The Most Reviewed Children's Books
The Most Reviewed Children's Books
What Decades of Book Reviews and Editorial Book Reviews Reveal about Children's Books
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The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Book Reviewed: From Editorial Praise to Reader Raves
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Book Reviewed: From Editorial Praise to Reader Raves
Discover how to get your book reviewed with our ultimate guide. Learn how to secure editorial book reviews, navigate paid book reviews, and leverage book reviews for authors to boost sales!
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Why Most Self-Help Books Don't Work (And the "Cheat Code" We’re Missing)
Why Most Self-Help Books Don't Work (And the "Cheat Code" We’re Missing)
Why Most Self-Help Books Don't Work (And the "Cheat Code" We’re Missing)We are addicted to advice. The self-help industry is worth billions of dollars. Every year, millions of people buy books promising to help them lose weight, start businesses, or find inner...
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The Power of Words: How Books Can Shape and Transform Our Lives
The Power of Words: How Books Can Shape and Transform Our Lives
In the expansive canvas of human existence, words stand out as powerful tools for communication, connection, and transformation. Books, as timeless repositories of the written word, possess the unique ability to shape and transform our lives profoundly. This a...
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Finding my Own Guiding Light
Finding my Own Guiding Light
I starred as nurse Lilian Raines on the soap opera the Guiding Light for nearly three decades. That is a long time to hold one job. Typically, when you hold a job for such a long time at one company, you advance up the corporate ladder. After twenty-six years,...
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You Published Your Book! Now what?
You Published Your Book! Now what?
Anyone who attended the virtual event announcing the winners of the Publishers Weekly 2021 US Selfies Book Awards can attest to the fact that I was completely blindsided when my debut novel L'Origine appeared on the screen as the adult fiction winner. I was to...
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Death Be Not
Death Be Not
I have come to the conclusion that I am either a green-eyed cat; a creature from some Galaxy far, far away… OR I’ve had an Angel living on my shoulder since the day I was born! Nothing else explains why I have survived no fewer than seven scenarios that shoul...
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20 Best things Young Writers Can Learn from Stephen King’s Memoir: On Writing
20 Best things Young Writers Can Learn from Stephen King’s Memoir: On Writing
20 Best things Young Writers Can Learn from Stephen King’s Memoir: On Writing What is the secret behind the success of a literary baobab like Stephen King? What does it take to successfully create success in writing? In his memoir, On Writing: 10th Annivers...
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