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October 9, 2020

QotD Oct 9 Kindness

Originally posted on Desert Musings:
I decided to add a bit of description to the title because, whenever someone pings these it gets confusing after a while. I used to be pretty good at titles, maybe I’ll get my title mojo back again. We’ll see. Coming up with a good, descriptive title is hard, y’all.…
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Published on October 09, 2020 14:40

October 7, 2020

It’s in the Eyes

Originally posted on Cage Dunn: Fibber, Fabricator, Teller-of-tall-tales:
#FPQ: What do you believe, when it comes to people’s traits and personalities? Are they primarily formed and shaped by nature or by nurture, as defined above? What about your personality? Nature or nurture? The bathroom window takes up all of one wall. It’s huge. Faces west. The afternoon…
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Published on October 07, 2020 21:51

Books and Children—Beyond Academics

Originally posted on Robinne Weiss:
In the lead up to the Tamariki Book Fest, I’ll be posting a series of blogs about the importance of books from my perspective as a reader, parent, teacher, and author. The research on books and academic achievement is clear—children who experience books from a young age have better literacy on…
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Published on October 07, 2020 13:07

October 6, 2020

#BadMoonRising Guns of Perdition(Armageddon Showdown #1) by Jessica Bakkers #darkfantasy #TuesdayBookBlog #horror

Originally posted on Books and Such:
It’s a double debut for today’s author – her first time at Bad Moon Rising with her first novel. I’ve seen some stellar reviews for her dark, gritty western, and it’s waiting on my TBR. She’s also a King fan, and prefers slimy things to furry. Welcome Jessica Bakkers!…
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Published on October 06, 2020 16:41

October 3, 2020

#BadMoonRising: Diaballein by Cage Dunn #horror #darkfantasy

Originally posted on Books and Such:
Today we have an author making a first time appearance at Bad Moon Rising.  I read a wonderful review of Diaballein last week at D. Wallace Peach’s blog HERE  The list of three items to take into a haunted house totally makes sense – well thought out.  Welcome Cage…
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Published on October 03, 2020 05:40

October 1, 2020

Older Persons Day?

It is. Or it was. 1 October 2020. Yes, yesterday. I forgot. It happens. I’m old enough to not worry about the little things. And what is the theme for this lovely little international day for oldies? The decade of Healthy Ageing (I always have to look up whether to put that ‘e’ in there), … Continue reading Older Persons Day?
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Published on October 01, 2020 15:01

#BadMoonRising The Ballad of Mrs. Molony by C.S. Boyack #IndieAuthor #Paranormal

Originally posted on Books and Such:
Welcome to the first day of Bad Moon Rising!  Having been a fan of horror/paranormal/supernatural books and movies from a very young age (blame my dad for letting me watch some shows at a questionable age), I look forward to hosting this event every year.  Today’s author is known…
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Published on October 01, 2020 14:25

September 28, 2020

September Book Reviews

Originally posted on Myths of the Mirror:
Another month of reviews including some from my Autumn Reading Challenge (which I’m already behind on – yeesh). This month, my offering of  4 and 5 star reviews includes thrillers, humor, sci-fi, horror, short stories, and YA fantasy. I hope you enjoy the browse. Click on the covers…
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Published on September 28, 2020 14:22

September 27, 2020

Ordering for Australian Customers!

Originally posted on Things in the Well:
As many people know, ordering books through Amazon AU can be very expensive, so thanks to some hard work by Louise Zedda-Sampson, we are now offering a direct ordering service for some of our recent books. This only applies to folks in Australia (only Australia, sorry, not New…
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Published on September 27, 2020 18:49

September 24, 2020

A Content Warning

Recently, I’ve seen a few of these on books. They’re usually associated with the same types of warnings on movies and TV. Contains violence, rape, incest, etc. Sometimes, they give a minimum age requirement. Most are in the genres of crime, horror, psychological-based thrillers with gruesome criminal acts. I write mainly in dark urban fantasy … Continue reading A Content Warning
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Published on September 24, 2020 15:53