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March 4, 2022
Free Book Friday March 4: In Conversation with Marcus Alexander Hart
In Conversation With: Marcus Alexander Hart Your old pal Marcus Alexander Hart is an award-adjacent novelist, self-proclaimed karaoke star, and default awesome dude. He has been a roller-derby skater and a real-life quidditch player. He once won an overnight road rally in a fake ice-cream truck. Marcus lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife … Continue reading Free Book Friday March 4: In Conversation with Marcus Alexander Hart
March 3, 2022
Thursday Tirade: Amazon (yes, them again)
"Hey! It's my day off." Cut and Run After two years of fighting with Amazon (don’t we all?), I finally decided to unpublish my poetry reader magnet from their platform. “Oh, no!” the Amazon executives exclaim. “An unknown indie author—and a poet no less—is taking their free book off of KDP. We are ruined!” [uproarious … Continue reading Thursday Tirade: Amazon (yes, them again)
March 2, 2022
Weird Wednesday: Seasons
Meteorological Spring. Say that five times fast. Go ahead. I'll wait. Now, name the four seasons. (not the Vivaldi classic) No. It's not a trick. Some people start at the season we are currently in. What season did you start with? If we divide the year into the four seasons we get the Meteorological seasons, … Continue reading Weird Wednesday: Seasons
February 28, 2022
Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Kodaline
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Kodaline
February 26, 2022
Weekend Wrap-up Feb 26: CSS (Can’t Seem Simple)
I decided to revamp the homepage of my website. I was tired of the bland background, so I uploaded a starry picture from Canva, went to the customize page, selected 'set background', and Voila! But wait. I wanted it on the homepage only and it was on every one, which meant my fonts didn't show … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Feb 26: CSS (Can’t Seem Simple)
February 25, 2022
Free Book Friday Feb 25: In Conversation with Daniel Gibbs
Daniel Gibbs is a recovering computer engineer that spent fifteen years supporting various US Navy and Marine Corps information technology programs, worldwide. His love of sci-fi and military fiction sparked an overactive imagination and fueled a growing ambition to bring his unique vision of the future to readers. In Conversation With: Daniel Gibbs Today I … Continue reading Free Book Friday Feb 25: In Conversation with Daniel Gibbs
February 23, 2022
Wonderful Wednesday: Book Rankings
I took advantage of a few promotional deals on a couple of websites, and put my book on sale. So, after a few days, the book has cracked to overall top 50 000, and the top 500 in some other categories. I've very happy with the rating as well. It was supposed to be on … Continue reading Wonderful Wednesday: Book Rankings
February 21, 2022
Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Milo Greene
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday: Songs you might want to hear – Milo Greene
February 19, 2022
Weekend Wrap-up Feb 19: What have we learned about the Olympics?
What I've learned about the Winter Olympics: There are a lot of events in speed skatingThere are also a lot of events on the downhill icy-slideScandinavians are really good at cross-country skiingScandinavians are even better at cross-country skiing and shooting stuffIn hockey, anything can happen—when you take NHL players out of the equationCurling watches better … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up Feb 19: What have we learned about the Olympics?
February 18, 2022
Free Book Friday-Feb 18: In Conversation with Jon Cronshaw
Finally! The interviews are back! But first, I don't put my books on sale often, so pick up your discounted copy next week: Who's is this Jon Cronshaw you speak of? Jon Cronshaw is a British science fiction and fantasy author based in the north of England, just south of the wall.As a freelance features … Continue reading Free Book Friday-Feb 18: In Conversation with Jon Cronshaw
