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Saw The Ghost Of Elvis Down On Union Avenue

I just back from a weekend in Memphis, TN. It was a great trip, beautiful weather, a relaxing drive both ways, good food and some interesting places to see. I don’t usually do this, but I think I’m just going … Continue reading

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Taming Shadows Cover Reveal

One of the great things about self-publishing is that we learn by doing. Author Fiona Skye released a novel called Faerie Tales about a year ago, and while she was quite satisfied with the novel itself, she wasn’t entirely happy … Continue reading

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I Do Believe It’s Time For Me To Fly

Sunday Morning, dark and early, my roommate and I will hit that old dusty trail. It’ll be just like The Road To Bali, only with less Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and we’re not going to cross any oceans, and … Continue reading

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Vacation

This past week my roommate and I took a little trip.  We left St. Louis Saturday morning, early (about 5:30) and drove to Kansas City, got there about noon (we tend to take a lot of stops along the way). … Continue reading

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Have A Seat With Susan Koenig

My friend Susan Koenig has just released The Bench, a collection of poetry, short fiction, and original photography. In this collection Koenig ranges from the mundane (the eponymous park bench) to the fantastic (a vampire stand up comic) to the strangely … Continue reading

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Placeholder Cover

I realize that for most authors the cover is one of the very last things that you think about, but for some reason it’s important to me to have a working placeholder cover when I write. MzSusanB did this photograph … Continue reading

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Busy little bee

Okay. First off, Cannibal Hearts first draft–I’m still fiddling with the epilogue, but basically I am ready to start editing.  I read through the story, and I am happy with the basic arc, but I noticed a couple of continuity … Continue reading

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And now for a few things completely different

Interesting weekend. First, I became aware that Amazon also has a venue for submitting screenplays, both to Amazon directly and for shopping out to independent filmmakers.  Well, as it happens, I  have a screenplay, or, to be technical, half of … Continue reading

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Old vs New

Just received my first test run of the new front and back covers from Create Space.  I’m not entirely sure that I like reducing the image on the front–it is such a beautiful shot.  But it seemed too busy with … Continue reading

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New Front And Back Cover

I’ve ordered five copies from CreateSpace with the new cover to see how it looks. The new front cover is already on the Kindle edition.

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