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Hello again, my faithful followers! I may not have been blogging lately, but there’s certainly been…

Immortal Wars: Light, Blood, & Tears Part 38

(Disclaimer: A warning to those who continue.  This is a sequel to a previous story.  Both…

Paper Straws are Improving… in Some Cases

Paper Straw A while back I wrote about how much I hate paper straws. That was…

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor: review

5/5 stars on Goodreads Noor by Nnedi Okorafor Noor means light, and in Nnedi Okorafor’s africanfuturist…

Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Twiggy Deal with a Conundrum

“Lucy, there must be something wrong.” “Why do you say that, Little One?” “Do you see…

For Two Days Only

Today and tomorrow (Nov. 18 & 19), Of Half a Mind is free! When a young…

Meet the Characters – Angie Swinton from Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

I’m delighted to welcome romance author Jessica Redland to my blog today. Jessica is interviewing Angie…

Great American Smokeout

I remember in elementary school our health class listened to comedy tapes from Bob Newhart and…

FIREFLY WINS the Governor General’s Literary Award 2021

  FIREFLY has WON the Governor General’s Award for Young People’s Literature (text) 2021! I am…

Let’s Set Sail Upon Magical Seas in this #Podcast: Voyage of the Lanternfish by @Virgilante

Welcome back, my fellow creatives! We’re back with more beautiful brews from fellow indie authors of…

Amy Caudill’s Reviews > The Murder on the Links

The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) by Agatha ChristieAmy Caudill‘s review In this classic Agatha…

Why I Love Writing Strong Heroines…

  I have written twenty-nine books and proud that as I start each and every novel,…

FIRST TIME EVER – FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME

Both books in the Luck duet free for a limited time. Read the whole STEAMY story…

Cover Reveal: NEW Legacy Series – The Death of Me

Exciting news I’m happy to reveal the cover for my latest romantic mystery-thriller, The Death of…

The Decline of the Apostrophe?

The linguist, Dr Vaclav Brezina, said recently “There has been a very noticeable drop in the…

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for Wednesday NOV 17

As always, I recommend sampling before you buy! I have not read most of the new…

Writing the villain (ess)

When you write romantic suspense one of the essential ingredients is a villain. And for some…

The Thanksgiving I Will Never Forget

  Many years ago, I sat with my dad on the front porch one summer night…

AUTHOR GINA DANNA’S ROMANTIC REGENCY CHRISTMAS

Gina Danna spent hours devouring historical romances, always dreaming of writing one of her own. After…

A Wizard Story :-)

Wizard had some oral surgery on Monday. That went well. But Wizard is pretty funny coming…

Coffee Chat Blog Interview with Author Augustina Van Hoven

​Welcome, Booklovers! Winter has come to the Midwest, so no more deck days until spring. We’ll…

In darkness take a leap

This piece is part of a series of sculptures that were inspired by my poem, Dust.…

HORDE Selected as a Finalist by Best Book Awards

Horde (Zombie Apocalypse: Chad Halverson Series Book 6) is selected as a Finalist in the Horror…

Sale, Holiday Bundle, and Playlist Giveaway!

KJ Waters Holiday Happenings 2021!  Killing Time on Sale Lots of exciting news over here in…

One For Sorrow #Free from 18-22nd November #romance #mystery

​One For Sorrow is free from 18th November – 22nd November.Download a copy, even if you…