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All I want for Christmas ... are my words back. I used to have lots of words. Thousands and thousands of them. I would sit down at the keyboard and weave tales and create worlds and imagine characters that weren’t...

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My siblings and I have always enjoyed having the bejesus scared out of us. Our mother sometimes worked a swing shift. Our dad worked odd hours so we never really knew when or if he’d be home. By the time...

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I don’t know about other writers, but my heart still races when I see that someone has reviewed one of my books. It’s a bit like opening a present from a complete stranger. You’re appreciative that someone has gone to...

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We've Got To Fix This Sh*T! This is a repeat of a post I made on Feb. 23, 2018. It was not too long after the Parkland school shooting and I'd been moved by the eloquence and tenacity of the...

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For some authors, all they have to do is announce that their latest book is out and I’ll drop everything and buy it. If I love them, I follow them, engage with them on social media and recommend them to...

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Here's how the conversation usually goes ... Interested reader: "Are you writing anything lately?" Me: "I'm about to release the second book in my urban fantasy series." Reader: "Really? What's it about?" Me: "It's about Staff Sergeant Hester Trueblood. She's...