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Newsletter
I started a monthly (or so) newsletter - just to keep people who are interested up to date on what's going on in my writing world, or anything else that may be of interest. If you'd like to sign up, you can do it here: http://eepurl.com/Gre2f
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2014 Author Tour - Overview
My daughter Paige and I went on our self-proclaimed author tour for about ten days at the end of June. I paid for it all with money earned from writing, and also made money along the way in book sales and (very modest) speaking fees. We had a lot of fun and best of all met a lot of great people, saw a lot of interesting places, and most importantly ( Read more... ) -
5 Questions interviews
I have been conducting a few author interviews over at my other blog, where I ask each author the same five questions. Come check 'em out!
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The Vanishing Art of Browsing
In talking to my mom - a retired elementary school librarian - recently, she mentioned a friend of hers - a non-retired school librarian - who was upset that the school she works for is planning to shrink the library by getting rid of the majority of print books and focusing mainly on digital ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming Thing-a-ma-bobs
I'll be at the MinnSpec booth (as well as wandering a bit) at the Bloomington Book Festival tomorrow, March 23rd (Saturday) from 9:30 to 5. Stop by and say hello ( Read more... ) -
New cover for Death Rhythm and it's FREE today!
My horror/suspense novel Death Rhythm has a new cover.
Plus, it's FREE today (December 14th) for your Kindle!
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Contemplating Ghosts
I had the seeds of a ghost story germinating in my head, and so I started thinking about what makes a ghost a ghost - or more simply - Just what is a ghost, anyway? For the purposes of this entry, you can substitute ghosts with spirits, if you’d like.
Personally, I’ve never seen or experienced a ghost (that I’m aware of). I’m a skeptic, and many of ( Read more... ) -
The Calendar in the Break Room - free story!
I posted one of the stories from my new collection Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse here. It's called "The Calendar in the Break Room" and is a bit of a twist on the whole Mayan Calendar thing. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
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What’s Happening!!
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The Day I Lost My Innocence and Realized We’re All Just Shills for the Man...
I had to check out IMDB to find the date, and according to it, the day I lost my innocence and realized we’re all just shills for the man was February 4th, 1978. It was the day that the popular television show What’s Happening!! aired the episode “Doobie or Not ( Read more... ) -
Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein Double Feature
Last night I attended a double feature of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein on the big screen. It was a special one day only event put on by Turner Classic Movies. Very cool. I’d seen both movies before, but never one right after the other, and I hadn’t realized how very different they are from each other. Yes, you have Boris Karloff as ( Read more... )