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Me + Karate Uniform + Fake Books = First Author Event
Hi Friends, Wow - you are the best readers ever! You emailed great suggestions for my first ever author event I did last week without any books due to an Amazon fail. Thanks!! I wore my karate uniform (thanks, Steph!) which gave me a great 'eccentric author' vibe. :)...
What if my author table has no books? Help?
Hi Friends, Tomorrow is my first live author event - very small at my local library, but . . . I have no books for my table. I ordered a box of books in plenty of time from Amazon and even paid extra for a promised delivery date of yesterday or today. Then I spent an...
What’s the best kind of villain?
Hi , So, I just started writing Combat Shift, Book 5 yesterday and have villains on the mind. The strongest hero's story can fall kind of flat without a good opponent to make her/him sweat and occasionally give a sneak peak of death and disaster. But, then there are...
Can you learn karate if you’re blind? You might need it the most.
Hi Friends, A karate school in Texas just started teaching blind students how to defend themselves. So cool! Did you know that you're three times more likely to be a victim of violent crime if you're disabled? And the visually impaired have a rate of 28.8 per 1,000...
Want to name a nasty character in Combat Shift, Book 5?
Hi Friends, I'm about to start outlining Combat Shift, Book 5, tomorrow. If you're a fan, you know most of the character names in my books come from Japanese words and names. I'm adding a few new characters and thought it would be fun to let readers choose some...
When I need my own herbal remedies . . . any suggestions for teeth?
Hi friends, I'm glad some of you enjoyed the self-defense story last week. Creepy behaviors, I know! But learning to spot the manipulative tactics can warn you before a violent situation starts. If you've been following me for a while, you know that I not only enjoy...