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A self-publishing mentor, best-selling author, and public speaker, Shayla Raquel works one-on-one with writers every day. A lifelong lover of books, she has been in the publishing industry for a dozen years and teaches on author branding, indie publishing, book marketing, and the craft of writing.

Her award-winning blog teaches new and established authors how to write, publish, and market their books.

She is the author of the Pre-Publishing Checklist, “The Rotting” (in Shivers in the Night), The Suicide Tree, The 10 Commandments of Author Branding, All the Things I Should’ve Told You, and “Savage Indulgence.” In her not-so-free time, she studies all things true crime and obsesses over squirrels. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband and thre ...more

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	The 10 Commandments of Author Branding: Embrace Authenticity, Gain Book Ambassadors, and Create Your Tribe 4.61 avg rating — 92 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Savage Indulgence: A Grisly Short Story with a Twist Ending 4.42 avg rating — 78 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Suicide Tree 4.51 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Things I Should've Told You: Poems on Love, Grief & Resilience 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shivers in the Night by Shayla Raquel (Goodreads Author), Oren Patterson, Gary Medina 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unleash Intentional Success: Change Your Mindset. Change Your Actions. Change Your Life. by Namaine Coombs, Shayla Raquel (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncommon Hope: The Path to an Epic Life by Kurt W Bubna, Shayla Raquel (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sully the Raccoon by Arielle Hobbs, Shayla Raquel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Daria Kokh (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Things I Should've Told You: Poems on Love, Grief & Resilience 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gerald's Game

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Nonprofit Board Success: How to Build a Board of Directors So Good That Even the Top CEOs Would Be Jealous

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“Did you fall in love with me at the end of this poem?
The one I wrote in the middle of the night when I fell in love with you.”
― Shayla Raquel, All the Things I Should've Told You: Poems on Love, Grief & Resilience

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“The meat hovers right by his lips, so he opens
his mouth, as slowly as a drawbridge. I place the bite of flesh onto his tongue, and seduction overtakes me. His lips clamp down as I pull the utensil away. He chews. Swallows. Licks those lips.”
― Shayla Raquel, Savage Indulgence: A Grisly Short Story with a Twist Ending

tags: cannibalism, cannibalistic-quote, cannibals

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“I finally slice into my steak. My first bite is velvety and robust. Melt-in-your-mouth tender. Hardly have to chew. I swallow my morsel of meat. Relish in the taste.”
― Shayla Raquel, Savage Indulgence: A Grisly Short Story with a Twist Ending

tags: cannibalistic-quote, cannibals, horror-fiction

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Shayla’s Quotes

“You’ll do one of two things. Either ye’ll shut yer trap and carry yer disagreeable arse back to yer apartment, or ye’ll shut yer trap an' join us for a drink, leavin’ yer problems at the door.”
― M.L. Gardner, 1929

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“There is no way I am crawling home, a complete failure, to live under my parents’ roof, bringing the wife I can no longer support,”
― M.L. Gardner, 1929

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“The very best memories of my life happened when I was broke, had nothing, was nobody. We came to the city and all that changed. We don’t talk much at all anymore, or run off for the day together exploring, or spend time together doing nothing all day. The only candles we light are for formal dinner parties, and the only thing I’ve read to her in a few years is my weekly schedule. I guess I’m hoping we can get back to those things. The stuff that’s important. I’m looking forward to that.”
― M.L. Gardner, 1929 Jonathan's Cross

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“How do you take your entire life with you if you have to walk out the door with only what you can carry? How?”
― M.L. Gardner, 1929

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“She’s as drunk as a skunk!”
― M.L. Gardner, 1929

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