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The best ways to get author and book publicity – Written By Sandra Beckwith

on Build Book Buzz: Publicity is that free media exposure you get when you’re quoted in the press. It could be an interview for a(n): MagazineNewspaperOnline media outlet or content siteRadio stationTV programBlogPodcast Advertisementsabout:blankREPORT THIS ADAdvertisementsabout:blankREPORT THIS AD It’s more powerful than advertising and other paid-for marketing tactics because it brings with…

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Happy Birthday to writer Sandra Beckwith! 1997 INTERVIEW SANDRA BECKWITH interview excerpt: "Women are earning more money so they're no longer afraid of biting the hand that feeds them," she says. "The rent is no longer at stake if he doesn't like what she says. I didn't think the behavior of men is any worse today than 30 years ago -- we're just talking about it more.” https://mrmedia.com/2008/05/sandra-beckwith-the-doolittle-report-editor-mr-media-interview-classic/ #SandraBeckwith

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Meet Crime Fiction Writer Gary Guinn

Meet Crime Fiction Writer Gary Guinn

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What do you read beside romance? I happen to love crime fiction and thrillers. Today I am interviewing crime fiction writer Gary Guinn. As a romantic suspense writer who writes about criminals we have a lot in common. We also both love Greece and have even stayed on the same Greek island. If you like my novels, you will like Gary’s.

In his interview, Gary Guinn…

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Some of these sources might be useful for anyone interested in indigenous Polynesian and Micronesian ethnobotany, folklore, and astronomy:

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Abbott, Isabella A. “Polynesian Uses of Seaweed.” In Islands, Plants, and Polynesians: An Introduction to Polynesian Ethnobotany. Edited by Paul Alan Cox and Sandra Anne Bannack. Portland, Oregon: Dioscorides Press, 1991.

Alencar, Victor Aves. “Sky Observation and Mythology: Paths to an Astronomical Culture.” Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Volume 5 Issue S260, 207-212.

Allen, Melinda S. “Coastal Morphogenesis, Climatic Trends, and Cook Islands Prehistory.” In Cultural Ecology in the Pacific Islands. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Terry L. Hunt. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.

Alpers, Antony. Legends of the South Sea: The World of the Polynesians seen through their Myths and Legends, Poetry and Art. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1970.

Anderson, Atholl. “Epilogue: Changing Archaeological Perspectives upon Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands.” Pacific Science 63:4 (2009).

Aswani, Shankar and Michael W. Graves. “The Tongan Maritime Expansion: A Case in the Evolutionary Ecology of Social Complexity.” Asian Perspectives 37:2 (1998).

Aveni, Anthony. People and the Sky (Our Ancestors and the Cosmos). New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 2008.

Bannack, Sandra Anne. “Plants and Polynesian Voyaging.” In Islands, Plants, and Polynesians: An Introduction to Polynesian Ethnobotany, edited by Paul Alan Cox and Sandra Anne Bannack. Portland, Oregon: Dioscordes Press, 1991.

Beckwith, Martha. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1977.

Black, Sharon, Thomas Wright and Lynnette Erickson. “Polynesian Folklore: An Alternative to Plastic Toys.” Children’s Literature in Education 32:2 (2001).

Buck, Peter H. Vikings of the Sunrise. New York: Stokes, 1938.

Burley, David V. “Archaeological Demography and Population Growth in the Kingdom of Tonga: 950 BC to the Historical Era.” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Connell, John. “Island Dreaming: The Contemplation of Polynesian Paradise.” Journal of Historical Geography 29:4 (2003).

Coppett, Daniel and Andre Iteanu. Cosmos and Society in Oceania (Explorations in Antrhopology). Oxford: Berg Publishers, 1995.

Couper, Alastair. Sailors and Traders: A Maritime History of the Pacific Peoples. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2009.

Crawford, Peter. Nomads of the Wind: A Natural History of Polynesia. London: BBC Books, 1993.

Cunningham, Sean P. “A Story of Yams, Worms, and Change from Ancestral Polynesia.” The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 7:2 (2012).

D’Arcy, Paul. The People of the Sea: Environment, Identity, and History in Oceania. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2006.

Despland, Michel. “Two Ways of Articulating Outsider’s Knowledge of Polynesian Culture and Religion: Melville’s Typee and Mardi.” Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 16:2 (2004).

Devall, Bill and George Sessions. Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 1985.

Edwards, Edmundo. “Astronomically-aligned Religious Structures on Raiatea and Raivavae and the Matariki Festival of 1770 on Easter Island.” Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Volume 7, Symposium S278 (2011).

Eliade, Mircea. “Nostalgia for Paradise.” In The Inner Journey: Myth, Psyche, and Spirit (PARABOLA Anthology Series). Edited by Martha Heyneman. Series Editor: Ravi Ravindra. Sandpoint, Idaho: Morning Light Press, 2008.

Filihia, Meredith. “Shamanism in Tonga: An Assessment.” The Journal of Polynesian Society 117:4 (2008).

Finney, Ben. “Myth, Experiment, and the Reinvention of Polynesian Voyaging.” American Anthropologist 93:2 (1991).

Gladwin, Thomas. East is a Big Bird: Navigation and Logic on Puluwat Atoll. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1970.

Glavin, Terry. The Last Great Sea: A Voyage through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean. Vancouver, British Columbia: Greystone Books, 2000.

Gooley, Tristan. The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide. New York: The Experiment, 2012.

Goto, Akira. “Archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy in the Ryuku Islands: A preliminary report.” Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Volume 7, Symposium S278 (2011).

Grimble, Arthur. “Gilbertese Astronomy and Astronomical Observations.” Journal of the Polynesian Society 40 (1931).

Grimble, Arthur. Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands. London: Routledge, 1972.

Groube, L.M. “Tonga, Lapita Pottery, and Polynesian Origins.” Journal of Polynesian Society 80:3 (1971).

Gunson, Niel. “A Note on Oceanic Shamanism.” Journal of the Polynesian Society 119:2 (2010).

Gunson, Niel. “Understanding Polynesian Traditional History.” The Journal of Pacific History 28:2 (1993).

Hamacher, Duane W. and Ray P. Norris. “‘Bridging the Gap’ through Australian Cultural Astronomy.” Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Volume 7, Symposium S278 (2011).

Hames, Raymond. “The Ecologically Noble Savage Debate.” Annual Review of Anthropology 36 (2007).

Heyerdahl, Thor. Early Man and the Ocean (A Search for the Beginnings of Navigation and Seaborne Civilizations). Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1979.

Irwin, Geoffrey. The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Kahn, Miriam. “Tahiti: The Ripples of Myth on the Shores of the Imagination.” In History and Anthropology 11:4 (2003).

Kalakaua, His Hawaiian Majesty King David. “Hina: The Helen of Hawaii.” In The Legends and Myths of Hawaii. Edited by R.M. Daggett. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing, 1997.

Kelley, David H. and Eugene F. Milone. Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy. New York: Springer New York, 2011.

Kirch, Patrick V. “Changing Landscapes and Sociopolitcal Evolution in Mangaia, Central Polynesia.” In Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Terry L. Hunt. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.

Kirch, Patrick V. The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984.

Kirch, Patrick V. “’Like Shoals of Fish’: Archaeology and Population in Pre-Contact Hawaii.” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Kirch, Patrick V. “Solstice observations in Mangareva, French Polynesia.” Archeoastronomy: the Journal of Astronomy in Culture 18 (2004).

Kirch, Patrick V. “Temple Sites in Kahi Kinui, Maui, Hawaiian Islands: Their Orientations Decoded.” Antiquity 78:299 (2004).

Kirch, Patrick V. and Jean-Louis Rallu. “Long-term Demographic Evolution in the Pacific Islands.” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Ladefoged, Thegn N. and Michael W. Graves. “Modelling Agricultural Development and Demography in Kohala, Hawaii.” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Lessa, William A. “Origins.” In More Tales from Ulithi Atoll: A Content Analysis. Edited by William A. Lessa. Berkely: University of California Press, 1980.

Lewis, David. “A Return Voyage between Puluwat and Saipan using Micronesia Navigational Techniques.” Journal of Polynesian Sociology 80:4 (1971).

Lewis, David. “Voyaging Stars: Aspects of Polynesian and Micronesian Astronomy.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 276:1257 (1974).

Lewis, David H. We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific. London: Angus and Robertson, 1972.

Luomala, Katharine. Ethnobotany of the Gilbert Islands. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1953.

Magli, Giulio. Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy (From Giza to Easter Island). New York: Copernicus Books, 2009.

Makemson, Maud Worcester. The Morning Star Rises: An Account of Polynesian Astronomy. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1941.

Malnic, Jutta with John Kasaipwalova. Kula: Myth and Magic in the Trobriand Islands. Wahroonga, NSW: Cowrie Books, 1998.

Mawyer, Alexander. “The Oceanic Drift in Polynesian Linguistics.” Language and Communication 28:4 (2008).

McLuhan, T.C. The Way of the Earth: Encounters with Nature in Ancient and Contemporary Thought. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.

Mercer, P.M. “Oral Tradition in the Pacific: Problems of Interpretation.” The Journal of Pacific History 14:3 (1979).

Neves-Graca, Katja. “Elementary Methodological Tools for a Recursive Approach to Human-Environmental Relations.” In Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific: Volume 1: Experiencing New Worlds. Edited by Jurg Wassmann and Katharina Stockhaus. Oxford: Bergham Books, 2007.

Nunn, Patrick D. “Fished Up or Thrown Down: The Geography of Pacific Island Origin Myths.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93:2 (2003).

Nunn, Patrick D. “On the Convergence of Myth and Reality: Example from the Pacific Islands.” The Geographical Journal 167:2 (2001).

Oliver, Douglas L. Ancient Tahitian Society: Social Relations. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1974.

Oliver, Douglas L. Oceania (The Native Cultures of Australia and the Pacific Islands). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1989.

Penprase, Bryan E. The Power of Stars (How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization). London: Springer, 2011.

Poignant, Roslyn. “Polynesia.” In Oceanic Mythology: The Myths of Polynesia, Melanesia, Australia. Edited by Roslyn Poignant. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1967.

Ragone, Diane. “Ethnobotany of Breadfruit in Polynesia.” In Islands, Plants, and Polynesians: An Introduction to Polynesian Ethnobotany. Edited by Paul Alan Cox and Sandra Anne Bannack. Portland, Oregon: Dioscorides Press, 1991.

Rallu, Jean-Louis. “Pre- and Post-Contact Population in Island Polynesia: Can Projections Meet Retrodictions?” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Ryan, Anna. Where Land Meets Sea: Coastal Explorations of Landscape, Representation and Spatial Experience. Farnham, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2012.

Sahlins, Marshall D. Social Stratification in Polynesia. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1958.

Smith, W. Ramsay. Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2003.

Stone, Benjamin C. “The Role of Pandanus in the Culture of the Marshall Islands.” In Plants and the Migrations of Pacific Peoples: A Symposium. Edited by Jacques Barrau. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1963.

Strathern, Andrew and Pamela J. Stewart. “Actors and Actions in ‘Exotic’ Places.” In Person, Space and Memory in the Contemporary Pacific: Volume 1: Experiencing New World. Edited by Jurg Wassmann and Katharina Stockhaus. Oxford: Bergham Books, 2007.

Suggs, Robert C. The Island Civilizations of Polynesia. New York: The New American Library, 1960.

Titcomb, Margarex (with the collaboration of Mary Kawena Pukui). Dog and Man in the Ancient Pacific with Special Attention to Hawaii. Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1969.

Tuljapurkar, Shirpad, Charlotte Lee and Michelle Figgs. “Demography and Food in Early Polynesia.” In The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies: Archaeological and Demographic Perspectives. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch and Jean-Louis Rallu. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Williamson, Robert W. Religious and Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia. London: Cambridge University Press, 1933.

Winduo, Steven Edmund. “Unwriting Oceania: The Repositioning of the Pacific Writer Scholars within a Folk Narrative Space.” New Literary History 31:3 (2000).

Whistler, Dr. W. Arthur. Polynesian Herbal Medicine. Lawai, Hawaii: National Tropical Botanical Garden, 1992.

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My first thesis was about Oceanian environmental knowledge. These are some of the better references I have come across. Two of the most authoritative researchers of early Polynesian knowledge are David Lewis (expert on wayfinding) and Patrick V. Kirch (expert on ethnobotany and land-use); they dominate most bibliographies on the subject. I also like the work of Patrick Nunn, who focuses more on Polynesian folklore.

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What Is Self Love and Why Does It Matter So Much?

Well…at 58 years old, I’ve finally hired a life coach and what a journey it’s going to be. Already, I’ve had so many moments that made me go…whaaaat? Along my journey of self discovery, I think I’ve searched out many great teachers, starting with Gabrielle Bernstein, Michael Beckwith, Abraham Hicks, Melanie Ann Layer and many more, but, with the exception of a weekend retreat with Gabby, none of these people could ever talk back to me or challenge me. I have made tremendous progress on my own over the years and as I’ve said, I’m a different person (in a better way) than I was 5 years ago, but I’m pretty sure... another huge shift is coming.

To give you an example, yesterday, I had a bit of a breakthrough by telling a story of something my father said to me when I was around 10 or 11 years old. It was devastating and hurtful and something I’ll never forget… I know it has shaped my life in so many ways because as a child, I believed it and didn’t have the capacity to realize that the problem was with him and not me. I will admit that I’ve always felt that my life has been hard…not that there weren’t good times, but overall, life has been hard. Yesterday, after telling my story, my coach asked me “do you feel that you’ve been living in discomfort for most of your life?” and my answer was “yes”. She said to me, so that’s what’s comfortable and familiar to you? Her response nearly knocked me over and I’ve been thinking about it almost nonstop since. I have been (without even realizing it) going back to what’s familiar because I know that place and for some reason it feels safe.

Human nature makes us go back to what’s familiar…even when it hurts or when it’s bad. It’s what we know, so we know how to respond and how to deal with it. It’s why women stay in abusive situations many times. It’s the fear of the unknown that paralyzes us.

This was the biggest ah-ha moment I’ve ever had (truly) and I realized all the ways that I was purposely (and unconsciously) staying in discomfort. The thing I’m pondering is why? I know better…I know about the Law of Attraction, and I have deep faith! I’m the person who meditates every.single.morning without fail!

I’ve been feeling in a funk recently and I know, deep in my heart, that the Universe has given me a big whack to the side of the head because I’ve been asking for guidance, but maybe not listening.

When I did the blog post about boundaries with your grown children, and my friend, Deanna Pizitz asked me to do a podcast about the topic, I had no idea I was going to be coached by Sandra Daniele, who was on the podcast with us to add a little more validity to the conversation. Being coached on a podcast was a difficult thing to do, knowing that hundreds of people would listen to me being very raw and open about my life. However, as a result of that, I hired Sandra and she is fabulous. Looking back, I can see how the Universe lined this all up so perfectly. Sandra has been the answer to a prayer and even though, I honestly don’t look forward to our calls because they’re hard, I know this is work that I desperately need to do.

I’ve been feeling a sense of urgency about things because…I’m not getting any younger. I will say that realizing how in so many ways, I’m living in the past when I thought I wasn’t has been very eye opening. Sandra pointed out that feeling guilt is living in the past (another ah-ha moment) as is going back to the familiar place of discomfort. I guess I need to describe what that means…it’s the thought patterns that come back over and over again as a reaction to certain situations. I have a voice in my head that repeats that same thing that my father said to me over and over again. I know intellectually that it wasn’t true then and isn’t true now, but for so many years, I didn’t know it and it has become a pattern for me and my life has been shaped so much by it.

Everything everything everything comes from our emotions and our thoughts cause our emotions. Two people could be in the same situation and have different thoughts and therefore have different emotions. That’s why it’s so important to be aware of our thoughts.

Dang this is turning into a long post…but I need to bring this back to self love.

Hiring Sandra is loving myself. Showing up and doing the hard emotional work that hurts like hell is self love. It’s easy to say that you’re worthy and lovable and recite all the positive affirmations, but when you have a voice in your head that’s telling you otherwise, it doesn’t do much good. My voice isn’t as loud as it used to be and I recognize that it’s there which is half the battle, but I want it to go away. I can’t imagine the voice will ever completely go away, but in my awareness of it, I can tell it to shut up.

Self love is saying no to things that don’t serve us, establishing personal boundaries and accepting who we are…incomplete, imperfect and a work in progress and being okay with that. This is where the work is…

When I look around at our society, it’s easy to see that most people don’t love themselves. Forget about the extreme cases of substance abuse and other similar things. Consider the people who are on a constant quest to be skinny enough, smart enough, rich enough, successful enough, etc. etc. etc. All of these things are fine to want but they only come when you truly learn to love yourself.

Don’t stop reading this post when I tell you that I haven’t figured it out. Knowing something and KNOWING something are two different things. The first thing that I’m implementing as often as possible is to recognize my negative inner voice and then have my imaginary best friend talk to it. What would my best friend say? She certainly wouldn’t say that I was a hopeless failure who needed to be fixed, or that I was an underachiever, or that I will never amount to anything. No not all…she would say - “you’re doing great”, I’m proud of what you’ve achieved, you’re helping people, I love you”. She would tell me to celebrate every single success!

I’m talking to that 11 year old girl who has been so lonely and so hard on herself for so many years. But she needs to hear the good things so she can grow up and be the woman I want to be.

Let me just say as a big side note…if you’re a person that thinks that self love is selfish, it’s just not true. Getting healthy and being the best person you can be is a gift to the people you love and a gift to the world. It frees you up to give your gifts freely and from a place of love and that’s certainly not selfish!

Please leave me a note if you struggle with loving yourself (don’t we all)! And if you’ve been thinking about hiring a life coach, I couldn’t recommend it more. In the interim…there is a book that I’ve just ordered that I think is going to be very good called The Self Love Experiment, 15 Ways to Be More Kind, Compassionate and Accepting of Yourself by Shannon Kaiser. I’ll let you know…

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The best ways to get author and book publicity - by Sandra Beckwith…

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The best ways to get author and book publicity - by Sandra Beckwith…

The best ways to get author and book publicity – by Sandra Beckwith…

on Build Book Buzz: Publicity is that free media exposure you get when you’re quoted in the press. It could be an interview for a(n): Magazine Newspaper Online media outlet or content site Radio station TV program Blog Podcast It’s more powerful than advertising and other paid-for marketing tactics because it brings with it far more credibility. That’s because when you’re quoted by the press,…

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Three Fiction Lead Magnet Ideas

Three Fiction Lead Magnet Ideas

3 Fiction Lead Magnet Ideas

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Sandra Beckwith fiction lead magnet

“Lead magnet” is a marketing term for the gift you give readers as an incentive to add themselves to your email list. Think of it as an ethical bribe.

This isn’t optional. To get people to sign up to receive occasional author updates or a regular newsletter, you need to offer them a free, downloadable gift.…

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Has the pandemic had an impact on reading habits?

Has the pandemic had an impact on reading habits?

World reading habits in 2020

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I was happy to say “yes” when today’s guest blogger, Isabel Cabrera, asked me if I was interested in a guest post showcasing the research in the World Reading Habits in 2020 infographic below. Isabel is the content manager for Global English Editing, a professional editing and proofreading company.

World…

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Who are the best BookTubers? – Written By Sandra Beckwith

Who are the best BookTubers? – Written By Sandra Beckwith

on Build Book Buzz: “BookTube” refers to YouTube video bloggers who talk about books. These book lovers who create the videos are “BookTubers;” their collective accounts, known as “channels,” create the BookTube community. There are thousands of them producing videos about books. Thousands. And because readers love their content, book publishers often incorporate them into marketing…

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Writers' Rendezvous: October update - Part 2

Writers’ Rendezvous: October update – Part 2

Hello again! Here’s the second part of the update, as promised, including more events that have just appeared in my inbox.

Join British author Sonia Purnell (First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill and Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition) at the Fairfield University Bookstore from 4-5:30 on November 3, as she discusses her latest book A Woman of No Importance,the astonishing but…

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JOIN ME! September 18-21, 2020 An Epic 4-day Gathering of Changemakers Lighting the Way to a Better Future In this crucial time of both upheaval and the potential for regeneration, you can join forces with some of the most inspiring thought leaders and musical artists leading the way to a peaceful, thriving world. The Shift Summit & Music Festival happens online over 4 days, culminating on Sept 21 for the International Day of Peace. If you are here to be part of the team that turns things around in time and shifts our world to the future we know is possible, this is THE online gathering for you. Get your free or VIP pass here: https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/ssmfp/a22043/ The Shift Summit & Music Festival will feature over 300 presenters including: Deepak Chopra • Marianne Williamson • Jane Goodall • Michael Beckwith • Dolores Huerta • Bill McKibben • Lynne Twist • Rep. Dennis Kucinich • Gregg Braden • Grandmother Flordemayo • Paul Stamets • Shiva Rea • Charles Eisenstein • H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati • Rep. Tim Ryan • Jean Houston • Sandra Ingerman • Andrew Harvey • Louis Gossett Jr. • Stephen Dinan • Donna Eden • Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati & many many more. With musical performances by: Deva Premal and Miten • Krishna Das • Mike Love • Beautiful Chorus • Desert Dwellers • Ajeet • Tina Malia • Mose • Alice DiMicele • Donna De Lory • Porangui • Brenda McMorrow • Steven Halpern • Ganga Giri • Stellamara • Kristin Hoffmann • Elijah Ray • Shamans Dream & many many more. Special appearances by: Michael Franti & Rising Appalachia https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBtIifgk0Y/?igshid=1bz9cc4v07ayy

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6 Ideas for Promoting Your Book While Watching TV – by Sandra Beckwith… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog on The Book Designer: I’m one of those people who likes to watch TV to unwind, but just can’t sit there and watch TV.

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One trend that we have been loving these days is ditching the traditional arch structure for the ceremony, and instead creating a stunning backdrop using all floral arrangements placed on the ground. What makes this so perfect for a beach wedding is that it allows the stunning view of the water to act as the star of the show (second to the wedding couple of course!) Here are some of our favourite looks to help get you inspired.

The Kama Photography // Simply Sarah Photography

Sophie Epton Photography // Carlie Statsky Photography

Hunter Ryan Photography // The ArtSoul Photography

Kyle John Photography // Lisa Anderson Photography

Fabian Coutmont Photography // Sandra Aberg Photography

Darian Images Photography // Wedpashalis Photography

One Labour of Love Photography // Kristen Booth Photography

Anna Roussos Photography // Michele Beckwith Photography

Amore Weddings // Katie Grant Photography

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How to announce your book with an e-mail blast — How To Ebook by Sandra Beckwith •35 Comments What’s the best way to announce your book via e-mail? I’ve received quite a few book announcement e-mails lately.