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Category Archives: Authors
# Send Indie Gift Book
Can other authors use this program? Of course! I designed it for all of us to use. Just follow the simple steps I outlined above. I guarantee you’ll be doing something practical, something good, and something generous.
Posted in Authors, Authors and Publishers Services, Book Marketing, Books, Bookstores - Independent, Community, Connecting through books, Gifts, Gratitude, Innovative marketing, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, Live Your Best Life, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Marketing, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, new methods of marketing books, Publishing
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Tagged author Mara Purl, books, generosity, gifts, independent bookstores, pandemic help
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Part II – Books versus TV, Narrative Voice versus Scripted Scenes: Bosche, Milford-Haven
We authors dig deep to find the truths lurking in the souls of our characters. When these truths surface, we have little choice but to write them down, if we want to be authentic. And remember, the root of the word “author” is the same as the root of the word
Gift Books Across the Sea
There’s a person, now, whose love of books inspired me, and who I’ve been able to encourage in turn with a simple gesture. She had collected books to enjoy and to share. Who knows, now, how far and wide her own sharing will reach? I know I touched her heart, and she touched mine.
Posted in about issues of the heart, Art and Entertainment, Author Mara Purl on Book Tour, Authors, Book Marketing, Books, community and transformation, Connecting through books, Creativity, Cruising, Finding treasures of the heart in books, Gifts, Head & Heart, Heart, Heart and head connection in books, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, Live Your Best Life, Love of Books, Magical moments, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, Nurturing the soul, Opening up to New Worlds, power of the universe, sychronicity of life, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged authors, book collections, books, Gift books, hurricane, Mara Purl, Sint Maarten
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Untangling Our Strings
Maybe there’s a knot of resentment that we could untangle with a bit of patience and forgiveness. Perhaps there’s an interlocking loop of mistaken communications that could be smoothed with a phone call or a note. Or it could be that a few moments of stillness—a walk in the woods, down a street, or along a beach—would allow us to relax the tension on those strings and let them disentangle and unfurl like strands of kelp in a gentle tide.
Posted in Acting, Art and Entertainment, Audio Drama, authors and entertainment world, Creativity, Family, family history and genealogy, Family values, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, head and heart connection, Heart and head connection in books, heart of an artist, Integrating lifes purpose through art, life's purpose, Mara Purl, mission and core purpose in life, musician-singer-songwriter, Opening up to New Worlds, screenwriting and acting, Uncategorized, voice performance
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Tagged Christmas, family, Marionettes, puppet theatre, Puppets, Theatre
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Polishing the Silver
I enjoy the work as a meditation of gratitude—which often begins around Thanksgiving week. It’s a reminder that our gifts—and talents—need to be polished so they shine brightly enough to be shared.
Posted in about issues of the heart, AHA Moments, Art and Entertainment, Authors, Connecting through books, Creativity, family history and genealogy, Family values, Finding treasures of the heart in books, Gifts, Gratitude, head and heart connection, head and heart connection, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Mara Purl, Metaphors, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, Mother, Mothers & Daughters, Nurturing the soul, power of the universe, self-growth, sychronicity of life, Women's Fiction
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Tagged family, legacy, Thanksgiving, Traditions, treasures of the past
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Authors & Legacies
These authors, and their works, shall not be forgotten. The written and published word is being burnished anew, illuminated with a fresh light from the powerful Colorado sun.
Posted in Art and Entertainment, Authenticity, Authors, Book Marketing, Books, Creativity, history, inspiring through fiction novels, Louis L'amour, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Men's fiction, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, Non-Profit Organizations, Nurturing the soul, Opening up to New Worlds, Publishing, Western Fiction, Women's Fiction, Writing
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Tagged authors, Colorado, Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
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Doobie Brothers Next Gen
Everybody is there for one reason, a joy we share. It’s an overwhelming feeling of being accepted and included. That’s one of the best reasons to go to a concert and listen to live music.
Posted in about issues of the heart, Artists, Authors, Creativity, Doobie Brothers, familial history, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, musician-singer-songwriter, Nurturing the soul, voice performance
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Tagged Doobie Brothers, Milford-Haven novels, Milford-Haven USA, Music
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Why Do Words Count?
Words are the connective tissue between idea and expression. We tell ourselves about our ideas with words, using them to move from vague conjecture to clear concept.
Posted in American West, Authors, Book Marketing, Books, Colorado, community and transformation, Connecting through books, Editors, Heart and head connection in books, history, inspiring through fiction novels, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Louis L'amour, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Personal Essays, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged authors, Colorado, hall of fame, kudos, recognition
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Short Shorter Shortest Fiction
New trends in fiction include novellas, novelettes, short stories and flash fiction. This intro points to a comprehensive guest post All About Shorter Fiction.
Posted in Author Mara Purl on Blog Tour, Authors, Authors and Publishers Services, Blog Tours, Books, Connecting through books, E-Books, e-books by Mara Purl, Editing manuscripts for good writing, Louis L'amour, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Mara Purl, Mara Purl using new marketing methods for Books, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, new methods of marketing books, Novel series, Opening up to New Worlds, When Hummers Dream e-book, When Otters Play by Mara Purl, Writing
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Tagged Fiction, Flash Fiction, independent bookstores, Narrative writing, novel series by Mara Purl, Novelettes, Novellas, satisfying reads, short fiction, When Hummers Dream e-book by Mara Purl, writing
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Irritating Characters – Nemesis “Mrs. Lime” Debuts
Comic relief . . . dramatic tension . . . extreme contrast . . . she serves all those purposes. She had me laughing, then my editor laughed out loud, and soon my readers decided she was a “contrarian favorite”. See what you think of “Mrs. Lime.”
Posted in about issues of the heart, AHA Moments, Artists, Author Mara Purl on Blog Tour, Authors, Bellekeep Books, Book covers by artist Mary Helsaple, book covers painted by artists, Book Marketing, Books, California, Cambria, Central Coast, Coastal regions, Connecting through books, E-Books, e-books by Mara Purl, Environment, Fictitious town of Milford-Haven, Finding treasures of the heart in books, flow of life, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, head and heart connection, Heart and head connection in books, heart of an artist, inspiring through fiction novels, Integrating lifes purpose through art, Magical moments, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, Nurturing the soul, Painting, power of the universe, Power of Universe, Small Town Fiction, When Hummers Dream by Mara Purl, When Hummers Dream e-book, Wildlife, Women's Fiction
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Tagged Calfornia, Central Coast, Hummingbirds, Milford Haven, wildlife
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