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March 16, 2020
Hand Washing Recitations
For those with a literary bent who want to wash their hands for the recommended amount of time but have yet to find a piece of work to to do it to, a few ideas:
20 seconds:
From The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
The wind was a torrent of darkness
Among the gusty trees
The moon was a ghostly galleon
Tossed upon cloudy sees
The road was a ribbon of moonlight
Over the purple moor
When the highwayman came riding, riding, riding
The highwayman came riding
Up to the old inn door
25 seconds:
From Id...
March 13, 2020
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
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Next week, most of us will cling to that .005% Irish that we believe we are. Well eat strange-to-us foods. Some of us will drink far too much beer. While others still, probably the majority, will do absolutely nothing out of the ordinary because we couldnt care less about St. Paddys.
Speaking of the Irish.
There is a wee bit of Irish influence in The Goblets Immortal books. Namely, my two lead characters names: Aidan and Slaíne (though the Irish way is just Slaineand the Scottish way has an...
March 6, 2020
March News
I hope everyone had a wonderful February (but I bet we’re all glad that it’s over. Hello, spring!) A few notices, in case I forgot to mention them here:
1 – The Goblets Immortal is out now in paperback, hardcover, and e-book. I believe there will be an audiobook as well, but at a later date 
February 28, 2020
Authors Need to Read Recent Fiction
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The other week, another writer made a simple statement on Twitter. To sum it up: writers who want to be published should read at least one book that was published within the past five years. Reasonable suggestion, no? Here’s why a very good reason to be up to date on reading:
Literary agents (and some small presses) want comp titles from the past five years. If you don’t know what to compare your book to, well, that makes something really difficult...
February 21, 2020
Series Bible Pics
You may have seen on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram but…I’m handwriting and -drawing a series bible for The Goblets Immortal. Here’s a peek at what I have so far (as of the writing of this blog post):
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I’m also having a sealing stamp made for my main character. Here’s what it will (hopefully) look like:
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It’s fun incoporating my writing into my hobby
February 14, 2020
Book and Food Pairings
Who doesn’t like curling up with a good book and a cuppa comforting tea…or perhaps a scrumptious scone (or three)? This blog post is for you, o seekers of creature comforts. Read on!
The Teashop Mysteries by Laura Childs have one obvious pairing: tea. But why not matcha the book-a with the-a corresponding tea-a? (/phony Italian accent and bad puns.) And while you’re at it, maybe whip up some yummy treats from the recipes in the backs of her books. (Tea-smoked chicken, anyone?)
The...
February 7, 2020
3 Benefits of Past Pain
Everyone has had pain in their life in some form. For some it’s been fleeting physical pain—maybe a broken bone or a black eye. Or maybe, like me, it’s an ongoing battle with mental anguish with, hopefully, the worst of it behind them.
There’s a verse in the Bible that says that all things work together for good for those who love God. I don’t know your stance on Him, just mine. But I can say that there are ways to take the bad that has happened to you and try to make it work for good.
#1 –...
January 31, 2020
Watching THE WITCHER
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I’ve been watching a show based on a series of books. Perhaps you’ve heard of…THE WITCHER? Magic and medieval-ish costumes and monsters and a brooding hero equals fun, albeit some nudity, sex, adult language, and a very confusing timeline. Really confusing. Like, it took me three episodes to figure out that we’re moving back and forth through time as the story’s being told. By then it’s charming and cool (imo), but still somewhat unnecessarily tangled. I liked it, and I still do, but as...
January 24, 2020
What I’m Listening to: January 2020
Right now, I’m working on the first draft of book three of The Goblets Immortal series. While I write, I’ve been listening to some pretty awesome music that I thought I should give a mention. Here, in no particular order, are the artists and the songs that I’ve been playing:
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (cover) by Gabriela Bee
Hero by Chad Kroeger
I’m So Sorry by Imagine Dragons
Toss a Coin to Your Witcher (cover) by Samuel Kim
Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
HandClap by Fitz and the Tantrums
Only...
January 17, 2020
What I’m Reading: January 2020
My TBR (to be read) pile keeps growing, but I need to finish what I’ve started reading, which has proven difficult lately. Don’t get me wrong. It’s nothing to do with the books I’m reading—per se. I think I just have a small case of reader’s burnout. Ugh. Here’s what I’m reading:
PRAY BIG by Alistair Begg
STOKER’S WILDE by Steven Hopstaken and Melissa Prusi
OPHELIA by Lisa M. Klein
REVISION AND SELF-EDITING FOR PUBLICATION by James Scott Bell
SORCERY OF THORNS by Margaret Rogerson
THE BOOK OF...
