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  • I just got published, so why don't I feel great? - By Samantha Garner
    I just got published, so why don't I feel great? - By Samantha Garner
    April 07, 2023

    I Just Got Published - So, Why Don't I Feel Great?

    When I was 18, I resolved to be a published writer one day. It was something I’d dreamed of even before then. As a younger teenager I wrote simple books inspired in varying degrees by The Outsiders. ...

  • Book Therapy: The Quiet is Loud
    Book Therapy: The Quiet is Loud
    May 17, 2021

    Book Therapy: The Quiet is Loud

     “The more people we can have around us that who we can trust, the more we can work on finding ways to thrive in this world we live in.The one that sometimes hates us.”—Samantha Garner, The Quiet ...

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