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Amy L. Bernstein

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Amy L. Bernstein is an eclectic practitioner of literary arts--a multi-genre author, award-winning journalist, speechwriter, playwright, poet, and certified nonfiction book coach. Amy also teaches writing workshops and is a frequent guest on podcasts to discuss writing, publishing, and creativity. She brings a compassionate and insightful voice to the challenges and joys of the artistic process, which she explores in her weekly Substack, Doubt Monster. Her nonfiction book, Wrangling the Doubt Monster: Fighting Fears, Finding Inspiration will inspire and encourage creative people of all walks who aspire to pursue their artistic vision.

When not glued to a screen, she loves listening to jazz and classical music, drinking wine with friends, an ...more

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The Lowdown on a Bookstore Signing

Authors dream of bookstore signings where eager fans line up at the door and the author gets writer's cramp from signing books for hours on end. Ka-ching! goes the cash register. The store manager beams. Readers leave ha...

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Moms Moving On: Real-Life Advice on Conquering Divorce, Co-Parenting Through Conflict, and Becoming Your Best Self

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Crossroads Chapter Sampler

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“Rags hate clutter the way healthy people hate cancer: it was offensive, invasive, and should be eliminated quickly and surgically.”
― Amy L. Bernstein, The Potrero Complex

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“She sensed an ending, and she thought that Flint did too. But she also sensed a beginning. The post-pandemic world would continue to unfold in many directions at once—many of them troubling and disheartening, she imagined. She had to counteract even just a fraction of that negative energy.”
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tags: dystopian, fantasy, fiction, government, lies, mystery, plot-turns, power, twists, unexpected

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“The day could not come soon enough when these mini-Nazis would be disbanded. When ordinary citizens would begin trusting their own instincts again, instead of blindly following anyone in a uniform telling them what to do.”
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