It’s been a busy week here at From the Pen of Mae Clair with a number of friends rolling out new releases. Today, I’m happy to have Harmony Kent, one of my sister authors at Story Empire visit with her latest, Jewel in the Mud. The moment I heard the title I was intrigued. So, just what is this collection about and how did it come to fruition?
Harmony explains…
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What inspired me to write Jewel in the Mud?
My life has been an interesting one and has provided many challenges, as well as seeing a lot of change—both internal and external. It sometimes feels as multi-genre as my books! Along the way, many people have told me that I inspire them. Such encounters led to me writing a series of Monday Musings on my blog, which proved incredibly popular. Seeing this response, and how much my readers valued my musings, I decided to make them into a book, along with a ‘thought for the week’, and Jewel in the Mud was born. It is my hope that this reaches even more people and inspires them in their lives.
Book Blurb Jewel in the Mud
‘Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It relies solely on what you think.’
Have you ever felt angry? Upset? Hurt? Overwhelmed? Not up to it?
This book, with its pithy teachings based in Zen, will help you find the jewel in the inevitable mud of life rather than wallowing in that mud.
Not only does each day offer us a new start, a chance to press reset, but so does each and every breath. It’s never too late to be who you were meant to be, and your history doesn’t have to keep you trapped. And nor do you have to waste endless energy on worrying about all that the future may bring.
Written in an engaging manner, Jewel in the Mud invites you to search within and make your world the way you want it to be. It doesn’t give you strict instructions or homework, but instead, invites you to dive deeper, search further, and question your assumptions.
The book has handy thoughts for the week, and can be read in one go, weekly, or dipped into at random. In short, it has been designed to fit in with you and your needs.
Learn how to take control of your life with these Zen Musings.
About the author:
Harmony Kent is famous for her laughter, and has made quite the name for herself … she’s also, um, a writer … and fairly well known for that too. She’s even won a few awards. Harmony lives in rural Cornwall with her ever-present sense of humour and quirky neighbours and refuses to admit to her age.
If you catch her at work, you’ll see she also offers editing, proof reading, manuscript appraisal, and beta reading services. Not to mention being passionate about supporting her fellow authors.
Connect with Harmony at the following haunts:
Website | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Goodreads | Twitter | Facebook
Amazon US sales page Jewel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WDZ69K
Amazon UK sales page Jewel: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WDZ69K
A lovely feature, Mae! 😀 I am intrigued by the concept of this book and the title is terrific. Thank you for sharing and the introduction to Harmony…just popping over to her website to read more! Happy Weekend!🌺
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Thanks for your lovely comments, AnnIka! I’m so glad you love the title! I’m sure I’ll see you over on my place in a bit. It’s great to meet you over at Mae’s place! 🙂
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Happy weekend, Annika! I’m happy to provide an introduction to Harmony and her work. I know she’ll be happy to connect with you on her website!
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Thanks, Mae, for hosting me today for my book release! It’s a pleasure and an honour to be here 🙂
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Aww, thanks, Harrmony. As always, great to have you here!
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Go Harmony! I hope you’re drawing a ton of interest.
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Thanks, Craig! 🙂
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Glad to have you cheering her on!
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Congratulations, Harmony! It’s so awesome to see the amazing support from the blogging community celebrating your success. Cheers to you!
Thanks so much, Mae, for sharing the love. You rock. too!!
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Thanks, Natalie! Yes, the support is awesome. You all rock! 🙂
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I’m always amazed by the support of the blogging community, What a great group. And just for the record, you rock too, Natalie! 🙂
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I grabbed this on preorder a while ago, when I first heard about it. I can’t wait to read it. Best wishes, Harmony.
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Thanks so much, Staci! I so hope you enjoy it! Best wishes with your upcoming release too … which I have on preorder already, lols! 🙂
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Thanks!
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It sounds like she is off to a great start! Thanks for visiting today, Staci.
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Congrats on your new release, Harmony!
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Thanks, Teri! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Teri 🙂
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This book sounds lovely, informative and positive. Thanks so much for the introduction to Harmony and her book, Mae. Congrats on the release!
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Awesome of you to visit and check it out, Diana. Thanks for visiting and sending well wishes to Harmony!
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Thanks for your lovely words and stopping by to say hello, Dina! All the best! 🙂
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Your book sounds intriguing, Harmony. All the best with it! 🙂
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Hi, Linda! *waving* Great to have you visit and send Harmony a high five 🙂
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Thanks, Linda! 🙂
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Wishing you best of luck with this book, Harmony. I love Zen teachings.
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Thanks for checking it out, Stanalei. I know Harmony will appreciate the well-wishes!
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Thanks so much, Stanalei! All the best 🙂
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Congratulations, Harmony! I am looking forward to reading this.
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Thanks, Jan, for always being so supportive! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting and supporting Harmony, Jan!
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Thanks for sharing this post about Harmony’s new book, Mae. It sounds like a lovely idea for a book.
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Thanks, Robbie! All the best 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed the post, Robbie. Thanks for visiting!
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This sounds intriguing! My aunt had gotten me a book based on the Tao, and I enjoyed reading that; it was meditative in a way. This sounds similar, and my TBR list has grown yet again (thanks, Mae–I don’t think I’m ever going to get through it 😀 ) Good luck, Harmony!
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Thanks so much, Julie! I have to (laugh) commiserate with you about that pesky old TBR. Confession: I’m currently in hiding from mine! It sends the odd growl out of its dark corner every once in a while, lols! All the very best 🙂
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I’m in panic over my TBR right now, Julie. There are so many new releases coming out and I still haven’t caught up with my colossal backlog, LOL.
Thanks for visiting and checking out Harmony’s post!
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Mae, it’s a fun interview with Harmony. I got a kick out of the title. Hugs to you both.
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Thanks for checking it out, Teagan. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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