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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.
Amanda Hocking
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Amanda Hocking
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 12
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Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.
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There was something almost painful about that, the intensity of being so vulnerable and so intimate with him.
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No! If you die, I die! You asked me to spend forever with you, and I'm going to!
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I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on writing a lot.
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Fine. Whatever. I don’t. Nobody understands your pain, Mae. Because it is so unique! Nobody’s ever loved something so much they would do anything to save it, except for you, Mae. You cornered that market!
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I still have the same friends I've had for the last 15 or 20 years.
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His lips brushed against mine. Delicately at first, almost testing to see if this was real.
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I look at you because I can't look away.
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I know you’ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and that’s more than these people deserve,” she said. “But don’t give too much. You need to keep some of yourself for you. And listen to your heart.
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During our session, I told Tove about how I'd done mind-speak on Duncan, but it only worked when I was irritated. Using that logic,Tove spent most of the morning trying to irritate me into using it. Sometimes it worked, but most of the time I just got pointlessly annoyed.
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I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.
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