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📖 Best Productivity Apps for Writing Books ✍️

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Best Books on Writing

Here are some books that have taught me so much about the art and craft of writing: 1 - "Save the Cat Writes a Novel" is a treasure trove of story structure knowledge. It's a great resource for both outlining and revising a novel. 2 - "Fight Write" helps to tackle the daun

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Books for Social Anxiety: Part One 📚🦋

Hey there! 👋🏽 Some of you have been asking me for book suggestions that helped me cope with my social anxiety, so here they are! Here is what I benefited from reading each book. These books helped me through my biggest insecurity. I hope that this helps! I want you to know that I’m here and you’re

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6 scary books their authors regret writing

These scary books were big hits with readers. But their authors had second thoughts. Most are still great horror book recommendations and dark thriller book recs in the opinions of many. But maybe not all. What are your thoughts? #scarybooks #disturbingbooks #booksoflemon8 #booktok #hor

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Books to level up

Top books to level up and destroy a weak mindset: **Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S.Dweck** Dweck's research on fixed vs. growth mindsets blew my mind 🤯. It made me realize how much my beliefs about my abilities were holding me back. Now, I embrace challenges and see fail

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6 books that will help you grow in 2025! 📖🌱

1. Atomic Habits by James Clear Atomic Habits offers simple strategies to break bad habits and build good ones, emphasizing the power of small, consistent changes. The framework is easy to understand, making habit-building feel attainable for everyone ⏱️. However, some sections may feel repetitive

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8 Spicy Books Written By Black Women

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Authors who write the spiciest books

Sierra Simone and Sophie Lark are THE queens of writing spice. And recently Ana Huang with king of sloth 😩😩 #lemon8bookchallenge #lemon8bookclub #lemon8bookworm #book #booktok #bookaesthetic #booksoflemon8 #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

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Books to learn Japanese

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books that will never leave your brain

Love love love me some weird ass books!! These are perfect to end the summer with! OR!! Save them for October to give them a more ~spooky vibe~. Who says we can’t have spooky/weirdo vibes in July, though?? If you want a meta plot about writing or translating, check out The Writing Retreat o

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Horror books that feel like you’re in them!

Horror novel? Nahhh. It was true crime! Forget chilling fiction, true stories can be downright terrifying! Just finished re-read “The Devil in the White City” and let me tell you, this real-life account of H.H.Holmes (a serial killer at the 1893 World's Fair) is NOT for the faint of heart. E

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WHAT I USE TO ANNOTATE BOOKS ✨🌸🌿

Here are the supplies I use when I annotate books! Just want to put it out there too that by no means do you need any of these specific brands to annotate books; a simple pen and highlighter will do! I just want to show you all what I personally like to use to make my book annotations cute and fun!

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Five Below Books for Kids

I love a good book find!! For added practice in writing and reading for your littles. Can’t wait to incorporate the Social Skills and Self Love to our homeschooling curriculum. #books #positiveenergy #lemon8challenge #fivebelow #homeschoollife

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Books every writer should read at least once ✨

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Thriller books I rate 5 stars

Book 1: Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti -> 5 friends go camping and in the middle of the night one goes missing. Book 2: That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger -> She saw her best friend die in the school bathroom during a shooting. Everyone thinks she died a cert

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Sister Soulja books 📚

Sister Soulja is a successful political activist and educator of underclass youth. Her national bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever, is considered the novel of the hip-hop generation. Her books are good you have to read them in the order of the pictures, not the order of the first picture but th

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Dark Academia Books

Some of my favorite books fall into what would be considered a dark academia aesthetic. Dark Academia is categorized by the focus on higher education, art, writing/reading, and classic Greek and Gothic architecture. My top four dark academia books are: 📖 Name of the Book: The Secret History 📄

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Books about history they don’t teach

History uncensored: books that blew my mind School textbook? Been there, done that. History class was… well, let's just say it wasn't exactly exciting. Textbooks focused on dates and battles, but never the whole story. Then I discovered books about the untold parts of history, and le

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BOOKS WITH FUN ILLUSTRATION STYLES

I’m decluttering my book collection and wanted to remind myself of some of my favorite artworks within books. I’m moving into my graphic novel era and find these types of books to be nice easy reads due to the illustrations breaking up the writing. If you have any fun graphic novel / illust

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📖: Books That Made Me Sob 😭

Not only were these books BOTH 5 star reads, they also made me SOB 😭 These 2 books didn’t just break my heart—they shattered it. I’m talking full-on ugly crying at 2 a.m. 💔 If you’re in the mood to get emotionally destroyed (in the most beautiful way), these stories are calling your name. Ju

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some prose / poetry craft books⋆˚⁀➴ ݁˖

If you’re an author / poet and you’re looking for some ways to improve your writing, you’re in the right place! I’ve gotten so much out of each of these books. I have some more recommendations too, so let me know if you want a part two 🎏 #writersoflemon8 #authorsoflemon8 #poetry #writingc

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Stephen King books for horror fans 💀

The Shining: Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyl

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🍏 these books are brat 🍏

Six book recs based on three songs from the BRAT album: 360, Girl, so confusing, and Apple 😎 🍏 360: books about women who think the world revolves around them and that they can do anything without consequence 🍏 One’s Company is the story of a woman who uses her lottery winnings to recreate the

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why are the Irish so good at writing books!

lately i've been revisiting my interest in irish culture and politics. In high school I was obsessed with the idea of visiting there one day and sadly haven't made that happen yet. Until then I will be reading about it! Here are some books by irish authors about ireland. LMK if you've r

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★ My Writing Books 📝

I always loved writing and my favorite books to write in are these! My calendar/agenda book, my business journal book, and small notebook for taking extra notes and random ideas. Writing helps me clear out my mind of ideas and visually seeing them helps me brainstorm the thought more. It’s amazin

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Horror Books featuring Haunted Houses!

Love a chilling haunted house story? 🏚️👻 Here are some spine-tingling horror books all featuring creepy haunted houses! 🖤📚 1. HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE: I loved this book and I ate it up in just a day! Although it wasn’t completely terrifying and had some pretty heartfelt moments, there were t

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Places to visit in NYC if you love books!

If you’re a book lover visiting NYC, these are the places you’ll want to visit on your trip! The Morgan Library & Museum This museum was the private collection to J. Pierpont Morgan. Not only is the library stunning, but its collection consists of rare books, art, and manuscripts. The

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Books to Boost Positivity & Productivity

1. ✨ Gmorning, Gnight! ✨ Overflowing with daily joy and wisdom, this book by Miranda is a treasure trove of positivity. 🌞 A reminder to start and end each day on a positive note, setting the tone for a year filled with resilience and self-care. 📖💕 Let's make 2024 the year of intentional positiv

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