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August 18, 2019
Mondays are Murder: H.H. Holmes
H.H. Holmes was a con man and serial killer. Born Herman Webster Mudgett, he changed his name to Henry Howard Holmes in an effort to avoid arrest for a slew of crimes (including grifting and insurance fraud). Holmes moved to Chicago before they hosted the World's Fair in 1893, and he bought and remodeled a building---three stories tall and a block long---which he named the World's Fair Hotel.
August 15, 2019
Friday Finds #writetips #humor #qotd
Ciao, amici! How was your week? Mine was a little bumpy, but that seems to be the case for many of my friends. Like my grandma would say, there must be something in the water. I hope your week was better than mine. My days alternated between scrambling in a hurry and waiting impatiently. I... Continue Reading →
August 14, 2019
Sci-Fi Thursday: AATIP
Ciao, amici. This is the last of the new blog features. Since I’m writing science fiction, I thought it was only right to talk about it. Today, my inaugural topic is the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). The funny thing is, it’s not science fiction. It’s a US Government fact. AATIP was founded in... Continue Reading →
August 13, 2019
WIP Wednesday: Shame
Ciao, amici. The random word generator gave me a difficult choice this week. I settled on the word SHAME. I haven’t released the title and cover of book 2 yet, so I can’t tell you anything more than this excerpt is from the second Astral Conspiracy Series book in the Invasion Universe. Without further ado,... Continue Reading →
Well, this is embarrassing…
Ciao, amici. I’ve talked about burning the candle at both ends and being so busy, I don’t know if I’m coming or going. Today, I went. But it slipped my mind that I had somewhere to be. Friend and fellow author Mae Clair generously offered to host me at her site today to talk about... Continue Reading →
August 12, 2019
A Cold Dark Place #bookreview #thriller
Ciao, amici. It’s Tuesday again; time for me to share something I recently read. This time, its from the thriller genre. My Review: ★★★★☆ Solid Story, Great Hero, So-So Heroine I downloaded this because I thought it was a psychological thriller. I was surprised to find it was a romantic thriller (which I don’t mind... Continue Reading →
August 11, 2019
Mondays are Murder: Charles Manson #cult #serialkiller
Ciao, amici. As promised, I’m continuing with the changes to my posting schedule. I’ve chosen “Mondays are Murder” to discuss mystery/suspense/thriller topics. Could be real life stories, possibly a movie or show I watched, maybe a book or series I’ve read. Why this topic, you ask? My publisher’s schedule is fixed through the end of... Continue Reading →
August 8, 2019
Friday Finds #writetips #fiction #qotd
Ciao, amici! How was your week? Mine was a mixed bag. I started rolling out some new features on my blog and hope to continue that next week. Every day, Monday through Friday, now has a theme, though I’m willing to preempt days (primarily Tuesdays) for promotions. I’m taking weekends off. No posting, no reading... Continue Reading →
August 7, 2019
Hode’s Hill 3 by Mae Clair #coverreveal #paranormal
Ciao, amici! Of all the things we writers do, perhaps the sexiest is a cover reveal. Today, I’d like to share with you the cover for Mae Clair’s Eventide. Mae is one of my favorite authors. (Heck, she’s one of my favorite people.) Her Hode’s Hill series is one of my favorite trilogies. (I admit... Continue Reading →
August 6, 2019
WIP Wednesday
Ciao, amici. I briefly mentioned last Friday that I was revamping my posting schedule. Today, I’m unveiling the second of my changes. Wednesdays are now WIP Wednesdays. I am going to use a random word generator every week, choose a word out of the ten presented to me, and share something relevant from my WIP.... Continue Reading →
