Tag: books
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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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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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Wrapping it Up
We’re another episode closer to the finale of Game of Thrones and I’m following up last week’s post about ending a story from a writer’s perspective. Today, as I’m writing the final pages in my sequel to Headless, I am working to make it a great ending for my readers. There’s nothing better than setting…
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How Will It All End?
Image by DarkWorkX from Pixabay Watching the final season of Game of Thrones this week has me thinking about endings. Often TV shows and book series that have enthralled audiences for several seasons or books have disappointing endings. As a writer, wrapping up your story in a satisfying way can sometimes be a big challenge,…
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Okay… Here’s an Update
What am I doing? In my journal here, I’ve started posting Japan-related things that tie-in to my novels, thinking that might interest my readers. But it was nearly crickets on my UFO catcher post last week! Maybe I took a wrong turn. So this week I’m just going to give a quick update on what’s…
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Thanks For Helping!
The promotion to help raise money for my niece to be a student ambassador with People to People is over. I had hoped for better, but I’m grateful for the four sales we got. As you can see by the above graph, I don’t make a lot of money on my books yet, which is…
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New printing of Headless! What’s changed?
Headless has been out for almost two years now, and it finally has a shiny new cover. And I do mean shiny. This paperback printing is glossy! I think it looks great. Along with the cover, there were some minor changes made to the interior, which are listed below. This is actually the third printing.…
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New Headless Cover Poll Results
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash The results are in! First off, thank you to everyone who voted in my poll and gave me such great comments! I really appreciate the thoughtful feedback. I’ve been thinking about it a lot. The votes that hold a lot of weight for me are from people whom I know…
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Which cover do you like best? (poll below)
As we all know, a book really is judged by its cover. At least at first. It catches your eye on the shelf or on the webpage, and you think, “Ooh, THAT looks interesting. What’s it about?” I’ve had the current cover of Headless for a year and a half now, and I’ve gotten some…
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Books I Read in 2017
[Photo by Savannah Walters on Unsplash] I love reading. It is such a part of who I am that it seems silly to even mention it. But apparently there are a lot of people out there who don’t. That always surprises me, though at this point in life, it probably shouldn’t. I read a fair amount in 2017, and…
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