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Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-64480384470470040582024-03-10T19:45:00.003-03:002024-03-10T19:45:30.389-03:00Finally, here's an update π°<h1 style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Oh my! I just realized that I haven't sent a newsletter in so long! I think my last newsletter was for my<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=4b0e0d01d8&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">year in review</a>, three months ago. </h1><div><br /></div><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Where do I begin??</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">First I'm going to tell you about the FREE copies of my latest book,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=ab5fe18dee&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Everybody Wants to Rule the World</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">. No strings attached. This isn't a scam. It's in PDF form and it can be yours for free. Simply reply to this newsletter. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Check out my latest videos and blogs -</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">"Sorry, I only read non-fiction" <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=2353e9e622&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; 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font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Rumble/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></a><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=53c824ec24&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></a><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=fee99757f0&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Blogger</strong></a><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">My characters display 'toxic masculinity' for some readers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=c61a41a972&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; 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color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Does a writer have to write everyday<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=b24f680bc3&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Rumble/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></a><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=b132b37300&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></a><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=d35cc67fa4&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Blogger</strong></a><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">This is the video where I read to you<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=a9647c524d&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>Rumble/<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></a><a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=4ae21941ad&e=b8287d970c" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube/</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">I don't think I have any more news at this time, but I will do better to keep in touch in the future. I plan to keep making videos and eventually start another book. I'm just taking a break. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Thanks for your support. Please like, share, and subscribe on social media and please take advantage my offer for a FREE ebook (while supplies last!)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Mima </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-36815232706374366762024-03-08T11:45:00.003-04:002024-03-08T11:45:33.866-04:00Who rules the world? <p>Hernandez series when Jorge Hernandez blew into town. The former cartel king slowly eases his way into business, politics, and even the media.</p><p>When I started the series, I had no idea how close my fictional account was to the truth. I didn't realize at the time just how many things are ran from behind the scenes. It would be naive to think that world leaders are making decisions without powerful people pulling the puppet strings. It would be equally naive to believe that the media isn't influenced, especially in light of the last few years. </p><p>For many, writing fiction is about falling into a gentle fantasy world, but for me, it's instinctual, and sometimes....often, it turns out to be reality. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-63188608165045959852024-02-19T15:40:00.003-04:002024-03-08T10:58:04.906-04:00Does a writer have to write everyday? <p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It sounds like a tongue twister when you say it fast enough. A writer must write every day. When I hear those words, I wonder if it's merely another one of those things we're told we </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">should </em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">do by people who make very blanket statements without consideration for the lifestyle of the writer or, perhaps, even proof that it makes a difference. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Now, before someone jumps down my fucking throat, I'm going to start by saying that I'm not a crazy successful writer. I don't pretend to be an expert about anything, but I've gone through phases where I wrote every day, and I've gone through phases where I didn't. I honestly saw little in the way of a difference. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Of course, having always been a writer on the side, it simply wasn't always an option. It depends a great deal on my schedule and inclination. I don't like hard and fast rules that shame those who can't follow them. Being told to write every day sits on the same unstable shelf as the one that insists you stress over your <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2018/10/do-writers-need-high-word-count-per-day.html">daily word count</a>. And you don't want to get me started on that one.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I've written 18 books and (what feels like) a million blogs and I can guarantee that I never check my word count, and I don't write every day. I don't believe the creative process works very well when a writer feels pressured to perform. I also don't think it means that the work you do will necessarily be stellar if the focus is more on fixating on following this suggestion. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Chances are good that both these rules were started by a writing school teacher when there was far less on the average person's daily agenda. The world moves fast, and a part of being a writer is observing what is going on around you, something that, as it happens, does require time. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">If I had to come up with my own rules for writers, it would be to open your eyes and pay attention to what is happening in the world. Are you getting a sense of how people feel? What are you hearing a lot? What's standing out to you? What are the books you're currently reading missing?</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Of course, you shouldn't take five years to complete the first draft of your manuscript either. Unless you're writing a very in-depth research book, obviously, that's a different can of worms. But there has to be some reasonable middle ground. Be logical, and don't listen to the so-called experts. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">You're the expert on you. If you have issues being self-motivated, maybe you have to write every day. If you have a million other things going on and can't get your head into it, don't be too hard on yourself. Maybe it's simply time to process. Unless you nurture your soul, you have nothing to give.</span></p><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><p></p><p style="background: transparent; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background: transparent; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xNMUfou57WM" width="320" youtube-src-id="xNMUfou57WM"></iframe></div><br /><p style="background: transparent; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-54800566307358404952024-01-21T15:07:00.005-04:002024-01-30T13:38:21.776-04:00My characters display 'toxic masculinity' for some readers (and I don't care)<p>I first heard the term 'toxic masculinity' years ago and thought it was interesting. I read a book on the topic. I considered that maybe there were some legitimate points.</p><p>All this was while I also considered how so many men were not very manly anymore. That's not to say that men, in my opinion, should be crass cavemen either. However, I had left a city where many of the men I encountered were kind of soft and sensitive in an awkward way. Was there too much estrogen in the water? I had to wonder.</p><p>Fast forward a few years, and I discovered that all the books I was writing, the movies and television shows I was watching, and the men I generally was intrigued by would fall under the category of 'toxic masculinity'. I now see it as a woke term meant to shame men for...well, being men. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodT2jGkgSgYgrRP0RezKJEIOuRNoNJgw_yJUpXcsBGw1UeDhtWlsBlJqAgGhIkOB1DSWxCYu5UiUn82H-ULVqy_fPfmEUqxFSQhJ-XnOrRTubBGvsqb8Nws58Ll6CQRpnOBLLE4bIZwmWUVJrRvw6McnrqE9o4SKFY777ytu4g5tw43pU7UYBHSKu9Zeu/s925/Hernandezseries.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="717" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodT2jGkgSgYgrRP0RezKJEIOuRNoNJgw_yJUpXcsBGw1UeDhtWlsBlJqAgGhIkOB1DSWxCYu5UiUn82H-ULVqy_fPfmEUqxFSQhJ-XnOrRTubBGvsqb8Nws58Ll6CQRpnOBLLE4bIZwmWUVJrRvw6McnrqE9o4SKFY777ytu4g5tw43pU7UYBHSKu9Zeu/s320/Hernandezseries.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'll never forget the time that a woman ripped into me on Facebook, saying I was a misogynist. She felt that I hated other women. I missed the memo where I was supposed to hate men. You see if I said anything against another woman, I was a terrible person, but if I said something against a man, I was probably stating a fact. At least, that's the impression she gave me in her comments.</p><p>But let's get back to my books. If you've read any of the books in my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Hernandez series</a>, you already know that a lot of testosterone is flowing through the chapters. You'll find aggression, bullying, violence, and all the things that tend to ruffle the feathers of those who'd prefer to see men being weak.</p><p>So, if you like male characters who are more likely to punch someone in the face than to shed a tear, you might want to check out <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">my series</a>. You might find some alpha dogs there.</p><p>And if you prefer gentle and sensitive men, go watch a Hallmark movie.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kY01HnrNTZo" width="320" youtube-src-id="kY01HnrNTZo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-73245810677818878072024-01-19T17:08:00.001-04:002024-01-19T17:08:24.639-04:00Do we need an author's POV in biographies? π<p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">For the second time in recent months, I've discovered a biography that gave me more than I wanted. By that, I mean the author's opinion.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Biographies are essentially an author (usually well-known) telling someone else's story. For example, if I were to tell YOUR story in a book, I'd be your biographer. I would do my best to tell your story from your point of view, attempting to make potential readers understand you and your life experiences. I'm not here to judge, and I'm not here to slide my personal opinions into the book. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I've recently discovered that authors of biographies feel entitled to wedge their opinions on what their subjects have done or said, especially on their political beliefs. Not that this is too surprising. We increasingly see this in journalism, where it's obvious if the network and specific media talking head is on the right, left, or somewhere in between. (and they're </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">never </em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">in between) Why would books be any different?</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">If one was a conspiracy theorist, one might wonder if this is another form of propaganda. For example, subject Mr. Whoeverthefuck is right-leaning; and this is why he's wrong. (I did see this in one book) Another example would be knocking the subject because they aren't woke enough, letting the reader know, 'This person may be someone you admire since you're reading this book, but here's why they're wrong'. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It's distasteful. I could care less what the author of a biography thinks about anything. I don't care if you're writing about a psychopath murderer or the nun at the local convent. I want to hear <i>their </i>story. The author letting me know their opinion not only screams their self-importance, but makes me suspicious if I'm even getting an unbiased account. How much can I trust an author who attempts to ram their own opinion down my throat? </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">It's not a good look for authors. In fact, for me, it's right up there with famous authors who use ghostwriters and take the credit. It's despicable. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Awr9Dsx7m8" width="320" youtube-src-id="-Awr9Dsx7m8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-82150321117604948762024-01-05T19:15:00.003-04:002024-01-16T12:26:55.066-04:00"Sorry, I only read non-fiction" π€¦πΌββοΈShortly after publishing my first book in 2010, I had a friend who agreed to write a review, provided I gave her a free copy. To this, I was happy to oblige. At the time, I was just excited that anyone was interested in reading my book!<div><br /></div><div><div><div>She later got back to me, stating she would write a review. When I asked her what she thought, she said, "I liked what I read." </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Say what? </div></div><div><br /></div><div>As it turns out, she didn't <i>normally </i>read fiction. As a favor to me, she kindly read, like, half the book. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you're a fiction author, this is the part where you roll your eyes. I know. I did the same. I asked her why she didn't bother to read the whole book since I gifted it to her. I found it a little offensive. </div><div><br /></div><div>As it turned out, she was offended because she had gone out of her way to read half the book. After all, she was a non-fiction girl and didn't <i>lower </i>herself to the silly, fiction world. </div><div><br /></div><div>The funny part is that this book snob didn't understand that she enters a fictitious world whenever she turns on a movie or watches a television show. A story is a story. I'm sure it has more prestige if it's under the shiny lights of Hollywood, but it all started with a writer's creative side. It came from someone's imagination, with characters formed out of nothing. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zv9VqB4yrTc" width="320" youtube-src-id="Zv9VqB4yrTc"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-17062356850490548762023-12-20T08:49:00.002-04:002023-12-20T08:49:29.608-04:002023 - My year in review! π New book, videos, and maybe a something FREE?? <p>It's been another great year. Stick around till the end to learn about how you can get your FREE ebook for<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wants-Rule-World-Mima/dp/1663258090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T2MMLEOGS2I4&keywords=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mima&qid=1700739955&s=books&sprefix=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C482&sr=1-1"> Everybody Wants to Rule the World</a></b>, but first what is my NEW book about??</p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>A former Mexican narco transitions into Canadian life with family, politics, and business while holding tight to his ruthless, criminal ways. Meet Jorge Hernandez. </b><span class="s1" style="font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">π²π½ </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4kP6R0W8guRDOK82IMY8iYrQ8RXSyh75hgqdEfAUMJwymUBTDBCAPpNWCgsYwS3x0rs8wX9V1RHAghPDBNZT0tdlTcbFJL6E-KZG1Fw_df17vhO46lgRaBwWRe5AI-Vwb4deTw3scNgYq85PSUv0Wzyv5DUq7wz9U2p-zwnWyGITBXUBv6M5N9sNESED/s1661/Photo%20on%2011-30-23%20at%209.01%E2%80%AFAM%20%232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1661" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4kP6R0W8guRDOK82IMY8iYrQ8RXSyh75hgqdEfAUMJwymUBTDBCAPpNWCgsYwS3x0rs8wX9V1RHAghPDBNZT0tdlTcbFJL6E-KZG1Fw_df17vhO46lgRaBwWRe5AI-Vwb4deTw3scNgYq85PSUv0Wzyv5DUq7wz9U2p-zwnWyGITBXUBv6M5N9sNESED/s320/Photo%20on%2011-30-23%20at%209.01%E2%80%AFAM%20%232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Back cover synopsis:</b></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; color: #0b0b0e; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Jorge Hernandez may be the king of gangsters, but lately, heβs been the king of lazy. The former Mexican cartel boss starts to change his mind when a blue-haired freak slashes his tires, calling him a climate criminal. He finally breaks out of hibernation when rumors of a new medication said to be for children with βbehaviour issuesβ is about to become mandatory for all school-aged children. Jorge suspects that the drug is more about making kids compliant and easily controlled, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.</b></p><p class="p5" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Who is at the top of the pile of degenerates that are pushing this agenda? Is it just Big Pharma trying to make their next billion, or is it something much more sinister behind this latest plot? Jorge and his gang intend to find out.</b></p><p class="p5" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>One thing is for sure. If you go woke, you go broke with Jorge Hernandez. Just not in the way you might think.</b></p><p class="p5" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Politicians.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Celebrities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Narcissists.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Psychopaths.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p5" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Everybody Wants to rule the world, but will you let them?</b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Videos and blogs from 2023: </span></b></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><h3 itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Is Jorge a vigilante superhero?</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/01/is-jorge-vigilante-superhero.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blog</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v25nf5k-is-jorge-a-vigilante-superhero.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudA_KR6bts" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"></span></p><p class="p4" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><h3 itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Let's talk about courage π¦</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/01/lets-talk-about-courage.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blog</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v24ffe4-lets-talk-about-courage-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLBM_1gsSsY" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a><br /><br />A day in the life of (this) author π€ͺ<br /> <br /> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-day-in-life-of-this-author.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> Blog</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v23qj4u-a-day-in-the-life-of-this-author-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfEZ2HvuEVg" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span></h3><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Crooked government and criminals; wait, is this fiction?</b><br /><br /> <a href="https://rumble.com/v29zbxo-crooked-government-and-criminals-wait-is-this-fiction.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAPBEowusvo&t=1s" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/02/crooked-government-and-criminals-wait.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blogger </a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></span><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why I do YouTube and Rumble videos π½πΊπΏ</span></h1><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://rumble.com/v28abyy-why-i-do-youtube-and-rumble-videos-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> /<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rC_KSyKMQo&t=1s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;"> YouTube</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/02/why-i-do-youtube-and-rumble-videos.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blogger</a></span></h1></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't find the book I wanted, so I wrote it myself </span></strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">π</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8EdxRq5KtU&t=3s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> /<a href="https://rumble.com/v2cw7ja-i-couldnt-find-the-book-i-wanted-so-i-wrote-it-myself-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> Rumble</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/03/i-couldnt-find-book-i-wanted-so-i-wrote.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Blogger</a><br /><br />Jorge Hernandez vs. Big Pharma </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">π</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSjB0R716ds&t=2s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v2bt382-jorge-hernandez-vs.-big-pharma-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/03/jorge-hernandez-vs-big-pharma.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Blogger</a></strong></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Why write books when no one reads anymore? </b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/05/why-write-books-when-no-one-reads.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blogger</a>/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tIgqVp9bZM" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a>/<a href="https://rumble.com/v2mddu6-why-write-books-when-no-one-reads-anymore.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> </span></strong></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What are my books about? π€</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the 2018 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v24l9yk-what-are-my-books-about-.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a><br />Check out the updated 2023 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v31epvy-what-are-my-books-about-2023-update.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyBPtpNmA3I&t=2s" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube </a></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We need more diversity in books π¨π¦π²π½π¨π΄π΅π </span></h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the 2018 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v23zlwg-we-need-more-diversity-in-books-from-2018.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a><br />Check out the updated 2023 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v2ym5zo-we-need-more-diversity-in-books-updated-in-2023.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57wvzp4ahxg" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Writing inspirations! What lies in the dark corners of my mind</strong> π±</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> πΊ <a href="https://rumble.com/v3bmmvq-writing-inspirations-what-lies-in-the-dark-corners-of-my-mind-.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Rumble</a><br /> πΊ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2z80BD5vPk" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">YouTube</a></span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">My new book is coming soon and other news! ποΈ</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3qg1aj-my-new-book-is-coming-soon-and-other-news-.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a></span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I6xMEVRgTY&t=11s" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why you might like my books (even if you don't normally read) π€</span></h1><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3upchd-why-you-might-like-my-books-even-if-you-dont-normally-read-.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a></span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNq5JUUbKE&t=4s" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span><br style="font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-size: 16px;">β <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/11/why-you-might-like-my-books-even-if-you.html" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blog</a></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span></p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody Wants to Rule the World π</span></h1><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 26px; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3wjkag-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5xeC9V57s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/11/everybody-wants-to-rule-world-coming.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blog</a></span></h1></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Book titles that ring true π </span></h1><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 32.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://rumble.com/v412s4h-book-titles-that-ring-true-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsaKa8_StoA" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-titles-that-ring-true.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blog </a></span></h1></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">So do you get your FREE PDF copy? Contact me through my social media and just ask! I have a limited amount, so act fast!! No strings attached! </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mima/271461381835" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="Facebook"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/MimaonFire" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4122390.Mima_" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="Goodreads">Goodreads</a></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong><a href="http://instagram.com/mimaonfire" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" title="Instagram">Instagram.</a></strong></p></div><div>Hope everybody has a great holiday season and all the best in 2024! Thank you for your support!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-31916316747915960012023-12-14T19:56:00.002-04:002023-12-14T20:13:02.813-04:00Can you say FREE???? <p>As you probably know, my NEW book is out! Here's a quick rundown about what it's about, where to get it and details on how to get your FREE (PDF) copy: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaowAZpEzvL8gtFxCUQZahyULSJrfsxVAdeEf9sLY7zffyhvPzpyNjufVyi3n9M7uabjWaNwUq38gfVBEiwzkKixdKFxJReQnbvixrLH8RwUV9cD5uUczyne14BC04LRyJEa4Xi8ewaOT7qjEjLq-RbEudRROfnBibt2txM2IespYteSGUsArUxEEqaGnv/s659/9781663258090_paplow%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaowAZpEzvL8gtFxCUQZahyULSJrfsxVAdeEf9sLY7zffyhvPzpyNjufVyi3n9M7uabjWaNwUq38gfVBEiwzkKixdKFxJReQnbvixrLH8RwUV9cD5uUczyne14BC04LRyJEa4Xi8ewaOT7qjEjLq-RbEudRROfnBibt2txM2IespYteSGUsArUxEEqaGnv/s320/9781663258090_paplow%202.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Jorge Hernandez may be the king of gangsters, but lately, heβs been the king of lazy. The former Mexican cartel boss starts to change his mind when a blue-haired freak slashes his tires, calling him a climate criminal. He finally breaks out of hibernation when rumors of a new medication said to be for children with βbehaviour issuesβ is about to become mandatory for all school-aged children. Jorge suspects that the drug is more about making kids compliant and easily controlled, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Who is at the top of the pile of degenerates that are pushing this agenda? Is it just Big Pharma trying to make their next billion, or is it something much more sinister behind this latest plot? Jorge and his gang intend to find out.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>One thing is for sure. If you go woke, you go broke with Jorge Hernandez. Just not in the way you might think.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Politicians.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Celebrities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Narcissists.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Psychopaths.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Everybody Wants to rule the world, but will you let them?</b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Buy the book </strong>ππΌ</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.iuniverse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/854516-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iUniverse</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wants-Rule-World-Mima/dp/1663258090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T2MMLEOGS2I4&keywords=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mima&qid=1700739955&s=books&sprefix=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C482&sr=1-1" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon.com</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1663258090?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amazon.ca</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144399704?ean=9781663258090" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barnes & Noble</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CP3HWYF6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kindle</a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; 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Contact me through my social media and just ask! 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New videos and blogs???</b></p><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Book titles that ring true π - <a href="https://rumble.com/v412s4h-book-titles-that-ring-true-.html">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsaKa8_StoA">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-titles-that-ring-true.html">Blog </a></span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><div>And coming soon, my year end newsletter. Check out last year's <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-my-year-in-review.html">HERE</a></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><br /></yt-formatted-string></div></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="top-row" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; flex-direction: row; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; justify-content: flex-start; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="owner" style="align-items: center; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 1e-09px; margin: 12px 12px 0px 0px; min-width: calc(50% - 6px); padding: 0px;"><ytd-video-owner-renderer class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; min-width: 0px;" watch-metadata-refresh=""><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@mimaonfire" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="-1"><yt-img-shadow class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer no-transition" id="avatar" loaded="" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; flex: 0 0 auto; height: 40px; margin-right: 12px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; transition: none 0s ease 0s; width: 40px;" width="40"></yt-img-shadow></a></ytd-video-owner-renderer></div></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-18050815902530917152023-12-09T18:29:00.001-04:002023-12-13T18:21:30.193-04:00Book titles that ring true <p>It might not surprise my readers that my book titles always have a double meaning. Not only do they connect with the story in some way, be a powerful comment by a character, or be used to capture a potential reader. My book titles, especially in the last few years. have been picked with the worldview in mind. </p><p>Here are some quick examples:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJl2jBJl10AU-4lv1KyAwFc-wqwylhVyrMxpc9kp-uihJvtHOiD-KX1Vt3PfgA_BopzwfyuHNzO0qScEARfPgaepTvld7pJLTmXZkcDz_rHX6DvvLmfFv0rBlo22yhGACHTSJ4P6YbE_wycYzAj243Vf4vCJ21r8QLnF5HCIKKc3hE9RphwMUPwFZ_koL/s1661/Photo%20on%2011-30-23%20at%209.01%E2%80%AFAM%20%232.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="1661" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJl2jBJl10AU-4lv1KyAwFc-wqwylhVyrMxpc9kp-uihJvtHOiD-KX1Vt3PfgA_BopzwfyuHNzO0qScEARfPgaepTvld7pJLTmXZkcDz_rHX6DvvLmfFv0rBlo22yhGACHTSJ4P6YbE_wycYzAj243Vf4vCJ21r8QLnF5HCIKKc3hE9RphwMUPwFZ_koL/s320/Photo%20on%2011-30-23%20at%209.01%E2%80%AFAM%20%232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wants-Rule-World-Mima/dp/1663258090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T2MMLEOGS2I4&keywords=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mima&qid=1700739955&s=books&sprefix=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C482&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Everybody Wants to Rule the World</a></b> is my 18th book, the 13th in my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/" target="_blank">Hernandez series.</a> As expected, a title like this isn't by accident. It comes back to not only the plot but also how our world looks right now. If you look around, whether it be in politics or otherwise, there are a lot of mega powers attempting to push their way to the top to control. And believe me, this is not for the greater good. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/PSYCHOPATHS-RULE-WORLD-Mima/dp/1663223971/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=g5G2O&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=147-5350240-7994736&pd_rd_wg=BGbb2&pd_rd_r=d0625954-0f92-4685-8a1a-9f0ba2770f94&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" target="_blank">Psychopaths Rule the World </a></b>was released a few years ago, and at the time, it was a comment I made to a friend regarding world events. He had been questioning what would possess certain people to make the decisions. "Because psychopaths rule the world" was my answer, and even now, I stick by that reply.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Loyalty-Above-All-There-Exceptions-ebook/dp/B09NPPT6ZY?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank">Loyalty Above All (there are no exceptions) </a></b>isn't the only theme in my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/" target="_blank"><br />Hernandez series</a> but also something I strongly believe in. If we don't have loyalty or a sense of dedication, then what do we have? And can you ever really trust someone who isn't loyal to you? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UsaKa8_StoA" width="320" youtube-src-id="UsaKa8_StoA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-7097047850879386722023-11-20T14:04:00.003-04:002023-11-23T13:58:37.756-04:00Newsletter - book cover reveal, new videos and more! <p> Great news! My 18th book is<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wants-Rule-World-Mima/dp/1663258090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T2MMLEOGS2I4&keywords=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mima&qid=1700739955&s=books&sprefix=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C482&sr=1-1"> out! </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n9e-OTaT660eZBq-bbIH4bwtOb60FJXbBabYh_muEf3S4zrVOdpVC4jf4O60E7CImwZYs1cSJMncDY0q8GL9cPLp498BKRQ8kKz7iO6ma6hwX1_4XdQ5rElVPE8aNep19YSJz7hMxPlqV6pLZ7DmN4heZESbb309hzeooxlVaiBOIh_womBrt2ADpQkS/s919/9781663258090_paplow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="919" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n9e-OTaT660eZBq-bbIH4bwtOb60FJXbBabYh_muEf3S4zrVOdpVC4jf4O60E7CImwZYs1cSJMncDY0q8GL9cPLp498BKRQ8kKz7iO6ma6hwX1_4XdQ5rElVPE8aNep19YSJz7hMxPlqV6pLZ7DmN4heZESbb309hzeooxlVaiBOIh_womBrt2ADpQkS/w579-h417/9781663258090_paplow.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know I've been missing in action for some time. I've been very busy finishing my book, not to mention creating a few videos and blogs. Check it out ππΌ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">My new book is coming soon and other news! ποΈ</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3qg1aj-my-new-book-is-coming-soon-and-other-news-.html">Rumble</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I6xMEVRgTY&t=11s">YouTube</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Why you might like my books (even if you don't normally read) π€</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3upchd-why-you-might-like-my-books-even-if-you-dont-normally-read-.html">Rumble</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zNq5JUUbKE&t=4s">YouTube</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/11/why-you-might-like-my-books-even-if-you.html">Blog</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody Wants to Rule the World π</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://rumble.com/v3wjkag-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world.html">Rumble</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5xeC9V57s">YouTube</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">β <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/11/everybody-wants-to-rule-world-coming.html">Blog</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">And check out my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/">WEBSITE</a> to see a few changes I've made. </span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for all your support. β€οΈ</span></yt-formatted-string></div></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="top-row" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; flex-direction: row; justify-content: flex-start; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="owner" style="align-items: center; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 1e-09px; margin: 12px 12px 0px 0px; min-width: calc(50% - 6px); padding: 0px;"><ytd-video-owner-renderer class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; min-width: 0px;" watch-metadata-refresh=""><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@mimaonfire" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="-1"><yt-img-shadow class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer no-transition" id="avatar" loaded="" style="background-color: transparent; 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display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="-1"><yt-img-shadow class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer no-transition" id="avatar" loaded="" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; flex: 0 0 auto; height: 40px; margin-right: 12px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; transition: none 0s ease 0s; width: 40px;" width="40"></yt-img-shadow></a></ytd-video-owner-renderer></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-43753333204204387782023-11-20T13:43:00.002-04:002023-11-23T13:59:02.781-04:00Everybody Wants to Rule the World coming soon!<p>You don't have to read the entire series to enjoy my latest book, Everybody Wants to Rule the World. To learn more about my books, check<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Wants-Rule-World-Mima/dp/1663258090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1T2MMLEOGS2I4&keywords=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mima&qid=1700739955&s=books&sprefix=everybody+wants+to+rule+the+world+by+mim%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C482&sr=1-1"> HERE.</a></p><p> Here's a quick summary: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCthOXG2zawRtg1vY-ncyvA5ACivw_4qYLHvpjSqDQ7FtpnGlD01nCGgQAj-TVUjhIjyjxtUM_AaHzTPW-qz3m9vo6Nf3_JGget8ecBcr1J_gOfcfDQMvnRi-BAKL4eznItK5pU13lHNJ43jMtvvJvfmIIpEy-YQbny_jd0hvimOrzP9TD_KGXZ2nk-yr/s659/9781663258090_paplow%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="439" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCthOXG2zawRtg1vY-ncyvA5ACivw_4qYLHvpjSqDQ7FtpnGlD01nCGgQAj-TVUjhIjyjxtUM_AaHzTPW-qz3m9vo6Nf3_JGget8ecBcr1J_gOfcfDQMvnRi-BAKL4eznItK5pU13lHNJ43jMtvvJvfmIIpEy-YQbny_jd0hvimOrzP9TD_KGXZ2nk-yr/s320/9781663258090_paplow%202.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Jorge Hernandez may be the king of gangsters, but lately, heβs been the king of lazy. The former Mexican cartel boss starts to change his mind when a blue-haired freak slashes his tires, calling him a climate criminal. He finally breaks out of hibernation when rumors of a new medication said to be for children with βbehavior issuesβ is about to become mandatory for all school-aged children. Jorge suspects that the drug is more about making kids compliant and easily controlled, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Who is at the top of the pile of degenerates that are pushing this agenda? Is it just Big Pharma trying to make their next billion, or is it something much more sinister behind this latest plot? Jorge and his gang intend to find out.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>One thing is for sure. If you go woke, you go broke with Jorge Hernandez. Just not in the way you might think.</b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Politicians.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Celebrities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Narcissists.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Psychopaths.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><b></b><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Everybody Wants to rule the world, but will you let them?</b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Js5xeC9V57s" width="320" youtube-src-id="Js5xeC9V57s"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-40638205173218190412023-11-09T15:08:00.002-04:002023-11-09T16:07:57.671-04:00Why you might like my books (even if you don't normally read) π€<p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Over the years, many people have told me they would read </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3057736774593906155/4063820517321819041#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">my book</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">, but they aren't readers. In other words, they didn't have the time or weren't interested in reading a book. I never took offense to this because I can completely understand. As it is, I barely have time to read a page of a book some days, especially when life gets busy. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3057736774593906155/4063820517321819041#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">My books</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> are probably a little bit different. I try to essentially cut the crap out that makes people not want to read a book. What are those things?</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> In my opinion, things like over-the-top descriptions of every detail of every room can be a bit too much for some readers. Don't get me wrong! I know some of you love that kind of thing, but if you aren't a reader (and you're busy) chances are, you might skip over that part because it's too much. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I also write short chapters. I think short chapters make it a little easier to digest a story. You can find time to read a few short pages and feel you've accomplished something. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Of course, I try to write a book that moves quickly and has compelling characters and storylines. I feel this is more important than going over the top to impress readers with your vast vocabulary. Sometimes, in fact, that can turn people off. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">What kind of things would make you read more? </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4zNq5JUUbKE" width="320" youtube-src-id="4zNq5JUUbKE"></iframe></div><br /><p style="background: transparent; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-84944767000918229442023-07-30T16:10:00.007-03:002023-07-30T16:19:22.287-03:00August 2023 Update! β±<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What's new for August 2023? I thought it would be fun to remake a couple of old videos (with more to come!) with updated views and information. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh9dYnTu2m_Ew2r_HS8pv5oqLnvbu4wfCepbiKsZoI_hVPmkEpJ2_lf4bw6k4TaEEefvfXqPEwiSHCazlGjfrqvhBovaKZliqEHjxOPBSBBUZX5pl6283cfuBEAZBURnOdYFcxHbWT1jitT2kxrHDlQf2CY6cP1Dnf9UzeNBpysnV8IfCfPz543VHJIua/s900/Gun%20Show%20Flyer%20Template%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh9dYnTu2m_Ew2r_HS8pv5oqLnvbu4wfCepbiKsZoI_hVPmkEpJ2_lf4bw6k4TaEEefvfXqPEwiSHCazlGjfrqvhBovaKZliqEHjxOPBSBBUZX5pl6283cfuBEAZBURnOdYFcxHbWT1jitT2kxrHDlQf2CY6cP1Dnf9UzeNBpysnV8IfCfPz543VHJIua/s320/Gun%20Show%20Flyer%20Template%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpeg" width="213" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the videos: </span></p><h1 class="h1" style="background-color: #f3f5f8; color: #061726; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What are my books about? π€</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the 2018 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v24l9yk-what-are-my-books-about-.html">Rumble</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the updated 2023 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v31epvy-what-are-my-books-about-2023-update.html">Rumble</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyBPtpNmA3I&t=2s">YouTube </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><h1 class="h1" style="background-color: #f3f5f8; color: #061726; font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin: 1rem 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We need more diversity in books π¨π¦π²π½π¨π΄π΅π </span></h1></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the 2018 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v23zlwg-we-need-more-diversity-in-books-from-2018.html">Rumble</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Check out the updated 2023 version - <a href="https://rumble.com/v2ym5zo-we-need-more-diversity-in-books-updated-in-2023.html">Rumble </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57wvzp4ahxg">YouTube</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And more great news! I talked to my publisher earlier this month about my next book! Coming out this fall. Stick around because there will most likely be a book giveaway!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a great summer and see you in the fall! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Keep updated on social media:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-1204603" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rumble</span></strong></a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://pei.art/michelle-m-arsenault-aka-mima/" style="border: 0px; color: #21759b; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PEI Art</span></strong></a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.71429; margin: 0px 0px 1.71429rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-26830055250097582772023-05-28T19:31:00.002-03:002023-05-28T19:36:12.680-03:00June 2023 newsletter π<p>Just a short newsletter this month! I've been taking a break from making videos and writing blogs, but will have some new material soon. I do have a new post to share with you:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ0z1KB8xyZDujYy6ThfMIwO6aBQuoPI9tuB5Ex1TFEdpnyohjDKqhOtkW9mTMedb7Abb8yKqovFExAByi7uPl9wn0L49pU_dGW8SuoiIBzmtl4dliqx-MNfwnRfH9qCfnf3_w6Z8jZeIbqOmgwsxLn0p78HPSFd2JdqyIKCW2ade7MHS6bKGyFVddw/s4032/IMG_0737.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ0z1KB8xyZDujYy6ThfMIwO6aBQuoPI9tuB5Ex1TFEdpnyohjDKqhOtkW9mTMedb7Abb8yKqovFExAByi7uPl9wn0L49pU_dGW8SuoiIBzmtl4dliqx-MNfwnRfH9qCfnf3_w6Z8jZeIbqOmgwsxLn0p78HPSFd2JdqyIKCW2ade7MHS6bKGyFVddw/s320/IMG_0737.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><b>Why write books when no one reads anymore? </b><p></p><p><b> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/05/why-write-books-when-no-one-reads.html">Blogger</a>/<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tIgqVp9bZM">YouTube</a>/<a href="https://rumble.com/v2mddu6-why-write-books-when-no-one-reads-anymore.html">Rumble</a> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>If you have any suggestions for future topics, please let me know!</p><p>I'm continuing to work on my next book while thinking about another series. π¬</p><p>Hope everyone is having a great spring. </p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-84302362129530760742023-05-06T07:41:00.002-03:002023-05-06T18:45:21.768-03:00Why write books when no one reads anymore? <p>People often ask me why I bother to write books when no one reads anymore. For most writers, this question is a bit disheartening. After you've put so much time, effort, research, and thought into your book, you'd like to believe that someone appreciates your writing and finds it entertaining. But is that the case? Does anyone read anymore?</p><p>I grew up in a time when the internet wasn't a thing. I lived in a rural area, so cable television wasn't accessible. Along with that fact, my mother was a reader, and so was my best friend. We would excitedly run to the bookmobile as children, excited about all the possibilities. It's a world that kids would hate today, in a time when everyone has a device and watch programs on demand. Perhaps my childhood laid the foundation. Is it likely that if you don't become a reader while you're still young, you probably never will?</p><p>The beauty of a book (as opposed to watching a movie or show) is that you can fill in the blanks with your imagination. As a reader, you can take part. The handsome stranger can look however you want. The beautiful house can look how you want. You can crawl into the mind and heart of the protagonist in a way that you simply can't when watching them on a screen. There's a connection that you can't capture in the same way. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_tIgqVp9bZM" width="320" youtube-src-id="_tIgqVp9bZM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-66764428309256764032023-04-30T14:26:00.001-03:002023-04-30T14:26:21.210-03:00May 2023 Newsletter πΌ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtKbyGmHqQGVCvYn_p46vT5udT_tI3yfn3Hm8Fuw6Pu-SATaGTOnXFtyNyvS3TyKgRPkZ0wveZCWIRYn99Vph7u_1JnRPPGKnL5tIPimHpaZzRU4UhVh0pr7pzuze-h8znBw6jvdHNfpJkBIrgB08L5f_jxFOjptBRdWNcP1p7-IQHo4905PNoxNGDA/s488/rockstar.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtKbyGmHqQGVCvYn_p46vT5udT_tI3yfn3Hm8Fuw6Pu-SATaGTOnXFtyNyvS3TyKgRPkZ0wveZCWIRYn99Vph7u_1JnRPPGKnL5tIPimHpaZzRU4UhVh0pr7pzuze-h8znBw6jvdHNfpJkBIrgB08L5f_jxFOjptBRdWNcP1p7-IQHo4905PNoxNGDA/s320/rockstar.png" width="210" /></a></div>I'm checking in for another month and giving you a quick update on new videos, blogs, and writing news!<p></p><p>First things first! May 1st marks another Book Birthday! ππ₯³π </p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Star-Vampires-Mima-ebook/dp/B0793SFY2V">The Rock Star of Vampires</a></b> was released on this day in 2014!! Haven't read it? Click on the above link and read the first chapter for FREE on Amazon! To this day, it remains one of my more popular books.</p><p>What else is new? I'm working on book #18 (13th in the <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/"><b>Hernandez series</b></a>) along with dreaming up a new series! π€π¦ </p><p>I have a couple of news videos and blogs to share with you. Check them out and don't forget to like, share and subscribe! It all helps get my work out there for others to learn about, which is especially important now that Bill C11 (Canada) has recently passed. This may make it difficult for my videos to be found or discovered. It's FREE and easy to do, so please help me out. π₯°</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">What are your writing fears? π±</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pkdqWlpxl8&t=5s">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v2gz1l6-what-are-your-writing-fears-.html">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/04/what-are-your-writing-fears.html">Blogger</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: transparent; border: 0px; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Why Jorge Hernandez isn't in the first book of his own series? β οΈ</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VODO-83hksA&t=12s">YouTube</a>/ <a href="https://rumble.com/v2ifmzm-why-jorge-hernandez-isnt-in-the-first-book-of-his-own-series-.html">Rumble</a>/ <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/04/why-jorge-hernandez-isnt-in-first-book.html">Blogger </a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have more videos and blogs to come! If you have a topic you would like me to discuss in future videos, please contact me through my social media of website.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your support! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="top-row" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; flex-direction: row; font-size: 10px; justify-content: flex-start; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="owner" style="align-items: center; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 1e-09px; margin: 12px 12px 0px 0px; min-width: calc(50% - 6px); padding: 0px;"><ytd-video-owner-renderer class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; min-width: 0px;" watch-metadata-refresh=""><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@mimaonfire" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="-1"><yt-img-shadow class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer no-transition" id="avatar" loaded="" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; flex: 0 0 auto; height: 40px; margin-right: 12px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; transition: none 0s ease 0s; width: 40px;" width="40"></yt-img-shadow></a></ytd-video-owner-renderer></div></div></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div></div><div class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="top-row" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #0f0f0f; flex-direction: row; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; justify-content: flex-start; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="item style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" id="owner" style="align-items: center; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex: 1 1 1e-09px; margin: 12px 12px 0px 0px; min-width: calc(50% - 6px); padding: 0px;"><ytd-video-owner-renderer class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; min-width: 0px;" watch-metadata-refresh=""><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@mimaonfire" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="-1"><yt-img-shadow class="style-scope ytd-video-owner-renderer no-transition" id="avatar" loaded="" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block; flex: 0 0 auto; height: 40px; margin-right: 12px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden; transition: none 0s ease 0s; width: 40px;" width="40"></yt-img-shadow></a></ytd-video-owner-renderer></div></div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-56259580005319881922023-04-15T08:27:00.002-03:002023-04-15T09:57:48.965-03:00Why Jorge Hernandez isn't in the first book of his own series? β οΈ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV2XE3bmJeUPVCsRHvKAbhN41H2COKLO9kjz6VQ0pvfFMysqEvLY_6q9mi-04nDzMXURfWXO5BkLQEnV7_bgZVRecVa3wXx2FRhEwnm1sY6l2DrHY8bK_v4wJs5pR_OwrIHFBrD6n4gALunJmanqAV6jjj42DbXlWvge-1I0T-CZX0TZDm0jyF-fzQw/s1390/9781532021794_pap.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV2XE3bmJeUPVCsRHvKAbhN41H2COKLO9kjz6VQ0pvfFMysqEvLY_6q9mi-04nDzMXURfWXO5BkLQEnV7_bgZVRecVa3wXx2FRhEwnm1sY6l2DrHY8bK_v4wJs5pR_OwrIHFBrD6n4gALunJmanqAV6jjj42DbXlWvge-1I0T-CZX0TZDm0jyF-fzQw/s320/9781532021794_pap.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>I always talk about how the <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-series-that-wasnt-meant-to-be-series.html">Hernandez series wasn't meant to be a series</a>, so it should be no surprise that the protagonist, Jorge Hernandez, didn't show up until the <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Always-Be-Wolf-Mima/dp/1532021798">second book.</a> β‘<br /><p></p><p>The fiery, former cartel boss takes over in the series (in the same way he takes over in most situations), and as it turns out, he has a lot to tell. <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Seventeen books</a> later, he's still going strong. </p><p>The cool thing is that the series starts with <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Were-All-Animals-Mima/dp/1532006977">We're All Animals</a>, a book that centers on protagonist Chase Jacobs. We're talking about a guy who's the complete opposite of Jorge Hernandez (at least, in the beginning!) so it gives the reader some contrast. It also demonstrates how a boy next door can get caught up with some sinister characters on his path. </p><p>Jorge Hernandez may not be in the first book in his series, but he eventually comes along fast and furious. And, of course, like most things, he takes over. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-pkdqWlpxl8" width="320" youtube-src-id="-pkdqWlpxl8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VODO-83hksA" width="320" youtube-src-id="VODO-83hksA"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-10944960702542699192023-04-07T09:36:00.003-03:002023-04-07T19:36:51.362-03:00What are your writing fears? π±<p>If you always wanted to write a book but never started, what is the reason? Is it because you lack the time? Are you intimidated by the process? Do you have writing fears?</p><p>Writing a book is like eating an elephant; it's a one-bite-at-a-time process. You might only have a few free hours a week. You mightn't be able to write enough words. You may have a general idea but aren't sure how to communicate them. Many reasons might keep you from writing that book, but don't let that hold you back. If you want to write, start slow and see where it takes you. </p><p>Remember, you don't have to share your writing with anyone. You don't have to announce you're about to write the next best-seller. You can work on it over months or years. You can start tomorrow and decide it's not for you. But I would recommend starting, even if that means writing a blog for your eyes only. Writing is cathartic. It doesn't have to have a purpose.</p><p>Concerns such as grammar, plots, and word counts shouldn't hold you back. I only check my word count when I finish a book. I don't care how many words I write per day. I never know the entire plot when I start a book. I allow it to flow naturally and see where it takes me. I don't worry about grammar because there are apps that can catch a lot, and friends and family will catch the rest. </p><p>To learn more, check out my writing playlist for tips and ideas. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-pkdqWlpxl8" width="320" youtube-src-id="-pkdqWlpxl8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-32397845521582112282023-03-26T18:34:00.002-03:002023-03-26T18:34:37.472-03:00Your April newsletter is here! πΈ<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">To subscribe to my newsletter, click <a href="https://mimaonfire.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=a6a6466b83">HERE</a> </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Missed a previous newsletter? Click <a href="https://us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=e4b9bfddd7901619af4c3fb91&id=a6a6466b83">HERE</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I know you're busy so I won't take up much of your time πββοΈ</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Any news on my </span><a href="https://mimaonfire.com/my-books/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">18th book</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> (13th in the </span><a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Hernandez series</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">)?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Look for a new book before the end of the year!! π₯³</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Did you miss my latest videos and blogs???</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><strong>I couldn't find the book I wanted, so I wrote it myself </strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">π</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8EdxRq5KtU&t=3s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> /<a href="https://rumble.com/v2cw7ja-i-couldnt-find-the-book-i-wanted-so-i-wrote-it-myself-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> Rumble</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/03/i-couldnt-find-book-i-wanted-so-i-wrote.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Blogger</a><br /><br />Jorge Hernandez vs. Big Pharma </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">π</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSjB0R716ds&t=2s" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">YouTube</a> / <a href="https://rumble.com/v2bt382-jorge-hernandez-vs.-big-pharma-.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Rumble</a> / <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/03/jorge-hernandez-vs-big-pharma.html" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Blogger</a></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">If you have a question you'd like me to answer in a future video, please let me know! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Thank you for your support. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> - Mima </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcFF91NTtZSVLfDbVeNdzgiSioe3HiJrnp5aEGyeOGHCoIBOvJR5LkZFSqh1Rx6vWNJqcWFTw1qZxYGvna58qu59OlnAwq6Xi_nBaK28haZqZGNnQ6UoRyv4LoF6R8QxYt108SidSsSn006nJNkkX3jKC-j0GivmpBtHJbObt_d3sqZOny0Ze-zN4Ig/s1334/1AA5DABD-76E6-4959-AB3F-E2A41B7A24C3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcFF91NTtZSVLfDbVeNdzgiSioe3HiJrnp5aEGyeOGHCoIBOvJR5LkZFSqh1Rx6vWNJqcWFTw1qZxYGvna58qu59OlnAwq6Xi_nBaK28haZqZGNnQ6UoRyv4LoF6R8QxYt108SidSsSn006nJNkkX3jKC-j0GivmpBtHJbObt_d3sqZOny0Ze-zN4Ig/w293-h323/1AA5DABD-76E6-4959-AB3F-E2A41B7A24C3.png" width="293" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-69698865882260739092023-03-12T14:20:00.003-03:002023-03-12T19:04:29.260-03:00I couldn't find the book I wanted, so I wrote it myself π<p>I think the title says it all. We've heard this story many times before but not always from authors. People created products as a solution to a problem. That's how most things get invented. Writing a book that you wanted to read isn't any different. </p><p>Not to give you the wrong impression. I've read a lot of fiction over there years that I loved, but it wasn't quite what I wanted. I wanted the combination of ruthless criminals that leaned toward gangsters, along with some dark humor and a strong sense of loyalty and connection. I wanted characters that didn't fit into the social norms and didn't care. I wanted books that opened people's eyes and made them question what was happening in the world. Nothing too light. Nothing too predictable. If I read a book and knew the ending well in advance once, it's happened at least a million times. Publishers are often short-sighted and prefer books to fit a mold to ensure sales. That's why I'm an indie author. My goals are vastly different. </p><p>Of course, I would love great book sales, but not because I wrote to cater to an audience and be a millionaire. I wanted to make a point. I hope to encourage critical thinking while being entertained. I wanted people to live through my characters. I've always written with integrity, not for sales. </p><p>I assumed that if I liked <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">this kind of book,</a> so would other people. As it turns out, I was right. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F8EdxRq5KtU" width="320" youtube-src-id="F8EdxRq5KtU"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-10698576845521149982023-03-04T08:50:00.004-04:002023-03-05T09:07:58.634-04:00Jorge Hernandez vs. Big Pharma π<p>One of the most prevalent themes in my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Hernandez series </a>is the ongoing battle between protagonist Jorge Hernandez and his nemesis, Big Pharma. It's a fight unlikely to end anytime soon but will only grow as tension grows with each book. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The premise behind the Hernandez series is that Jorge was once a cartel leader in Mexico. Through a miracle, he never ended up in either prison or dead, but instead relocated to Canada to start a legit business. Once here, Jorge often is ranting how as a cartel boss, he was always running from the law, but Big Pharma is also responsible for people becoming addicts but can do so legally and have no repercussions. Also, he takes over the Canadian pot industry (House of Pot) only adds to the ongoing battle between the pharmaceutical industry and Jorge Hernandez. <p></p><p>Jorge is a respectable businessman to the public, but behind the scenes, he's part of an ongoing war with Big Pharma, and things often get bloody. </p><p>Learn more about the Hernandez series <b><a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">HERE</a>.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SSjB0R716ds" width="320" youtube-src-id="SSjB0R716ds"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><br /><b><br /></b></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-88954208229129317752023-02-25T08:51:00.002-04:002023-02-25T08:53:38.311-04:00March 2023 newsletter βοΈ<p>Thanks for opening my March 2023 newsletter! I only have some things to tell you, so let's jump right in.</p><p>Here are my latest videos and blogs:</p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6J8BgqRv5FHpSn_IZB2SD3GtbdNrm_Fo7s8MT1j4qu1G9W_O5xPjE34KVAtfhYDO_fPSOM12zOYZV2KwqKpY9L8t-eqKCIPUyS89HpZYL6sSFYHsbB0NCiDJbcH2fzLzRdocqxOpp5HVKqJun30UUulnpffSz_Wzwy7_nFeWhYblgh5gqH1byCOWwg/s1371/new%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6J8BgqRv5FHpSn_IZB2SD3GtbdNrm_Fo7s8MT1j4qu1G9W_O5xPjE34KVAtfhYDO_fPSOM12zOYZV2KwqKpY9L8t-eqKCIPUyS89HpZYL6sSFYHsbB0NCiDJbcH2fzLzRdocqxOpp5HVKqJun30UUulnpffSz_Wzwy7_nFeWhYblgh5gqH1byCOWwg/s320/new%20cover.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/02/crooked-government-and-criminals-wait.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Crooked government and criminals; wait, is this fiction?</span></a></h3><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://rumble.com/v29zbxo-crooked-government-and-criminals-wait-is-this-fiction.html"> Rumble</a></div><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAPBEowusvo&t=1s">YouTube</a></div><div> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/02/crooked-government-and-criminals-wait.html">Blogger </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #030303; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: small;">Why I do YouTube and Rumble videos π½πΊπΏ</span></yt-formatted-string></h1></div><div> <a href="https://rumble.com/v28abyy-why-i-do-youtube-and-rumble-videos-.html">Rumble</a></div><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rC_KSyKMQo&t=1s"> YouTube</a></div><div> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/02/why-i-do-youtube-and-rumble-videos.html">Blogger</a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the writing side, I wanted to let you know that I'm about halfway through my next book! Look for book 13 of the <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Hernandez series</a> later this year. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>March book birthdays </b>π₯³</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBZ7lwtXE1pofECwZ6bFeMjP7Xbf6jMUW7QH6LQKyTLkjwMPLUYtYBtYcuXLHDkoyb2htPuNPxWSJXL0c0FvmOnsvPvyFzEc6y_GphozwYfonP567H1xjlATwRxMFE_Qg0yjLA7xyP1WO78K0TRbnx7SB9L7d5OtB-HBlbjuU-_Q2d23Tg7qPGsfSmQ/s1373/9781532071843_paplow%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBZ7lwtXE1pofECwZ6bFeMjP7Xbf6jMUW7QH6LQKyTLkjwMPLUYtYBtYcuXLHDkoyb2htPuNPxWSJXL0c0FvmOnsvPvyFzEc6y_GphozwYfonP567H1xjlATwRxMFE_Qg0yjLA7xyP1WO78K0TRbnx7SB9L7d5OtB-HBlbjuU-_Q2d23Tg7qPGsfSmQ/s320/9781532071843_paplow%202.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Her-Name-Mariah-Mima/dp/1491763612">Her Name is Mariah</a> was released on March 27, 2015. This was one of two vampire books that I released almost ten years ago. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Devil-May-Lie-Mima/dp/1532071841/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+devil+may+lie+by+mima&qid=1553856037&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell">The Devil Will Lie </a>was released on March 28, 2019. This was the 6th book in the Hernandez series. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As always, thank you for all your support. I have new videos and blogs that I hope to upload in the near future. If you have any video topics you would like me to address in the future, please reply to this email. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you again! </div><div><br /></div><div>Mima</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-25982094574803055192023-02-14T11:48:00.003-04:002023-02-18T08:57:47.305-04:00Crooked government and criminals; wait, is this fiction? <p>Could a former cartel boss run the government? Has it ever happened behind the scenes? And let's take this another step further; could a bloodthirsty criminal lead a country if people weren't aware of his dark side? </p><p>Most people will say no to all these questions. White-collar criminals might be another story. Politicians turned criminals is also a possibility, but most people would disagree that someone who has threatened and murdered his way to the top could potentially run the show: either from behind the scenes or at the top of the pile, as the actual president or prime minister of a country. </p><p>But then again, is it <i>impossible</i>?</p><p>In my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Hernandez series</a>, former cartel boss Jorge Hernandez heavily influences the government from behind the scenes while secretly wondering if he could be more productive as his country's leader. After smoothly slipping through life without getting caught, it's obvious why Hernandez automatically assumes that the other shoe will <i>never </i>drop, but would he be bold enough to run for prime minister of Canada?</p><p>If you research Mexican or Colombian cartels, you'll quickly realize that it's not a stretch. These powerful and savvy criminals have a lot of influence on the government and the police, but is that something that could only happen in other countries? Could it happen in Canada? The US? And I guess the more important question is, <i>has</i> it ever happened? </p><p>I think part of the answer lies in how you define a criminal. And even more so, where the grey area starts and where it ends.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eAPBEowusvo" width="320" youtube-src-id="eAPBEowusvo"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-11567708754527106582023-02-01T09:10:00.002-04:002023-02-04T08:00:56.690-04:00Why I do YouTube and Rumble videos π½πΊπΏSomeone once asked me if the goal for my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsMissinggirl13">YouTube channel</a> was to become a YouTube star. This question made me laugh since my subscribers and views are borderline pathetic. Even with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsMissinggirl13">200 short videos</a>, my <a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-1204603">channel </a>never caught on fire, but I don't worry about this since it was never my goal in the first place. <div><br /></div><div><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">So, what was my goal when I recorded that first video (since deleted) a few years ago? It was simply to get </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">through </em><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">the recording without passing out. After all, when you don't breathe for a few minutes while in a state of panic, sometimes it doesn't end well. I was terrified. Now, I could pull it off with little issue, but with experience, my confidence has grown, which was a bonus. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Now, my goal with both my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsMissinggirl13">YouTube </a>and <a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-1204603">Rumble</a> videos is to tell people about my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/my-books/">books</a>, answer frequently asked questions (about my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/the-series/">Hernandez series </a>and writing in general), and address topics that I know concern new writers. Of course, I would love to get as many eyes on my videos as possible because this is another avenue that could create attention for my books. However, a successful channel isn't my main goal. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>How can you help? Check out some of my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsMissinggirl13">videos</a> on either channel, share them on social media or with friends you think may be interested, and subscribe! Thank you in advance!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7rC_KSyKMQo" width="320" youtube-src-id="7rC_KSyKMQo"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057736774593906155.post-76338998944640282552023-01-29T14:47:00.004-04:002023-01-29T15:05:26.120-04:00February 2023 newsletter β€οΈβπ₯<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLaeHhrPELgx1ImWtNV7TtM82KYnvhaNjZKC-sXDfWGlXpu3qSONnJtzsyMcf_zofKCODsGJagOquTbsMe-lb0-IeMSmh_Yy_Gtr0iwRyopTwa-TTJDxLwQq9WIfEnJqFNbrl8XqQ556aa9pbYA8kfjsB5wB7wUTUCk6tBv1YKA7hBaCp2DyLSVIt-Q/s2048/IMG_4293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLaeHhrPELgx1ImWtNV7TtM82KYnvhaNjZKC-sXDfWGlXpu3qSONnJtzsyMcf_zofKCODsGJagOquTbsMe-lb0-IeMSmh_Yy_Gtr0iwRyopTwa-TTJDxLwQq9WIfEnJqFNbrl8XqQ556aa9pbYA8kfjsB5wB7wUTUCk6tBv1YKA7hBaCp2DyLSVIt-Q/s320/IMG_4293.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>If you follow me, you're probably aware that I usually have a monthly video newsletter to accompany my blog. Fun story! This month I recorded one, but when I went to post it, something was wrong with the video that it didn't work. Having said that, I have a backlog of videos to post very soon, and hopefully, next month, I will be back on track π<p></p><p>What's new in writing news? I'm still working on my <a href="https://mimaonfire.com/my-books/">18th book</a>! </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Check out my latest video and blogs! π₯³. <br /></span></b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is Jorge a vigilante superhero?</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/01/is-jorge-vigilante-superhero.html">Blog</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://rumble.com/v25nf5k-is-jorge-a-vigilante-superhero.html">Rumble</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudA_KR6bts">YouTube</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's talk about courage π¦</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2023/01/lets-talk-about-courage.html">Blog</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://rumble.com/v24ffe4-lets-talk-about-courage-.html">Rumble</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLBM_1gsSsY">YouTube</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">A day in the life of (this) author π€ͺ</span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://mimaonfire.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-day-in-life-of-this-author.html"> Blog</a></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://rumble.com/v23qj4u-a-day-in-the-life-of-this-author-.html">Rumble</a></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfEZ2HvuEVg"> YouTube</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>More videos and blogs are coming soon! If you want to help me out, I would greatly appreciate it if you'd share, subscribe, and follow me on social media. Also, if you aren't a reader but want to support my work, please contact your local library and ask them to order in a copy of any of my books. This helps get more eyes on my work and hey, you never know who's attention it will capture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for your support! </div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-519880005620912152" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 708px;"></div></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>Mimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287405910012396912noreply@blogger.com0