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Is there a Doctor in these First Lines?

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Celebrate National Women Physicians Day with these excerpts from science fiction books that include a physician or medical concern in the story line.

Published February 2, 2026
Categorized as First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged future medicine stories, Lynette M. Burrows

A Crisis Survival Guide for Creatives

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Whys and how creatives can take care of their highly sensitive selves during a time of crisis. The world needs creatives in times like these.

Published January 26, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Health, Self-care Tagged creativity, highly sensitive people, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

The First Lady of Oklahoma Isn’t Who You Think

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She was a woman, so she didn’t belong in the history department. But she persisted and made her mark on history by writing about Native American history.

Published January 19, 2026
Categorized as History, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged Angie Debo, Lynette M. Burrows, Native Americans, women in history

Life After the Last Book: An Emotional Rollercoaster

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Lynette M. Burrows shares the emotional journey of having finished the last book in a series and how she copes with not knowing what to write next.

Published January 12, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Self-care Tagged creativity, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

First Lines From the top 100 Dystopian Books

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This post is part of a monthly series that offers the first paragraphs of dystopian books currently in the top 100 dystopian novels on Amazon.

Published January 5, 2026
Categorized as Dystopian, First Lines, My Soul to Keep, Reading Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, quotes, Science Fiction

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