Victoria Grace Howell

The first time I’d heard about synesthesia was actually in a Good Mythical Morning episode. According to wikipedia, synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon “in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.” Basically, this means people with this phenomenon can do things such as hear colors or see sounds. I don’t …

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  ~ Saint Augustine I have a strong case of Bilbo Baggins-grade wanderlust. I adore traveling. I love going to places I’ve never been and see what all that place has in store. I’ve been out of the country twice, soon …

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Welcome to Aperture Laboratories Tori’s Beta Lab. Betas are essential to polishing your work to publishing worthy. Your eyes alone won’t cut it. Using the following method I’ve managed to efficiently gather helpful feedback from my test subjects betas to help improve my novels. I’ve had many trials and errors, but here are the positive …

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