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September 11, 2022

It’s not too difficult to find information that gives an overview of the Symbionese Liberation Army. My book does not …

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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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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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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 reasons why running is better than writing

July 31, 2021

Running and writing seem to go hand-in-hand. I know a lot of fellow writers who also are runners. Personally, I …

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Who cares what I write?

April 6, 2021

This passage caused me to pause and reflect. I get wrapped up in my own writing; of course it’s interesting …

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Use rejections to treat yourself!

February 24, 2021

I’m in the process of querying my manuscript and that means getting a lot of rejections. It takes patience to …

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Reel Bay: An innovative, creative work of nonfiction

February 17, 2021

I enjoyed this book immensely. It’s about a woman’s search to find out more about Takako Konishi, who died in …

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Forward motion is what counts

December 21, 2020

I’m a slow writer. My first book, WE’LL BE THE LAST ONES TO LET YOU DOWN: MEMOIR OF A GRAVEDIGGER’S …

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  • Such a fun night at the NaKato! The reading/music combo with Joe and Ann was quite lovely. Here's a cameo from… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
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