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Black Beacon Books is an independent publisher founded by author and anthologist, Cameron Trost. It began in Australia in 2013 and is now based in Brittany. They publish gripping and intriguing fiction that falls into the genres of mystery, suspense, post-apocalyptic, psychological horror, and folk Read more of this blog post »

This is for those of you who are just getting to know me as an author. I just wanted to share that there's more to me than just writing books, articles, etc. I'm a down to earth person with a sense of humor. My closest f...

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Here's one of the new cinquains in Cosmic Journeys and Gothic Visions. It's an expanded rewrite of a mythic haiku I had on an old web site many years ago:

Polyphemus’ Lament

Blinded,
woolly flock gone,
and humans for my larder fled.
A god’s son disgraced by a sly
no one.

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I'm happier than a closet gay politician tapping his foot on the floor of a public men's room stall to be featured in Kings River Life Magazine for the release of Drama King, the 18th and last Nicky and Noah mystery novel!
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“The mayor led his fellow citizens to continuous prosperity. They called him Andy Green. His widespread education included economics and mathematics.”
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“When will the Witch Hunt against a popular former President, who had no Wars, ever end?”




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Fiendish Prince, the first book in my new series (Dark Kingdom) is out today. It has vampires, so it's sort of Halloween-y. If bad boy heroes and emotionally wrecked princes are your thing, give it a shot. First book's free.

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A dream doesn't come true overnight. Press on, even when you don't feel like it. Periodically look back and smile at how far you've come.
Razor Thin by Amy Frances stats:

4-1-2021 - The day I began writing Razor Thin.
558 - Days to write Razor Thin.
500 - Page count.
139,099 - Word count.
81 - Days to edi Read more of this blog post »

I watched the car show Jay Leno’s Garage, and he got asked why he purchased a particular car. The answer was, “I bought it because of the story.” Meaning that Jay listened to the seller’s story, which influenced his purchase. In this episode, the car belonged to the son’s father, and Jay liked the f Read more of this blog post »

The Atlantic recently exposed a database of books being used to train A.I. and populate A.I.’s content library, which enables anyone to create, distribute and sell derivative works assembled from the creative efforts of others without their permission or compensation. This is also known as theft.

I g Read more of this blog post »

Will:'Is this book a collection of fillet steaks?'
Lisa: 'I think it might be Will!'

Tune in to find out why. link below.

I had a fabulous time yesterday being interviewed by Will Yeoman, CEO of Writing WA for his podstreet collection in the State Library of Western Australia talking about my debut col Read more of this blog post »

 it still feels like summer outside. i'm hoping that will change soon. if the weather experts are correct, it is supposed to go from the 80's to the 50's by the weekend. that will be lovely if that happens.

so, let me talk about Manchester United for a bit. they lost yesterday at home in the Cham

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Hello everyone! Outline number fifty one is done! Oh what fun!

I got more on that here.

Halloween is almost here and it’s time for horror, or maybe just a GOOD THRILLER. “Avalina,” fits the bill. “Avalina” is a mystical thriller, by Manuel Rose, with a timeless fear and lust for vengeance. If you’re into witch stories, don’t let “Avalina” pass you by. “Avalina” is available in hardcove Read more of this blog post »

I’m delighted to say I’ll be giving two presentations this autumn on Dark Academia topics at academic conferences. Both events have online options, and I hope to see some of you there!

I’ll be giving the talk “A Vanished Student Leaves a Haunted Space: An Unsolved Mystery and the Gothic Imagination

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Would you like to get a free copy of the sequel to Heroes, Inc.? I'm looking for fans to be readers of the new edition of Heroes Wanted. Someone who would love to read the book for fun but also be kind enough to point out any typos along the way.

If you're that kind of person, I would love to hear f Read more of this blog post »

Title: Your Turn to Die

Author: Mark Love

Genre: Police Procedural Mystery

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Book Blurb:

It was supposed to be a friendly round of paintball. But blood, not paint, covers Kyle Morrissey’s body. Though admired by the public for his charity, the businessman was no choirboy

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Jeans are James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. Khakis are JFK and Katharine Hepburn.
At least that’s how I’ve always thought of it.
Right or wrong, khakis and/or chinos, have come to be seen as the elevated comfortable slacks rather than the cool ones.
They definitely have a more complicated history than th Read more of this blog post »

Now through December 31st, Agent Gatz: A Great Gatsby Prequel is available on Kindle Unlimited. Click the link below to read it now!

Agent Gatz: A Great Gatsby Prequel

The fairtytale bridges of a Surrey wood, a daring thing about Alan Weirdstone Alderley Edge Garner, the haunt arrives in mysterious ways, psychogeography, lots of news and a little horse. All in my newsletter https://mailchi.mp/4996b689156a/bridg...? Read more of this blog post »

You've sweated for years to develop a talent for writing. And now you've created a work of art that you would like to share with readers. But nobody in their right mind would then say, 'There you are - have what I have sweated over and spent years of my life's work for free!'

Get sense!

'If you want t Read more of this blog post »

How I got my publishing deal!

Published today : A Lasting Period of Grief 

Where once I had the world of happy hours to look forward to,
The light has vanished, clothing me in fears,
I now struggle to fill the day with any form of peace,
And my soul is awash in my heart rendering tears.

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There's a prize but other people have already completed the challenge so too late for me but what a great idea!

This is my first challenge. I pick one of two books from 20 categories. With some, like Sports and Sci-Fi and Bully for example, I probably wouldn't even have read the book's blurb but in Read more of this blog post »

Please Read and Share:

The Rise of Elder Abuse
https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/blog/ and https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/the-rise-of-...
Published with: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association / L'Association canadienne de counseling et de psychothérapie



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Available on November 2, 2023.
The Princess of Time is the second book in The Agents of Fate Series.

Can time heal all wounds or is it the ultimate tool of destruction?

Nothing is quite as it seems as Hayden de Vere proceeds with a daring rescue mission. New threats manifest themselves and the unexpec Read more of this blog post »

Aside from perhaps in the world of theater, the necessity of 'professional' critics has been waning for many years. Between reviews and/or their reviewers being bought on sites like Rotten Tomatoes, and others being deleted to alter the overall score on sites like IMDb, it's difficult to determine w Read more of this blog post »

Hey all you goblins out there! Color Wheel Art: Halloween Art Projects is FREE October 4 - 8 at amazon.com! Grab your copy now and start making mini mummies, gravestones, floating ghouls, jars of eyeballs and much more using common craft supplies.

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For over a decade, many Canadians have been leaving their home country to start a new chapter of their lives in European nations. This growing trend of relocation shows no signs of slowing down.

The current climate of instability has caused some YouTube blogger Read more of this blog post »

Political science has explored how we bend reality to support our tribes. I ignored much of the problem but will cover some of these issues in my upcoming book. (Sorry, no hints yet, but it will be out in a few months!)

My last blog entry, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, follows the trumpet fish's swimmi Read more of this blog post »

Halloween is upon us! Scary decorations & scary movies everywhere you look. Get in the spirit of things! Read Scary Shorts: Flash Fiction.

Message me if you'd like a review copy. :-)

Halloween Flash Fiction, what could be more fun? Some stories will give you the creep & keep you up at night staring a Read more of this blog post »

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real. ~ Gordon Lightfoot

In 1878, the first train pulled into Haliburton Stati Read more of this blog post »

I found this book to be dull and boring. It wasn’t exactly my type of thing to read. Excuse me I am using my microphone anyways this book was not really my kind of thing was kinda know and needed to be sharpen. It could use some more entertainment unit, but as I said, this was more when it’s encyclo Read more of this blog post »

I am so excited to finally share the cover for Reign!

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 "𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐨" 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬...

REIGN is coming January 4th!

I want to thank my fantastic Cover Design Team for creating this STUNNING cover!
Cover Model: @Health Man Mark @healthmanmark
Cover Photographer: Michelle Lancaster @lanefotograf and @coverque Read more of this blog post »

I recently received a question asking how I decided to use the term "Harrie" as a degrading term for the Nameless in Silent Consent.

The pejorative use of a universal name for an underclass or group of workers happens in multiple traditions. In the United States, African American railroad porters we Read more of this blog post »

The October Author Switch Sprint is happening this weekend!

Will you join us to network with fellow authors and get some work done on your current project?

This free event takes place every second Sunday of the month at 2:30 pm PT | 3:30 pm MT | 4:30 pm CT | 5:30 pm ET.

Register your seat at AuthorSwit Read more of this blog post »

That generic question covers the gamut from A to Z. From my perspective it applies to seizing an opportunity to forage for sea glass along the shore of Sabin Point.

All things considered, being
:
Finding the time when other things don’t take precedence.

The weather: Rhode Island has had frequent brush Read more of this blog post »