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October 17, 2021
Short Story: Sprouts
There is, in fact, a forest in central Arizona which burned down in 1990. I took a trip there a few weeks after the fire had been put out and snapped the picture that inspired this story. I didn't actually write it until 2003, but it was that picture which was taped to my monitor the whole time.
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October 13, 2021
A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter #2
Howdy. I’m Benjamin X. Wretlind and this is the 2nd issue of A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter. It dawned on me sometime in September that allowing emails to go out for every post was not the best idea. So, from now on, the only emails that will come from me are these newsletters (which summarize all the…
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It dawned on me sometime in…
Howdy. I’m Benjamin X. Wretlind and this is the 2nd issue of A Semi-Not-Horribly-Regular Newsletter. It dawned on me sometime in September that allowing emails to go out for every post was not the best idea. So, from now on, the only emails that will come from me are these newsletters (which summarize all the…
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October 12, 2021
Location, Location, Location
Location, Location, Location. We’ve heard it before, how important it is to a story. The setting of a story can move about, but it is no less important (I believe) than the characters or the plot. After all, where would the characters act out the plot if not in a setting? “Everything in life is…
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October 8, 2021
The Second Hop: Another Kindle Vella Blog Hop
Well, the first Kindle Vella Blog Hop was a “hopping” success, and I received quite a bit of response to add more. What is this about? One of the many issues with Kindle Vella is the absence of any sort of built in marketing. As a result, many authors who are trying out this new…
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October 1, 2021
It’s October. It’s a Three (3) Book (& pen) Giveaway!
It’s an October Giveaway! This month, I’m giving away three (3) autographed copies of my books to date (a $51.85 value): CastlesSketches from the Spanish MustangA Difficult Mirror Again, that’s three (3) or THREE! Why? Because it seems like a good thing to do. I’m also adding in this custom rollerball pen I made from…
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September 30, 2021
A Kindle Vella Blog Hop
One of the many issues with Kindle Vella is the absence of any sort of built in marketing. As a result, many authors who are trying out this new platform (which you can read all about here) have to be as creative as possible so their work is seen and appreciated. With that in mind,…
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September 24, 2021
Short Story: Terminal Conversations
Time travel has been written about so many times, there can’t be anything fresh in it. I decided to play with time travel once—and only once.
“Terminal Conversations” appeared in Travel a Time Historic, an anthology published in 2005.
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September 23, 2021
It gave the impression of something you might find…
Episodes 14 through 17 of my novel Beneath Gehenna are now available on the Kindle Vella platform. I learned within the first twenty minutes that the staff lift to Paradise Point was disabled. In fact, only a few lifts were in operation, and most of the travel between decks had now devolved into the arduous…
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September 15, 2021
How to: Develop a Writing Routine
Psychologically, routines are comfort food. They are there when other things are not. They are what we go to when we don't know what else to do. Naturally, developing a routine in anything--be it writing or exercise or reading or needlepoint--is important to us as humans.
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