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Writing style: “elegantly uncomplicated”

August 20, 2026 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

REVIEWS FOR EVA:

In a beautiful review for “Eva” the reviewer stated that my writing was “elegantly uncomplicated.” I was thrilled. That is a high compliment, in my view.

I took an oath, to myself, after college creative writing classes. I vowed: Simple. Just say it. Go for Hemingway-esque with passion and suspense. Don’t use two words when one will do. Get out of yourself, Diane and just tell the story.

Years later, when I edited the thesis for my homeopathic degree, I realized I had been showing off my Writing, with a big ole’ capital W… So I edited to rub off its intellectual rough edges. To make it easily comprehensible.

DON’T BE CAUGHT WRITING!

And with fiction, I don’t want anyone yanked out of the story because they’ve noticed my writing. I want them lost in it, for them to forget they are reading a book. To me, that is the ultimate goal. I don’t read ( and certainly don’t write) literary fiction. It is too often self-involved. Self aware. It feels as if the author was sunk into her writing experience, forgetting the reading experience. (Perhaps we are looking at the difference between art and performance, but I think that’s another blog!)

I am a storyteller, a performer, and a communicator, and that can’t be filled up with obtuse, often unintelligible words or sentences. If someone reads a long sentence and has to go back and read it again to understand the message, in my view the author has failed. I need no one to think I am erudite and intellectual. I want them to be moved by the story.

AI hasn’t learned it yet. It is clever, too clever, with every adjective and enthusiastic turn of phrase. And it’s repetitive. Everything I read from AI needs a good editor. When AI gets more astute and evolved, watch out. But I bet it will never move you like a human author can. An author who shares a story with the river of emotion running through her blood. That you can feel when you read her words. There’s nothing like that for me.

What do you think?

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Fascinating book, “Soulful.”

August 4, 2026 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

I have just read the most fascinating book on Artificial Intelligence, entitled “Soulful” by David Espindola.

The ethics question around AI has been bothering me, but this author tackles the artificial intelligence concepts from all sides. A thought-provoking read!

Here is my review:

“Soulful: You in the Future of Artificial Intelligence”

“Soulful” is a comprehensive narrative, well written, well researched, and nicely referenced. I have read several books delving into AI recently, and was shocked at the lows to which some authors stooped, to show me how to fake customer reviews, rewrite others’ work from online, make a fortune from a “side hustle,” etc. The lack of ethics in this regard has bothered me deeply and I appreciate even more this thoughtful book by David Espindola. It is not just a history or discussion of AI, it is a dive into concepts of neuroscience, technology, philosophy, social psychology, the metaphysical, the spiritual, consciousness. Even theology.

Artificial Intelligence (humanity’s last invention?) has reached a tipping point, a profound shift in the landscape of human capabilities. Machines continue to encroach upon tasks once considered exclusively human territory. Must we make a dramatic shift? Must we find a way to harness the power of collaboration with AI?

In the book Soulful, these profound implications of AI advancement are examined, and the author gives us a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. The author takes complex AI concepts and presents them in an accessible manner, showing how we can work with AI to drive productivity in such sectors as Education, Healthcare, Science, Manufacturing, and Service. Soulful also guides readers in identifying and nurturing unique human talents and skills that will be in high demand in the future job market.

But what I love about the book is the way the author delves into the essence of the human condition, exploring what sets us apart from machines. When we consider the concept of the human “soul,” we enter the arena that separates us from AI. Compassion, empathy, the vast flow of human creativity in art and music, tenderness, and emotions such as love. These are our gifts, not found in the areas of the machine.

And the discussion of consciousness… where does it begin, where does it end, what is it exactly? Am I just my brain? What about my spirit? The author dives into the possibility that consciousness is just a matter of perception, that what we think of as reality may indeed be a series of hallucinations. Oh my…. I will need to re-read this book, perhaps several times, and download some of the books the author references as well. These are concepts one thinks about from time to time, realizes he or she doesn’t have a clue, and just trundles off to make dinner.

I found it fascinating and enticing that the author believes with the advent of AI producing abundance and making our lives easier, humans “can dedicate more time and energy to the needs of the soul.” Would that it would work that way! Perhaps I am almost lost to cynicism, but in watching the behavior of humanity for 60 years, I fear humans will continue their shallow trek into materialism, hedonism, addictions, extreme highs and lows of thoughtless entertainments, and so forth.

This thought-provoking book takes us on a journey through the realms of AI and human potential, leaving readers with a deeper awareness of the changes underway, the choices and options they have, and the enduring uniqueness of the human spirit. A spirit that does inevitably reach for a higher purpose. And hopefully results in an optimistic vision of the future. The changes the author suggests seem a bit pie in the sky, but if a younger generation can hold this positive view, perhaps we can get there. I hope so.

A fascinating read.

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Know anyone with CFS?

July 14, 2026 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a guide to the homeopathic treatment of CFS/M.E.

Do you know of anyone suffering from CFS, or ME as it is called in the UK? I want to spread the word; homeopathic treatment is so powerful in the treatment of CFS, and in fact, it was a complete cure for me and many clients I worked with over the years. Please share this with anyone you know who might benefit. Thank you.

Click here to go to Amazon: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a guide to the homeopathic treatment of CFS/M.E.

A few reviews!

Top Customer Reviews

The author writes both from personal experience as a sufferer …

By Laura C on November 19, 2015

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The author writes both from personal experience as a sufferer of CFS and as a practitioner who has helped many who have been afflicted with it. She states the facts and research clearly and lays out an incredibly detailed approach to regaining health. This is a must read for anyone with CFS and for all complimentary health practitioners. It should also be read by traditional medical providers.

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A truly informative read!!

By Wayne A. Lovett on November 19, 2015

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I bought this book because a friend’s daughter has CFS- has been sick for years. The author seems to really know her stuff, writes well and the book is pretty easy to read. There are lots of links and resources. And there is info in there about the homeopathic approach that is probably not available anywhere else, unless maybe in professional homeopathy books.

I hope it helps my friend’s daughter. It is awful illness – wrecking people’s lives.

In my opinion, it’s ……A MUST READ!!!!

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A valuable resource for Chronic Fatigue sufferers!

By Dr. David Baltimore on November 26, 2015

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Having a friend with CFS, I have witnessed her struggle, over more than a decade, with the traditional orthodox medical approach – they have been little to no help to her at all. Her deep dives in alternative and complementary healthcare have provided more relief. She has yet to go to a good homeopath, and I am suggesting to her that she take this book to a homeopath and get to work!

This book focuses on the homeopathic treatment of CFS, and what a powerhouse of information it holds. It is clear, concise, well laid out, easy to read and understand, and chock full of links and resources.

As for the naysayers of homeopathy, they (loudly) claim that high dilutions of a homeopathic remedy have no molecules left of the of the original substance. Ms Solomon’s section on “Homeopathy and Research” addresses that point. She presents several recent pieces of research that confirm there ARE nanoparticles (1 part per billion) present in 30c potencies of remedies, and higher. This quote from the book sums it up: “Dogs can smell substances in parts per billion or even trillion. . This is verifiable science and what the legal world calls ‘Back Letter Law.’ If animals can detect a substance in such small quantities, why is inconceivable that the human immune system can detect a substance even in great dilution?”

If you have CFS or know someone with the illness, you really should check out this book.

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Very informative

By D Whitman on November 19, 2015

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I’m only half way through Ms. Solomon’s book and I’ve learned so much about the wide variety of western medical treatment and homeopathy. It’s an easy read and filled with great references for further research. A must read for those who seek healing and want to learn about a variety of healing techniques.

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Naturopaths and MD’s could better help their patients with the material in this book

By Laurie Seymour on November 21, 2015

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What a story! Diane’s message needs to be shouted from the rooftops so that anyone dealing with CFS can find their way to it. Homeopaths, Naturopaths and MD’s could better help their patients with the material in this book. Thank you Diane, for you heartfelt clarity in bringing this information forward!

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A must for everyone with an interest in CFS, and homeopathy!

By Constant Learner on November 29, 2015

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What a wealth of information! Hopefully this book will show up as a reference for everyone researching Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – a truly complicated illness. If I got nothing else out of this book, it was a true appreciation of not only what a CFS patient suffers, but also the COMPLEXITY of its diagnosis, treatment options, possible origin(s), etc. etc. etc. Whether a practicing Homeopathic doctor or patient, an allopathic physician, a CFS researcher, or, like me, someone who is keen to learn as much as possible about homeopathy, this book has a great deal to offer. Thank you, Diane, for putting so much together in one resource!

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recovered and is now helping others get better. It is comprehensive and well written by someone …

By Groucho on January 4, 2016

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This is a welcome to book on a controversial and puzzling condition. It also comes from a unique perspective of someone who has suffered with the illness, recovered and is now helping others get better. It is comprehensive and well written by someone who is an expert from both sides of the patient practitioner equation.

Modern life has given rise to chronic health conditions as opposed to the more acute illnesses of previous centuries. Modern life is more insidiously toxic than at any time in the past with many tens of thousands of new chemicals in the environment the effect of each let alone in combination is not fully understood.

Conventional medicine has failed to truly identify and find effective remedies for this, as is the case with many chronic conditions. Holistic medicine recognizes the multi factorial origin of this malady and can produce a multi factorial and individualized and effective solution. Diane uses the perspective from her knowledge of homeopathy, herbs and Nutritional medicine to provide solutions that can be tailored to the needs of the patient.
This illness varies from a short lived and inconvenient malady to a serious long lasting and life threatening disease.

As someone, who like Diane has suffered with the condition and who has been fully cured her book provides hope and the way forward for those who led a full and productive life and have been stricken by this most debilitating of diseases. Highly recommended.

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Diane Solomon Music

Diane Solomon Entertains, BBC Windsor

June 20, 2026 Diane Solomon 1 Comment

Hi all,

I’ve had requests for more videos of me singing, and of course I want to pick something from when my voice was really young and smooth! It changes and deepens as we age, and I don’t sing much anymore – but I stay creative by writing novels.

So, here is “Maybe I’m Right,” a song I loved from Linda Ronstadt, in a BBC concert in the early eighties in Windsor, near London. Feels like a million years ago.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Feathered Quill posts great author interview with Diane!

June 12, 2026 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

Feathered Quill posts fascinating author interview with Diane!

Lily Andrews, the reviewer and interviewer, asked such interesting questions. Here is just one:

FQ: In Eva’s world, sick animals are healed through supernatural abilities. I found this a very heartwarming concept. Is this something you’ve imagined for a long time and wanted to put into one of your stories? Do you believe that animals have spirits that their human friends can connect to?

SOLOMON: Yes, animals have spirits just as we do. For me, mankind has been guilty of arrogance regarding the treatment of animals, and I hope and pray that day is soon over. We all share this planet, and I don’t believe humans have any more right to its resources than other species on Earth. This is a passion for me.

Not only does every cat or dog I’ve ever had the pleasure of “owning” have a different personality, each has feelings. And I don’t just mean feeling pain, which of course they do. They feel embarrassment, for example. I was playing with my little black cat, Fudgie, with a feather on a rod, on the bed, and she leaped into the air to catch it. One time she misjudged her landing and slid down between the end of the bed and the bench at the bottom of the bed. There was nothing to hurt her, it was soft, but we laughed. We laughed. She stayed under the bed and wouldn’t come out, wouldn’t look at me. When she finally reappeared, she was not hurt at all, of course, but had been embarrassed, or even angry that we laughed at her. I’ve seen examples like this many times.

And how about animals’ ability to connive? That takes brains and cunning. We had a beautiful English Setter named Feather, who was obsessed with a robin’s nest in a lilac, with a few babies in it, chirping. Drove her crazy. We kept demanding she leave the area alone, and I must have said “No!” a hundred times. She would back away, then sneak all the way around the house, thinking she could slink around unobserved and get under that lilac. And when I caught her doing it, she stopped abruptly and looked around innocently. “La la la, here I am, what a nice day, just happened to be here…. La la la.” It was too funny.

That spirit in an animal that I can feel when I hold them and meditate, quietly, focusing on them, is the energy that Eva connects with when she heals them. But how I wish I knew how she does it!

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The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran, published more than 100 years ago.

December 15, 2025 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

100 years ago, in 2024, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet was published. A beloved manuscript of verses, it has sold millions of copies and been translated into countless languages.

I read my copy often. My favorites verses are:

On marriage:

“Give your hearts, but not into each

other’s keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain

your hearts.

And stand together yet not too near

together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow

not in each other’s shadow.”

And on children.:

“Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”

100 years. And as relevant and as beautiful today.

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Earthing… what is that?

July 9, 2025 Diane Solomon Leave a comment

OK, I have discovered something in the health department that was relatively new to me. Earthing. You know how great you feel barefoot out on the grass or in the sand at the beach? Perhaps humans are not designed to be separated from the earth by heavy rubber soles of tennis shoes, etc. But you can’t go barefoot all the time, and where I live in the northeast of the US, it is downright impossible!

For the last several weeks I have used earthing pads at least 8 hours a day to ground me to the earth. Sound woo-hoo? That’s what I thought, until I realized, a few days into using these pads, that I felt lighter, happier, more energetic. I am sleeping better, and feel more relaxed.

I will write more when I have been regularly using the pads for several months. Mark has starting trying it, as well, and although he usually sleeps well, he has noticed a change, He does not even move, all night! Remember when we slept like that as kids?

Intrigued? Check out this article by Dr. Mercola:

There’s something inherently rewarding about the feeling of your skin in direct contact with the Earth, your bare hands in the soil working your garden, for instance.

This rewarding feeling isn’t happenstance; it’s the result of electrically conductive contact of your body with the surface of the Earth, a phenomenon known as grounding or earthing.

When you put your bare feet on the ground, you absorb large amounts of negative electrons through the soles of your feet. The effect is sufficient to maintain your body at the same negatively charged electrical potential as the Earth.

FROM https://www.earthing.com/earthing-basics/#a1

Q: Can I wear any type of footwear and still be earthed?

A: No. Standard plastic/rubber or composite soles do not conduct the Earth’s electric energy. Most shoes today are made from those materials. You need leather or hide soles, which used to be the primary footwear materials in the past. Leather itself isn’t conductive, but the foot perspires and the moisture permits conduction of the energy from the Earth through the leather and up into the body. In addition, moisture from walking on damp ground or sidewalks could permeate up into the leather soled shoe. Thickness of the sole can also be a factor, and specifically that a very thick leather sole may not allow the moisture through. Moccasins are the best type of natural conductive footwear. Leather isn’t quite as good as bare feet on the ground but certainly much, much better than standard soles that are insulating. Hopefully soon shoe companies will begin making grounded shoes.