Coffee after Lunch

Happiness really is in small things, but only because such little things entail the big ones. Take care, Helena Smole

How is my Jane Austen exercise coming along?

Maybe, there is hope for me as a writer. I resumed the Jane Austen exercise two weeks ago and have been doing it continuously. Take care, Helena Smole

The Enigma of Forgiveness

We are genetically programmed to resent the wrong-doers and thus survive. Read more about forgiveness. Take care, Helena Smole

Winter Solstice Hymn

Christmas was longer to be the rule Winter Solstice aspiring to be the new Yule. Take care, Helena Smole

Learning from the Masters

I would like to share with you, how I have recently attempted to learn from the masters. I picked one of my favorite novels: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Read more about my writing improvement technique. Take care, Helena Smole

Fears Seen as Wishes

I could decipher two kinds of wishes camouflaged as fears: the wish that something does not happen, and the wish that things do not change. Read more about fears. Take care, Helena Smole

A Wish Less Is a Bliss More

Seeing advertisements everywhere one would think that wish fulfillment is the core of our lives. Take care, Helena Smole

Super Safe Chick

The dream represents my redundant worries and back-up plans, which know no end sometimes. Read more about the dream and its interpretation. Take care, Helena Smole

Eros Agape Philia

In my opinion, what we strive for all our lives is a balance between the four kinds of love: Eros, Agape, Philia, Storge. Read more about love in my romance novel and blog. Take care, Helena Smole, author of a fantasy novel with romance Vivvy and Izzy the Dwarf: A series about relationships

Out of the Forest and into the City

A new review for my fantasy novel with romance from Colleen Chesebro! Read it here. Take care, Helena Smole

Fire and Ice

Out of the Forest and into the City is a fantasy novel with romance that deals with love relationships, but also with relationships of all kinds. Read more here. Take care, Helena Smole

Love Is ...

Out of the Forest and into the City is a fantasy novel with romance that deals with love relationships, but also with relationships of all kinds. Read more here. Take care, Helena Smole

How much closeness in a relationship is still healthy?

Out of the Forest and into the City is a fantasy novel with romance that deals with relationships. Read about defining the proper closeness in a relationship. Take care, Helena Smole

Fantasy novel with romance at a discount price!

Get my fantasy novel with romance in an e-book Kindle format at a massive discount: $4.99. Only today!

Get my fantasy novel with romance in an e-book Kindle format at a massive discount: $3.99. Only today!

Fantasy novel with romance at a discount price!

Get my fantasy novel with romance in an e-book Kindle format at a massive discount: $1.99. Only today!

Between Two Fires

Out of the Forest and into the City is a fantasy novel with romance that deals with love relationships, but also with relationships of all kinds. Read about handling two persons in a fight in this blog: http://www.helenasmole.com/2015/between-two-fires Take care, Helena Smole

Stepping on a Land Mine in Relationships

Out of the Forest and into the City is a fantasy novel with romance that deals with love relationships, but also with relationships of all kinds. Read about handling angry people in this blog. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2015/stepping-on-a-land-mine-in-relationships Take care, Helena Smole, author of: - a fantasy novel with romance Vivvy and Izzy the Dwarf: A series about relationships - Balancing the Beast, a book offering a bright view of schizoaffective disorder ˗ bipolar or manic-depressive type

Trying to Help Others from Self Help to Fantasy Novels

I wrote a book about coping with mental illness Balancing the Beast – A Bright View of Schizoaffective Disorder, mostly because I wanted to inspire other people in a similar situation. Later, I tried to depict some of my worries about others in my fantasy novel with romance Out of the Forest and into the City (Vivvy and Izzy the Dwarf: A series about relationships Book 1). Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2015/trying-to-help-others-from-self-help-to-fantasy-novels Take care, Helena Smole

Sing along, fellow women, men and dwarfs

Izzy the Dwarf later gets a singing companion. He and his new friend Vivvy, a compassionate lady, soon go beyond performing and decide to include the audience. Read more: http://www.helenasmole.com/2015/sing-along-fellow-women-men-and-dwarfs Take care, Helena Smole