Why have some older posts disappeared while others suddenly have new illustrations? It turns out that maintaining a website that has existed since 1999 is very different today than it was twenty-five years ago. From changing copyright expectations to AI-powered search and the surprising discovery that images can become “musty,” here’s why the archive is getting a thorough spring clean.
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A while back I mentioned that I was having site issues, and had to shift all the Stories Rule Press authors’ sites over to a new host. The new host (Hostinger) has provided resources that make all the sites a lot faster, just by migrating over. But one of the issues I was having was
Site Revamp. It’s SO Speeeeedy, now! Read More »
Today’s last chance pricing is for my two Sherlock Holmes novels. Chronicles of the Lost Years and The Case of the Reluctant Agent will both return to $4.99 next Saturday the 29th, on all retailers everywhere, including my store at Stories Rule Press. The boxed set remains at the current price. Buy Chronicles of the
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In March 2020, when the COVID lockdowns kicked in, we discounted a half dozen series of mine, to give everyone stuck at home with no income a chance to buy some fiction to keep themselves occupied while the world had a meltdown. I’m pretty sure the pandemic is over, even though the hospitals and medical
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I’ve been having a few health challenges lately. I’ve kept the Facebook Hangout readers and everyone who has elected to receive BookFunnel emails sort-of up to date, but I’ve had even more news lately, and thought it was time to put it all into one post and bring everyone up to date. I’ve murmured once
Several months ago, my son Terry spent hours setting up a you-beaut Discord server for me–and for you. It’s got some really fancy bells and whistles. But other than a handful of readers, no one uses it. I recently came across research that says you guys (your demographic, that is) would rather use Facebook. So
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Change In Facebook Live session times and Ask Me Anything (Really!) Tomorrow, I’m switching things up for a bit. I often get emails expressing regret because the Facebook Live sessions are scheduled at a time when readers can’t tune in live. As 2pm MDT on a weekday suits the majority of readers, in all time
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I think I might get used to this. Monday’s Facebook Live session (here and here on YouTube, too, or just click on the embedded video, below) was not nearly the same stress-inducing, get-me-out-of-here experience as the first week. I actually managed to relax a bit. One of the questions I failed to answer yesterday, I
Llike countless others, I have to toss my hat into the GDPR ring, too. I’m sure you’re totally sick of these notices and re-opt-ins and yaddah-yaddah-yaddah-blah-blah-blah. However, it’s part of the new regulation that you be informed of the new standards of privacy and any changes to those practices in the future. This is the
Yeah. Me, too. Sorry. Read More »
Seven years ago today, on March 11, 2011, I “relaunched” my blog, to mark the release of my very first indie book, Blood Knot. I’ve been writing blog posts ever since, with just the odd short break here and there to give myself some downtime. But that wasn’t the first day this site was launched. In actual
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