Author: Shawn P. B. Robinson
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Creating a Barcode for Your Book
 Barcodes on the backs of printed books sure do look cool, don’t they? They make your book look professional and as if you really know what you’re doing (it’s best to maintain that illusion). Barcodes aren’t always a big concern for many authors. If you publish printed books exclusively on Amazon, they offer to…
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Booksprout for Reviews!
 Ahhh… book reviews… they are so important! As authors, we can put a lot of effort into the pursuit of book reviews, but often the effort produces few results. Here are some of the challenges: Some readers do not have an Amazon account (where we often want the reviews). Some do not get around…
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Day Fifteen (and beyond) of My Encephalitis Journey
Day Fifteen and Beyond of My Encephalitis Journey This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Friday, February 10, 2017 and Beyond The last two years have been difficult. There have been many challenges—a lot of them have involved simply…
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Day Fourteen of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Thursday, February 9, 2017 Today I woke up with my normal pain, but no fear of belly needles. It was shaping up to be a good day. I had nurses scheduled to…
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Day Thirteen of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 The day finally came. They were comfortable opening the door and releasing me back into the general population. They felt I was no longer a threat to public…
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Day Twelve of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Tuesday, February 7, 2017 When I awoke on Tuesday morning, something different happened. I was growing tired of waking up to a needle in my belly every morning. I know I must…
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Day Eleven of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Monday, February 6, 2017 On Monday, I woke up to the familiar sound of a nurse walking into my room, giggling over the thought of what she was about to do to…
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Day Ten of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Sunday, February 5, 2017 On Sunday, I continued to write. If you have read my Arestana series, you know it’s pretty odd and silly. Since I had not planned on publishing it,…
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Day Nine of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Saturday, February 4, 2017 On Saturday, I was placed in an isolation room in the hospital. An isolation room is a strange thing. As you sit in your bed with the negative…
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Day Eight of My Encephalitis Journey
This post is a continuation of a series looking back to my experience in 2017 with Encephalitis. For the previous post, click here. Friday, February 3, 2017 I almost didn’t go. The doctor who declared two days before that I had had a seizure, also decided that I should be sent to the Urgent Care…