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Wow! I'm up to 16 five star reviews for my debut novel The Delmar Shark Chronicles: Isola di Squalo! I'm also very excited to see reviews coming in from total strangers! How exciting! There a re also quite a few people on goodreads who have it on their "to read" list. I wasn't sure my little brai... Read more of this blog post »

Many of you have asked just what my schedule will be like while I’m in the Merry Old Land of Oz. I had thought there might be more personal appearances, but alas those did not come to be. As always, I will be doing meet-and-greets. After the conventions are over, I might be able to [...]

For the past couple of years, birthday present money from my parents has gone toward funding some sort of life necessity. This year, however, that wasn't the case and I actually got a couple of birthday presents in the form of manga, Blade of the Immortal vol. 26 and House of Five Leaves vol. 8.... Read more of this blog post »

Is it really Wednesday again already? This past week has just flown by! So I guess you’re expecting some hotties to drool over. Can’t promise these will do it for you. Personally, I… Read More → Read more of this blog post »

I'm pleased to announce my Lovecraftian tale "Under the Shanghai Tunnels" will be published by micropress Dynatox Ministries in August/September, 2013.

I had almost given up hope this story would ever see the light of day because several editors had assured me that its length, 17,000 words, render... Read more of this blog post »

Exciting news, Running from Romeo is currently holding the number two spot on Good Reads‘ 5 Star Young Adult Novel list!

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It took me ages to wade through this book for adults - usually I read junior and teenage fiction. Gone Girl has received rave reviews, so I wanted to see what the fuss was about. It's a very long and detailed story about the deterioration of a marriage, written from alternate points of view - the... Read more of this blog post »

10. Wool Omnibus, by Hugh Howey
9. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
8. The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
7. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
6. Zoo City, by Lauren Beukes
5. Embassytown, by China Mieville
4. The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Atwood
3. Light, by M. John Harrison
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Well it’s not all that new but it sure is innovative. This hover golf cart can go anywhere, over water hazards, greens, in the woods, anywhere! It is also eco-friendly as it applies 1/3 of the pressure on the ground as a human foot with no damage to the surface. Would you rather drive the hover c... Read more of this blog post »

Yesterday we made a trip to http://www.thealpacaHacienda.com

One of my daughters has always dreamed of being a farmer. My other daughter has designs on trying everything this world has to offer, at least once! The perfect combination for a busy summer day.

We’ve seen the alpacas many times before....

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Should authors post reviews on Goodreads?

Heidi at Bunbury in the Stacks asks, in a post that was a nice surprise for me!

Anyway, Heidi points out that at least some readers disapprove and at least one author has quit posting reviews in response.

Isn’t that interesting? That never occurred to me.

It’...

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There came a moment this past weekend--late Saturday afternoon, to be more precise--when I saved a file on my computer and realized: I have a poetry chapbook manuscript here.

I’m so excited to share with you a novella compilation, authored by a number of talented Christian writers! Here’s the scoop, with a note from each of the authors:

A BRIDE FOR ALL SEASONS
byDebra Clopton, Margaret Brownley, Mary Connealy, Robin Lee Hatcher

It All Started with an Ad in a Mail Order...

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LACMA, Los Angeles, CA

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Time again for the monthly update. This was a rougher month because Rob was home (hooray!) but that meant we didn't eat as well. Also, he got me using this app called Noom to count calories. Well, it only works so far. If I had "extra calories" that day, I'd treat myself. I discovered (after gain... Read more of this blog post »

In light of the horrific carnage in Syria and warnings the country could completely implode, TheBlaze has published an interview with me about the prophecies of Isaiah 17 and Jeremiah 49 and the general topic of Bible prophecy and events in the Middle East. Here are excerpts from the story by rep...

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With the Brotherhood persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help her find answers—if Cate... Read more of this blog post »

I used to use (and recommend) Turpial as a light twitter client, but those days are gone with a recent mandatory change in the API. No matter - I'd largely been using ttytter as a way to browse twitter in a dropdown window with few problems.



But...but...I wanted something I could glance at. Someth... Read more of this blog post »

Two days ago, I posted a post I’m proud of. I worked hard on it. Since then, it has led to anger and vitriol being aimed at me. The intention was to promote civility and temperance in important discussions on issues in the SFF community. Not to silence anyone but to encourage dialogue presented i... Read more of this blog post »

As if we haven’t been through enough. After my husband recovered enough to go back to work, he was assigned to a new position at his work. It was a $3 an hour pay raise working on the only machine like it in the country. He has been doing fine on the job, but his supervisor, as well as the next b...

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Isn’t it gorgeous?! Lou Harper has come up trumps again with the cover to my anthology of collected m/m short stories, Blooming Marvellous. On the cover is Ky Baptiste, narrator of the title story and street artist (hence the graffiti tulips!)

This anthology is my editing project for this week, an...

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هي في حالةٍ من الفوضى العارمة ، تعلم جيداً أنها لن تجد من يستوعب فوضاها .. فتقرر الصمت .. بل الصمت طريقها الذي تسلكه في أيامها الأخيرة ..هي تعتقد انه لا فائدةً من البوحِ طالما لن يتغير شيء ..
تتذكر كلامهم عنها " مُشكلتها إنها عاقلة ، وبتفكر كتير بزيادة "
وتتذكر في داخلها " صحيح .. كل شيء إن زاد عن... Read more of this blog post »

With surprisingly little fanfare, Robert Banks Stewart recently published a thriller, The Hurricane's Tail. Why do I say 'surprisingly'? Well, the fact is that Mr Stewart might be described as one of the more successful crime writers of the past half-century. Yet I guess that although plenty of r... Read more of this blog post »

Alexis Bedlam has been chosen. Selected by the annual lottery as a sacrifice to the alien race that saved mankind from the Great Plague, he’s none too happy to be carted off to be some alien’s snack pack, love slave maybe, but not someone’s dinner. Little does he know that he’s about to come fac... Read more of this blog post »

Here's a list of my published books in 2013 so far. I like to do these things on occasion to keep readers up to date, and for my own records. I'm notoriously bad at remembering when I've had something published. And posts like this keep me organized just in case a reader asks a question. If you... Read more of this blog post »

If you do, and you also enjoy high quality, ethical, free-range spanking films and photo galleries, you probably know of Pandora Blake and her Dreams of Spanking website. I’ve been a fan of Pandora’s films and her blog since before I started writing erotica, so I was beyond flattered when she rea...

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As you probably know by now, I work in a high school. Today is my first day of summer! I absolutely love this time more than any other of the year because I’m looking at 2 months of absolute freedom. Usually I start this season with a to-do list as long as my arm. I’m one of those people who live...

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Well we still have tomorrow before end of round, but it’s not going to make a huge difference in whether or not I meet my goals, so I figure I’d go ahead and write my wrap up post today on my regular midweek check-in day.

So, these were my Round 2 goals:

Write 20 out of every 30 days.This one went... Read more of this blog post »

I love this.

In real life, I’ve tried a few low-key variations on this, but it never seems to get through. I think if we want to educate the people who ask these questions, we need to explain directly why it’s inappropriate to make assumptions based on appearance. In the meantime, however, I’m jus...

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I always enjoy the banter between old characters. This hasn’t had a final edit:

Dee shook her head and handed some napkins over to May. “She’s pregnant and the hormones are not fun. For any of us. You can ask Chris.”

“Has that man been taking tales home about me being mean to him?”

“You threw ladle...

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Regency Personalities Series

In my attempts to provide us with the details of the Regency, today I continue with one of themany period notables.

William Ludlam

1717-March 16 1788

Born at Leicester, he was elder son of the physician Richard Ludlam (1680–1728), who practised there; Thomas Ludlam was hi...

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Thank you to everyone who entered the Lost ARC Giveaway!
And the winners are:

Diana Montgomery

Cindi Altman

Kaye Whitney

Debbie Curto

Debbie N Danny Mosley

Tacey McDonald

Please email me at authoramandaflower@gmail.com to claim your prize. You have one week to claim your Lost ARC. Congrats!

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I just adore this… Leonard Nimoy’s delivery is still perfection.

View on YouTube – Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge”

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I’ve been aware of Quib.ly for a while, but haven’t really had the time to have a good look around the site, so when I was invited to take part in a home education Twitter chat, I jumped at the chance.

Quib.ly is a membership site focussed on children and technology. Members can ask questions – or...

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I’m still working on the next Her Angel romance series book, HER WICKED ANGEL.

I didn’t manage to get the book completed in first draft before I went on holiday to Italy. I took it with me on my Kindle though, and after reading a couple of books by another author, I began reading it over to reacq...

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The brilliant jewelry design team at Gorjana & Griffin has come up with yet ah-nother Gracelet design and this one is even better than the one I showed you last week. The envelope is smaller and it’s on macrame instead of long leather cord. Why wrap your wrist like a mummy when you can stack...

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Warning: spoilers, some talk of rape.

This week, despite knowing absolutely nothing about the plot,I bought Saga: Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, for three reasons: one, I was on holiday, and no holiday is counted as such until I’ve gone bookbuying; two,as part of the Great Litera...

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The Awakening has been translated, revised, and now has a release date.

MONDAY, JULY 1ST...

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Bernard Montgomery, Archibald Wavell,
Claude Auchinleck, 1946 photo70 Years Ago—June 19, 1943: British Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India; Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck named to succeed Wavell as C-in-C of India & Southwest Pacific. Read more of this blog post »