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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Just a word for California Senator Diane Feinstein – retire. Retire with grace and dignity instead of trying to continue. It’s past time for you and other aging people in Congress to just – go. Go enjoy the rest of your life. Go spend your last years with family and friends. Go, so people with
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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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Been another rough week for me pain-wise, so I haven’t accomplished nearly as much as I’d planned. But, hey, we do what we can, right? I learned a long time ago that if self-imposed deadlines aren’t met, well… You know the rest. Work on the novella that will be the third book in the One
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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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AND THEY DANCED The Tess Corona Chronicles, Book 1byTiffany Seitz Paranormal Suspense / Urban FantasyPublisher: The Wild Rose PressDate of Publication: March 6, 2023352 pages *** Scroll down for Giveaway! *** Tess Corona left home thanks to a traumatic experience with the paranormal and has only recently returned home from a secretive military career. Her
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First off, I want to share this gorgeous photo that my granddaughter took over the 4Th of July holiday at a beach in NC. It’s just stunning! Recently I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts where hosts and guests are talking about OpenAI and ChatGPT and I decided to give it a try, just for
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