Shakespeare by proxy

Shakespeare on a chocolate wrapper

I have Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” by Proxy on the wrapper of my salted almond butter dark chocolate.

The other day, I ate the entire chocolate bar in the morning for breakfast to get some energy. Now, that is exactly 480 calories. But, it did the trick of putting me back on my feet. Prior to eating the chocolate bar, I felt like a snake making his way through the tall grass by my pond.

Breaking into writing space

However, I didn’t realize until today what was going on. I was entering the subconscious working space of my new book “Riddleyville Secrets.” It took all that energy to break the outside barriers of consciousness.

And following are William Shakespeare’s lines from “Romeo and Juliet”:

Juliet:

          A thousand times good-night!

Romeo:

          A thousand times the worse, to want thy light.

          Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books;

          But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.

Juliet:

          Hist! Romeo, hist! O! for a falconer’s voice,

          To lure this tassel-gentle back again.

          Bondage is hoarse, and may not speak aloud,

          Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies,

          And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine,

          With repetition of my Romeo’s name.

Romeo:

          It is my soul that calls upon my name:

  How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night,

          Like softest music to attending ears!

 

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FWA Conference Recap – Book Marketing

Check out these great tips on how to improve the marketing of your book by Florida author Nancy J. Cohen.

Nancy J. Cohen's avatarNancy's Notes From Florida

Besides giving my own talk on “Book Promotion on a Budget” at the Florida Writers Association 2017 conference, I sat in on a couple of other presentations about book marketing. Here are some of the main points I gleaned. Any errors are due to my misinterpretation.

If your book isn’t selling, you may need to:

Change the cover

Get more reviews
Write a letter to readers asking for reviews.
Continue to acquire reviews for backlist titles.
Aim for 100 reviews on Amazon to make an impact.

Evaluate your Amazon page
Check your keywords and categories.
Keyword strings work better than single keywords.
Note the sales rank of each category.

Examine your social media influence
Do you need to increase your engagement? This matters more than the number of followers.

Put your book out in multiple formats, not ebooks alone. Consider print and audiobooks.

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All Souls Night

Beautiful words on this All Souls Day. Stay tuned for more inspiration.

Source: All Souls Night

I Will Be Waiting For You There (my poem with a music lyric video included)

This is beautiful and relevant in a world plagued by violence. The present is all we have, because tomorrow is a mystery.

my loud whispers of hope's avatarMy Loud Whispers of Hope

Beyond this pain and despair of mental illness there is a place.

I will tell you when I reach the freedom of that peaceful space.

I will be waiting for you there.

It doesn’t matter how big or small your step is… just take it.

I will tell you when I reach my destination.

I will be waiting for you there.

Live for today. Tomorrow is a mystery,

and will soon be our history.

I will be waiting for you there.

~written by Susan Walz


This is a very beautiful song with a similar title as my poem. I found it by accident and I loved it. I hope you enjoy it too. It is very beautiful and inspiring… Please take a listen.

I Will Wait For You There (with lyrics) by Phil Wickham

“I Will Wait For You There” Lyrics

I will wait for You there
Down on…

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