As I write this post, I’m zooming up to the finish post on the fourth Vistaria Affair book, White Dawn. (And as I post this post, I’ve finished!!) This one has been a long time coming. I finished the first three books years ago. In fact, Blue Knight was one of the last two books […]
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I’ve been boring – not a lot of surfing this month, except for utilitarian sites for indie authors (ePubCheck, anyone?). But there were a few buried in my bookmarks worth passing on. ______________ Indie Bound link. This is a different sort of on-line bookstore, one that I tripped over only recently. They support local, independent
This is the 401st anniversary of the wedding of Pocohontas and John Rolfe — not John Smith. Unlike the Disney version of the story, Smith was quite a bit older than Pocohontas, although she had a serious crush on him. But when she was captured by the English, John Rolfe told her Smith was dead,
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As promised, here’s some of the best non-Google Easter Eggs online: Konami Codes The Konami Code started off as a Nintendo cheat. Quickly inputting the code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A) would give players 30 extra lives. The Konami code has been used in a number of video games since,
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Considering that it’s also nearly Easter, and I’m a much bigger fan of Easter Eggs than practical jokes, I thought for April 1st this year, I’d reveal some of Google’s Easter Eggs – they have many of them, which proves they’ve got a sense of humour. (Just in case you weren’t already aware of it.)
April Fool’s Day by Google Read More »
Pulse Pause Moments: Sherlock. No, not that one, the other one! There have been a few TV series that I’ve resisted watching for a number of reasons – most of those reasons have been petty princess objections to something or other. Occasionally, I’ve ended up watching the series anyway, much later than anyone else, and
For all you Sebastian & Nial lovers, here is a keeper copy of every Blood Drops story that makes up their full history, from the 18th century through to the years just before the events in Blood Knot. The individual stories are available in ebook only, and this special collection is available in print only.
AMOR MEUS is now out Read More »
I’ve become fascinated by the phenomenon of binge TV watching lately. I mistakenly thought I was the only story-addict who sat up until the small hours of the morning watching episode after episode of an entire season of a particularly good TV show. Fringe is the first show I ever did that with, years and
Today, 412 years ago, the Tudor dynasty of England ended, when Elizabeth I (“the Virgin Queen”) died, leaving no heir. A distant cousin, who just happened to be the King of Scotland, stepped into the void, and James VI of Scotland became James I of England. The Tudor dynasty lasted for 118 years. The first
Long Live King James Read More »
Oooh! So much to tell you! First off, Mark and I both took a week off work, this past week, and we have been working our butts off, doing major maintenance on all my books — it was badly needed in some cases. I’ve been indie publishing for four years, and already, the older books
Pretty, pretty covers and much more… Read More »