Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Hello, all. I hope you’ve had an easy climb to this midweek “hump day.” No, this is not a feline visit. I featured the Scoobies… just because. Recently I’ve tried to take the advice to get back to creative pursuits. Or maybe I should say to the kind things most people … More Whatnot Wednesday: Creativity Challenge
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Hello, all. I hope you’ve had a great week so far. Autumn weather has finally come to my neck of the woods, and it is more than welcome. Although it only just arrived, so the leaves on my big mulberry tree haven’t started turning to gold yet. Sometimes, I have to … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors: Phonebooths — & Real Steampunkery Tech
Sunday, October 27, 2024 Hello everyone. Today I’m at Teri Polen’s blog, where she’s interviewing me for her October book festival, Bad Moon Rising. This is a companion post for our discussion. I hope you’ll visit Teri’s blog for the fun Halloween questions she asked me. Here’s one of the great questions Teri asked me: … More A Peril in the Vines is rising with a Bad Moon
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 What? Wrong date? Ah… that’s because I’m stuck in a time-loop “hold” with Amazon Publishing. It’s really Tuesday, September 24. Welcome, everyone. Some of you know that the e-book of Real Steampunkery Tech: True Contraptions of the Steam and Diesel Eras published a week ago. Since everything else got frozen, the e-book … More Announcing new nonfiction — Real Steampunkery Tech!
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Welcome, everyone. UPDATE Recently I began a post with a reminder that this blog is my sanctuary — a safe place for everyone, without judgement, religion, or politics. That seems to be beyond the grasp of some politically inclined people. I usually give those who misbehave the benefit of the … More Forgotten Women Inventors: Let’s have coffee
Thursday, September 12, 2024 Hello, everyone. Wouldn’t it be nice to open the door to something terrific — and free? Well, come on in, because that’s what we’re doing today. Here are two free offers from my author friends. One is an e-book and the other is an audio book. ♣ ♣ ♣ Sarah Mallery: … More #ThursdayDoors to Free Books: Sarah Mallery & Olga Núñez Miret
Wednesday, August 8, 2024 Hello, all. Before anyone starts to think that I’m prolific or anything (although I surely wish I were), this year I’ve redoubled my efforts to publish things that have been waiting in various stages of completion. Otherwise, they might all topple over onto my head. The next novel has been finished … More #Steampunk Double #CoverReveal
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Welcome, all. My Vintage Vignette today includes a photo by Brenda Cox as the launching pad for my thought process. I was intrigued by the door’s pharmacy symbol. A few storylines went through my head. However, none of them were happy, and they were probably controversial too. Since I don’t blog … More Vintage Vignettes & #TDWC — Dolls
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Welcome, all. I confess that the seed of a story began to germinate the moment I saw this photo by Brian at Bushboy’s World when Dan Antion posted the rules for the 4th Annual Thursday Doors Writing Challenge (TDWC) — before the writing part of the event began. (Click the blue … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors Challenge — The Yellow Door
Saturday, April 20, 2024 Welcome, everyone. I’m not complaining — just explaining. Because I haven’t finished The Path of Lilies, I must give you an explanation. The combination of back pain, allergies, and lack of sleep had me far enough under the weather on Friday that I wasn’t able to write a post for this … More Weekend Reads: April
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