Posted by mcm0704 on September 18, 2020 |
∞ First a note to all of the politicians who have been politicizing the current pandemic, and the horrible effects of climate change that we can see in the fires that are consuming vast swaths of the West Coast, as well as the hurricanes that are starting to smash into gulf states. I am so tired […]
Tags: books, contest, Desperate Season, fiction, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, politics, seasons mystery series, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 14, 2020 |
∞ Autumn is beginning to show itself in cooler nights and a few gold and red leaves starting to drift from nearby trees. I love Autumn. Maybe because the worst of the Texas heat is gone for another year. Hopefully no 100+ days in the forecast until next July, but also because of the bold colors. […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, Desperate Season, fiction, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, odds and ends, racism, seasons mystery series, White Privilege, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on August 28, 2020 |
∞ I’m going to do something different this Friday for my blog post. Partially because Mr Ramsay Hunt is kicking my butt big time this week, and the meds I take to control the pain from trigeminal neuralgia make my brain really foggy. Image courtesy of The Empaths’s Guide to Becoming Worth a Damn Also, I […]
Tags: brain fog, cats, family, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, odds and ends, politics, pretty litter, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, words of wisdom, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on August 26, 2020 |
∞ Please help me welcome Patrick Canning as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. He’s the author of Hawthorn Woods, which I reviewed last Sunday, as well as The Colonel And The Bee, which I reviewed here in August 2018. Patrick answered a few questions about his latest book, writing, and what he does when he isn’t writing. So, […]
Tags: book review, books, family, fiction, Hawthorm Woods, maryann miller, mystery, Patrick Canning, The Colonel and the Bee, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on August 17, 2020 |
∞ First, I have some exciting news. Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series is ready for pre-order over at Amazon. I’ve listed it at a special price of only $1.99 for the ebook, so if you’ve been eager to read the next book, now’s your chance to get it for less than […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, Ann Napolitano, books, dallas detectives, Dear Edward, Desperate Season, fiction, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, Stalking Season, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on August 10, 2020 |
∞ Last week I was busy plotting a new book. When I finished Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, I thought about making that the last book, so I tied up a few of the subplots. Well, sort of. It was more like making suggestions as to how some things would go […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, Caste: the Origins of our Discontent, Desperate Season, fiction, Fresh Air, Isabel Wilkerson, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, racism, seasons mystery series, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on July 31, 2020 |
∞ Well, I finished my self-edit of Desperate Season, the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, and it is off with another editor for that ever-so-crucial final proofing. That is a step some new authors who are self-publishing skip, as well as getting a pro to format the interior of the book, and a graphic […]
Tags: books, Desperate Season, fiction, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, seasons mystery series, Stalking Season, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on July 8, 2020 |
∞ It’s next to impossible for a writer to not bring the current pandemic into his or her writing now’a days, and Slim Randles is right there with the rest of us. It’s been fun seeing the pandemic through the eyes of the guys at the Mule Barn Truck stop, especially from good ol’ Windy. Before […]
Tags: books, contest, cowboy humor, family, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, Slim Randles, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on July 4, 2020 |
∞ Normally, I’m always so excited for this holiday that celebrates the birth of our country. And I’ll be honest in saying a lot of that has to do with the fact that it’s my birthday, too, and, as a child, I always thought it was all about me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Kinda self-centered, […]
Tags: All Author, Brian Stokes Mitchell, fiction, Flag Song, Fourth of July, Kennedy Center, Kindle, maryann miller, Music, mystery, odds and ends, Stephen Sondheim, wearing masks
Posted by mcm0704 on June 19, 2020 |
∞ HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE & HAPPY JUNETEENTH I hope the celebrations of the holiday are peaceful and filled with fun and fellowship. In our current political and social atmosphere, it’s so important to curb any impulse toward violence and pull together to mark this day without bloodshed. Because racial issues play a central role in the […]
Tags: books, Desperate Season, fiction, Juneteenth, Library Journal, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, Publisher's Weekly, Stalking Season
