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Whose Book is it Anyway?

Recently I was asked how many times I’ve incorporated reader suggestions into my books and how much my readers dictate where my stories go. To be honest, I can’t give you an exact number of times I’ve incorporated a fan’s Continue reading Whose Book is it Anyway?→

A Writer’s Priority is Writing – Not Managing ALL the Social Media.

Today, I (and many other writers) received a survey from a marketing mentor asking about TikTok. Apparently, this is the direction advertising and selling books is heading. Mind you, for a young, tech-savvy fifty-year-old, I am perfectly comfortable with video, Continue reading A Writer’s Priority is Writing – Not Managing ALL the Social Media.→

Had to Bump the Schedule

Aiming for Trouble will not be coming out until the end of June now. I apologize to my readers for that. I had no choice but to bump the release date because I have so much going in in April/May Continue reading Had to Bump the Schedule→

Djinn & Bourbon Series Debut!

Inherited Djinn: Book One Every family has that one crazy story… My name is Bill MacPhegor and I had no idea my wallflower Uncle Harold was the last Protectorate of the Vessels in a long family legacy spanning centuries. That is until Continue reading Djinn & Bourbon Series Debut!→

Books Coming in 2022

Two titles for sure that are coming in 2022, and that you won’t want to miss include Aiming for Trouble and Inherited Djinn. In Inherited Djinn (Urban Fantasy, late March), we follow Bill MacPhegor as he navigates his new life Continue reading Books Coming in 2022→

Review: High Performance Planner

It is a scientific fact that all successful people use some kind of planner. I’m a planner. A lot of people I know are planners. The only way you’ll know if you’re a planner is if you try it. The Continue reading Review: High Performance Planner→

Behind Every Great Magician is Not-a-Magician (or a magician who doesn’t mind staying in the background).

People are often surprised when they learn that I didn’t marry a Daemonolater or occult practitioner of any ilk. My significant other is a proud, but open-minded atheist. Meaning, he can understand why people have religion and spirituality, and he’s Continue reading Behind Every Great Magician is Not-a-Magician (or a magician who doesn’t mind staying in the background).→

New Release: LARVA – The Book of Transformation

My co-author, Ene, and I offer up our latest collection of spells and formulas, brought together from the grimoires of multiple practitioners (including ourselves). Some of the workings are more serious (like the Leviathan Key), others are things you didn’t Continue reading New Release: LARVA – The Book of Transformation→

An Expensive Hobby

Many years ago, someone made a comment to me something to the effect of, “Writing sure is an expensive hobby.” Back then, I thought this person meant that with as little as most writers made (money-wise) that most of them Continue reading An Expensive Hobby→

New Release: A Purloined Solstice (Paranormal Cozy Mystery/ PWF / UF)

Thirteen Witches. One Ancient Book. One Big Problem. I’m Samagina Montgomery, and let’s just say I like my witchcraft solitary. Just me, my divine intelligences (Daemons), and my cat. Then Sarah, my aunt’s Wiccan friend, shows up and tells me Continue reading New Release: A Purloined Solstice (Paranormal Cozy Mystery/ PWF / UF)→