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I’ve updated the title story of Rohmer’s Garden.

You’ll get the full explanation, along with the updated version of the complete story here: The reason I’m not posting the whole thing here is that the story comes in at over 5000 words, which I’m thinking might be too long for a post. My …

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December 4, 2023 By Mark

Shall I blame the characters?

I suppose I could do so, but why? Am I not the author, the one supposedly in control? If you happen to be reading my book, A Haunting We Will Go . . ., (if you are one of the winners of the Goodreads Giveaway) …

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"Seat of the pants" writing, creating the story, WritingNovember 13, 2023November 13, 2023 By Mark

Enough Rope by Lawrence Block, a fantastic deal at any price, but today it’s only $2.99 for the kindle version.

Eighty-four stories! This book is massive, and includes complete versions of three of L.B.’s short story collections: Sometimes They Bite, Like a Lamb to the Slaughter, and Some Days You Get the Bear. Any one of these collections alone is worth well more than $2.99. …

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Lawrence Block, short storiesOctober 14, 2023October 14, 2023 By Mark

Well, one day left for Pirate Tales book Giveaway on Goodreads!

I usually try and have the Pirate Tales giveaway start or end on International Talk like a Pirate Day, which is September 19 every year. The day sneaked up on me and I tried to submit the giveaway two days before the big day. There …

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Free book, Goodreads Giveaway, Pirate talesOctober 8, 2023October 8, 2023 By Mark

“To Olivia,” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and “Man from the South.”

Not sure where to begin here, so I’ll just jump into it . . . About a year ago I stumbled across a movie called “To Olivia.” I was intrigued when I read the description. This was a movie about Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal, …

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"To Olivia", Patricia Neal, Roald Dahl storiesSeptember 10, 2023September 10, 2023 By Mark

Format Your Book. Recently (July 1, 2023) Updated!

I just updated this book at the end of June. Got the updated version uploaded on the evening of July 1, 2023. Of course, Amazon has to approve the updates which might take up to 24-72 hours. I only state this because there was an …

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Book UpdatedJuly 26, 2023July 27, 2023 By Mark

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