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  The following books are available free on Kindle: Exercising in a Pandemic 9/24-9/28 Diary of an RVer during Quarantine 9/25/-9/29 Porn and the Pandemic 9/26-9/30 Old and On Hold  9/27-10/1 Seeking Balance in an Unbalanced Time 9/28-10/2 Choice and Structure 9/29-10/3 For posts on any of these authors, type in their name in the search bar; you will have plenty to read! Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact information on

  GodSway  by Diana Keathley is on pre-order but will be out soon -- October 2! -- and already it has received honorable mention in two book competitions:   New York Book Festival Hollywood Book Festival Also, already, it has gather a number of 5-star ratings. Here are samples from Goodreads: #1. I love this book. In these pages you’ll read stories of how God did extraordinary things in response to a woman’s unrelenting day to day faith. I felt joy and it gave me a renewed trust and faith in a loving God that longs for an intimate relationship with us. GodSway reminds us that stories of faith need to be remembered and shared for the glory of God and the encouragement of others. #2.  This memoir was heartfelt and genuine. Diana Keathley writes candidly about her faith journey and her divine encounters along the way. I was encouraged by how she invited God into her everyday and praised His faithfulness in life's biggest blessings. If you love to read about God's Goodness and Pres

  From Dennis Ortman PAIN PATIENCE “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope will not leave us disappointed.” Romans 5: 3-4   What is more natural than to seek pleasure and avoid pain? We Americans entertain high ideals. We aspire to greatness, to being the best, number one. These aspirations, however, may at times shade into excess.    Our remarkable advances in technology promise to fulfill our dreams. So we seek lives of the most pleasure with the least pain. The pharmaceutical industry invests billions of dollars to help us attain this goal. Their medications promise wellbeing and the possibility of killing all pain. This mentality and the easy availability of drugs spawned the opioid epidemic. We sought a better life, a pain-free life, through chemistry. Soon, the dream of wellbeing turned into a nightmare. The more pills we consumed to escape the pain, the more we needed to take, until we reached a limit. The p

It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side.  Today's topic is books that have aged. Can you consider to market and sell an "old" book? Sure! Here are some suggestions: First, really important, look at the content.  Is it dated? Then, it is time for a second edition. Outdated books do not sell. New editions do. Make sure you bring it right up to date. Then, you have something to market. Not dated? You might still want to consider a second edition. A second edition says "new," and "new" attracts. Previous purchasers. Look through your records. Would they buy the book again? Many would, if there were a new edition. New markets. How has the market changed si

  From MBWR: With the publication of " A View through the Fog ", Bob McGee presents a compelling, poignant, and packed memoir featuring anecdotes that are both moving and hilarious. All human life (and death) is to be found in its pages. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzying world of the Golden Gate Bridge -- the beauty of both nature and the bridge itself, the camaraderie and friction with colleagues, and the devastating tragedies of suicide jumpers. He brings an entire San Francisco community to the page with a thought-provoking and richly detailed memoir that will resonate with many readers. Read the rest of the review HERE . For other posts about Bob and his book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book

  While there have been some posts on skin cancer before, what is new in this article,  The #1 Early Sign of Skin Cancer Most People Miss, According to Dermatologists (msn.com) , is the new discoloration that appears and gets dismissed.  That is precisely how I found my skin cancer: a discoloration that most people assumed to be an age spot next to my eye that for some reason most had thought to have been there for a while, but it was not. I saw it appear. I asked the Skin Institute to have it looked; there was a three-month wait for an appointment. I asked to be on a wait list and, lo, they were able to get me in within three weeks. "No, clearly not cancer," said the doctor. "I should be able to freeze it off, but let's take a couple biopsies--a slice and a puncture--just in case." Now, I was not in a hurry for any kind of biopsy since all my biopsies have to be done without painkiller, to which I am severely allergic. But, of course, it had to be biopsied. A

    Every week Julie Gentile, author of two award-winning books,  108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas  and  How to Stay Calm in Chaos , posts a word of the week and a thoughtful post, related to self-care, to go with it. This week the word is  commitment . Take five worthwhile minutes to read what Julie says about  commitment . For more posts about Julie and her award-winning books click  HERE . For more posts about self-care, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.  Wan