Nero was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and he died on this day in A.D. 68. While Claudius, his immediate predecessor, brought stability and sanity back to the empire, and Julius Caeser himself made the empire great, Nero’s rule was not distinguished. He was a lacklustre leader, and a persecutor of Christians. He […]
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Goodies I’ve found from chatting and cruising this week: Interesting Sites “People Aren’t Against You; They Are for Themselves” Interesting psychological piece from Lifehacker. (Love Lifehacker!) MMF Romance Resource Page Just added to this site this week. Indie Authors Rhiannon Ellis – contemporary romance Amber Scott – paranormal romance Jason Brant – thrillers About
One concert photo — especially one without the band members on stage — looks very much like another. Unless you were there. I was there. Twice. On both sides of the world. I’ve been crazy stupid over Pink Floyd and The Wall since it came out in the mid ’80s. (I was one of those
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This post was going to be about how the US Secret Service formed on June 4, waaaay back in 1778, which impressed the hell out of me. The idea that a country that was still forming, when the British and French were still firing flintlocks and muskets at each other, military strategy was advanced enough
The Beatles’ eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, was released on June 1, 1967, in the United Kingdom, and a day later in the United States. It has been called the greatest music album of all time, and is certainly one of the most influential. The style of music was far ahead
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Top Five Posts for May 1. Ease Yourself Into MMF Romances – Part I I believe this is the first time this series has shown up on the list at all. And at #1 spot, too! 2. Ease Yourself Into MMF Romances – Part II A definite trend… 3. So Where Are The Thick Romance
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In the next couple of weeks, Blood Knot, my MMF erotic urban fantasy romance and most successful indie title to date, will be moving over to the KDP Select Program at Amazon. That’s good news for you: – You will be able to borrow Blood Knot if you are a Kindle owner. – And for
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Is bigger really better? Or is it all in how that short length is used? Five years ago, the most popular sized book being bought at Ellora’s Cave was the quickie – short stories under 10K words that sold for less than $4. They sold by the bushel. Ellora’s Cave is a lot of things,
Goodies I’ve found from chatting and cruising this week: Interesting Sites Marilyn Monroe: Early Unpublished Photos Meet The Author The Writer At Work – a daily comic about the writer’s life The Republic of Pemberley – everything Jane Austen The Most Successful Indie Authors – a list of self-published authors who have sold over 50,000
It’s Just A Job – Angels We’re starting to get into the more and more “obvious” fantasy species in this series, but in order to keep the series complete and whole, they all have to get a post of their own, even the most well known species, like vampires. Angels and demons fit that classification,
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