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March 27, 2022
A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #7
In this issue: In Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit, Updates on Out of Due Season, Something a Little Different, New Posts, An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review). Coming July 12, 2022: In Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or the Second Transit The Journey will continue in 106 days! After Elijah Jonas managed to…
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March 20, 2022
The Only Books I’ve Read More than Twice
That was "more than twice" because there are quite a few books I've read two times and for two reasons: 1) I couldn't quite "get it" the first time or 2) I was deep in the jungles of Honduras and had nothing else to read.
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March 16, 2022
A Poem: Bully Trigger
Bully Trigger was written in early 2021 as a way to deal with a specific problem that has been bothering me since I was in the 5th or 6th grade. I never liked bullies (who does), and for many of us, that reason is personal. We were bullied ourselves or we saw people get bullied…
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March 12, 2022
On Clouds and Emotion
Clouds and emotion go together when you think about it. We have been trained since birth to recognize signs in the sky, whether we did so deliberately or not.
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March 4, 2022
Give Your Character a Test
There are a lot of ways to get inside your character's head: give that character a test, perform some transactional writing with them, or even pull out the all the Gestalt stops and use an empty chair to have a conversation.
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February 26, 2022
Calling All Readers & Reviewers!
Out of Due Season: The First Transit has been out for a few weeks, and so far the response from real reviewers has been positive. Reviews are the fuel for the fire of authors. Without them–without knowing what our audience thinks–we struggle sometimes. If you have read Out of Due Season: The First Transit, may…
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February 25, 2022
Review: Songbird Ascension by Khira Allen – A 2022 Indie Author Review Selection
Description • The Review • Author Interview • More About the Author Description (from Amazon.com) A dying student. A visionary scientist. Civilization-crushing conflict. Michael Carr stands at the edge of death. A bright young student, he is living out his final years on the quiet shores of Lake Superior, knowing that a genetic disorder will…
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February 17, 2022
A Release Plan for the Schedule Dependent
The release of a book is nowhere near the end of an author's journey, but it does feel good once you're there. You need a plan, though.
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February 16, 2022
Review: Road Kill by R. J. Norgard
Description (from Amazon.com) “When he turned they were almost on top of him – two orbs of blinding white light, racing toward him like craven monsters…” In Road Kill, the second installment in the Sidney Reed Mystery Series, Alaska P.I. Sidney Reed is still haunted by the memory of his late wife Molly, even as his…
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February 11, 2022
A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #6
In this issue: Out of Due Season Information, A Word about the Sequel, New Posts, An Indie Author Program Review Selection (a review). Get Out of Due Season at the Lowest Price Out of Due Season: The First Transit was released on February 8, 2022 and will remain $0.99 through February 14th. Don’t miss out…
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