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History and Women blog from novelist Mirella Patzer attracts readers with gloriously unique content

The History and Women blog by novelist Mirella Patzer boldy promises readers that it is "A celebration of history and women - glorious, sinful, and shocking."

That was certainly enough to get me to subscribe, and I've been thoroughly enjoying her posts for weeks. Mirella has a great sensibility for selecting fascinating subjects from the greatly overlooked arena of women in history. Her research meanders through true crimes, classic paintings, ancient romance, legends, fashion, and much more ...

Three times the petting! Three-headed dog needs new home

Friday fun - Introducing a new posting category for joking around. Enjoy this week's spoof on pet adoption ads wet with mythological slobber.

Aging large breed working dog is free to a loving home. He answers to the name Cerberus, and has the unique feature of having three heads. This extraordinary animal has spent a lifetime as a guard dog in a highly aggressive environment but is ready to retire into the care of the right owner.

Age has mellowed the demonic tendencies of Cerberus. He admitte...

Sony's Reader Store now has The Rys Chronicles...almost

This has been the year in which I expand the availability of my fantasy novels. Through the distribution company Smashwords, my work has now been placed in the Reader Store for Sony. I'm very pleased to be in this marketplace, but apparently the first book in my series, which is free, was not listed at the store. Perhaps the Sony store is not accepting giveaways?

There are many places online to access the first novel in the series Union of Renegades: The Rys Chronicles Book I. So, readers who ...

Making progress on my Sony ebook reader woes

As I lamented earlier, my beloved Sony 505 ebook reader had slipped into a coma. It had refused to turn on, and I suspected that its battery was no longer able to take a charge. After a week of ignoring the problem I decided to plug it in and charge it again. I left it plugged in all night. In the morning, it actually turned on! I cleared out a couple of ebooks, suspecting that maybe I had filled up its memory. I have yet to try plugging it into the library management software on my computer ...

New fantasy ebooks at the Amazon Kindle store

After years of missing out on all the action in the Amazon Kindle ebook store, all four fantasy novels of The Rys Chronicles are now listed. I've read that Amazon has the largest market share of the ebook market, and I'm glad to present my fantasy ebooks to that large audience that shops primarily at Amazon.

The Kindle versions of my fantasy ebooks work and look fine. My mom tested them out on her Kindle.

Union of Renegades The Rys Chronicles begin in Union of Renegades with this character-ri...

African inspired fantasy fiction - Interview with Milton Davis author of Meji Books 1 & 2

Chemist by day and science fiction and fantasy writer by night, Milton Davis is the author of the African-inspired epic fantasy Meji. This two-book saga follows the destinies of the twin brothers Ndoro and Obaseki in the lush, dangerous, and diverse continent of Uhuru. Drawing upon African myth and folklore, Davis crafts compelling character-driven adventures set in an alternative African-style world shaped by the ancient cultures of humanity's birthland.

Davis has also authored other works, b...

How readers benefit from independent authors

Readers are no longer restricted to what business people with a payroll to meet deem marketable. The explosion of independent writing and publishing has broken the dam that publishing businesses erected to prevent most writers from seeking an audience.

The burgeoning quantity of titles in print or ebook formats is the result of authors producing their work independently. Some readers might rightly feel overwhelmed by the vast selection, but many are also delighted by the consumer-oriented ben...

Dark Fantasy inspired by Russian Folklore

The novelist and short story writer Anna Kashina contacted me about featuring her newest novel Ivan and Marya at the Fantasy Tavern, which I gladly did.

Kashina officially released her novel on the Summer Solstice, a day very symbolic to the story of Ivan and Marya. Inspired by the Russian tale of the same name, Kashina's novel is a dark fantasy about Marya, the sorceress daughter of a king. Marya is a shapeshifter, whose trickster ways helps her lure victims to their doom. Every summer solst...

Alas, I am being thrust into the market for a new ebook reader

My beloved Sony PRS 505 ebook reader that I purchased in July 2008 appears to have had a stroke. I think its issues are battery related. This ebook reader has always had very good battery life, allowing me to read for 1 or 2 weeks between charges, but now I can't even turn it on.

The trouble with my Sony PRS 505 started last week when I wanted to add a new ebook. I connected it to my computer with the USB cord, but the ebook management software gave me an error instead of displaying a success...

Attention anybody who eats: See my guest post at Hillbilly Housewife

One of my hobbies is home canning, and I sometimes contribute to the blog of Hillbilly Housewife. Even if you're not a hillbilly or a housewife, my article about how to find affordable locally grown produce will help you connect with wholesome food...and maybe even inspire you to tackle a home canning project.

How to find affordable produce for home canning projects

The Hillbilly Housewife is a huge and regularly updated resource for saving money and running a household efficiently and creativ...