Many of the TV series I get to watch are recommended to me by readers who know I’m just as interested in a good story as they are. Also, now Netflix is sending me recommendations, which, given my eclectic tastes, can be fraught. The odd whacky title they’ve recommended, though, I’ve still taken a look […]
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In the seventeenth century, the Dutch were among the most adventurous sea explorers in the western world. The new worlds they discovered quickly became favoured trading destinations. One in particular was Jakarta, on the island of Java in Indonesia. The Dutch traders were wily. They quickly discovered that one of the fastest ways to get
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This article is over 3,000 words long. I first considered chopping it up into a series, but given the subject matter, I reconsidered. Instead, I am offering it as a booklet that can be downloaded and read on your ereader. Click here to download. (You will be asked to subscribe to my blog.) Tracy. PS:
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When I was still “just” a reader, (I’m still a reader, it’s just not all I do anymore), I used to marvel at what I thought were the complexities of the publishing world. I mean, how did they figure out what stories to publish? How did they set up the type in books so it was
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Wow, how time flies! Here we are, in the middle of March, and the last one of these I did was in December last year!! Anyway, recently we got around to watching the first season of Timeless, the new time travel series. Both Mark and I write time travel stories and are fascinated by them, so Timeless
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My entire family, except for one of us, went to see Rogue One on the same day. We didn’t go together and we didn’t discuss when we’d go, but on Christmas Day, we discovered that all but one (and you know who you are!) had coincidentally gone to see the movie on the same day. That
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I thought I’d try something a bit different for a bit. There’s quite a few writers I know who write “in public” — they post what they produce on their blogs, for readers to react to. Wattpad is the grand collective of this idea. For writers who are unsure of their craft, or for the
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It’s that time of year! I’m feeling the spirit now because I’ve got all my shopping done. If you’re still looking for inspiration and last minute gifts for other romance readers, browse through these ideas: A Romance Novel Coloring Book: Coloring Pages Inspired By Romance Novel Covers (Volume 1) [link] If you or your gift
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Recently, I received an email from a reader, Wen, who said in part: I hate myself in pictures, specially where I have to pose but be natural WTH!!! But I have learned that selfies are more benevolent with me 🙂 Video? No way Jose!!! About questions… I was the student who almost never asked questions
Further to my post about sideloading, I discovered that Teleread have a three part series on the various ways you can sideload to your Kindle — including why you would even want to. This is a thorough exploration of all the processes, and as it was only posted in April 2016, you can be fairly
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