I’ll start with Pirate Tales. Though I talked about it in the last post, I’ll say a little more about it. Basically, I have to admit that it is essentially like my Civil War tales, only in a different setting. These stories are intentionally dark. …
Read MoreOnce again, I thank you. And once again I’m late in thanking you.
To all who entered the last Goodreads Giveaway contest, the one for Rohmer’s Garden, I thank you, sincerely. Even though I don’t say it often enough, I do appreciate anyone showing interest in the stories. And to those of you who won, I hope you …
Read MoreDust off that Screenplay! Final Draft’s Big Break contest is here.
April 12 is the early entry date. I go through this every year. I kick myself for not having a screenplay ready to submit. Each year I tell myself that I’ll buckle down and write one and have it ready for the next year’s entry. …
Read MoreThank you to all who entered the Goodreads Giveaways that I had going!
Sorry for being so late with the thank you. Usually I’m on it right away after each contest ends. In any case, I appreciate it as much now as ever! You guys are great! Without readers, there can be no authors. Remember that. Oh, many …
Read MoreA Porcelain Doll Now Haunts Me. But That’s Often the Way Things Begin—the makings of a Story.
If you’ll remember, dear reader . . . Just kidding. I’ll never be that formal with you, unless I’m doing so tongue-in-cheek. Okay, maybe I will. Thinking about it, you are dear to me. How could you not be? Look at yourself. How could you …
Read MoreVictorian Murder: Gritty, Grimy, Bloody and Brutal. It’s not at all Cozy!
Much like Victorian daily life, murder wasn’t pretty. Is it ever? Murder, I mean. Or, one can easily imagine . . . It surprises me that author Alex Grecian gets a lot of flack (at least as far as a few reviews go) for being …
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