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You may have heard the expression write what you know. Early in my career a good friend of mine suggested it should be write what you want to know. Both good advice. I have to tell you though, writing what you know is much faster! And it is pretty cool to embrace everything that made Read More .....

Tengo una personalidad adictiva.

Esto no significa que tenga una personalidad que produzca adicción en otras personas.

(¿Qué haces aquí, leyendo, pequeño/a drogadicto/a de mi corazón?).

Quiero decir que me cuesta aficionarme a algo, pero cuando me aficiono, me aficiono EN SERIO. Algunas de las...

Happy Book Birthday for Imminence, finally released to the world! It’s been a little over 2 years since the first book in the series, Connected, but I’m hoping you’ll find it was well worth the wait.

Warning: this post contains Vikings! Actually, things about Vikings!

Last post I got us to Stockholm. We arrived on Tuesday and we were in time for the local SF fan meet up at the British Arms Hotel. This pub was quite near where the Viking Line berthed so we thought we could find our way back the...

There is a lot of misunderstanding about boundaries, especially in the context of marriage. Some people are against boundaries because they see them as selfish. Other people actually use boundaries to be selfish. Both are wrong. Boundaries in marriage are basically about self-control.

A client onc...

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In the 30 years since her first novel was published, Val McDermid has written 30 books, both fiction and non-fiction. She shows no sign of slowing down, with her 10th novel featuring Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan hitting the shelves this week with their most bewildering case yet.

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I am Toast. This is my post. Welcome to Puppy Fight Club! The first rule of Puppy Fight Club is: you do not talk about Puppy Fight Club. The second rule of Puppy Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk…

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Daddy, the second book of the Penthouse Pleasures series I’m writing with Jayne Rylon and Avery Aster, is out now!

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She’s an innocent young woman from his past whom he swears to protect. But the forbidden attraction between them threatens to override all reason…

Kent never dreamed...

I went back and forth on whether to actually publish this post. Because I know some people will disagree. But it was written straight from my heart, and those are the most vulnerable and scary ones to share with the world. So since I’m sharing with an open heart, I hope you’ll read this with an...

Last weekend on Saturday I did my second Day In The Life™ documenting day for 2017. You can browse past Day In The Life™ projects here. 

The lens through which I decided to tell my story this time was using -ing word cards from the Day In The Life™ Summer Journal Cards (a digital version is avail...

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Title: A WANTED MAN

Author: Robert Parker

Publisher: Endeavour Press

Pages: 307

Genre: Crime Thriller

It’s down to fathers and fatherhood.

Ben Bracken, ex-soldier, has just got out of Strangeways.

Not by the front door.

With him, he has his ‘insurance policy’ – a bag of evidence that will...

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A volere essere sinceri, il bollettino medico di Manu si può sintetizzare nella battuta

Meglio di ieri, peggio di domani

Ogni giorno, fa passi avanti notevoli: speriamo che il 29, alla visita di controllo vada tutto bene: che il tutore sia leggero, che lo debba indossare per poco...

[image error]Heidi Eljarbo grew up in a home filled with books and artwork and she never truly imagined she would do anything other than write and paint. Heidi’s worked as a freelance writer, magazine journalist, and painter and after living in Canada, six US states, Japan, Switzerland, and Austr...

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Princess Holy Aura – Chapter 02

Chapter 2.

Steve goggled down at the slightly oversized rat with its overly-shiny white fur, tiny golden crown, sitting on his hind legs and regarding Steve with a far too knowing look. “Become what?”

“Mystic Galaxy Defender, Princess Holy Aura,” Silvertail re...

We haven’t played slush pile BINGO, but I did make the board after looking over some of the stories we’ve rejected at Clarkesworld. (For this.) I don’t think the center square will be a big surprise to anyone.

If you’d like to suggest alternate BINGO squares, just put them in the comments.

President Trump announced an escalation of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, but based on the campaign, it should come as no surprise.

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Tried a new thing tonight. Full report soon. If I’m able to even hold my phone. #ow #boxing

Итальянский национальный перевозчик сделал скидки на авиабилеты в города Италии из Санкт-Петербурга и Москвы до середины декабря. Распродажа авиабилетов продлится до конца августа.

Причем часть из предлагаемых направлений – это города опоясывающие итальянскую территорию Альп, то есть отлично подой...

This week as we lead up to Bubonicon, New Mexico’s annual SF convention, I’m pulled in about three different – all very enjoyable – directions.

Sweet Bounty!

Let’s start with the convention.  Bubonicon is always a great show, and this year it’s extra interesting for me.  One of the Gu...

Come vi avevo accennato anche qualche post fa, capire perché alcuni best sellers internazionali qui da noi passino inosservati al grande pubblico è veramente difficile. Forse il fatto è che un grande pubblico di lettori qui in Italia non lo abbiamo e difficilmente l'italiano medio, lettore occasi...

Kull the Conqueror. Αυτή είναι μία από τις πιο αγαπημένες μου ταινίες ηρωικής φαντασίας. Ίσως να είναι η πιο αγαπημένη μου ταινία ηρωικής φαντασίας. Είναι βασισμένη σ’έναν ήρωα του R.E. Howard λιγότερο γνωστό από τον Κόναν, τον Καλ, ο οποίος μοιάζει αρκετά με τον Κόναν. Η ταινία είναι στο σωστό...

A big thanks to all my readers! Admiral’s Nemesis is still going strong sales wise which means you guys are still reading and enjoying the story of the Little Admiral and the Multi-Sector Patrol Fleet. I literally couldn’t ask for more than that.

In other related news I am currently 30k words writ...

Why is guilt more powerful than ever before if belief in God has faded?The Hedgehog Review (Wilfred M. McClay) — The Strange Persistence of Guilt

Horizontal vs. vertical: The important distinction between shame and guiltDavid Wells — The Courage to Be Protestant

British advertising authority seeks...

I often get asked, “what makes you auto-reject a submission?” This is difficult to respond to as the answer is complicated and multi-layered. There isn’t a magical rule that will somehow make your submission “safe” from being discarded after the first glance. Anything from personal taste, to curr...

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Part of constraining a short story to its simplest form is to observe the convention of its length. Edgar Allen Poe said it should aim for a single effect on the reader and should be of a length that could be read in a single sitting. Some readers, however, are willing to sit long...

I’m off to Europe in late September for another historical fiction research trip so I thought it might be fun to share what I’ll be getting up to. And it’s a nice excuse to talk about the fabulous trip I have planned! I’m finishing up the last bits of research for The French Photographer (2019 bo...