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Biracial Thriller Author | Debut 2024-2025 Serpent Series @HeberBooks | Lit & TV Agency Ex. | MA: TV, Radio & Film | Order:
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Cover Reveal & Working With A Book Cover Designer
Can't believe it, but it's finally here. This is my cover. We went through several rounds before finalizing this one.
Having a background in marketing, I’ve worked extensively with graphic designers via my day job. But this was
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I am not where I want to be yet, but I am definitely not where I once was.
#inspiringothers
http://t.co/QKPzhj1kN6
via
@FilmCollboratve
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@wikileaks
We hope Assange is fine but my gut says HRC & Obama aren't happy w/ truth leaking out.
#Wikileaks
= HERO!
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@Xx17965797N
Every single platform has user data. ALL OF THEM! TikTok is no different. TikTok should not be banned over something that everyone already does. It's absurd!
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"I am a
#woman
, & I am a
#Latina
. Those are the things that make my writing distinct. Those are the things that give my writing power." ~Sandra Cisneros
We need more
#diversewriters
getting publishing contracts.
#WritingCommnunity
#DiversityMatters
#WriterLift
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I've changed my bio but haven't actually posted anything yet. I'm excited to announce I officially signed with
@hansenwriter
. I look forward to chatting this Saturday to go over FROWN & discuss
#revisions
. Thnx
@MetamorphLitAg
for believing in me.
#writingcommunity
#amwriting
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Authors Supporting Authors
So, a fellow author and ARC reviewer read my work and loved it. They offered to post the review on Goodreads, BookBub, and Instagram.
I do have a lot more followers than they do and so I had returned the favor. When they saw a significant lift in
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@mutohd
@raphousetv2
Let me get this straight, Rock was praised for staying silent for a long time after being assaulted in front of millions. Now he’s finally using his skills a comedian to roast his attackers & folks are coddling the Smiths? He has a right to use personal experience in his shows!
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The Dream Realized: Unboxing My First Published Novel
I can't believe my author copies finally came in. I never thought I'd get here. There were many times I felt discouraged, but there were amazing writer friends I've met in the
#WritingCommunity
across social media who have
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150 publisher rejections between 4 manuscripts, including a duology with 85 rejects. Everyone said shelve & they’re “dead on sub.”
Grateful
@HeberBooks
believed in them & offered me a 3-book deal. Love the team, their extensive experience & author-first model.
#WritingCommunity
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#ThingsHillaryWillNeverHave
- the American's trust, honesty, integrity, a conscious after Benghazi, a faithful husband & an ability 2 lead!
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#WritingCommunity
: I ❤️ discovering
#newbooks
to
#read
on
#Kindle
.
#AuthorsOfTwitter
&
#IndieAuthors
I’m buying books & doing some reviews. Celebrate your awesomeness & share your
#books
below.👇🏽
❤️ thrillers & horror, but will consider other genres.
#WritersLift
#BookTwitter
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Is A Call For Diversity In Publishing Real?
As a BIPOC author, I am biracial. That means I don't fit in one box. Being half-Puerto Rican & half-Korean, I've written both cultures in my books. What I find most discouraging about this industry is their call for BIPOC stories.
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Once you open yourself up to being a multi-genre reader, you’ll suddenly discover so many more
#BooksWorthReading
. As writers, we can learn so much from all genres. Reading outside our comfort zone makes us better writer & stronger readers.
#WritingCommunity
#ReadingCommunity
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Question...your
#WIP
....um...how many curse words do you have?! I did a quick search & I've got around 57 F*cks in my
#WIP
!!! I will probably cut them if I have to. Your thoughts on curse words in MS?
#writingcommmunity
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Hillary Clinton accuses 12 yr old girl of seeking out rapist.
#BillyBush
#PodestaEmails
#DirtyPolitics
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I'm seeing a swell of so-called “book marketing” experts. Almost all of their accounts look freshly created. I've gotten lots of DMs from them. I'm also a marketing, branding, and social media professional by day, as it is my day job. They ask me how I'm doing and ask what I
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📚 My Slow Reading Journey Part 2: My brain absorbs audiobooks faster than pages. Speed-reading stalls, but listening? A revelation! Our diverse wiring creates unique reading paths.🎉📚
#WritingCommunity
#ReadingCommunity
#BooksWorthReading
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Sadly, I saw a thread on Reddit where an author was asking if it was worth it for him to run ads on his book on pre-order. He was going to run ads on Amazon, and as a marketing professional, I'm thinking, sure, why the hell not?
Someone responded that they don't bother buying
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Can't control others, but we can choose our circle. Boundaries = freedom. Don't let toxicity rent space in our heads. Blocking negativity = room to create. Our writing and emotional well-being thrive best without distractions.❤️🩹
#WritingCommunity
#MentalHealth
#WritersLift
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Benefits Of Publishing With Small Press
While working with a publisher, I learned the importance of not overlooking certain benefits. Although larger publishers are often associated with more extensive marketing resources, it's important to consider the potential advantages of
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Dealing with unprofessional behavior requires the courage to hit the block button when genuine connections are absent. Prioritizing authentic relationships is crucial across all industries to ensure the protection of our mental health.
#WritingCommunity
#SocialMediaTips
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Indie, Self-Pub, Trad? Why We Should Respect Everyone's Publishing Choices.
I've seen this debate a lot in the publishing world. For some reason, there's this mentality: if a writer self-published or decided to query a small press taking unsolicited submissions, they "gave up."
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Why BIPOC Stories Struggle To Find A Home
The problem with this industry as a whole is that when
#BIPOC
writers try to write a culturally themed story, some of the complaints from gatekeepers might be that the material isn’t something that “fits their list” or what they’re used
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While I love the concept of pitch contests and
#RevPit
, you must remember that the selection process is highly subjective. Many outstanding books get passed up. Whether it is pitching to agents and editors or through other contests - don't get discouraged if you're not selected.
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@DiamondandSilk
Obama should address protestors. The fact that he's letting it happen shows that he lied about a peaceful transition!
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@RealJamesWoods
@FoxNews
There is absolutely no justice. NONE!As long as you have HRC type of power & money you can get away w/ murder!
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"The endorsements don't mean anything. The only thing that means anything are the people." ~Donald Trump
#TrumpTownHall
#Greta
#MAGA
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Don Lemon the advocate 4 "Saint" Hillary on Clinton News Network underplaying
#HillarysEmails
as no big deal.
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#WithoutTwitter
many struggling writers & aspiring authors would lack a huge support system. The
#WritingCommunity
is massive on this platform. There’s so much negativity. I don’t understand everyone’s excitement to see the platform fail. I honestly hope it doesn’t.
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Why Writing Advice Isn't Always Helpful
This industry is tough as it is, but what I'm not a fan of is condescending advice. Sometimes, the "how to start a novel" articles are highly subjective as they are. In all honesty, if you shopped your work around enough, there would be
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#Writingcommunity
I’ve been mulling over this question for sometime & read conflicting articles.
#Writers
, what’re your thoughts on pen name?
Yay or Nay?
All my social media accounts + digital footprint are under this maiden name. Married last name (Gray) is kinda cooler.🤔
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Participating in
#PitDark
for the 1st time this year since I have a dark psych thriller (solo manuscript) outside of my acquired series I'm free to
#amquery
.
Love supporting my fellow
#writingcommunity
& pitch participants. I'll be returning retweets, comments, & love.
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Just finished watching
#TrumpInDetroit
. So sue me 4 my typo. Trump nailed it! The BEST speech on the economy!
Catching up w/
#TrumpInDetroit
phenomenal speech so far, jammed pact w/ details & specifics. One of his best speeches on the economy.
#MAGA
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Awesome that a bunch of bikers supporting Trump are heading to the riots to help the police! Stay safe!
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COVER REVEAL: THE SERPENT WOMAN (BOOK 2)
This is probably a bit early, but wanted to share my cover reveal for book 2 in the series. I worked with Aleksandar Novovic, who is not your ordinary book cover designer. He is a digital painter and very talented 2D illustrator. Years
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@wikileaks
Powell is now wishing he wasn't tied to HRC. Hillary uses bogus excuses 2 avoid the reality= indictment + jail time.
#LockHerUp
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It's OKAY to be selective with which announcements we choose to engage or not engage at all. Especially when dealing with life stuff. Boundaries & being happy for others at a distance protects our
#mentalhealth
, so we can focus on our own path.❤️🩹
#WritingCommunity
#Writerslift
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I’m noticing some
#writers
calling those in the
#writingcommmunity
to follow them. So, I follow & when you’re not willing to reciprocate after begging people to follow you, sorry, that’s wrong. I’ll simply unfollow.
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It is so sad you have to attack Katrina Pierson & AJ Delgado. Why? Because they're female minorities 4 Trump?
#NeverHillary
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C'mon ppl who f*cking cares what celeb sings 4
#HRC
they're wealthy & don't care about the everyday
#DeplorableAmerican
#PodestaEmails31
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When building your platform, it’s never, ever a good idea to try following only to unfollow.
#WritingCommunity
&
#AuthorsOfTwitter
, I track my unfollowers daily. You should, too. Please don’t follow just to unfollow. Platforms can ban you & it’s an unethical
#socialmediastrategy
!
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Received a 5-page editorial letter from the acquisition's editor. Such a good feeling to have completed & sent it back. My anxiety is increasing as my publication date nears. It's overwhelming. What 4 years of sobriety taught me: take it a step at a time.
#WritingCommunity
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Happy
#SuperHeroDay
to all
#moms
everywhere!
#MothersDay
#MothersDay2017
#Parenting
#Motherhood
#HappyMothersDay
🌸
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My little mini-me! I’ve been
#reading
to her since she was a baby. She’s an advanced reader & one of the strongest readers in her whole school. Tomorrow is her last day, but she’ll be
#readingbooks
throughout
#summerbreak
! So important to
#ReadToYourChild
! 📚
#WritingCommnunity
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Hey
#WritingCommunity
. Is anyone only posting 3 tweets tomorrow for
#PitDark
? I scheduled mine out. Also, if you want me to support you, we can support each other.
I'll be liking & commenting. Feel free to like, comment, or retweet mine.
Good luck to everyone!
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@authorsuec
I mispronounced a name. I always thought Thaddeus was pronounced with a long-a: Thay-d-eus. But then I found out it was THAD, with a short-a like the word MAD or LAD. I didn’t like the real pronunciation & so I made up my son’s name: Thaideon (Thay-dee-on.)😅
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It Is Personal
Invalidating the struggles faced not only by BIPOC writers but also by LGBTQ, neurodiverse, and other underrepresented, marginalized communities is not the way to tackle a systemic problem. Denial perpetuates exploitation and victimization. It fuels modern racism
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3 wks b4 elections Condi Rice + Michael Moore + 9 sexual assault women come forward?! And this is not about
#DirtyPolitics
?
#NeverHillary
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Pundit in video says 31,000 e-mails erased were ALL personal. Um...did she actually SEE all 31,000? 🤔
#HillarysEmails
@kayleighmcenany
on
@CNN
as usual
@donlemon
sweeps HRC email issue away, but repeats all
#Trumps
negatives?
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#Rubio
exposing how little of a boy he is w/ no-experienced. Doesn't show up for work. Attacks
@realDonaldTrump
w/ UGLY tactics.
#NeverRubio
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Writers are lectured to cut filler words, adverbs, backstory, flashbacks, & show vs. tell. HOWEVER, all of those, even telling scenes are sometimes necessary or scenes & sentences won't work, flow, or make sense.
#WritingCommunity
we should know when to break writing rules.🙌🏽
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Catching up w/
#TrumpInDetroit
phenomenal speech so far, jammed pact w/ details & specifics. One of his best speeches on the economy.
#MAGA
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For the record, I respect all opinions. But respectfully disagree when confronted by intolerant ultra-conservatives making disparaging comments about
#breastfeeding
. Moms do NOT require hiding nor should they be shamed for public breastfeeding. Society has perverted a sacred act.
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HRC camp should also admit that under Obama administration ZERO got done to help black Americans & minorities.
#PodestaEmails31
#TrumpPence
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So, I just hit 100k on my
#WIP
& still not done. I’m going way over my 90k goal. Has anyone else gone over their wordcount? My
#WIPJOY
is thriller, suspense, Women’s fiction...I’m figuring after revisions (cutting) if it ends up being aroundn 100k I’m good?
#writingcommmunity
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Given that
#indieauthors
is trending, just wanted to say that kindness is free. We work hard from pre-drafting, to drafting, going through countless rounds of edits, and then trying to promote our work. It's important to celebrate one another and champion one another. We may not
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@greta
YES! A real leader knows when there's an ambush & makes a smarter decision to avoid enemy fire & speak to supportive voters instead.
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My daughter said she wants to be a
#writer
like mom & asked if I can show her how. 🥰 She loves
#books
, can’t get enough of them. Daddy’s a writer too, guess it runs in the fam. I knew very early I wanted to write. When did you know you wanted to be a writer?
#writingcommuity
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1.) I've been using
#Grammarly
pro paid version for years for work & personal. No, it doesn't replace human proofreading, but significantly reduces general errors. The platform doesn't allow for long-form uploads like full manuscripts, so you must upload them in chapter chunks.
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As a writer mom, I love to celebrate human art & my favorite artist is my 8-year-old daughter. There's such a push for STEMS, but our younger generation should also have an appreciation for art. She did this by herself in her after school advanced art class.
#WritingCommunity
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It’s good to practice writing diversification by pausing our
#WIP
to write a
#blog
post. Short-form content can offer that satisfied feeling of completion & keeps our writing skills sharp.
And here’s the way this
#writermom
gets
#writingtime
done.
#WritingCommunity
#WritersLift
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While we writers often wish for validation, only allowing yes-readers to beta read our work doesn’t help. It’s more useful for beta reader to offer balanced critique & it’s even better if they’re a multi-genre reader.
#WritingCommunity
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Was taking a walk with my son & I stopped by an all black cop car. The 2 officers were detectives & so nice! I got an email, yay! Excited cause I write thrillers/detective stuff & it’s nice to get legit input. They agreed to answer
#book
research questions! 🤓
#WritingCommunity
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5 Healthy & Inexpensive Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
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I never fully understood the significance of supporting other authors until I became one myself. With my own book set to be published in August by a small press, I've been making an effort to dive into more indie books on Kindle Unlimited.
Being part of
#BookTwitter
goes beyond
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#IfMyLaptopCouldTalk
it would tell me "Live in the present & don't search for anything tied to your past, leave it behind you."
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WHY WE SHOULD BE OUR OWN CHAMPION
🚫We shouldn't wait around for agents.
🚫We shouldn't wait around for publishers.
🚫We shouldn't wait around for other people.
✅We must be our own champion and advocate.
If we wait around for a marketing agency, a publisher, that big
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Even if a
#book
sold a billion copies, if there’s a
#prologue
…I’ll 99.99% skip it. I just don’t like prologues. Sorry, prologue-fans. I always want to just jump right into Chapter 1. Prologues are almost always unnecessary IMO. 📚
#WritingCommunity
#ThursdayThought
#BookTwitter
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I’m having a very romantic night, rewatching “Silence of the Lambs” for inspiration. I’m 80k in on my
#WIP
(10k away from being done) involving a serial killer. Sometimes,
@netflix
can help jog your inspiration.
#writingcommunity
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Why We Shouldn't Minimize Our Wins
The publishing industry is full of hurdles, so each step in the process can be a challenge. Drafting is hardly the challenge; rather, it's the number of revisions that come after between beta reader or editor notes.
Regardless of our
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@FoxNews
@ericbolling
Absolutely! Donna Brazile should step down! So should anyone else who were involved from biased news outlets.
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This
#mama
has finally hit 80k in her
#WIP
. It’s no easy task since the kids are on break, but with time management I’ve managed to do short sprints (200-500 words) during the week & longer word counts (5k) over the weekend. Around 10k away from completion.
#WritingCommunity
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Carly-Cruz very annoying tag-team operation. Both screamed & went nuts when asked about
#CruzSexScandal
. No answer why Carly got $500,000.
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#WritingCommunity
traditionally-published or self-published, how would you deal with negative book reviews? Would you read them or avoid them?
Obviously we want great reviews, I’m just curious. In a perfect world we’d all receive positive praise.
#ThursdayThoughts
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I'll be busy watching anything but
#Cruz
tomorrow who comes off smug, condescending, & disingenuous.
#TrumpFamily
I think we should trend
#TrumpFamily
tomorrow night during the CNN
#CruzDysfunctionalFamily
Townhall
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A good part of the writing process isn’t the amount of time dedicated to the actual
#writing
itself, but the amount of time you spend thinking through your plot & the next chapter. You can still be a pantser & do some
#plotting
to reduce rewrites.
#WritingCommunity
#SaturdayVibes
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Question to the
#writingcommmunity
& to
#LitAgent
@hansenwriter
: If you think your
#WIP
has series potential, how soon should you start writing the 2nd book of the series? Can you start right away or are you supposed to wait until the 1st book gets published?
@MetamorphLitAg
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@BuzzFeed
I absolutely love this. Being half-Korean, I love that the
#1
show is foreign-made w/ an all-Korean cast. We need more diverse stories being made & spotlighted. Everyone rejected them & now
#SquidGame
success is their revenge on a closed-off industry too afraid to take risks.
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Multi-tasking
#writermom
making
#familyfuntime
before
#backtoschool
. Enjoying sunny beach life & listening to my
#WIP
via Speechify app. You can upload your manuscript via PDF & listen while walking. Caught more areas to fix listening vs. staring at a screen. 😎
#WritingCommunity
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Publication: How Long Does it Take?
I've often wondered the same thing and
had heard it can take a while. But I had no idea. To give you some context, here is the timeline for my acquired series:
• My first book in the series was initially called Devil’s Bridge until it was
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Definitely watching
@pastormarkburns
& black townhall rally 4 Trump streaming on
@RSBNetwork
. Thx 2 my Apple TV!
Black TownHall Rally for
@realDonaldTrump
broadcasting LIVE on
@OANN
..12noon
@LaraLeaTrump
@OMAROSA
@DiamondandSilk
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@ed_hooley
really touching and as Maury said Trump is one of the most generous people he knows.
#VoteTrumpPence2016
#NeverHillary
#MAGA
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