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October 24, 2014

We are live, people! Box of Rain pre-orderable on Amazon

If you can’t wait to order a copy of the third Street Stories novel, Box of Rain, you don’t have to.  The link is live at Amazon.com where you can get your name in to receive your mobi file on … Continue reading →
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Published on October 24, 2014 07:56

October 22, 2014

In Print Book Fair October 25

This Saturday, October 25, I will be one of 25 authors present at the In Print Book Fair in Rockford. There will be family events, speakers, food and poetry readings, too.Filed under: Events
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Published on October 22, 2014 09:13

October 14, 2014

Cover image completed for Box of Rain

We just completed the image to go on the front of the ebook and print versions of Box of Rain. I love it! Artwork by the wonderful Annie Walls. Ebook should be preorderable later this month and available for purchase … Continue reading →
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Published on October 14, 2014 17:24

September 26, 2014

More Word of Art Finalists

I promised I would post more info about the In Print Word of Art event that took place September 5. There were five finalists chosen by Word Judge John Gilemy, including mine, An Autumn Afternoon. Here are the others. THE … Continue reading →
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Published on September 26, 2014 09:49

September 6, 2014

An Awesome Autumn Afternoon

Yesterday’s In Print Word of Art reception was a great kick off for an awesome autumn.  And I’m  not just saying that because my piece, An Autumn Afternoon, was one of five finalists selected by writer/publisher John Gile from the … Continue reading →
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Published on September 06, 2014 08:23

August 26, 2014

New Author Event: Word of Art September 5

I am excited to be one of the writers chosen to participate in the InPrint Word of Art Event on Friday, September 5 from 4-8 pm in Rockford IL. For those of you unfamiliar, Word of Art is a collaboration … Continue reading →
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Published on August 26, 2014 08:10

August 1, 2014

August Owes February

As I mentioned in my post of February 1, February got shorted one day so that August (aka Roman Emperor Augustus) could rival July’s glory (aka Julius Caesar).  Overall, though, the changes Augustus made for the sake of vanity are … Continue reading →
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Published on August 01, 2014 08:23

July 15, 2014

Small Towns, Small News, Small Fish

Hello?  Is anybody there?  Am I here? Or am I, maybe, invisible? I get that I live in a small town now.  A small pond, as they say.  And it’s not like I moved back here because I want to … Continue reading →[image error]
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Published on July 15, 2014 07:49

July 9, 2014

WordPress Wednesdays: Is Word Whoring Really Worth it?

When I first started promoting Painted Black, the process was confusing and time consuming: visiting social media sites, looking for reviewers, trying to set up author events. It still is, which is why lately I’ve started doing less of it … Continue reading →
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Published on July 09, 2014 10:11

June 27, 2014

Flashback Friday: Fabulous new inventions from 1937

Everyone else seems to hop on the Throwback Thursday or Flashback Friday bandwagons, so here’s my version, from the 1937 Compton’s Picture Encyclopedia, the very latest in technology for you. Filed under: Comptons Pictured Encyclopedia 1937
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Published on June 27, 2014 07:38