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How I finally published my first book – Yesterday!

How I finally published my first book – Yesterday!

Hi Friends, Yesterday was my one-year anniversary of taking writing seriously. And it actually happened: I published my first book!  This is a pic from a friend who forked out $10 for the very first paperback (Don't worry, the ebook is only $0.99). It makes me...

Poem by Young Misty & T minus 2 days.

Hi Friends, Depression is more my flavor than anxiety, but with two days before my first book is published on Amazon, I can't decide if the butterflies in my stomach are excitement or nerves. Not that I expect one little book in the sea of millions on Amazon to make a...

Easily identify a potential attacker – by what he says. Part 1

Easily identify a potential attacker – by what he says. Part 1

Hi friends, Have you ever noticed the things written at the top of the pages in your favorite paperback? I never did until I had to format the paperback for Combat Origin this week. Yeah, I had to pick where and if to put my author name, the book's name, the chapter...

Are you an Early Bird and like seeing things first?

Hi friends, If you're like me and you love to get a good deal before everyone else finds out about it - I have two offers for you. 1 -- This next week I will be giving away a few advance copies of my first book Combat Origin to readers who are willing to write and...

PTSD in Hunger Games – Good or Bad?

PTSD in Hunger Games – Good or Bad?

Hi friends, Did you know I do most of my writing in the bathroom? lol. What? You don't use the extra sink as a writing station where the noise from the big family has to make it up a flight of stairs and go through two doors to get to you? Plus, I can stand up and act...

Thanks for being one of the 232!

Thanks for being one of the 232!

Hi my 232 friends, OK, maybe I don't have as many fans as J.K. Rowling, but I'm thrilled to have you 232 newsletter subscribers in my tiny, little corner of the book world. You open my newsletters, click on links, buy Combat Origin on pre-order and even write me back...