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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote #Contemplation in 1984, 16 years old. Many of my poems have a #spiritual element. Here, the #soul is seeking #enlightenment, #truth, and ultimately, #peace🙏

Do leave a comment in my #blog🌷

#WritingCommunity #poetrylovers #poetrytwitter #poetry #authorsky
vanitashuklahork.com/contemplation/

Contemplation - Vanita Shukla Hork

I wrote Contemplation in 1984, 16 years old. Many of my poems have a spiritual element. Here the soul is seeking enlightenment, truth and ultimately, peace.

vanitashuklahork.com

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 3d

How does a #teenager start writing profound #poetry at the age of 13 and publish it 40 years later?

2 years ago, 11 October 2023, I did an #interview with author David Applegate to tell my #story ♥️

#YouTube #BooksWorthReading #indie #authorsky

www.youtube.com/live/ADq0IdK...

An Interview with Vanita Shukla Hork

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 3d

How does a #teenager start writing profound #poetry at the age of 13 and publish it 40 years later?

2 years ago, 11 October 2023, I did an #interview with author David Applegate to tell my #story ♥️

#YouTube #BooksWorthReading #indie #authorsky

www.youtube.com/live/ADq0IdK...

An Interview with Vanita Shukla Hork

YouTube video by Future Fantasy Empire

www.youtube.com

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much for the shoutout, Stuart @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social 🙏 I'm truly grateful for you. Have a peaceful week ahead 🫂❤️🌷

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much for the shoutout, Stuart @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social 🙏 I'm truly grateful for you. Have a peaceful week ahead 🫂❤️🌷

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Aut. Stuart Miller 📖✍️🤓 @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social · 3d

Some inspiring & incredible #authors:📖✍️🤓

#IndieAuthors & traditionally #published

@laylahawke2.bsky.social
@jordanagreene.bsky.social
@rebeccaryder.bsky.social
@oraclestwin.bsky.social
@authoradrianlopez.bsky.social
@vanitahork.bsky.social
@jnathanialc56.bsky.social
@lisbethivies.bsky.social

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 4d

How does a #teenager start writing profound #poetry at the age of 13 and publish it 40 years later?

Exactly 2 years ago, 11 October 2023, I did an #interview with author David Applegate to tell my #story ♥️

#YouTube #BooksWorthReading #indie #authorsky

www.youtube.com/live/ADq0IdK...

An Interview with Vanita Shukla Hork

YouTube video by Future Fantasy Empire

www.youtube.com

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Wendy_Bayne 🍁 @wendybayne.bsky.social · 27d

When the daughter of a British Spy and an unconventional Viscount joins forces.
Murder, Mayhem, Quirky characters and a touch of romance.

Amazon: author.to/WendyBayne-on-Amazon

#Writingcommunity #BookSky

All my book covers, over the picture of a mid 19th century woman with her back turned.

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Mary L Schmidt @maryrnbsn.bsky.social · Jun 2

TY! .99 cents! The #insane truth!
It's all in HER ALIBI, a TRUE STORY by @MaryLSchmidt
Selfish?✅
Abusive? ✅
Manipulative?✅
Monster?✅
Murderer?✅
Mother!?✅
amazon.com/Her-Alibi-Ma... #BooksWorthReading #bookboost #memoir #murder #thriller #gaslighting #truestory #BookToMovie

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Taggart Rehnn 🇨🇦🍁 @taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social · 8d

Life is strange. Grieving is natural. Paperwork after a spouse's passing is natural. Having to deal with a zillion things coming from the left field, is not. I sometimes think these bumps in the road are going to break me, but then I remember the titan I had beside me, and keep going. Love you all!🤗

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 4d

As the shifting tides of fate wreak havoc on the succession, power and faith in England, Anna of Cleves must make choices which may endanger her freedom, & her life

Under the Eyes of the World
$4.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited
#Histfic #Tudor #Booksky 📚💙📚
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Under the Eyes of the World: Book Four of The Surface and the Deep: Story of Anna of Cleves

Amazon.com: Under the Eyes of the World: Book Four of The Surface and the Deep: Story of Anna of Cleves eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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G. Lawrence 📚💙📚💙📚 @glawrence.bsky.social · 4d

#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from her enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #booksky 💙📚💙📚
www.amazon.com/Narrowness-D...

The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)

Amazon.com: The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8) eBook : Lawrence, G. , Design Studio, Betibup33: Kindle Store

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Melisa Quigley @mquigley1963.bsky.social · 8d

'Quigley shares experiences with writing, including her attempts, which makes you go “Oh, it’s not just me!” Plus, the little stories & poems from Twitter contributors are such a cool addition—it’s inspiring to see how everyone interprets them differently.’ – Rajath Kumar
amazon.com/dp/B0BW2KMBD

Let's Write a Six-Word Story or a Poem

Let’s Write a Six-Word Story or a Poem is a workbook for teenagers and adults who want to have fun and get creative. A wonderful way to strengthen your literacy skills and process your emotions. This...

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 4d

"Horror as it should be. Detail high, blood by the gallon, suspense at every turn."

Bite into the award-winning Stage 3 Series with a FREE BOOK!
viewbook.at/stage3

Read Stage 3 today!

Also on #audible

#zombies #thriller #zombie #audiobook
#freebook #horror #stage3series 📚💙

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 4d

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

An ingeniously constructed standalone short story that incorporates Dominic Piper’s usual fusion of intriguing mystery, wit, seduction, suspense, red-hot sensuality, beautiful women, and ruthless amorality.

mybook.to/LikeBottledF...

#MustRead #DetectiveFiction

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 10d

#FREE #FREE #FREE

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

Rome. Daniel Beckett. A beautiful woman.

What could possibly go wrong?

mybook.to/LikeBottledF...

#FREE #MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateInvestigator #FreeBook #Rome #CrimeFiction #Thriller #Italy #BritishDetectives #ShortStory

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Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social · 11d

Garvan thought he knew what being human looked like, how it could be defined...
"May be the best book in a brilliant series..."
www.amazon.com/New-Hope-Nav...
#dystopian #fantasy #Romance

Cover of New Hope, a novel in the dystopian series, Navigations, by Layla Hawke.

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Caturday, Jordana 🥰 Is that your cat? He's cute 🤗🐱

a kitten is sleeping on a person 's lap with the words `` have a great weekend happy saturday '' written on it .

ALT: a kitten is sleeping on a person 's lap with the words `` have a great weekend happy saturday '' written on it .

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Jordana Greene - Writer @jordanagreene.bsky.social · Sep 11

In a #dystopian future, Alita becomes tribute to the leader of a mysterious race of saber cats...

#shapeshifter #magic #fantasy

Spirit Mate a.co/d/6cS7RqR

See one of my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Reviews
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Cover of novel, Spirit Mate by Jordana Greene, misty mountains in the background, with a woman and giant black saber cat in the foreground. Text on cover: in a dystopian future, Alita becomes tribute to the leader of a mysterious race of giant saber cats.

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you so much Jordana @jordanagreene.bsky.social 🙏❤️

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Jordana Greene - Writer @jordanagreene.bsky.social · 6d

#poetry #authorsky #booksky #autumn

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Writing Community @writingcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 12

#WritingCommunity reposts book publication news, great reviews, literary readings & book signings, nominations & awards, and new work in magazines, journals & anthologies.
Also see:
@rodmannix.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social

My accounts used to support the writing community:
@rodmannix.bsky.social
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social
@literaryhalcyon.bsky.social
@literaryretweet.bsky.social

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · Oct 12

Paying it forward by reposting book publication news, great reviews, nominations & awards, poetry readings & book signings, and work in magazines, journals & anthologies.
Also see:
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 4d

How does a #teenager start writing profound #poetry at the age of 13 and publish it 40 years later?

Exactly 2 years ago, 11 October 2023, I did an #interview with author David Applegate to tell my #story ♥️

#YouTube #BooksWorthReading #indie #authorsky

www.youtube.com/live/ADq0IdK...

An Interview with Vanita Shukla Hork

YouTube video by Future Fantasy Empire

www.youtube.com

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 6d

#Autumn is my favourite season 🧡

I wrote this #poem in 1986, age 18. Just as summer leads to autumn, so does girlhood give way to #womanhood. Autumn embodies the true #passion of #Nature🍂🍁

Please leave a comment in my #blog🙏

vanitashuklahork.com/autumn-again/

#poetry #authorsky #booksky

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