“For Portier de Savin-Duplais, failed student of magic, sorcery’s decline into ambiguity and cheap illusion is but a culmination of life’s bitter disappointments. Reduced to tending the library at Sabria’s last collegia magica, he fights off despair with scholarship. But when the King of Sabria charges him to investigate an attempted murder that has disturbing …Read More
Bits and Pieces
Last Words on the Roku Digital Video Player I watched 88 Minutes on my television screen last night via the Netflix Instant Play Queue and our new Roku Player. I give the process and convenience a thumbs up. The only thing that might be a problem for some viewers is that most of the new …Read More
Totally Cool Contraption Saves the Day
I love to read, but reading is not a mindless activity. When I read, I think. I keep my brain fully engaged. Television, on the other hand, is what I like to do in the evening. It’s a different kind of fantasy world. As a result, when the television season screeches to an abrupt halt …Read More
My Christmas Wish for Kids Around the World
I grew up on a farm in east central Illinois. My dad was a tenant farmer in those days, so we didn’t have a lot of money. It didn’t bother my brother and me very much. We didn’t know we were poor. Poverty doesn’t have a lot of meaning for a kid if he has …Read More
Colorado Author — Leslie Jimmerson
I met Leslie Jimmerson at The Reader’s Cove in Fort Collins the day I was signing there. She had a copy of her book, The World’s Too Small for Walls: The Berlin Wall Book with her, and she was kind enough to stop by my signing table for a chat and to show me her …Read More
Blog Posts You’ll Want to Read
During a writing break, I went blog-cruising to find good reads: Rookie Lessons for New Bloggers by Katie Kimball on Problogger. I saw this link on Twitter. Marketing Tips Around the Net: December 18 by Tony Eldredge on Marketing Tips for Authors. How I Got My Agent by Kody Keplinger at Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to …Read More
Kerrie Flanagan’s newest project: The Complete Writer
Kerrie Flanagan, the director of Northern Colorado Writers, seems to have more than twenty-four hours in each one of her days and more energy than a dozen three-year-old boys. So far, Kerrie has given us a great organization for writers that now includes members from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Minnesota, Arizona, and Illinois. She is responsible …Read More
More Bits and Pieces
Lowery’s Candies In my humble opinion, the best chocolates and candies in the world are made at Lowery’s Candies in Muncie, Indiana. It’s probably too late to get most orders delivered in time for Christmas unless you live close to Muncie. However, if you have a sweetie who deserves a wonderful treat for Valentine’s Day, …Read More
Bits and Pieces on Today’s House Retreat
I promised short introspective posts for the next four days. Today’s will be in bits and pieces. Story Breakthrough Last night I settled in to read a half hour or so of The Fire in Fiction by agent Donald Maass before going to sleep. It’s a wonderful book. I highly recommend it. I was engrossed …Read More
Prepping for a Four-Day Writing Retreat at Home
I have cleared almost everything from my schedule for the next four days (Thursday through Sunday) so I can work on my novel. Since I hope to finish the first draft by December 31st, I need to focus. Setting up a couple of “home retreats” seems like a smart move, especially since we are not …Read More
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