This Writer's Life
Interviews, new book releases, release parties, live events, convention news, and resources of interest to writers.
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Werks from the Iron Road releases Werk-Books Version 3.0
Werks from the Iron Road, a webstore and design house based in the virtual world of Second Life, has announced the arrival of Werk-Books Book Scripts Package, version 3.0, to its Second Life…
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Book Review: Two Poems by Peter Okonkwo
I enjoy poetry of all sorts, whether it’s cheesy limericks, genteel sonnets of love, harsh dystopian viewpoints, odes to nature, and more. In the category of ‘more’ is the work of Peter Okonkwo.…
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Santa and the Region Crossing
This is a reprint of a story I wrote for Prim Perfect, issue #38 in December, 2011. Happy 10th anniversary, little story!
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Good News for Second Life Readers, Writers, and RPG Fans
I've received a press release that has me really excited. As an author who's also a long-time resident of Second Life, I'm always interested in the various ways literature is enjoyed in-world. A…
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Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
If you’ve been reading my book reviews, odds are that some of the books sound interesting, and you’d like to buy a copy. But when you hop over to Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes &…
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Lorem Ipsum Collection
I’ve gathered my Lorum Ipsum Generator link collection into one page at my site. Hope this helps you with all your Lorem Ipsum needs! The collection is permanently listed in the menu at…
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Book Release Announcement: Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil
Release Date: August 17, 2021. "Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil" Tia Lugo, an asthmatic thirteen-year-old Puerto Rican girl living in NYC, witnesses a murder late one night from her bedroom window. Terrified the…
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Cassowaries, Chickens, and the Apocalypse: An Interview with “Morning Dew” Author Andrew McCurdy
“Life’s become pretty stable since the apocalypse. Grief’s given way to survival. Routines have been established. Farming, rationing, and scavenging skills have been perfected. Not much changes—until you unearth a mysterious black hole,…
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Book Review: Dead Dead Girls
Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars This can’t-put-it-down novel gives a vintage twist to the ‘ordinary citizen teams up with police to fight crime’ trope. But while that…
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Dead Dead Girls Excerpt
“Lovie,” the bartender, Rafael Moreno, greeted her. He leaned over and kissed her forehead. “Everything copacetic, baby doll?” Louise smiled and pulled her hair from her lipstick, her pulse slowing. “Everything’s jake, babe.”…
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A Conversation with Nekesa Afia
A conversation with Nekesa Afia Author of Dead Dead Girls
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Tales of the Trails Book Two Now Available
Book Two in the “Tales of the Trails” series is now available at Amazon. Helping to develop and edit it has been a huge labor of love for Ken and I, and is…
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SL Book Club – Writers In Virtual Worlds
A few days ago I read from A Life Invented on the Second Life Book Club, a talk-show that broadcasts from the virtual space of Second Life. I enjoyed the experience! If you…
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Meet Storyteller Fran Wilde
I discovered Fran Wilde’s imagination through Updraft. the first of the three books in the Bone Universe novels. Those books flew me up to a fantastical world where humans live above the clouds…
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Young Michigan Author’s Debut Novel is a Keeper
The Keeper Academy: The Legend of the Witch’s Woods is available for pre-order at Amazon, in either Kindle or paperback formats. M.E. Garrett is a talented teenage writer, and this is her debut…
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On Both Banks
It’s always a pleasure to edit a good book. I was delighted to assist author Clarence L. Harper IV by editing and formatting his strange, compelling book, which I’ve mentally branded with a…
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Cowboys Are Forever!
A longtime friend of mine writes gay romance books. What I love about his writing style is the hope and optimism of his stories – even when the characters are scared, depressed and…
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My Influential Authors
Over in the Book of Faces, I was tagged by my delightful friend, author B.G. Thomas to play the Influential Authors Game. Basically, I am to list 15 authors who have influenced me.
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Æther Salon: Transcript of Publishing Salon
Last month I gave a talk at the Aether Salon in New Babbage, a virtual steampunk city in Second Life. There was a record crowd of avatars representing published writers, hopeful writers, and…
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Mary, Maria, Murray, no, MARK! Wait. Jim.
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That’s cute, Shakespeare… now, can anyone tell what those other names actually are? Did you just…
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Schroedinger’s Rat Lives!
I wrote the first draft of Down The Tubes in November of 2013, for NaNoWriMo. I had such a great time, too! I loved my concept, utterly and completely. I’ve always been fascinated…
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I’m A Contender!
45 of 267 books officially cut in the first round so far in The Great Self-published Fantasy Blog-off – And The Flight To Brassbright is still in the running. Even if the book…
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Countdown: One Day To Brassbright
In 1 day you’ll meet someone who doesn’t just mangle the spoken word—but twists them till they squeak, turns them inside out, and forces them into meanings that make Etymologists hurl themselves off cliffs. “The…
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Countdown: Two Days To Brassbright
In 2 days you can hunt for the fluffiest cat in all of Industralia! Will you find her? (Feel free to shout her name when you do!) “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31,…
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Countdown: Three Days To Brassbright
In 3 days you’ll be able to meet the most Beautiful Bonnet in all of Meridian! “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31, 2015 and is available for pre-order in electronic form for the Kindle for $4.99.
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Countdown: Four Days To Brassbright
In 4 days you’ll learn exactly what is so darned special about the Ladies Parlor at the Air Azimuth Aether Docks. This luxury skyport serves as a principal transfer hub to and from points all…
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Countdown: Five Days To Brassbright
In 5 days you’ll be able to purchase flight insurance, even though that airship you are about to board is perfectly safe. Nothing can go wrong. “The Flight To Brassbright” publishes January 31,…
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Countdown: Six Days To Brassbright
In 6 days that tweeting and trilling sound you hear will be coming from a genuine clockwork bird, a marvel of the modern age built by the Songbird Twitter Works in collaboration with the Featherstone…
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Countdown: Seven Days To Brassbright
In 7 days we will race the clock to be on time when that venerable airship, The Jasmine, shrugs off its mooring ropes and sails the skies of Industralia. You don’t want to be…
