Labor Day weekend is always the start of a melancholy time of the year for me. It used to be more exciting and exhilarating as I always looked forward to a break from the summer’s heat and the glorious colors of Autumn touching the trees with spatters of yellow, red, and orange. This weekend was […]
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First off a few words about the shooting in Jacksonville FL over the weekend that took the lives of three Black people. A White supremacist carried weapons into a Dollar General and shot the people for no other reason than the color of their skin. The shooter, who I will not name so I don’t
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First off, I want to mention that August 24th is the last day to get Evelyn Evolving for only .99 at most digital outlets. If you haven’t yet read this story of my mother’s challenging life, here’s a chance to Get Evelyn Evolving at a deep discount. ABOUT THE BOOK: Four-year-old Evelyn Gundrum’s secure and
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MUMENTOUS Original Photos and Mostly-True Stories about Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Supersized High School TraditionThat Was Born Deep in the Heart of TexasbyAmy J. Schultz Nonfiction / Photo-Driven Memoir / Women’s History / Pop Culture / TexanaPublisher: Atmosphere PressPage Count: 178 pagesPublication Date: April 25, 2023 Scroll down for a giveaway! The closest
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THINGS GET UGLY The Best Crime Stories ofJoe R. Lansdale Crime Fiction / Mystery / Short StoriesPublisher: Tachyon PublicationsDate of Publication: August 15, 2023Number of Pages: 352 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Edgar Award winner Joe R. Lansdale (the Hap and Leonard series) returns to the piney, dangerous woods of East Texas. In this career
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Over the weekend I learned that a good friend and prolific writer, Caleb Pirtle III, had recently died. I never knew he was sick, so I was just stunned to get the news from another writer friend. When I found out what he’d been dealing with, bone cancer, I was even more stunned and surprised.
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Full disclosure here. I wanted to play with ChatGPT again, and I also wanted to share about this new e-commerce platform, Gumroad, that I hadn’t heard about until my publisher notified me that one of my books was listed there for sale. I’ve read a few articles about Gumroad, but it would’ve taken a couple
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FOR THE MINDSAND WILLS OF MENbyJeff Lanier Mystery / Art HistoryPublisher: Boyle & DaltonDate of Publication: October 16, 2022Number of Pages: 310 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! A gripping, historical art mystery set in 1950s New York, For the Minds and Wills of Men is a story of art, love, and Cold War fear, suspicion, and betrayal.
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Lately, I’ve been visiting a number of blogs that focus on writing, whether that be craft or business. The latter being the most challenging as we try to keep up with the changes in publishing and marketing. On craft, however, there hasn’t been a lot changes through the years. Which is a good thing for
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I’ve been reading, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and enjoying the story as much as I did one of his other books, The Lincoln Highway. His writing style is most engaging, and sprinkled with witticisms and wisdom. Most of the wry comments in this story come from the “gentleman”, and here’s one that
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