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The perfect place

The perfect place with a beach, the ocean, and a book. …
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Julia in Paris – fiction Seeing Julia

Julia in Paris and Christmas in NY by Katherine Owen in reference to her novel, Seeing Julia…
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He breaks his promise, more than once

He breaks his promise, more than once. He makes another. Will she believe him? Can he keep it? Tagline…
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The Fictionista who wrote “Not To Us”

The Fictionista who wrote “Not To Us” Here’s my guest post where I discuss my novel, Not To Us. If…
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I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me

I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.” – Emma…
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"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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