For various reasons, I had to replace the covers for Dead Again and Thrilling Affair this week. I was kinda grumpy about that, because I just had new covers made not so long ago. I went back to check on that date. It was three years ago!! That’s the problem with all sorts of inanimate objects. If […]
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This isn’t a quote from Fitzgerald’s books. It is something he said about his wife, Zelda.
I Fell In Love With Her Courage… Read More »
This attractive fruit <cough> is called a Medlar. When it is ripe, it’s still not edible. It has to sit and soften for more than two weeks, before it can be eaten. Apparently, they taste like cinnamon applesauce, with a hint of wine. Cinnamon is supposed to be an aphrodisiac, but I rather doubt Eve would
Oh yeah, that’s completely sexy. Absolutely. Read More »
This post was published five years ago today. Five years!! I’ve been keeping a blog for a long time. There are posts going back even further than this one, but I thought this one would bear repeating, for newer readers to discover. –t. I think the reason why I write fiction is pretty much out there
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An interesting reminder that where you stand when you consider anything affects what you perceive. Next time someone is arguing the complete opposite, forcefully, consider if this is what is happening…
Even When You’re Sure You’re Right, You Could Still Be Wrong Read More »
Do you have a “price too high” wishlist where you buy your books? Amazon in particular will let you create multiple wishlists, both for the public to view and for you to keep to your own little self. Goodreads will let you shelve books in groups you get to name, so creating a list there
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I think everyone considers, at least once in their life, and usually when they’re young, the idea of pursuing fame and fortune as a movie star. I know I did. Lately, though, I have begun to think screen actors have the worst job in the world. Just to begin, most of them have to shuck
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May your 2018 be brilliant and most of all, happy. Unlike previous years, this year I sat back at my work desk on December 28th and haven’t stopped. Today being the first of the month and the first day of the year, I have been entrenched in my office all day and have only now
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As Christmas Day falls on a Monday, this year I get to say Merry Christmas on the actual day. May you and yours have a wonderful day, eat far too much, regret it as usual, and relax with your loved ones and wonder where the year went. And because my blog wouldn’t be
During 2017, a discussion via my newsletter and email from various readers alerted me to the confusion over book lengths and what makes a book a book, or a novel a novel. Novels and books are not interchangeable terms, anymore, although they used to be. A “novel” is a preset wordcount range that defines a
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