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Fig. 1. Charlotte Hope as Alma Kinnaird, Kate Phillips as Laura Lyttelton, and a reproduction of Edward Burne-Jone’s The Golden Stairs in The English Game (S01, E02). Written and produced by Julian Fellowes et. al. and directed by Birgitte Staermose for Netflix (released 20 March 2020). Screenshot:

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Guilty Knowledge has been selected as a Recommended Read by the 2021 Author Shout Reader Ready Awards.

Get ready for a new series, coming soon.
I'm so excited about this one and can't wait to share it with you.

For a sneak preview check my website:

https://www.mariettastandlee.com/

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Covid-19 struck Australia just as I was putting the finishing touches to this book, The Freedom Circus. It was surreal recalling how my grandmother-in-law survived the Holocaust on maggot filled porridge, while watching Australians fighting over toilet paper.
Fear and desperation can drive humans to Read more of this blog post »

Wait... March already? Does anyone else feel like 2021 is already rocketing along? I always loved the jokey analogy I heard from a patient of mine: "Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you come to the end, the faster it goes!"
Apropos? ;)
Well, I for one am looking forward to this month be Read more of this blog post »

Writing my first historical novel was an exciting opportunity to delve into the habits, customs, and methods of life in colonial America. While I enjoyed learning what a woman’s life was like during the American Revolution, I’m glad I live in the present.

I appreciate the ease and comfort with which Read more of this blog post »

Jon Evans, an author and essayist, did an article on chemists writing science fiction for Chemistry World, one of the premier science magazines in the UK, published and owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry. He included me as one of the chemists! The article appears here:

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Two science fiction stories are included in the collection. Think of them as a sample of my upcoming serialized stories on genetic engineering.

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 Friday’s quiz: the witch used lamb stew to lure Abelard into her cottage in Abelard and the Dragon’s Vap Read more of this blog post »

I've started my next writing project: a serialized novel on Substack and the follow-up to my 2019 short story collection World Sick: Stories. If you're interested in following my progress over the next year or so, sign-up at repatriatednovel.substack.com and get new installments once or twice a mont Read more of this blog post »

Free for Kindle, on Amazon, Tuesday, March 2nd, until Saturday, March 6th. Escape to the Arctic!

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There are exceptions to almost every rule, yes? I was an artist & designer decades before I decided to write a novel. So, I’ll take the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the Loophole of the Gods cover as validation of my efforts. And with that….

The Loophole of the Gods cover required a lot of Read more of this blog post »

For all the grief that former President Trump received for being this unprecedented leader bent on destroying democracy and usurping power (I should not have to remind anyone that he could have easily become a dictator in a COVID-19 environment of constant public fear, but he refrained), is the new Read more of this blog post »

When I was younger, I was excited about technology. It seemed to be a promise to become a kind of magic wand for everything I envisioned creating.

Over the years, I have come to realize that (for me) the magic exists in the tools of yesterday. These, old-fashioned tools helped me create and create a Read more of this blog post »

Today is release day for my new book, Lion and the Lamb: Easter

This is book 5 of my Holiday Knights Series, just in time for Easter.

Kindle Unlimited members read for free. Read more of this blog post »

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Ten Myths vol 1 FREE all Tuesday and Wednesday- now 19 secular school myths exploded- Can life come from nonlife? Were Columbus, Copernicus and Galileo attacked by religion? Has the fossil record ever supported Darwin? Were the Dark Ages dark? Is Radio metric Read more of this blog post »

Some of my work newly out internationally (#Thai, #Spanish, #French): https://tha.thefunkonme.com/15-ways-f... &
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Andersen Saga Boxset 2...free read through Wednesday on kindle etc...

The Andersens Saga Series Boxed Set 2: Box Set II

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Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail is officially released!

The story of my 2015 #AppalachianTrail #FKT is chronicled in this book... And yet this story is so much more than that of putting one foot in front of the other even when the odds are stacked against (and the mud sucks th Read more of this blog post »

Check out my article…

Scott Coon’s Advice for Writers To-Be

…at…
My Book Whisperer


https://mybookwhisperer.org/2021/03/0...

It's been a long time since I've written blog posts here. It was back when I had the first edition of The Wielder Diaries: My Crystal, released in in 2015, that I had interacted with this platform. The first edition was a short run as I felt I could do better. I took the story back and reworked the Read more of this blog post »

Well that took for freaking ever. But it's finally March! The ides are coming!

Finished preliminary edits on my lead magnet today. I'll polish tomorrow and then it's just time for formatting, finalizing the cover and making it ready for my newsletter subscribers!

So... yeah. We're getting there.

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🌹 EXCERPT REVEAL 🌹
Have you grabbed your copy of The Devil's Vengeance yet? It's available on KU, but below, you can check out a sneak peek!

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Be sure to start the Vows & Vengeance Duet with b Read more of this blog post »

Hey all readers,

THREE 13 is now available (Three 13 Trilogy #2).

Misfortune arrives at precisely 3:13 am. Steve, a handsome young bachelor, realizes that the events will take a decisively macabre turn during the horrifying and endless hour.

You can buy it now on eBook Kindle, and paperback on demand a Read more of this blog post »

Hello,

It has been a long time since I've contributed to this page due to me writing more books. I thought, how selfish would it be for me to just write book after book without reading and reviewing the works of follow authors? Starting today, I will be reading and writing reviews in my blog represe Read more of this blog post »

Do your remember the character named Harvey Blaugh in Christina's Gift? He had been in the role of pastor a long time. He was aging and had lost much of his passion for ministry...and for most everything. He was going through the motions, living on autopilot most of the time. Happy to cajole the ric Read more of this blog post »

The Moon Thief by M.L. Hamilton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I love me some Peyton Brooks (that tenacious San Francisco-homicide-detective-turned-Ghost-Squad/FBI agent). A creation of the award-winning author and my friend, M.L. Hamilton I can't wait to field the next Peyton pitch when ML has a Peyton Read more of this blog post »

My series planning is going well. Slowly, but steadily I'm adding all kinds of little tidbits to what will hopefully become a long magic-filled series. Nothing tangible to share yet (though a novella or short might be available at some point over the next couple of months).

In the meantime I just th Read more of this blog post »

The following is a poem called "Winged Serendipity" from my 2nd book, The Green Maze...

Whether perched upon stability
Or soaring through serenity
It is a gentle presence
Adorned with majestic hues of plentiful variety
Plagued by no lasting fear
Swift and discerning
Meditating only upon necessity
Free from Read more of this blog post »

IRRESISTIBLE FUN READING AT ITS BEST!

This week The Good Typist catapults us into the worlds of high fashion, sinew-stretching Yoga and the delightful and dire meanings of reality. And it's all fun and just beautiful writing from the one and only poet-writer Kristen McHenry!

Go here to immensely enjoy Read more of this blog post »

Visit www.amazon.com/author/raeshellrozet on March 6th to grab your free copy! (Kindle Edition)

Join Spirit Taylor’s struggle! She’s a writer who has bad luck with men. I mean REALLY bad luck with men. Monsters are naturally drawn to her, and she has a terrible habit of falling in love with them.

Here Read more of this blog post »

Forever Blue

Coming Soon
Lance 💙
The aftermath of losing my friend hurts like hell but treating Kellie so appallingly may have ruined any chance I had of pursuing a relationship with her.

Twice the universe brought her into my life and twice fucked-up circumstances have prevented us from connecting.

I w Read more of this blog post »

My latest novel - Jacob's Mob, is due for release on March 25. The Ebook is available to preorder from Amazon.
https://books2read.com/JacobsMob

Delve into a little unknown Australian history...

It’s 1825 on the Hunter River in a small place called Wallis Plains. Large parcels of land have been granted Read more of this blog post »

If you believe a child is in immediate danger or in a life-threatening situation call Police on 000. If you wish to report a child protection matter, call the Child Protection Hotline on 132 111. If you require assistance or would like to talk to a trained professional about the issues in this ar

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When you’re traveling a lot for work, chances are that you don’t get to do too much exploring beyond the office. We’re really fortunate in that we get to travel for fun as a part of our work, but sometimes we also tag along when Chris (papa) has his own work trips. We recently got to take advantage

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