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Write the Book You Want to Read

This post contains affiliate links. My name is Alanna, I’m from the UK, and have just released my first novel, Abolish the Rose, published with Atmosphere Press. As a lifelong reader, long-time writer, and first-time, indie-published author, it’s been a long journey and a rollercoaster of mistakes and lessons learnt! I also love salsa dancing,Continue reading “Write the Book You Want to Read”

Where is the Love?

This post contains affiliate links. “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for the second time in the history of the world,Continue reading “Where is the Love?”

Caught in a Whirlwind

This post contains affiliate links. “I’m a big believer in keeping a certain balance between the whirlwind that life can feel like sometimes, and slowing down and doing things that really make me feel alive.” ~ Brandi Cyrus For the last two weeks I’ve felt like I was caught in a whirlwind. First a familyContinue reading “Caught in a Whirlwind”

Do Your Most Important Projects First

This post contains affiliate links. “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Schank, Cognitive Scientist Statement: Since very young, I knew I wanted to be involved in the arts in some capacity. From coloring books, (frustrated I could never stay insideContinue reading “Do Your Most Important Projects First”

Being the Change

This post contains affiliate links. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw When I was a theatre student, I read several George Bernard Shaw plays. I loved hisContinue reading “Being the Change”