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Can you get rich by self-publishing?

February 19, 2022

Or course, but not likely. Want to know more about real numbers behind self-publishing? This guy does a great job …

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Drumroll…catalog description for my book

February 18, 2022

Things are moving ahead. Presses everywhere are working on their fall releases (or next spring’s releases, in the case of …

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Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late

February 1, 2022

The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …

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The top 3 books about Patty Hearst and the SLA (+ 2 documentaries)

January 31, 2022

The Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army was definitely one of the most bizarre events of the 1970s. …

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A photographic sneak peek

January 11, 2022

My book on Camilla Hall isn’t coming out until October or November, but things are moving right along. I revised …

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Reading round-up 2021

December 31, 2021

Time for my annual reading round-up! I set a modest goal this year to read 30 books. This was down …

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Don’t be a Barbara Thorndyke

December 9, 2021

What kind of author are you? What kind of author do you aspire to be? Are you kind? Generous? Encouraging? …

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Are you doing NaNoWriMo?

November 9, 2021

I’m not sure I’ve ever participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short, going on right now during the …

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October newsletter

October 21, 2021

This information was sent a couple of days ago to people on my email newsletter list. Each month I send …

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5 ways to cultivate creativity

October 4, 2021

Image from https://pixabay.com/illustrations/creativity-colour-blob-embroidery-396268/ The semester is well underway, which means I have less time for my own writing. My goals …

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  • FINALLY got around to reading this. AMAZING. I will always read anything by @DavidTreuer and you should, too. twitter.com/davidtreuer/st… 2 days ago
  • RT @austinkleon: I'm gonna need the original cast recording of “Who’ll Come First On The Wedding Night?” https://t.co/jKLxBarAsW 3 days ago
  • RT @Super70sSports: Bert Blyleven enjoyed a career day in 1981 when he shut out the Yankees in the afternoon and then turned in a memorable… 3 days ago
  • ❤️❤️❤️ Was 4 years old too young to be watching Dallas? It seemed to instill in me a lifelong love of drama and nar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
  • @brent__peterson We actually wrapped up the post-election stuff an hour early! 😃 4 days ago
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