In good news, I don’t have Parkinson’s…
In good news, I don’t have Parkinson’s…
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My Favorite Bit: Nicholas Kaufmann talks about DIE AND STAY DEAD
Nicholas Kaufmann is joining us today with his novel Die and Stay Dead. Here’s the publisher’s description. In this pulsepounding sequel to Dying Is My Business, Trent, a man who can’t stay dead or retain his memories, tries to uncover his connection to a deadly doomsday cult bent on destroying NYC. A brutal murder in Greenwich
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My Favorite Bit: Beth Bernier Pratt talks about STORAGE WORLD
Beth Bernier Pratt is joining us today with her anthology Storage World. Here’s the publisher’s description. Most storage units hold furniture, books, clothes, and all manner of junk, old and new. The Braxton family’s Storage World provides all that plus storage for … a different kind of goods. Behind the doors of Storage World one can
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Chapter 15 of GHOST TALKERS is up.
I am hoping that this picture of Sadie’s fluffy little paws will induce you to forgive me for the long delay between the cliffhanger of Chapter 14 and posting Chapter 15. I’ve been recording audio books and going through the copy-edits for Of Noble Family. Things they don’t tell you when you sign up for this
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My Favorite Bit: Jonathan L. Ferrara talks about THE GUARDIANS OF SIN
Jonathan L. Ferrara is joining us today with his novel The Guardians of Sin. Here’s the publisher’s description. Seven deadly sins have been unleashed, and the only one who can defeat them is the boy who set them free. Nicholas Blackwell has no idea he is supposed to fulfill a destiny. All he knows is that
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My Favorite Bit: Greg Byrne talks about NINE PLANETS
Greg Byrne is joining us today with his novel Nine Planets. Here’s the publisher’s description. In the world of despair, Father Nick’s Day is the only hope… Peter Blackwell wakes from a coma into a world he doesn’t recognize. Without memory or identity, all he has are nine random images. Nine planets. Eight he can see,
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Ghost Talkers Chapter 14 is up!
I finished my reread of the first part of the novel and made adjustments to my plans. Fortunately none of them are structural, only refining. I did wind up reordering some of the earlier scenes, but it shouldn’t affect anything for those of you who have already read them. Now… Here is Chapter 14.
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Revised Chapter 4 in GHOST TALKERS
For those of you reading along, I’ve done a revision of Chapter 4 to try to stave off some of the questions you’ve been asking. There are changes in the 1st scene and then an entirely new 2nd scene. The last scene is more or less unchanged.
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Recipe: Cardamom & Ginger apple pie with a butter Grand Marnier crust
Mmm… pie. I tried a cardomom pie recipe the other day and the cardamom just overwhelmed the apples, but I liked the idea of it. So… here’s my tweak to add a little wintery spice to an apple pie. Makes 2 crusts 12 ounces bleached all-purpose flour (2.5 cups)1 teaspoon salt2 teaspoon sugar1 cup butter, frozen and then grated1/2
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NaNoWriMo Winner! GHOST TALKERS = 50,118 words (and counting)
I just crossed the NaNoWriMo finish line, which is not the same thing as having a completed novel. I have the first 50,118 words of a novel with another 30k or so to go. This is the point at which I will take stock of what I’ve written thus far. This is not necessarily an
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For those reading along with GHOST TALKERS? Chapter 13 is up.
Those of you reading along? Here’s the next chapter.
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An analogy for white people: Walking while black is as deadly as being a redshirt on Star Trek.
My dear fellow white science-fiction fans, let me use an analogy to try to explain one reason why people are so angry about what’s happening in Ferguson. If you only watch one episode of Star Trek (original series), the fact that a guy in a red shirt dies is tragic, but eh— that’s television. But
Chapter 11 and 12 are up of GHOST TALKERS and here’s a map of Le Havre from 1913
I actually posted chapter 11 yesterday, but the post wound up on the wrong date– long story, and boring. SO! Here is Chapter 11, along with Chapter 12. I am noticing that these chapters tend to be shorter than the ones in the Glamourist Histories, which I think is because this has more thriller pacing. Though
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GHOST TALKERS 11 is up, plus a picture of my cat.
Someone might be a little bit chilly.
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GHOST TALKERS chapter 10 is up
If you’re reading along, here is Chapter 10. In theory, I’ve just hit the mid-way point on the novel. I say “in theory” because I often find that I need to add or delete scenes in the end chapters. So far the beats of the novel has stayed true to what I had planned in
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