Here’s what’s on my immediate reading list for August 2024:FinishedIlona Andrews – Sanctuary This is first in the new urban fantasy series Roman’s Chronicles. It’s a novella about Roman, one of the beloved secondary characters in the Kate Daniels series.  LOVED it! Heather Blake – It Takes a Witch This is Book 1 in the Wishcraft series. This is

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The August 2024 edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, August 8th. It includes my attempts at getting marketing images for Betrayal. Enjoy! If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions tab. If my emails are consistently

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I asked ChatGPT to generate a marketing image for Betrayal based on the description on the back of the book. This is the first image. I think it’s pretty darn good, even though Kai is blond and this guy isn’t. I don’t care about that for marketing images. I just want the right atmosphere and tone.Attempt

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I’ve been struggling lately to name some of the secondary characters who are appearing regularly in my current project. This isn’t unusual. I often take a long time to settle on a name. While writing one scene recently, the name Dahlia popped into my head. I wouldn’t have thought a flowery name would suit that character,

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