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October 22, 2019
Book Marketing and a Contest – by Frank J. Fleming!
Hi,
It’s me, Frank J. Fleming, novelist, IMAO founder and sometimes blogger, and writer for the Babylon Bee. I’m very famous and you’ve heard of me. My hilarious new novel Hellbender is now out on audiobook, so I thought I’d talk about the most important part of writing: marketing.
It doesn’t matter how good a writer you are, no one is going to read you if you can’t market your book. In fact, if you’re really, really good at marketing, you don’t even need to be good at w...
October 21, 2019
Selling Out Paradise
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If the modern age were written in biblical style, what would the serpent whisper to women, gays, minorities and most of all, our children.
How about “This paradise isn’t as good as it should be?”
I woke up late, mostly because it was a busy weekend and I went to bed late (and no writing or covers done, which means I need to do double today. Ah well.) And while I was stumbling around the kitchen in a state of lack of caffeine (it’s sad) Dan was in the family room, exercising and (as one does — even me —...
October 20, 2019
Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike and Book Promo
*Note these are books sent to us by readers/frequenters of this blog. Our bringing them to your attention does not imply that we’ve read them and/or endorse them, unless we specifically say so. As with all such purchases, we recommend you download a sample and make sure it’s to your taste. If you wish to send us books for next week’s promo, please email to bookpimping at outlook dot com. If you feel a need to re-promo the same book do so no more than once every six months. One book p...
October 19, 2019
Morning in Goldport
It’s a cold, clear fall morning in Goldport Colorado, when Orvan Ox parks his delivery truck — Minos Delivers, aka “What can Moo do for you?” — and walks out carrying a mysterious box.
What is in that ornate box? Who is he delivering to? How will it be received?
(yes, this does mean I don’t feel like writing a post today. Not even food post. Have fun.)
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October 18, 2019
The Crystal Ball of Hong Kong – by Bill Reader
While I don’t think that we should invade Hong Kong—not being a fan of land-wars in Asia, especially ones involving nuclear powers—I can certainly understand wanting to. Hong Kongers initially rose up in response to an “extradition” bill which would have given China legal cover for the political oppression it has always badly wanted to enforce on the city.
And they have had plenty of reasons to stay exercised, given that China has essentially instituted marti...
byOctober 17, 2019
Incoming: The Chicxulub Impactor, Part 1 ― The History By Stephanie Osborn
http://www.stephanie-osborn.com
As per usual, I gave a new science talk at LibertyCon this year. I get asked a lot about asteroid impacts, and for years I had a hobby of studying such things, given my background in astronomy/astrophysics. (I was even on an asteroid impact mitigation working group for a time.) So I figured it was about time to do something with this one. And of course, THE asteroid impact is the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T, or as it’s called...
October 16, 2019
Tilting
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At one time I developed a really bad ear infection. This must have been 7 years or so back. I felt miserable. But it wasn’t until one of the kids came in from school, looked at me and said “mom, why are you tilting sideways?” that I realized my sense of the vertical was off. Apparently something to do with the inner ear.
In the same way, it’s possible for our thought to slowly TILT out of all semblance to normalcy until it is in some place very far from normal, but we don’t realize it. This...
October 15, 2019
Masks
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I realized I was getting better in the middle of yesterday afternoon, as a great depression settled upon me for no reason at all.
Weirdly, and for no reason I can figure out, that’s one of the symptoms — for me — that I’m starting to “turn the corner” on a viral infection. All of a sudden I’m weepy and feel like the world is coming to an end. It’s entirely possible this is because until then I’m just trying to stay awake/drag myself around to do the absolutely necessary. Suddenly I have a l...
October 14, 2019
Rare Monday Vignettes and Book Promo
*I am better and for the people who think it’s more serious, psychosomatic, etc. No, this is a virus that has been hitting my entire family. The amazing thing is that I was the third, not the second to get it. Husband is now in the beginnings of it. I should be able to actually work today and with a little bit of luck be back on the blog tomorrow- SAH*
Book Promo*Note these are books sent to us by readers/frequenters of this blog. Our bringing them to your attention does not imply that w...
October 13, 2019
I’m Ill
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I thought I was being unusually lazy yesterday. Today, even though the body aches are gone, I feel like sleeping and am having freezing/burning up spells.Fairly sure it’s just a cold son has been so kind as to share with me. But I don’t feel up to a publicity post. Do it tomorrow?
I’m going to go back to bed.
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