I *hate* it when I’m in a bad mood. Usually, it’s caused by First World problems or news poisoning. Last week was caused by Planner NeglectTM. This is the state of being I typically encounter when my mind tells my grasshopper to piss off. The conversation usually goes something like this: BRAIN: Wow, I’ve got […]
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About Author Bashing
A few people commented about a crack I made in the pragmatic dos and don’ts for writers I posted yesterday. Specifically, I mentioned how authors “show” a face online as part of their persona or marketing tactics. Yes, there are authors (who shall remain nameless) who criticize or comment about other people’s work, etc. in […]
Haunted Wins Reader’s Favorite Award
Who willingly walks into a haunted house? Our readers do! Since we launched Haunted: 11 Tales of Ghostly Horror in October we’ve received some excellent reviews and recently we won an award for the anthology. Here is a quick recap of some of the comments we’ve had from readers: Dave at Hellnotes.com says: Ghost hunting […]
Pragmatic Dos and Don’ts for Writers
One of the things that is *very* confusing for new writers is how to peel off another author’s persona or (as I like to call it) marketing bling. There is the author, there is their work, and then there is the face they show to the world. That character or aspect is specifically engineered to […]
New Jewelry Designs
I took some pictures this morning of the jewelry I’ve been designing and creating. Some of these are based on patterns; others I came up with on the fly. This first picture is based on the popular wrap-around bracelets that you see. Since gold is becoming more popular, I wanted to expand my closet to […]