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Now I Know What Joe Knows

Joe Konrath writes a blog called A Newbie’s Guild to Publishing.

I’d like to share a recent post of his which is both enlightening and inspiring. Enjoy.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

What I Know

I’ve been blogging for almost five years, and am closing in on 500 blog posts all about the publishing industry.

As a result, this blog gets a lot of hits from people who don’t know who I am. That’s the point. As I’ve said many times, anyone can find you on the net if they’re looking for you. The goal is to have people find…

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Notes from the Universe

If I have not shared this before, I should have.

My friend Kari turned me onto TUT ( totally unique thoughts) a while ago:

It’s free to sign up and they will send you “Daily reminders of life’s magic and your divinity.”

Here’s mine for today.

Here’s the thing, Linda. Admission into time and space requires a belief in limits: a belief that both time and space are real; that you can therefore have and have-not; that love can be lost or found; and that you are what your physical senses show you and no…

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I waited a good long time to say, "My psychic told me…"

He read these cards and told me wonderful, curious things and also some bad, sorrowful things. Just to be fair.
They say reading tarot cards can foster hope and temperance.
These particular cards are called PSY CARDS. They explore Jungian psychology in tandem with the meanings of the 40 cards in the PsyCard System deck.
it was pretty cool, except for me insulting the cat.
My friend who came with me did not have half as good a time, or half as good a psychic, but he still bought me lunch.

The good?
I…

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More than anything else, I believe in myself.

That’s pretty much a successful life in a nutshell, isn’t it?

And a good way to share some excellent news that I have been sitting on for over a week.

I won a scholarship to a prestigious summer writers workshop in NY – I’ve been assigned to the amazing AMY HEMPEL for the small group work, and will be able to study with many of my other fav writers, like Matthew Klam, Melissa Bank, Meg Wolitzer, here’s the whole list–

Alan Alda
Melissa Bank

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