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Review: Les Misérables (with a Z)

I wrote this a couple of weeks ago on a plane en route to ClickerExpo, but I forgot to finish and post it live. Here we go! I had the opportunity to see the new tour of Les Misérables this week, and I’m still trying to decide how I feel… Continue reading

D-Dames is here! D-Dames are here? The book of D-Dames is here!

Plural titles can be tricky, because the correct phrasing will sound wrong if the listener doesn’t know it’s a title. But, to the point, a new book is out! D-Dames is a collection of short stories about women with elemental magic in World War 2. These stories were written originally… Continue reading

Typo Bounty Program!

Look, I self-publish and I publish traditionally. My work may be read by one editor or a half dozen. I’ve read it myself 5 or 25 times before it goes to press. And still somehow a typo can occasionally slip through. It doesn’t happen a lot; I work hard to… Continue reading

Authors & Publishers, check your machine learning licenses

Check your machine learning licenses. Even if you didn’t know you had granted one. Especially if you didn’t know you had granted one. I have just been alerted by my narrator to a clause tucked into my Findaway Voices distribution agreement. It was the last bit of attached Schedule D,… Continue reading

Route 66: Classic Signs

One of the best parts of Route 66 is the old signs, many with neon, all with fun old design. And there are a few newer signs intended to blend with the vintage ones. I took these photos on my Route 66 trip a few years ago, but in all… Continue reading

Laura’s Big Guide to Conference Networking, or, How To Meet People in Mutually Beneficial Ways Without Feeling Like a Salesman or Wanting to Chew Your Eyes Out

I see a lot of writers stressing about talking with other writers at events. The stereotype, of course, is that writers are writers because they would rather sit in a dark room by themselves than interact with other people. And yes, it’s true, I spend a lot of time with… Continue reading

When tech betrays.

I had six websites go down this month due to various server and malware issues. Granted, only four of those really matter, but still that’s a lot to fix. One part of that fix was staying up last night to manually repair a lot of links on this site.

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Race, America, and Me.

So I’m confused and frustrated. Enough so that I’m going to risk some internet flames by discussing racism and its weirdness in America.

I just finished an article by a self-described “Brown Person” on how whites should address race (don’t bring it up) which nearly contradicts what I read from … Continue reading

It’s Giftmas Time Again! 2022

If you’ve been around with me before, you know Giftmas is an annual charity fundraiser, and if you’re in a big hurry today, no worries — ��� Continue reading

Want a holiday card?

I did a lot of advance planning before I went to Japan for November — but I forgot to set up my card collection form! So now we have to move fast.

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