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Self-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else.

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Amanda Hocking
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 12
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Rochester
Minnesota
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Can I cut off your head? Are you asking for my permission?
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Don’t be a hero,” I told him sternly. “Protect yourself.
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I will make this world a better place, whether they like it or not. That’s the fun of being Queen.
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His lips brushed against mine. Delicately at first, almost testing to see if this was real.
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Unfortunately, zombies aren’t very flammable, and it went out instantly.
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This is so weird. They're your brother and aunt. No, I understand. They're your family too. Rhys said. They loved you and raised you. That's what family is, right?
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Yeah, you're probably right, I admitted and slowly pulled myself out from underneath the covers. You know, I really wish you'd catch onto the fact that I'm always right.
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Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.
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In that moment, Lux felt complete for the first time. He hadn’t even realized anything was missing until he met her, but now, with her curled up in his arms, her hair tickling against his chin, he couldn’t imagine existing without her - Virtue - A Fairy Tale
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When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.
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For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.
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Because you're here with me, Jack said. Any night that ends with that can't be that bad
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I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot and that was how I dealt with it.
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The only consent hinge in life is that everyhin is changing. And that's a little scary, but it means that hints can't be bad or hard forever.
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While it did smash, breaking a bottle over someone’s head requires a lot more force than movies had led me to believe.
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Aurora is right,” Willa said, sounding sad to be agreeing with her.
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Some books and authors are best sellers, but most aren't. It may be easier to self-publish than it is to traditionally publish, but in all honesty, it's harder to be a best seller self-publishing than it is with a house.
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When something is important to you, you make sure its safe.
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This was good, except that now I had two crazed, burning zombies standing between me and the exit, plus another one that wasn’t on fire. I had not thought this plan through at all.
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I’m not a bloody cockroach. What’s all this about? What are you trying to find out?
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