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Why You Don’t Need a Book Deal
So, you have finally finished the novel you’ve been agonizing over. The writing is flawless, the editing (and re-editing) is complete, the cover is impeccably eye-catching and even your beta readers are praising your masterpiece. The book is to your exact standard and ready for the pain-staking task of pitching to literary agents with the…
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Are Your Affairs In Order?
“The prognosis isn’t good, and you should get your affairs in order sooner than later.” They are the words that none of us ever want to hear, a statement of a pain-staking finality, and what exactly does it mean? Getting your affairs in order means lessening the financial and emotional burdens on your loved ones…
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So, You Want to Write a Book…
As a published author of eight novels, I am frequently asked by friends and associates how to go about writing a book because they have a story they want to get down on paper. I am an advocate and supporter of anyone who has the desire to write a good story; however, before you begin,…
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The Importance of NOT Dieting
2025 has arrived and with it the resolution to lose weight. As with every new year, the gyms will be crowded, and people will be trying the latest diet fads that they have seen on the internet, before eventually growing frustrated and giving up. Why? Because temporary diets are almost always doomed to fail. It’s…
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The Gym – Mind, Body & Health
The gym… it’s the most common place that we think of when it comes to losing weight. After all, that seems to be where all the hardbodies are. You know them, the athletic types walking around with their water bottles and duffel bags. Some look like they must live in the gym to be as…
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Calories vs. Macros
So, you want to eat healthier and, like many of us, are looking for the easiest and most effective plan – a method that you can stick with long-term. There is so much overwhelming and sometimes even confusing information online now that it’s difficult to know where to start. Consider Your Goals What are your…
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Book Fairs – Are They Worth the Effort?
Every author looks endlessly for ways to put their work into the public eye in hopes of more sales. Many are without the benefit of a literary agent or manager and are often left on their own to market their writing. Finding new and innovative advertising avenues, especially those that don’t cost a fortune, can…
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Be Your Best Advocate
In June of this year, I was savoring the warm weather in my yard, my happy place. A barely noticeable mark itched on the top of my left foot and, of course, I didn’t think much about it. That week, I noticed the bite area increasing and growing pink, and I began to feel nauseated…
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Traditional vs Self-Publishing
You have spent many agonizing months of bleeding your heart and soul onto paper to achieve that flawless story that you want to tell. You have edited, re-written and edited again, several time over and, finally, your words are ready to be published. You might think the hardest part is over but now, you are…
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27 Years Later
For any of you who have read my novel, Within the Depths, you know about my harrowing experience of surviving my sinking boat and swimming to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel one late, stormy night. The book is based on the true account of my experience that night but, in the book, I mention that I…
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The Family Table
This dining table is worn and scratched, I don’t want it anymore; the wood is chipped, chairs don’t match, like the one at the furniture store. There it was, that modern shine, so beautiful and new; I found it so much better than mine, that table was on sale, too! “Remember all those family games?”…
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5 Foods That Fight Inflammation
An estimated 133,000 Americans, that is 40% of us, suffer from chronic inflammation in the body, which can last weeks, months, even years, and can lead to diseases like arthritis, diabetes, COPD and allergies, asthma, Crohn’s Disease, hepatitis and even cancer, among other conditions. It can be painful and cause long-lasting, harmful effects, depending on…
Author Jodi Clark 