Jack Walker Press

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Calls for Submissions for LitFriends Newsletter

LitFriends Opportunity Alerts, So That Your Story Gets Out Into the World Two New Anthologies to Write for and Two New Courses on their Way LitFriends Newsletter Timothy Ferriss, the American entrepreneur and investor, asks a crucial question: “The question you should be asking isn’t, ‘What do I want?’ or ‘What are my goals?’ but …

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Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship

Considering Aristotle and Nicomachean Ethics on Friendship Can friendships be sorted into one of three categories as Aristotle postulated?  Since we are still talking about what he had to say way back in 350 B.C.E., we are culturally bound to his analysis of  friendships.  Still, I think cultural mobility, the digital age, and the emphases …

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Turning ideas into books

©by Laura Backes Maybe you’re one of those lucky writers whose head is bursting with ideas. Or perhaps you have one idea that’s been nagging you for weeks, always at the edge of your thoughts. Either way, you’re itching to begin writing. That’s good. But before you rush headlong into your story, stop and ask …

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Corners: Voices on Change

Corners: Voices On Change Corners: Voices on Change” is a collection of stories about adaptation, about passing through a critical juncture, and gaining a fresh perspective. The book is comprised of 25 stories by writers who are confronted with a major turning point in life. They face physical difficulties, marital strife, failing relationships and deal …

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