (Ruby's Regulars) by Holly Schindler - Karen McCoy Author Holly Schindler talks about her middle grade book THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY, her adult holiday romcom MISTLETOE ON MAIN STREET, and penning books in different genres.

One of the MOST fun parts of doing author interviews is that I've been doing it long enough to see interviewers become authors themselves! www.karenbmccoy.com/the-junction...

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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.

—e. e. cummings

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As a very visual person. Which means the stories I write are movies in my head. Finding inspirational images keep the creative juices flowing. Here are how I see Tamara and Eddie

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Your reader is out there — waiting for your words.

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Why did I write about Lady Elfrida? Saxon England’s first crowned queen? #nonfiction #authorinspiration Why did I write about Lady Elfrida? Saxon England's first crowned queen? #nonfiction #authorinspiration

Why did I write about Lady Elfrida? Saxon England's first crowned queen? #nonfiction #authorinspiration

Why did I write about Lady Eadgifu, the main character in Kingmaker? #histfic #authorinspiration Why did I write about Lady Eadgifu, the main character in Kingmaker? #histfic #authorinspiration

Why did I write about Lady Eadgifu, the main character in Kingmaker? #histfic #authorinspiration

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

—Elbert Hubbard

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The writers who have the deepest influence on one are those one reads in ones more impressionable, early life, and often it is the more youthful works of those writers that leave the deepest imprint.

—J. M. Coetzee

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Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

—Winston Churchill

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You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.

—Les Brown

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