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A Nightmare Remembered…
75 years ago, I read an illustrated copy of Jane Eyre. I was eight years old and fascinated by the haunting drawings and the story itself. A sad, complicated story that gave me nightmares. I spent my childhood trying to escape from a miserable childhood, reading everything I could get my hands on. The story…
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Invitation to be an ARC reader
Welcome back to Jaye’s Journal, the right place for interesting book news, and a chance to get a free, early copy of a new book. Would you like to be an ARC reader? As mentioned last week, this is the official request for our followers to help launch our new book. Several of you tested…
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A Frosty Sunday…
Our cold spell will be moving on soon, and not before time. I am beginning to feel like an Eskimo!
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A Sorry Saturday…
It is gloomy outside today, and despite having the light on in my office, it feels pretty gloomy in here too. I keep pushing all those negative thoughts and feelings away, but they don’t go far, sneaking back whenever I try to think of better things. Much as I hate to admit, I think the…
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Quote for the Day…
I’m sure this isn’t the best advice…
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The Midnight Bookshop: Your next favourite magical realism book #Fiction
You don’t choose the book. The book chooses you… ‘A book I was sorry to finish.‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A timeless story that emphasizes the healing and transformative power of books.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –Long ago, a bookshop was born – the beating heart of all those who find hope within the pages of a book. With the words…
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One of those days…
I had big plans for today. The day isn’t over yet, so my fingers are still crossed. This happened, just when I was prodding my brain to get it moving, so all thoughts of my big plan went out the window to the gently falling snow. They said that most of the country would get…
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A new Week, a new poem…
I have good feelings for this week. There will be a launch post for the new ghost story, The Lost Lullaby. And I hope to rekindle my enthusiasm for my work in progress too! Temperatures outside have fallen dramatically, and snow has been mentioned, and I have my fingers crossed!
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A Nightmare Remembered…
75 years ago, I read an illustrated copy of Jane Eyre. I was eight years old and fascinated by the haunting drawings and the story itself. A sad, complicated story that gave me nightmares. I spent my childhood trying to escape from a miserable childhood, reading everything I could get my hands on. The story…
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Invitation to be an ARC reader
Welcome back to Jaye’s Journal, the right place for interesting book news, and a chance to get a free, early copy of a new book. Would you like to be an ARC reader? As mentioned last week, this is the official request for our followers to help launch our new book. Several of you tested…
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A Frosty Sunday…
Our cold spell will be moving on soon, and not before time. I am beginning to feel like an Eskimo!
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A Sorry Saturday…
It is gloomy outside today, and despite having the light on in my office, it feels pretty gloomy in here too. I keep pushing all those negative thoughts and feelings away, but they don’t go far, sneaking back whenever I try to think of better things. Much as I hate to admit, I think the…
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Quote for the Day…
I’m sure this isn’t the best advice…
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The Midnight Bookshop: Your next favourite magical realism book #Fiction
You don’t choose the book. The book chooses you… ‘A book I was sorry to finish.‘ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A timeless story that emphasizes the healing and transformative power of books.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ –Long ago, a bookshop was born – the beating heart of all those who find hope within the pages of a book. With the words…
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One of those days…
I had big plans for today. The day isn’t over yet, so my fingers are still crossed. This happened, just when I was prodding my brain to get it moving, so all thoughts of my big plan went out the window to the gently falling snow. They said that most of the country would get…
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A new Week, a new poem…
I have good feelings for this week. There will be a launch post for the new ghost story, The Lost Lullaby. And I hope to rekindle my enthusiasm for my work in progress too! Temperatures outside have fallen dramatically, and snow has been mentioned, and I have my fingers crossed!
Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes 