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Are you in the arena kicking ass or in the cheap seats?

This woman just spoke to me with what she is saying here. This is for all my writerly friends, but…
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Two musical interpretations of the song “Empire” by Shakira and Marie Digby

This is both inspirational and fascinating to me. Two completely different interpretations of the song Empire which Shakira wrote and…
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Do you have a goal? ‘Cause you gotta have a goal…

“I’m gonna have to charge you a little more rent than Vivian…because I’ve got this beauty course I’m…
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This Much Is True – Goodreads Giveaway – paperback novel

Goodreads Book Giveaway This Much Is True by Katherine Owen Giveaway ends October 31, 2013. See the giveaway details at…
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Tally pays a price for being perfect/imperfect in the novel ~ This Much Is True

Perfect? Imperfect? She gets a bad rap from some readers. What do I have to say about that? This. You…
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The Q & A about This Much Is True

Tell us about yourself; who ARE you? Dark, edgy, contemporary, romantic. Were we describing me? Or my fiction? Sorry….
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Katherine’s quotes

"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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