Jan 18, 2019 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing
This is a guest post by one of my favorite authors, Beem Weeks. It’s part of his 4Wills Publishing blog tour. Why Do We Write? Welcome to Day 2 of “A TRIP DOWN THE STRANGE HWY” Blog Tour @BeemWeeks #4WillsPub #RRBC #RWISA Why do we write? It’s a...
Jan 15, 2019 | Random Musings
When I shared here my guest post for Mom’s Favorite Reads, Reading Tricks for Kids of Any Age, I was once again impressed by the interest you showed in the subject. One particularly interesting comment was by Missimontana, who shared a link to the...
Jan 13, 2019 | Publishing
Augmented Reality (AR) is probably best known from Pokemon GO, a popular game that had millions of players walking the streets staring at their phones, looking for elusive, virtual beasts. Since these beasts could appear pretty much anywhere, from the White House gym...
Jan 11, 2019 | My Publications
Even though I normally avoid tooting my own horn, I’ll make an exception today for the simple reason that this piece of news shows how great YOU are for following my blog! Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts ServiceScape has been promoting and hosting...
Jan 9, 2019 | My Guest posts
I recently started a collaboration with Mom’s Favorite Reads; a blog created by author Hannah Howe. I wrote a guest post with reading tricks for kids of any age, which Hannah has kindly hosted on her blog. Below is a brief summary of the article. I hope...
Jan 1, 2019 | Entertainment
I wish you a very happy 2019! After all, it starts with a lunar eclipse on January 20th called the “Super Blood Wolf Moon,” so what can possibly go...
Dec 31, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts, Maps and Infographics
2018 is almost officially over, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s one for the history books. For too many, things went horribly wrong. Or so the general consensus seems to be. And yet, there are plenty of silver linings as well. All you need to do is...
Dec 27, 2018 | Entertainment
One read I always look forward to this time of the year is The Economist’s special Christmas issue. This is a double one and crammed with fun articles I savor during the holidays. This year’s issue had a hilarious take on consultants, describing what they...
Dec 25, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts
For this year’s Christmas wishes, I will start with a lovely rendition of one of my favorite carols, Carol of the Bells, sung here by Voices of Lee: The carol itself piqued my curiosity when I read a two-line description of its origins. According to this, it was...
Dec 21, 2018 | Entertainment, My Publications
Most of my days end up in sheer exhaustion, as juggling a dynamo of a toddler, a day job, and my writing career, leave me drained. And most of the days all of these can be rather thankless. For example, my sales have been pretty meh this month, especially compared...
Dec 19, 2018 | Events and Giveaways
Accent on Romance Christmas Giveaway Yes, there is still time before Santa’s Elves pack up shop. Enter a giveaway, download free or discounted books, and spend these holidays reading… which is, arguably, better than anything you might fit in a Christmas stocking...
Dec 17, 2018 | Entertainment
I found this on Facebook and just had to share (and yes, I know it’s “bated breath,” not “baited breath”). If you enjoy reading about Shakespeare, you may enjoy this post about he died a nobody and his works then got famous almost by...
Dec 13, 2018 | Publishing
This is a post originally written for AzureFirePublishing. The Audiobook’s Oral Past In ancient times, minstrels used to travel the known world to recite the epic adventures of Ulysses and his companions. In the Dark Ages, troubadours would sing the adventures...
Dec 9, 2018 | Random Musings
WordPress 5.0 was released on Thursday, and many people (those who are self-hosting, for example) were in for a nasty surprise: their entire way of adding a new post will have changed dramatically. The new release replaces TinyMCE with Gutenberg; a completely new way...
Dec 7, 2018 | My Publications
It was my nameday yesterday and I had a lovely gift. You may remember how Patakis, a Greek publisher, has bought the rights to three of my children’s books. The first one, Valiant Smile, is now available in bookstores and I was tickled pink to see it on the...
Dec 5, 2018 | Interviews Features and Reviews
I was recently interviewed by Ron Yates on #RRBC Rave Waves and it was an amazing experience–the time just flew. Many thanks to the Rave Reviews Book Club for the honor, to my great host, Ron, and to everyone who helped with the interview! I hope you enjoy...
