“My Little Pretty.”

Though the Wicked Witch’s words
could haunt me,

I choose
to see the falling grains of sand in slow
motion

By Mary Dezember
Author of stories and poetry as portals to possibilities.

Did you know that there are many books available for FREE or for a very LOW COST?

I have found many books I want to read that are free or from $0.99 to $2.99. There are books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Usually, the free or lower price offers are for a limited time per book, but every day, there are new books to explore.

By Mary Dezember
Author of stories and poetry as portals to possibilities.

As I was writing my novel Wild Conviction, I made gifts that corresponded to the events in the novel. The story spans three years in antebellum America—1858 to 1861.

Making these historical items “actualized” some aspects of what I was writing.

Having them around me feels as if I am in the scene of the some the novel’s action.

I gave and still give some of the gifts pictured to my friends so that, as they read the novel, they can see where their gifts fit with the action.

If someone you know is intrigued by history, giving them any of these gifts along with the novel is a “novel” way to “travel back in time.”

By Mary Dezember

On this Thanksgiving, I want to quote part of my 2023 New Year’s blog post “Happy 2023: A Key to Unlock Prosperity”:

The Choice

If I think of all of ways I can unlock my day, I can label each way as a key.

For example, I could choose the Angry key. Or, I could choose the Rejection key. I might chose the Unloved key. I could choose the Lonely key. How about the Why Me key? Or, my favorite key, the Misunderstood key.

On and on, I could choose those Downer keys.

Or, I could choose a Wonder key, one that unlocks wonder, even the wonder of all unexpected events.

What If You Knew Two Magic Words?

By Mary Dezember

You do know two magic words. The words are:

What if?

In a creative life, the words “What if” are magic. They can launch life plans and artistic creation.

What if ____________________________________?

How would you fill in the blank?

The answer sparks an idea. Once an idea is spoken or written, magic begins.

That is because, spoken or written, the answer—the idea or the “plan”—has become material, in the sense that it has moved from thought to the spoken or written word.

Customer Reviews of books are so important.

If you would, please tell others about my books. Word-of-mouth recommendations are always effective and much appreciated.

But—in today’s market, a kiss of death for a book’s success is having few reviews on Amazon. So leaving a customer review on Amazon is so helpful.

Leaving reviews on Goodreads and BookBub is also really helpful.

If you would, after you have read any of my books, leaving a customer review would be awesome.

Think of it not as a book review—a book review sounds time-consuming and maybe even daunting.

Instead, think of it as a customer review—like you review products on Amazon.

Just a couple of sentences is great!

Here are some things to know first:

CALLING ALL WHO LOVE FINDING LITERARY FIGURES IN STORIES!

• There are several actual historical literary figures in WILD CONVICTION.

• They might be mentioned.

• Or they might make an appearance.

• They might not even be the literary figure we know of when the story takes place, as they are young and haven’t gotten to that part of their life yet.

• If they make an appearance, they were actually in the place mentioned by the story.

  CONTEST RULES:

By Mary Dezember

I had a Wild Conviction vision.

It took decades of wild conviction for me to create this vision into a reality.

WILD CONVICTION is here.

I am filled with joy.

I would so love for you to join me in celebrating its publication at my
WILD CONVICTION Reading & Release Celebration!

Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 6:00 to 7:00 pm MT via Zoom.

By Mary Dezember

I was fortunate to be in France with my daughters April 1 through April 7.

A rare, special light that looked like what love must look like shifted each day to the realm of extraordinary.

Moments blossomed into a certain magic created by this astonishing sunlight.

I captured a bit of the sense of these wonder moments in some of my photos. And I wasn’t trying. No matter what photo I took, it seemed the sun figured out how to sneak in to make a glorious appearance and add its magic.

Blog: Musings from the Divine Studio

By Mary Dezember

Will This Year Be Different?

After some difficult—even devastating—recent past years, I hesitate to say or write Happy New Year. Instead, I have chosen to pinpoint the year. Somehow, that feels different to me.

So, Happy 2023!

Also, I am making a list of my accomplishments and growth in 2022 rather than looking back at the bad and believing that just because it is now 2023, all will be better.

Lists

• I am making my gratitude list: All that I have to be thankful for in 2022. And all that I foresee in 2023 that I will be thankful for.

• Additionally, I am listing what I have planned for 2023, with specific “accomplishment dates.”

Will these lists make 2023 better than 2022?