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Monika Pacyfka Tichy - Author

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Biblioteka w Depresji

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Pustka

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Trans Formacja. Magia bez Miecza

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Bo Życie jest Drogą

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My latest blog posts

“This School Is Cool”. Autism, Paedocracy and Human Nature

JULY 6, 2016

About 1 percent of the world’s population has an autism spectrum disorder. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability. More than 3.5 million Americans live with it. The prevalence of...

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Child: a Human?

JUNE 1, 2016

What was the scariest thing in the Harry Potter series? I read it first when I was already an adult and later returned to it. Teenage Harry had to face giant spiders, evil wizards, the threat of...

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What did Mother Teresa, Fidel Castro and Steve Jobs have in common?

MAY 30, 2016

What makes some people so inspiring that others want to follow them? Is it vision? Dedication? A strong personality? Charisma (and what the hell is that anyway)? The answer is: all of these and...

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Brutalna historia o nonkomformizmie i zawiści

MAY 10, 2016

...Nad rzeczką, opodal krzaczka, mieszkała kaczka dziwaczka... ...lecz zamiast trzymać się rzeczki robiła piesze wycieczki... Znamy wszyscy tę opowieść, prawda? Zamiast wypełniać przypisane jej...

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Who wrote Shakespeare's works?

APRIL 28, 2016

A man named William Shakespeare died 400 years ago - and this is probably the most certain fact we know about him. We don’t know the story behind his haste marriage at the age of 18 to 26-year-old...

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Katie survived, but there are many who don’t. A shocking and painful true story

APRIL 4, 2016

It’s hard to believe that in the 21st century, in civilized Europe, inside a middle-class family, such things can happen. For a vulnerable teenage mind it doesn't take much to become broken and get...

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Pay first and don’t read later vs. read first and pay (or don’t pay) later

MARCH 24, 2016

Imagine: you buy a spoon. You like it a lot and use it often. And one day it disappears. The shop who sold it to you tells you that you can buy a fork instead. Such a thing is happening to Nook...

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Business is a tool of sharing love (my PWYW adventure)

MARCH 10, 2016

Last summer I read Tara Joyce's book "Pay What It's Worth". Both the author and the book were charming. I was enchanted by the idea. When I tried it, I experienced the feeling Tara describes - that...

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8 Bestsellers You Won’t Believe Were Rejected by Publishers

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

If it wasn’t for the author’s persistence, or a huge amount of good luck, many books we love today would never have been published. It’s terrifying to think that there are probably so many other...

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50 Shades of Gay

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Valentine's Day has passed, bringing with it memories of last year's “Grey” frenzy. I don't want to reflect here upon "is it romantic or abusive?", or "is it really such a great piece of literature...

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10 Books That Will Make You Keep Your New Year Resolutions

JANUARY 5, 2016

Have you ever promised yourself that you would do something and then had a problem doing it? You’re not alone. The books below will not only give you support and advice but also a 100% satisfaction...

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Does evil have boundaries? “Silencer” by Julie Roberts Towe

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Reading historical fiction is dangerous. If bad things are happening (and they are very likely to happen, as the history of human beings is full of shameful episodes, or whole chapters), I cannot...

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Graham Masterton About Women, Sex & Writing

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Graham Masterton does not need to be introduced - every fan of horrors and thrillers knows his books, now counting in over a hundred novels plus more than a hundred short stories. Personally, I...

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AUTHORS! BECOME SANTA!

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

X-mas is coming… were your readers good? If so, you can turn into Santa and give them the perfect gift - a special eBook that they can share with their loved ones. Join our X-mas read*love*share...

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Amazing debut of talented SciFi writer!

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I don’t know what kind of past trauma it indicates, but I’ve always loved strong female characters defeating the evil men who dare to cross them, like Sarah Connor, Trinity, and Princess Leia. C.S....

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Literature, Life and Tears

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I was feeling very down, wondering whether it was worth writing anymore. Then a review like this comes along and I end up in tears... Confessed Christopher Jackson-Ash in his blog. This review was...

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NEW GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Being an indie author is a bit like being a mother. Mom is not just mum but also a nurse, cook, supply manager, logistician, driver, private teacher and a dozen other things. It’s the same for us...

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Author, Never Give Up! 10 History-Making Classics Initially Rejected by Publishers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

1. Agatha Christie The creator of the worldwide-loved characters of Hercules Poirot and Miss Marple waited for five years for her first book, rejected by six publishers, to finally get published....

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Good exists. And evil, too. Fantasy novel “A Maid in Bedlam” by Katherine Lampe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

When I was a very little child, I refused to read fairy tales, saying, "They are untrue". I'm so happy I grew out of this mistake and discovered fantasy and SciFi as teenager. Now I think imaginary...

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The Pros and Cons of Writing vs. Hitch Hiking

AUGUST 13, 2015

As a teenager, I hitch-hiked a lot. It was not a necessity; it was a choice. By doing it, I felt free. Trains and buses had a schedule that I had to keep to. But they didn't have to and that was...

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10 Writing Contests You Should Try - free entry, Self-Pub friendly!

JULY 14, 2015

Dear Writers, as I dashed through the bush of literary contests offers, every time I found some nice contest, I thought about one of you: "It's like tailored for him/her!" It was really difficult...

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Profound Insight Into Human Minds - Meet Stanley Laine

JULY 13, 2015

Sharing what we love and value most is most important power of our development. As an independent eBookstore and publishing platform we would like to share with you the joy of discovering a great...

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Dreams and Nightmares in the Extraordinary Minds of Ordinary People. Stanley Laine's - "The End of the Line".

JULY 6, 2015

Being a teenager was all about feeling ugly, alienation, conflict, bitterness, loneliness, lashing out, and isolation. I was a complete misfit in every respect, even among misfits. (Stanley Laine)...

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Writing In My Multiverse - interview with Christopher Jackson-Ash

JUNE 23, 2015

Monika, OpenBooks.com: "Inside Men's Shorts" is a collection of over a hundred stories, but they are very diverse in conception, form, mood. Where does your inspiration come from, how did you...

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Inside Men's Hearts - thoughts on "Inside Men's Shorts" by Christopher Jackson-Ash

JUNE 19, 2015

Fan: "Why did you say that Dumbledore is gay because I can’t see him that way.” J.K.Rowling: "Maybe because gay people just look like... people?" Maybe that's the reason I feel a bit confused with...

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Thought Leader - an interview with Mindy Gibbins-Klein

JUNE 5, 2015

Mindy Gibbins-Klein is a person we can call meta-successful: not only achieved every success she had wanted but also knows how to help others to become successful. One of her businesses is called...

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The Day When Adults Speak in a Human Voice

MAY 31, 2015

Once upon a time there was a little girl. The girl liked fairy tales, but Snow White was her favourite. Every evening before going to bed she asked her dad to read it aloud for her. After some...

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Pay What It's Worth Journey of Tara Joyce

MAY 25, 2015

Tara Joyce is an entrepreneur, but her blog is named Rise of the Innerpreneur. Six years ago she decided not to set prices for her offerings and this was the beginning of a fascinating journey...

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Why Books are Better Than Boyfriends and Other Thoughts on Luther M. Siler's “The Benevolence Archives”

MAY 15, 2015

The first of my rules is to break all the rules, but there is one I follow. I don’t read plot synopses or other kinds of descriptions placed by a publisher on the back cover of a book or a download...

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Tripseeker’s Guide to the Galaxy - an interview with Dennis McKenna

APRIL 10, 2015

It's been almost half a century since Dennis McKenna (ethnopharmacologist and research pharmacognosist) and his brother Terence (philosopher, ethnobotanist and shaman) set off on a journey that...

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Be a Master of Your Time with Mike Vardy

APRIL 9, 2015

When one describes oneself with a word ending with -ist, it means this person strongly believes in something. And Mike Vardy is not only a believer, but also an apostle spreading his message in the...

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Meet US at London Book Fair 2015!

APRIL 9, 2015

The multi-gendered, non-monogamous OpenBooks.com team, with indescribable pleasure, has been conceiving a revolution in eBook retail for about nine months. Now, with "pride and joy" we introduce to...

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