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Today, I stopped at the gas station, just chasing a simple craving. A hankering, really. I wasn’t looking for much—just a cold Starbucks Lite and a protein bar to hold me over until lunch. Something I’ve done a hundred times without thinking. But when the cashier rang me up and said, “That’ll be $10.98,” I didn’t reach …
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Today at Whole Foods, I found myself an unwilling spectator to a tense confrontation. I had parked in a designated grocery pickup spot, waiting for my online order, when I noticed a black Tesla pull into the handicapped space next to me. A woman in her thirties parked, hung her handicapped tag, stepped out, grabbed …
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Nothing makes a blog post pop like a photo. It draws the eye of the reader and tells them what your blog is about. “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Like most people, we go through images online and download the one that speaks to our blog posts. Some of us “protect” ourselves by …
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In the realm of digital media, platforms serve as spaces for creators to connect with their audiences, share their thoughts, and build communities. However, I recently made a significant decision to part ways with a certain platform due to a surge in hate speech and misinformation. This departure wasn't just a matter of convenience or …
One of the perennial points of contention in the author-agent relationship is the request for "comps" or book comparisons. We authors are frequently asked to provide titles that are similar to our work, a practice intended to help agents pitch our manuscripts to publishers. But herein lies the frustration ...
Tate Basildon 