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Chapter 10
Children are not supposed to die … parents expect to see their children grow and mature. Ultimately, parents expect to die and leave their children behind. This is the natural course of life events, the life cycle continuing as it should. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the d Read more of this blog post »

I think it’s about time I wrote a new book... well the good news is, I’m half way through two new books, and have plans for a quirky new series in the future. So, keep your eyes peeled and I’ll release a snippet or two on the blog very soon.
Ttfn, Annalee xx

Here's a list of my top ten favorite songs right now. (in no particular order)

1. Tolerate It by Taylor Swift
2. Marjorie by Taylor Swift
3. So Am I by Ava Max
4. Look Up At The Stars by Shawn Mendes
5. I Need You To Hate Me by J.C. Stewart
6. Afterglow by Ed Sheeran
7. Time to go by Taylor Swift
8. Right w Read more of this blog post »

Stories do not unspool from my mind like a length of yarn from a spindle. They do not unspool connected, consistent, with an innate chronology. My stories come together in pieces, in fragments, and it takes a lot of tinkering before they make sense. From all accounts the unspooling method of writing Read more of this blog post »

At long last, the entire Detective Trigger series (including the new omnibus) is now available in hardcover! The Legend's Farewell will also be available in hardcover on the day of release, alongside the usual paperback and kindle editions.









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The Seattle Times has an op-ed out "The path to a new China policy" from Michael Burke and me:

We have no illusions that the US and China (or China and its other major trading partners) are going back to the halcyon days of the early post-WTO accession period. But, having an executive branch that a

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My guest author this week is Victoria Liiv, who has just released her first book Through Hell and Highwater. Victoria writes in the fantasy and paranormal genres and is considering writing a sci-fi book.

In this interview Victoria tells how she left Estonia to be with a man in The Netherland she met Read more of this blog post »

January 2021 Issue of Le Coeur de l’Artiste Magazine is out. Click here to read book reviews for V. E. Schwab (historical fantasy); Luanne Rice, Marin Montgomery (Mystery); Jenny Ashcroft, Patricia Morrisrow (historical romance); Max Brooks, H. Russell Wakefield (Paranormal, Ghostly); and Naguib Mah Read more of this blog post »

Immortality's End is a short story about love that transcends time. My influences derives from Ray Bradbury, the Twilight Zone, Queen, novels by Anne Rice, anthologies, and countless science fiction novels. I've always been interested in telling a story from the point of view of the protagonist. I a Read more of this blog post »

The other night, Elizabeth Shue and I were eating apples in my kitchen.

She said something amusing, and when I chuckled, a tiny stream of juice trickled down my chin. I reached up and wiped it away with the back of my hand. 

It was a dream, of course. I’ve never met Elizabeth Shue, haven’t even though

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No, I don't write for you. But I do like that you like my writing too. Therefore, I say thank you.

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Welcome ….to…. Dweller of the Dark!

We are a channel honoring the yellowed and blackened bones of many prominent authors. We will be digging up several obscure, strange, and forgotten

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Hey there!
The last few weeks have been spent focusing on the re-release of the Earthwalker Trilogy. I'm completely in love with the new covers, and cannot wait to share them with you! Seriously, my cover designer has really outdone herself on this one. I'm fangirling like an idiot over here.

I'm fin Read more of this blog post »

Only 5 more days until Copper Lining releases! SO EXCITED!

"Copper Lining is a fantastic and sexy addition to the series that you won’t want to put down." ~ Energy

Amazon: https://geni.us/CopperLiningAMZ
Barnes & Noble: https://geni.us/CopperLiningBN
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Apple: https://ge Read more of this blog post »

Painting of William Simpson from 1870 showing the largest cistern under the Temple Mount.

Water was an essential need for operations of the Temple in Jerusalem. Priests needed to be cleansed daily. The blood from sacrifices needed to be washed from around the altar. On feasts days a lot of water was

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More good news!
I'm happy to report that Dire:Born and Dire:Seed have been chosen for Amazon's Audibleplus program.
What does this mean?
It means that if you're subscribed to Audibleplus, you can check out and listen to Dire:Born and Dire:Seed on audio for free.
If you haven't already listened, this is Read more of this blog post »

Does anybody else believe in fate? I have a project coming up, a book, that I believe may be the reason fate asked me to become a writer. This is a project that will be one of the hardest things I've ever; about an unspeakable act upon my family that has been haunting us for almost a decade, and lef Read more of this blog post »

Throughout 2020, in large part due to the lockdown, many people have started to become familiar with internal communication tools. Microsoft Teams, Slack, Telegram, Mattermost, and a few others are the most widely used and recognizable of these tools, but there still seems to be some people using In Read more of this blog post »