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When things seem dark, There’s always Hope Among the Storm.
This is an amazing collection of holiday stories you’ll want to read time and time again. When winter winds rise and the holiday lights flicker, hope shines brightest in the hearts that refuse to let go. Hope Among the Storm gathers a collection of original, winter-themed short stories that celebrate the magic found in family, second…
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Winter is Coming—So Are Cozy Books!
The coffee shop where I do most of my writing has gone full Christmas mode. Even though it’s still surprisingly warm outside, there’s a fully decorated and flocked tree in one corner, and the seasonal drinks are out in force—from peppermint mochas to the Grinch (yes, it’s green) to something called a Christmas Tree Cake…
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Do you love Cryptids and spooky season?
Then swing on by this weekend to the Green Eyes Festival and check out what there is to offer here in Chickamauga. You’ve never heard of Old Green Eyes? Well, don’t feel bad. I hadn’t either, until we moved to Chickamauga Georgia back in 2007. Details pulled from: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Old_Green_Eyes Old Green Eyes is a North American ghoul like…
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The Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Romance to Fill Your Day
I’m not typically one to read the romance genre. I like romantic subplots in the stories I read, and I’m always striving to get better at adding it into the stories I write, but reading pure romance for pleasure really just isn’t my thing. Unless you add in some speculative fiction elements, that is! I…
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What Favorite Nostalgia Hits To Pass the Time?
Have you ever had this happen to you? You’ve got a pile of new books or games or movies to watch, fresh in the queue or still wrapped in plastic for those of us who are still into physical media, but none of that will do. What you really want to read or play or…
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A New Year, New Books, and New Conventions!
(Well, that last part isn’t quite true, but it sounded good so I went with it.) We’re already two weeks into January, and the first convention has come and gone! Chattacon 49 went from January 12th to 14th and, according to William Joseph Roberts, it couldn’t have gone better. Ol’ Hillbilly served as Toastmaster for…
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Do New Year’s Resolutions Work?
I’d say it really depends on the individual and that individual’s circumstances. It’s easier for some than for others, due to a strong sense of discipline or maybe a household and work life that isn’t as chaotic as others. Some set a really high bar, one that’s unattainable and leads to discouragement and abandonment once…
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The Best Sci-Fi is the One That Resonates
There are so many subgenres of sci-fi out there. Action-adventure, hard science, space opera, realistic space, military, mecha, historical, time travel, the list is seemingly endless. Whatever a writer can dream up that a reader would enjoy, it’s out there in some form or fashion. But what attracts a reader to a particular subgenre? What…
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Trailer Parks, Big Rigs, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
Happy Monday! Hard to believe it’s already the start of a new week, and almost a new month! Where’d the previous few weeks go for you? What have you been up to? Day job? Hobbies? One last vacation before fall truly kicks in? School? For me, I’ve been busy writing for the first time in…
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