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Musing 03/19/21 – Diverse Writers: Still a Long Way to Go.

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Still waiting, but this is common for us writers. I’m not saying anything new. It’s tough, frustrating, but you keep at it. It’s the same for artists–I’m looking at YOU, Robin Brantley. But we keep going because we love what we do. Even when we want to quit. Even when we say we’re going to… Continue reading Musing 03/19/21 – Diverse Writers: Still a Long Way to Go.

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Musing 8/29/17– May I Have A Word, Literary Agents?

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Wow!  Two Musings in two days, that’s a record!  First I want to say that I’m not trying to offend ANYONE with this post, certainly not people in the industry.  Either way this may or may not get me into a situation but I just need to get this out of my system.Again, if you’ve… Continue reading Musing 8/29/17– May I Have A Word, Literary Agents?

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Musing 08/28/17– Weird is the New Brilliant?

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I'm a big fan of the Nostalgia Critic! Well it’s sort of an off and on relationship. I gave him up a few times but came back. Why mention this? Because there is a question I was pondering concerning stories that are not quite well -- they're different and they seem to be the type… Continue reading Musing 08/28/17– Weird is the New Brilliant?

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IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! CHANGES!

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Not too long ago, on my FaceBook page, I left a cryptic message saying I had made the hardest decision of my life. Well here’s the skinny on that. On July 17th, I requested a reversion of rights from Liquid Silver Books for Illusion of Night, Memory in Shadow and Soul Fires. Illusion of Night… Continue reading IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! CHANGES!

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Musings 7/10/16: These are a Few of my Favorite…Authors!

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I thought since my last Musings was about the scarier aspect of the business, I thought I'd do something in contrast.  So with this Musing I'm going to discuss one of the best things about this business -- US!  Authors I mean.  Hell, there wouldn't be a business without us, right?  Anyway, I thought maybe… Continue reading Musings 7/10/16: These are a Few of my Favorite…Authors!