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If you love a writer, you can give them an awesome gift that will mean something to them without costing you a fortune.
Melissa Gouty
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
You Don't Have to be Einstein to Know the Value of Handwritten Letters
The author of the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, was a prolific letter-writer. A handwritten letter sold for $400,000, May of 2021.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Aged and Ageless: How to Be Like a Tree
I can't live without trees. No one can. Without them, the world would be bereft of beauty. A science haiku for our benevolent forest friends
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 6, 2021
- 9 min
Why Women Writers Should Read The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd's, The Book of Longings, is the perfect book for women writers as it portrays the passion and power of one person's words.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Why We Love a Sinister, Gothic Mystery: Lucy Foley's The Guest List
Lucy Foley's Guest List is the perfect example of a Gothic Mystery, filled with the psychological push and pull of human nature.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
Want to Know About "The Dust Bowl?" Read The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah's novel, The Four Winds,depicts life in The Dust Bowl, but don't make it your only source. Try The Worst Hard Time by Egan.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
Why the Best-Selling Novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Is Raising Red Flags
Rumblings are sounding that Mark Sullivan's novel, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, has been misrepresented. The story it's based on is not all true.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 22, 2021
- 5 min
Do Your Regrets Cause You Agony? You Should Absolutely Read The Midnight Library
Matt Haig's The Midnight Library is an intriguing story about a life teetering on the brink between regrets and possibilities.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
How to Be More Creative: Let Your Words Misbehave a la Mary Oliver
Take it from award-winning poet, Mary Oliver. Too much planning can kill creativity. Let your words run wild to reach creative nirvana.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
In Admiration and Celebration of the Great Poet, Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928. I was lucky enough to hear her speak and will never forget her power and her presence in our world.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
3 Lessons from the Incomparable Maya Angelou
I was lucky enough to hear Maya Angelou in person, an unforgettable experience. Her work has influenced my writing, my world, and my life.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 31, 2021
- 7 min
Does Humility Still Exist in a World Focused on Social and Self Promotion?
Radical Humility: Essays on Ordinary Act is not an easy read, but a valuable one; a look at how to be humble in a world focused on "self."
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