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I started this story back in 2008. Go here to read my post about it.

That's a long time to be working on a book, but it has been a labor of love. They say that your first story shouldn't be published, that it is a practice of sorts. Well, instead of not publishing this book, I edited, changed and c

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Hello all!

Unless I'm doing BRs or some other "priority" book, I'm going to start trying to post book updates going forward as Twitter threads, which I'll link to in my reviews.

The reason of this is because I'm afraid it might be kind of spammy to have a whole bunch of my status updates popping up i Read more of this blog post »

December Park is a dark, moody, atmospheric novel that is more psychological thriller and mystery than it is a horror novel. It takes place in the nineties in suburban Maryland. Angelo Mazzone and his group of outcasts obsess over a series of missing children in their area involving a potential seri Read more of this blog post »

Most people are unaware that many parts of this story involves real events. In the early 2000's a drug dealer in a development just on the outskirts of Port-of-Spain, was arrested for the murder of his neighbor. The incident occurred a Christmas morning and the accused was a young man. the victim hi Read more of this blog post »

"Pink, Not Fanged" won the Best Magical Realism Novel for the Critters Writers Workshop Poll of 2020! Thank you so much to everyone that voted! My heart is singing!

I'm running a free book promotion on Amazon for the Kindle version of my latest thriller, "Bounty" from midnight Pacific Time January 21 to midnight January 25 (6:00 pm AEST). Here's a Readers' Favorite five star review:

"Bounty" is a work of dramatic thriller fiction penned by author Darryl Greer. S Read more of this blog post »

Today, I'm sharing the second teaser from my forthcoming novel!

Talking After Midnight will be my first co-authored novel with Morgan Locklear since 2014 and this book reminds us both of Exposure in a few ways. There's comedy and romance, but there are also moments of drama and tension.

While Exposure Read more of this blog post »

Well, Falling Pomegranate Seeds: All Manner of Things has been published for almost a week.

I am like most authors. I’m very excited to see a new major work step out into the published world, but also nervous about how my new novel child will be received. Of course, I want everyone to like it – but I

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Here are 5 of my favorite love songs right now:

Summer Romance - Tim Minchin

I am obsessed with this song right now. I saw him on CBS last Saturday morning. Normally, he creates fun little tunes that are wildly offensive (so yeah, I love those too) but this time, he’s created a more serious album. I a Read more of this blog post »

Guys,

I'm so excited to reveal the
new covers for my Love is Worth Fighting For Series!!!



Stay tuned this Friday for the new covers!!!

I can't wait!!!

For now, you can check out the first book in the series, Fighting for Us- wait till you see the new cover!!!
Fighting for Us

Talk to you guys later,
❤️ Bell Read more of this blog post »

According to Wired, some scientists now view the brain as a literal network. Sinter examines this in detail by outlining why the brain is a network.

Hint: consciousness and the brain will never be fully tackled and understood without a marriage with physics and extra-dimensionality.

Link

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If there's anyone left in the mystery/thriller groups who hasn't seen the following joke... I love it:

Arthur Conan Doyle: I have invented the greatest detective of all time

Agatha Christie: hold my tea

Doyle: … why does this tea taste funny

I am happy to share that Wrecked Palace is LIVE! Here’s what this book has in store for you:
✔️A broken and broody hero shutting out the world
✔️A heroine who has given up everything to care for her siblings
✔️All the small-town feels
✔️A dash of suspense to keep you on your toes
✔️Can be read as a s Read more of this blog post »

Hello to all! The Ituria Chronicles series is a great way for me to intertwine the wonders of nature with fantasy adventures - who doesn't need a unicorn and a dragon?

I have grown up admiring the many fascinating ways that nature has adapted to survive. The many wonderful secrets of nature will ama Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone,

I finished these books in the first nineteen days of 2021:
* In the shadow of man -- Jean Goodall
* Kind of Hindu -- Mindy Kaling
* Not Tonight, Josephine -- George Mahood.

Most of the books I read are from Kindle.
Occasionally, my husband and I buy paperbacks 📚 which later on we donate to Read more of this blog post »

January proved to be a month for unwanted economic milestones in Britain; in both 1972 and 1982 the unemployment rate rose to devastating levels.

In January 1972, the Heath (Tory) government announced that, for the first time since the Great Depression, more than one million people were officially o Read more of this blog post »

Spicy Orange Anti-Inflammatory Dream Crackers

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

½ c butter (good fat of your choice, but butter tastes so good)3 eggs1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses1 Tbsp turmeric1Tbsp ground ginger1 Tbsp ground black pepper2 tsp cinnamon½ tsp orange extract½ tsp salt½ tsp baking s Read more of this blog post »

Well, no, not that kind of chance. Although, maybe so. Tellya what, drop me a line at vrtapscott@electrikink.com, just "I'm in" or the like and I'll enter you in the contest for a full set of all four of the Jane series in eBook form.

What I was really getting at was that I got a request for a charac Read more of this blog post »

 the trip to the eye doctor went fine today. they have this new black woman working there. holy shit, she's fine as hell. i thought they had all the safety protocols down pretty good. thankfully, i wasn't there long. the health of my eyes are good. the changes in my vision weren't enough to get new

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I know we have all heard the phrase, “when they go low, we go high”. Well, I am here to say sometimes we just need to stoop to their level. There is no way around it, they just will not get it until we do!

Have you ever met a Christian that act like they are just Holier than Thou? They have never don

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Just a little insight into the life of a writer... I'm already into writing Christmas book 3/3 for this year.

Christmas appears to be ruling my life, and I'm not objecting - writing Christmas romances seriously changed my author life the last few months! Snow on the Range went off in December - the Read more of this blog post »

Hello Goodreads superfriends!

Super Best Friend #1 - my 48 page Superhero Adventure comic is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
https://www.superbestfriendcomic.com

I've been learning a ton of stuff lately while preparing for it, so I thought I would share with you something important that I've learned about my rela Read more of this blog post »

After hanging around the field of writing for forty years, one would think I had learned almost everything there is to know about the craft, yet unexplored vistas still pop up and sometimes they present themselves like a slap-on-the-forehead.

These surprises are mostly my own fault for I have a tend Read more of this blog post »

L.M. Roth The L. M. Roth Quiz of the Day is a quiz for those familiar with the books of L. M. Roth. If you are not familiar with the books of L. M. Roth, you’d better start cramming!

The answer to yesterday’s quiz: The Night Creatures were the legendary beings that returned to Eirinia in Quest for th Read more of this blog post »

It’s that time of the year again. In case you are anything like me, a good gift suggestion list is always welcome this time of year. The ones I want to share with you today are book related, but I think they could cover a few nonreaders as well. Here are a few suggestions of things that I’ve gifted

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