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Well, I thought I had that new novel I am writing all mapped out in my head… (or); A writer’s conundrum…

So, you know the novel I am working on now… the one called: The Seven Kingdoms… the one I showed you pictures of the piles of notes and plot lines and character description sheets and maps with the little arrows … Continue reading

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I have some good news… and some bad news… and some more good news… and some more bad news… etc…

I have received the first copy of the murder  mystery set in World War Two London. That is good news. The bad news is that, as usual, there are a few glitches. This time it involves indentation… which is all … Continue reading

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I am going to ride this crack squirrel right to Famous Author Town!!!

Okay… obviously, this is just a metaphor… I mean, in the first place, the crack squirrels aren’t that big… and there is more than one of them… a lot more… and they live in my head most of the time, helping … Continue reading

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I am going to quit pretending I am ever going to be a famous writer, and start asking: “Do you want fries with that?”

I am, I have to say, crushed… filled with self-doubt… and also with an anger that I don’t know whether to aim at myself or in a more outward direction. You know the post I did the other day, the one where … Continue reading

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Here it is… the finished cover for my new novel…

I hope it works… I hope it fits on the book and everything lines up like it is supposed to… I will order the first copy soon, and in a week or two, I will let you know… and show … Continue reading

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Please read this now!

No, this isn’t another cynical, shameless post to try to lure new bloggers to my blog, I really need some help. I just found out that my daughter has finished formatting my newest novel… the murder mystery set in World … Continue reading

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You can now read the new novel I am writing as I write it… all in one place… thanks to some technical support…

There is a new button on my top bar header thingy… right up there… that thin, black strip just below my enormous… (and 0h-so-cool)… sunglasses. It is on the far right, and says; ‘The Seven Kingdoms’. If you click on … Continue reading

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I am going to ask you for technical help… so feel free to leave me on hold for a few hours… and then be really condescending… or maybe talk with an Indian accent…

So… how do I remove one of the menu buttons from my top bar thing? I tried doing it by myself, and it didn’t work. I don’t want to mess anything else up, but that Heirloom story is no longer … Continue reading

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My new book is now available… the one for kids… about the lonely little wizard… oh, yeah…

You watched me make this book. You watched as I took an old comic I drew way back in the day and turned it into a book that all children will love. I showed you the new watercolor paintings I did, … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter 2… and ladies, I really need your opinion on this one…

I have finished chapter two of that novel about the princesses… the one where I am trying to take the princesses back from the Disney corporation and give them a new life of their own. Not only is this the … Continue reading

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