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Our Shadow Selves Have Much to Teach Us

February 24, 2013 by Margaret Duarte

Our Shadow selves have much to teach us

On the next sunny day, bust past any blocks you’re experiencing and check out your shadow. It’s fun. I tried it. And since no one else was listening, we had a little chat.

Filed Under: Book Talk, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Visionary Fiction Tagged With: Between Now and Forever, bridge, Emerson, Margaret Duarte, shadow, shadow self, shadow side, Solitaire

Writing, Publishing, and Marketing tips from Shawn Hansen

February 11, 2013 by Margaret Duarte

Writing, Publishing, and Marketing tips from Shawn Hansen

Sometimes, out of the blue, someone comes along at the perfect moment to point you in the right direction when you come to a fork in the road. For me, that someone was Shawn Hansen. A friend told me about Shawn’s weekly Teleseminar Tuesday, and after only one session, I was hooked.  Eleven one-hour, information packed classes later, I […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Writers, Publishing and Marketing Tagged With: Margaret Duarte, Profit, Publishing, Shawn Hansen, Writing

Affirmations Are Powerful Tools, Choose Your Words Wisely

January 1, 2013 by Margaret Duarte

Affirmations Are Powerful Tools, Choose Your Words Wisely

Quantum physics supports Einstein’s theory that thoughts become things. Therefore, the words or affirmations we choose to install new beliefs and attract new thoughts are indeed powerful tools.

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Readers, Metaphysics, Spirituality Tagged With: Affirmations, Center for spiritual Awareness, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, John Assaraf, Law of Attraction, Lynne McTaggart, Oprah

Transformational Literature – 20 Books that Enlighten and Entertain

December 28, 2012 by Margaret Duarte

Transformational Literature - 20 Books that Enlighten and Entertain

In a world riddled with fear, misunderstanding, and lost hope, I believe there is an audience for transformational literature that heals, empowers, and bridges differences. So on this “Freebie Friday,” I’d like to introduce you to 20 books that enlighten as well as entertain.

Filed Under: Book Talk, Spirituality, Visionary Fiction Tagged With: Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment, Margaret Duarte, Spiritual Cinema Circle, transformational fiction, transformational films, transformational literature, transformational nonfiction, transformational poetry, Wisdom Films

Solitaire, A Metaphor for Lonely

December 16, 2012 by Margaret Duarte

Solitaire, A Metaphor for Lonely

If you were to pick a metaphor or symbol for lonely, what would it be? The sound of a bagpiper marching into the distance A vulture flying over a barren desert The smell of diesel exhaust at a bus terminal The sound of a train whistle on a foggy day The flapping of a window screen on […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Readers Tagged With: Andy Williams, Between Now and Forever, Carpenters, Elvis Presley, metaphor for loneliness, Solitaire

Five Top Trends Shaping The Future of Publishing

October 4, 2012 by Margaret Duarte

Five Top Trends Shaping The Future of Publishing

I recently attended a “sit-up-and-take-notice” workshop about how to produce, distribute and sell your work in the evolving e-world given by Mark Coker, founder and CEO of Smashwords. His opener jolted my writer self like a sip of vanilla latte on a cold, groggy morning.  “There’s never been a better time to be an author.” Okaaaay, I thought, as though he had just told […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Writers, Publishing and Marketing Tagged With: Ebook publishing., Indie Publishing, Mark Coker, self-publishing, Smashwords, Top trends shaping publishing

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