Author: Tristram Lowe
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A Humorous New Year
At a thrift store today, an older woman looked at a framed image on a shelf, as I passed. “That is humorous,” she said, her voice completely flat and utterly unmoved, before walking away to browse further. May your 2026 be full of humorous moments. And may you allow yourself a fully felt laugh.
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Word Count, Longhand, Vecna, Turkeys, you know…
I’ve been writing, not nearly as much as I’d like, but I’m getting somewhere. I finished another chapter yesterday. I’ve been going through some emotional ups and downs (largely downs) lately, and had a new development unfold last week, which was not a surprise, but still has me really kind of upside down. But I’m…
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Word Count
A quick post here to follow up from yesterday. I’m trying to get as many words on book three of The Ghost and the Mask as I can while I’m on break from my MFA program. I’ve already got about 71k, but need another novel’s worth to finish it. I did not add anything to…
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The warmth and courage at the heart of a SCAM EMAIL
I received the most wonderful-sounding email yesterday. It praised my children’s book, The Wrong Monster, in just the way authors love to be praised. If it wasn’t a scam, likely written by AI, I would have been thrilled, even though, they are clearly looking to sell me a service. But I strongly suspect the entity…
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A New Chapter
Hello. It’s been a while. I’ve been swamped but I want to share some good news. I finished another chapter on book three of The Ghost and the Mask! You may recall that I am in an MFA program, which I am loving. But I am writing something new for that (which I also love),…
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The Demons of Gratitude
Can you be grateful for demons? Of course you can! Have you read my books? Whether they give you superpowers or simply push you toward self-realization and empowerment by kicking you around the dungeons of an ancient Japanese castle, demons deserve our gratitude too. So, I’ve been sorely remiss in posting an update lately. First…
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Free Books?
Happy 2024! I wish you a fantastic year. May we all treat each other with kindness in spite of our differences. I have been giving away free ebooks to my mailing list subscribers: Headless to get you to sign up and The Wind on the Blade after you sign up. I recently wrote in my…
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