As a writer, it is my job to imagine the worst scenarios imaginable, and depending upon the type of genre I am delving into, it is my solemn duty to do my best to pry into the darkest aspect of my…
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Category: courage, death, fear, Food For Thought, future, H.L. Stephens, HL Stephens, hope, writing
Tags: Books, Grief, HL Stephens, hope, inspiration, Love, Mister Marmee, Orlando, Shooting, writing
I used to love the phrase when I was a kid. “A day late and a dollar short” It seemed so jingly. So fun. So easy to catch up to if you just tried hard enough. After all, it was…
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Category: fear, Food For Thought, future, H.L. Stephens, HL Stephens, hope, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, indie, inspiration, inspire, lonely art, mistakes, Mister Marmee, mystery, publish, publishing, submission, Tor Books, writing
We’ve all had that dream. No, I am not talking about the dirty bathroom dream where all of the stalls make the use of an outhouse at the yearly fair seem like a delightful prospect. Nor am I referring to…
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Category: Adventures in Querying, agents, courage, discouragement, fear, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, indie, inspiration, inspire, lonely art, mistakes, publish, publishing, query letters, triumph, writing
I thought when I saw puberty and all its trappings disappear into the rear view mirror of adulthood, I would somehow gain a greater sense of patience and a zen-like ability to wait for the things that truly mattered. As…
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Since my levels of public humiliation know no bounds, I have decided to share some of my many adventures in sending out the dreaded query letter. There are enough self-help blogs out there to tell you the right way of…
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Category: Adventures in Querying, agents, courage, discouragement, fear, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, mistakes, publish, publishing, query letters, writing
There is a saying that behind every myth or legend is a grain of truth; no matter how small the grain may be. The same may be said for every story conceived by the heart of man. Somewhere between the layers…
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Category: Chronicle of, courage, death, discouragement, fear, H.L. Stephens, Happydog, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Mister Marmee, Saying Goodbye, Sir Happy Heart, The Chronicles of Mister Marmee
Imagine, if you will, a battlefield strewn with the blood and bodies of fallen men with two opposing armies determined to destroy each other. New recruits are pouring in with every breath to fill the ranks on each side as…
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Category: courage, discouragement, fear, H.L. Stephens, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, inspire, Mister Marmee, publish, Smashwords, triumph, Victorian Era, writing
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