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Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D.
Author. New York Times Book Review Notable Book, NYTimes Top 100 Books of the Year, Kafka Prize: The Kommandant’s Mistress. Finalist, SFWP Literary Awards: M is for Munchers: The Serial Killers Next Door. Elliston Poetry Prize, Neff Fellowship: Love in the Time of Dinosaurs and Where Lightning Strikes: Poems on The Holocaust. UKA Press Grand Prize: Naked, with Glasses. Childhood sex abuse survivor. Writer @ The Mighty and @ Migraine Mantras.
My Most Popular Article
My Most Fave Bloggers & Authors
Rachel in the OC
by CSA survivor and advocate Rachel Thompson, on surviving, preventing, and spreading the word about Childhood Sexual Abuse
Migraine Mantras
articles on migraine, chronic pain, chronic illness, holistic health, alternative medicine, exercise, mindfulness, and meditation, all written by people who live with invisible illness and who advocate for themselves and others
Lydia Schoch
one of the best blogs with an amazing variety of topics, from the Zen of medical tests to her weekly Suggestion Saturdays and Saturday Seven, which feature fascinating blogs and websites
The Bloggess
by bestselling author Jenny Lawson, on depression, marriage, lawn-gerbils, and other random absurdities of life
BrainPickings
one of the most diligently researched blogs I've ever found, written by Maria Popova, it covers writers, artists, books, and all things wonderfully intellectual and artistic
Historical, People & Fiction
Mimi Matthews
a marvelous blog on all things Victorian, from clothes and pets to personalities and other authors who write books and blogs on the same time period
A Writer's Perspective
by April Munday, with well-researched posts on all things Medieval, from the weight of armor and the mobility of the knights wearing it to what peasants really ate and how they got betrothed and married
Icy Sedgwick
a quirky historical blog on all things folklore (like witches, flowers, and vampire rabbits) and sometimes on ancient Egypt
Mindfulness, Meditation, Living
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
by Eric Barker, with researched posts on living your life better with the principles of meditation, Stoicism, and mindfulness, and more
Raptitude
by David Cain, with an emphasis on meditation, mindfulness, and living life more fully
Elaine Mansfield
with a tagline "Grief is a Sacred Journey," this blog poignantly discusses grieving, mindfulness, Buddhism, and beginning life again after tragedy makes you think it's ended
Writing, Publishing, Marketing
Bad Redhead Media
also run by Rachel Thompson, with an emphasis on helping writers and other small business owners master social media
Red Pen of Doom
by speechwriter and author Guy Bergstrom, who posts on everything writing, to help screenwriters, novelists, and journalists, along with great Red-Pen-skewering of books and videos, as well as frequent instructions on how to survive an apocalypse
Anne R Allen
by authors Anne R. Allen and Ruth Harris, with an emphasis on posts to help writers with everything from writing the first draft to revising, from self-publishing and marketing to social media and handling reviews
Writing and Wellness
by Colleen M. Story, and frequently featuring guest posts by authors, this blog covers everything concerning writers and their health, psychological and physical, from easing back pain to increasing creativity
Lev Raphael
by a respected author and blogger, includes posts about writing, blogging, publishing, publishers, book reviews, travel, beards (which need names, apparently), and Edith Wharton
A Writer's Ramblings
by Victoria Griffin, this blog covers everything writing, from first drafts and revisions to editing
Terry Tyler
by an author for other authors and writers, with an emphasis on posts to help writers with everything from writing, revising, and social media
Sheri McInnis
by a traditionally and Indie published author who is also a book coach, with posts on everything for writers, from agents to addictionMy Most Fave Podcast
Sleep With Me Podcast
written by Drew Ackerman, and performed by Drew as "Dearest Scooter," this brilliant and popular podcast knocks out insomnia by lulling you to sleep with meandering introductions and ingeniously "boring" stories. Drew and Scooter also do the Game of Drones and Sleep to Strange podcasts
