Tomorrow is January 1, 2020 and I can’t turn around without running into another end-of-the-decade reflection or best-of list. But does 2020 really start a new decade? There are a lot of different thoughts on this. I particularly like the explanation offered on TimeandDate.com. They say that if you think of decades in terms such as the […]
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I’m pleased to announce that I’m closing out 2019 and kicking off 2020 by participating in the End of the Year Sale over at Smashwords. My books are 50% off. Here’s the link to my Smashwords page. Scroll down to see my books with the promotional pricing. The sale ends January 1, 2020. Enjoy! Share0 Tweet0
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As I mentioned last year, many parks in my area have a tree that people decorate year after year. There’s no formal process or rules. People just show up and add whatever they want. I love seeing what people come up with each year, although I worry that some of the ornaments won’t do so well […]
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Illustrated medieval manuscript from Depositphotos.com.On the copyright page of the hardback edition of Leigh Bardugo’s novel King of Scars there’s this little story:At the foot of the Petrazoi lies a small swamp that smells potently of feet and rancid cooking oil. It is known as the Armpit and its fumes cause dizzy spells, vomiting, and […]
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WHAT’S SCARIER?If you ask a group of writers that question, you’ll likely get at least a few people who think Scrivener is scarier. But it doesn’t have to be! Are you one of those writers? If yes, then check out my new online course, Start Your Novel with Scrivener. In it, I’ll walk you through the […]
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It’s the holiday season, so I couldn’t resist browsing the internet to see what holiday gifts are out there for readers. Here are ten gifts that I thought were fun. 1. Mug with Slogan: I’m Not a Book Worm, I’m a Book DragonFrom Etsy.comYep. Because I DEVOUR books! 2. T-shirt with Slogan: My Weekend Is […]
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The December edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, December 5th. I tried something new this time. I took a deleted scene from WAR: Disruption and added commentary about what changed and what was eliminated from the final book, along with my reasons. Did you like this commentary? If so, let me know […]
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(Oops! When I originally wrote this on November 26th, I thought I’d saved the post. But somehow, the text from the previous week’s post about my run-in with the door showed up on the blog under this title instead. Because, you know, the universe apparently wants to make sure everyone knows about that embarrassing, […]
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This is not the blog post I intended to go out this evening. But the post I started writing earlier included an array of images and links that I wanted to be displayed in a certain manner. Of course, I’d never actually done that type of layout before. As you can probably guess, it proved to […]
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