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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 AMELIA INDIE AUTHORS VIRTUAL BOOK FESTIVAL! -Where Independent Readers and Writers Meet – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS I haven’t really been AWOL.. just writing a lot of book descriptions, and instructions and schedules, and… A quick recap for you. Nancy Blanton, award-winning author of 17th-century Irish historical fiction is a close friend and a neighbor here on Amelia Island. A few years ago, we started Amelia Indie Authors — a co-op designed to help independent authors raise the bar on what they…

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If You Have to Tell People…
May 30, 2014

Mud, Sweat and Fears: 5 Lessons from a 5K
February 25, 2020

Sweet dreams
August 17, 2013
Happiness, Self care, Thinking

16 Simple Gifts to Love

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When I decided to “broaden my platform” from parenting to other sorts of writing I thought it would be simple — and hoped readers of my parenting book and posts would come along. While some of my more business-y friends called it a re-brand, I simply no longer wanted to focus my writing exclusively on kids and parents. A dear friend and successful author who had studied online identities offered to help me make gradual changes so that I could move forward without abandoning the past.…

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Sea Monkeys in the Sewer
May 12, 2015

Checking Our Carry-on Baggage
August 28, 2019

Lessons from a Marching Band
August 17, 2010
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Anti-violence Advocates, Let’s Bloom Together

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When I was actively working as an anti-violence advocate in the field, I, like so many of my advocate siblings, was often asked, “HOW can you do what you do?” To me it always seemed a strange question — and one I might ask of an accountant or a medical assistant or someone working in retail. I guess sometimes it’s hard to understand what motivates people to do whatever it is they choose to do. I eventually came up with something that worked. You see, regardless…

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Our Friend Oscar and His Inner Critic
November 22, 2020

Protected: To my friends at Red Rocks
March 7, 2016

Make A List!
February 2, 2013

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