Monday, September 21, 2026

Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why)

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Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why)

Let's be honest...

Writing a book is one of the few jobs where you're expected to be an author, editor, proofreader, marketer, social media manager, graphic designer, accountant, customer service representative, website developer, public speaker, podcaster, email marketer, and somehow still find time to actually write.

If you've ever thought, "I wish I had eight arms," congratulations...

You're officially an author.

That's exactly why the Author Octopus Shirt exists.

Because Writing the Book Is Only the Beginning

Many people think an author's job ends when they type "The End."

Experienced authors know that's actually when the real work begins.

Now you need to:

  • Edit your manuscript.
  • Format it.
  • Design a cover.
  • Upload it to retailers.
  • Build a website.
  • Run social media.
  • Schedule promotions.
  • Answer emails.
  • Record podcasts.
  • Create videos.
  • Attend book signings.
  • And somehow start writing the next book.

One pair of hands suddenly feels wildly inadequate.

Enter...

The Author Octopus.

It's Funny Because It's True

The best shirts don't just make people smile.

They make people nod their heads and say,

"That's me."

Every author understands the daily juggling act of wearing multiple hats.

The octopus perfectly captures that reality.

Eight arms.

Twenty-seven projects.

Coffee in one hand.

Laptop in another.

Marketing plan over here.

Manuscript over there.

It's basically a documentary.

It's an Instant Conversation Starter

Authors love talking about books.

Readers love meeting authors.

This shirt creates conversations everywhere.

Wear it to:

  • Bookstores
  • Libraries
  • Book festivals
  • Writer conferences
  • Coffee shops
  • Airports
  • Comic conventions
  • Farmer's markets
  • Anywhere readers gather

Don't be surprised if someone stops you and asks:

"So...what do you write?"

That's not just a compliment.

That's an opportunity.

Click here to get your Author Octopus Shirt

Free Book Marketing (Without Saying a Word)

Marketing can be exhausting.

But your shirt can do some of the work for you.

People notice bold, funny designs.

They read them.

They smile.

They ask questions.

Every conversation becomes a chance to mention your books.

Not in a pushy way.

Just naturally.

Sometimes your best marketing tool isn't another Facebook ad.

Sometimes it's simply wearing something that makes people curious.

It Shows You're Proud to Be an Author

Authors spend months—or years—bringing stories into the world.

That's something worth celebrating.

The Author Octopus Shirt says:

"I create."

"I write."

"I keep going."

"I'm proud of what I do."

And that's something every writer should wear with confidence.

Authors Recognize Their Own

There's something special that happens when writers meet other writers.

You instantly have something in common.

Shared struggles.

Shared victories.

Shared frustrations over formatting issues.

This shirt acts almost like a secret handshake.

It lets other creatives know:

"You're one of us."

It Makes the Perfect Gift

Know someone who's publishing their first novel?

Finished NaNoWriMo?

Launching a new series?

Celebrating a bestseller?

Instead of another notebook...

Give them something they'll actually wear proudly.

It's thoughtful.

It's practical.

And it's guaranteed to earn a laugh.

The Metaphysical Side of Wearing Your Passion

There's something powerful about wearing clothing that reflects who you are.

Every time you pull on the Author Octopus Shirt, you're making a statement—not just to the world, but to yourself.

You're reminding yourself that you're a creator.

A storyteller.

Someone willing to put ideas onto paper and share them with others.

When you wear something that represents your passion, you naturally carry yourself differently.

You stand a little taller.

Smile a little more.

Talk about your work a little more confidently.

Sometimes confidence begins with something as simple as putting on the right shirt.

More Than a Shirt...

The Author Octopus Shirt isn't just cotton and ink.

It's a badge of honor.

It's a celebration of creativity.

It's a reminder that authors wear more hats than almost anyone else on the planet.

And yes...

Sometimes it really does feel like we need eight arms.

So wear it proudly.

Wear it at your next signing.

Wear it while writing your next bestseller.

Wear it to your favorite coffee shop.

Or wear it simply because another author might see you, smile, and say,

"I totally get it."

Because they do.

And if you're an author...

You probably do too.

Now, if someone could invent a coffee mug with eight handles...

We'd really be getting somewhere.


Click here to get your Author Octopus Shirt


Thursday, September 10, 2026

Why All Of Your What Ifs Are Holding You Back

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A simple framework to break free from the 'What If Loop.' Practical exercises to calm your anxious mind and stop overthinking. Reflection prompts to uncover the patterns behind your fears. Values-based tools for making confident, intentional decisions. Nervous system techniques to quiet anxious thoughts. Small daily actions that build lasting self-trust. A repeatable Six-Step What If Loop Exit Plan. A FREE 30-Day What If Reset to turn insight into lasting change. Guided worksheets and decision templates for everyday life.




 
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

The Call of Carina: A Starfish Galaxy Book (A Starfish Galaxy Series)

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The Call of Carina: A Starfish Galaxy Book

(A Starfish Galaxy Series)


The Candal cruiser Meran was last seen weeks ago near the remote outpost of Ryt and is missing. Ships sent to investigate are attacked and return to base with casualties. Desperate, Senior Captain Clay summons an old friend, Captain Luke Bret, to lead the next, possibly last, attempt.

Bret's last mission was considered a success despite heavy losses. He left ship command to become a college professor shortly after. Clay uses Bret's friendship with the missing captain to persuade him to accept a 30-day deployment.

An unknown intruder attacks unmanned outposts and removes their contents. Unlike mercenaries and raiders, these adversaries have advanced ships. After defending a Mekal ship, their main competitor, Bret, forges a temporary truce with a long-term adversary. 

The intruder, the Carina cruiser Cailin, has been stranded in their star system for two years. A stellar event sent them there during their subnet exit. The Carina portal is currently unavailable, and they cannot determine their planet's fate. Desperate, they have resorted to attacking remote outposts to seize military supplies. To make amends for the harm and unintended casualties, they offer Candal and Mekal a revelation.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

ELARA: Based on True Events How Losing Herself Became the Road Back Home

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ELARA: Based on True Events How Losing Herself Became the Road Back Home


 “A haunting story of rescue, survival, and the moment a woman begins to remember who she was before the world renamed her.” Based on true events, Elara is the story of a woman rescued in Miami Beach after years of losing herself to survival, duty, and the belief that sacrifice was the only way to love her family. Told through the voice of Michael Evans, Elara follows one unforgettable night of rescue and the long road that follows, from Dr. Chen’s office in Florida to a safe house in Washington, D.C. Along the way, Elara begins to tell the truth about North Korea, China, America, and the quiet ways a person can disappear long before anyone notices. Created as part of a mother-daughter healing project for women and girls, Elara is accompanied by a 90-minute cinematic story experience featuring narration by Michael Evans, voices and music from Asian performing artists, and the emotional figure skating of Polina Korobova. Featuring voices and music by: Dia (Performing Artist, South Korea); Seunghee (Performing Artist, South Korea); Kim’s Note Family (Performing Artist, South Korea); Ruby (Performing Artist, Vietnam); and the emotional figure skating of Polina Korobova (Figure Skater, Ukraine). With contributions by Brian Fitzgibbons, a nationally renowned missing person investigator who has dedicated his life to finding and rescuing missing girls alongside Michael Evans through Kingsman, their charitable private security and intelligence contracting organization. With real-world guidance from Eunhee Park, North Korean defector and author of The Courage to Die, and Zhang Miaomiao, Voice Artist, China, this project grows from the mission that built a community of more than 3 million female subscribers through The REAL Matrix Reloaded: A Map for Escaping the Prison You Can’t See. FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO BECAME WHAT OTHERS NEEDED AND FORGOT WHO SHE WAS, ELARA IS THE ROAD BACK HOME.






 

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Monday, September 7, 2026

MIND: PSYCHOLOGY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW YOUR MIND WORKS...

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MIND: PSYCHOLOGY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW YOUR MIND WORKS...


https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736002554

This is a book about the most important discoveries in psychology. Not just the gnawed bones of the studies in a textbook, but what has been left out of what you think you know. From Genius to Suicide Bombers, from Science to Sex, all the best they never told you in school. 362 Pages, 7.5X9, fully illustrated

• The Brain: How experience controls the biology of the brain: Adrenalin, Cortisol, and Neurotransmitters flood the brain in response to words, Hollywood horror movies, anxiety-producing thoughts, and the girls shrieking “Witch, Witch!” at the Salem witch trial...

• Quest for the Mind Code; how the mind is programmed by the environment.

• New Evidence: How learning "hardwires" the brain for language, emotion, culture, sex....

• MInd Control is an everyday occurrence. Psychology’s General Theory of Relativity; Kamikaze pilots, suicide bombers, celebrity, Tank Killing dogs, sex, and Sacred Cows.  

•The success of Genius is not about the brain, it is about learning how to think. How the greatest minds in history made their discoveries, in their own words.

• Cogito, ergo, cogito cogito: I think, therefore, I think, I think. The fact that we can think has created the illusion that we do think. Test yourself.  Perception determines our reality.

• What the greatest minds in psychology know about how the mind works. Understanding how the mind works gives us the potential to control our own mind, just as Einstein’s understanding of the atom gave us the potential to control the atom. We are far behind in that understanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. OUTSIDE THE BOX: Genius is from the MIND, not the Brain. 

 Learned programs of thinking make Genius possible.  Genius, in their own words.

2. INSIDE THE BOX: Quest For The Mind Code

"The obscure we see eventually, the completely obvious, it seems, takes longer." The Dean of news, Edward R. Murrow.  Psychology’s Special and General Theories of Relativity

3. PEEKING OVER THE EDGE The Conscious Mind: Assembly Required: The new evidence. The Brain itself cannot develop without experience.  Experience “hardwires” the brain; from language to sex.

4. CULTURE AND ATTRACTION: THE "WOW" FACTOR:  ANY STIMULUS—ANY EMOTION

5. THE MYSTERY OF INSTINCTS THE NATURE VS NURTURE CONTROVERSY The Real Story.

6. ORIGIN OF THE INDIVIDUAL Forget the Theories, this is the Hard Evidence

7. DNA: THE GREAT MYSTERY OF BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS IN OUR BRAIN

“...instinct functions in a blindly mechanical way especially apparent when its function goes wrong.” 

8 THE ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE:  COGNITION AND CREATIVITY Experience Becomes Cognition.

9. PERSONALITY "Never forget that each of you is a distinctly different individual, just like everyone else."   Margaret Mead

10. WHAT INTELLIGENCE REALLY IS “If people knew how hard I had to work to obtain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful after all.”  Michelangelo 

25 POINTS:  IMPORTANT GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES:






Sunday, September 6, 2026

Best of Friends Trilogy

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Book 1: Best of Friends: What happens when a family death wreaks havoc among siblings? What would you do if the ‘peace-maker’ of the family suddenly loses control? If the opportunity arose, would you agree to simply ‘burn the will,’ sell the estate and split the proceeds? What would be your response when calling the cops and being told: “We’re not coming out, unless there are bullets flying and bodies to count?” Elizabeth Caliente is faced with such propositions in Sherry Brantley’s award-winning ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy. Best of Friends has won two national awards for ‘Best Fiction of the Year!’
Book 2: Before Best of Friends: In this much-anticipated prequel to the ‘Best of Friends,’ trilogy, readers discover how the Fabulous Five group were formed in their youth, and are introduced to the unfolding of the powerful secrets binding the group together. Secrets only this private group were privileged to know. Join this tight-knit group as you uncover the mystery of the ‘Secret of the Blanket.’ Included is an excerpt from the books’ final work of the trilogy, ‘Still Best of Friends.’
Book 3: Still Best of Friends: The explosive conclusion of the ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy! The Fabulous Five were bound together by secrets they’d all swore to carry to their graves. But with the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ exposing the ‘Secret of the Blanket,’ will the Fabulous Five find themselves desperately being consumed in a modern-day media frenzy that is threatening to consume them? Will this group of friends be able to survive the onslaught of the public revelation of their past deeds? Or will they crumble under the weight of their unexpected circumstances? Travel with the Fabulous Five: Elizabeth Caliente’, Kim Worthy, Kiona Stone, Angela Jackson-(A.J.) and Quineeta Davis as once again, they attempt to weather the storms of adversity that threaten to decimate their bond, their friendship, their past! Will the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ prove to be the final nail in the coffin? Or will vow to continue to ‘deny ‘til they die,’ their involvement in the mystery they’re shrouded in?
Meet the dynamic members of the Fabulous Five as this explosive trilogy takes readers on a whirlwind excursion among five friends. Though often humorous, the ride is filled with lessons on friendship, family dynamics and strong relationships. You’ll love connecting and bonding with the members of the Fabulous Five, as they deal individually and collectively with the drama that surrounds them!


Use the Link Below to learn More About the Trilogy
and the Author



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Saturday, September 5, 2026

From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!: Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva!

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From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!:

Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva!


Tired of male authors advising that we women should 'Think Like A Man But Act Like A Lady? Frustrated with male authors that claim they will spill the 'secrets' on how to get and keep a man? Fed-up with books that continue with the double standard that 'women should hold out & put themselves on lock-down' while men get to spread themselves all over town? Want to learn how to become a Brilliant Bitch in control? Want to finally learn the 'secrets' to not only getting the man you want--but one that also wants YOU? Then this volume of the Dynamic Diva series, 'Don't Think Like A Man--Think Like A Diva is for you! Learn to not just 'name' your power, but to claim it! Want to be a Real Woman with a REAL Man? Want to experience what you desire AND what you Deserve? Want to show partners that are not respecting you how to begin to do so, or 'Get 'Ta Stepping?" Then begin by honoring YOU in all your glory. When you honor you, others are compelled to do the same!


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Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why)

    Every Author Needs the Author Octopus Shirt (And Here's Why) Let's be honest... Writing a book is one of the few jobs where you...