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BOOKS BY LAURA LEE:
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"If you plan to read one book this year, I encourage you to consider Find Your Reason to Be Here." Jed Diamond
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- “If you truly want to have more love in your life, you couldn’t find a better gift for yourself, a friend, or a lover...” - Jed Diamond
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- Midlife Magic is now available as an e-book at Smashwords.com!
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The latest review of my new book!
“In 100 pages, with an intriguing bibliography, this is a quick but comprehensive overview of our generation at this moment in the 21st century. Carter’s telling is at once realistic and optimistic—and her own story is living proof. ‘Why did … Continue reading
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Is it time for you to clear out the archaic furniture?
“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out. Every mind is a building filled with archaic furniture. Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly … Continue reading
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New Writers’ Disease Discovered
As it turns out, I am not alone in the postpartum depression I suffered after getting my book out last month. I got so annoying my husband finally told me he didn’t want to hear about my sales figures for … Continue reading
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How to believe when the going gets rough
Sorry, I’m been doing a very bad job of keeping you up on the progress of my new book: Find Your Reason to be Here. The reason is simple. This book really took it out of me! First the editing … Continue reading
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Tagged how to survive midlife, mental torture, midlife, midlife success, sales statistics, writing and confidence, writing and self-doubt
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Are you thinking about self-publishing?
Here’s a new BBC article about the present “existential crisis” in the book industry.
Posted in Becoming an author in midlife, Believing in yourself as a writer, Fort Collins author, Learning how to become a writer, Making a living as a writer, Marketing your book, Publicity for writers, Stress Management for Writers, Stresses of authorship, Stresses of becoming a writer, the need to be heard, The psychological challenges of becoming a writer, Why self-publish?, writing and meaning
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Success at last!
Find Your Reason to Be Here: The Search for Meaning in Midlife is out! This is the research project I have been working on for the past few years, containing important information for boomers, those looking towards midlife and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Find Your Reason to be Here, Laura Lee Carter books, midlife psychology
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My problem with writing groups…
I have been rewarding myself lately for the completion of my third non-fiction book, by reading a GREAT novel! Have you heard about “The Paris Wife” yet? I find it to be the perfect distraction from all the pressure I put … Continue reading
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Tagged can I learn from writing groups?, committed writers, Paula McLain writing, serious writers, The Paris Wife review, writing groups
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The stresses of writing a book
“Those who think they can, and those who think they cannot are BOTH right.” – Henry Ford I just completed the editorial phase of my new book: FIND YOUR REASON TO BE HERE: The Search for Meaning in Midlife. … Continue reading
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Tagged completing your book, Find Your Reason to be Here, midlife and meaning, the editorial process of publishing, The search for meaning in midlife, writing
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My favorite author movie ever!
Just viewed “Miss Potter” for the second or third time. What a lovely holiday tradition along with the Polar Express, of course! Love this portrayal of Beatrix Potter as she sets out to prove the entire world wrong by becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Best author movie ever, MIss Potter the film, Miss Potter with Renee Zellweger
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