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  • Mel vs the Bridge Troll

    Mel vs the Bridge Troll

    I warned you. Climbing unpronounceable mountains you have never heard of can be hazardous to your health. Just ask the Bridge Troll: It can cause sky beams to strike the earth (or NY State if you want to be picky) for no particular reason: And it invites alien interest: You’re on your own with the… Read more

  • Warning!

    I’m going hiking with a mysterious entity. With nothing but a cloak, some water, and a really shiny shirt, I will attempt to summit a mountain you have never heard of with an unpronounceable name. I am not responsible for any sky beams or alien invasions that may or may not result from this venture. [Public… Read more

  • Characters Crash Cyber Convention (Don’t tell our Author)

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Hi Readers! Sorry for the delay. We, the characters, are still hunting down our author, a shy lady named Melinda.  Before we dive back into the search, here’s a recap. And now back to the hunt: A luminous purple butterfly fluttered past Ran. “What are you?” Of course, the… Read more

  • Have You Seen Our Author?

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Hi Readers, Ran put the tablet down. “Where is she?” He crawled under the chaise lounge, but there was no author hiding under it or the bed. Melinda was a tiny thing. Maybe a stiff breeze blew her away? Ran rushed over to the sliding glass door and peered… Read more

  • Winter’s release

    Winter’s release

    Death comes to all ‘Neath snow’s blanket No comfort found Only cold wet kisses  From creeping ice. _ Just a bit of sad whimsy. I’m ok, really.  Read more

  • Characters Review their Author

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Hi Readers! Ran paused fingers poised over the keyboard. A purple glow lit his young face emanating from a portal floating in front of him. It framed a slice of another reality where a thirtyish woman stared at a sheet of paper willing it to disgorge its secrets. “What’s… Read more

  • Heroines Chase Trees

    Heroines Chase Trees

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Thank you so much for your support, birthday wishes and condolences. Thank you.  I am so grateful for your kind words. Unfortunately, my characters can’t come to my web editor today. A blizzard dropped 18″-24″ inches on my tiny apartment on Tuesday. I located my car under all that… Read more

  • Still playing Tag

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Yesterday NY got creamed by a blizzard. So I spent my day shoveling and there’s still more to shovel. I also loaded up the more epic version of   Curse Breaker: Enchanted into a voice reader app and gave it a listen. I kept in mind our discussion about… Read more

  • Tag you’re it! 

    Tag you’re it! 

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Okay, yesterday I worked on taglines, aka the “hook.” This is what I came up with: When magic turns to murder, who do you call? Curse Breaker: Enchanted is at its heart a mystery as well as epic fantasy. Two groups of hikers are found dead at the… Read more

  • Battle of the Pixels

    Lost? Don’t be. Find previous episodes here. Why the obsession with cover designs? Because I learned the hard way that before the book is done, you gotta think about how to market it. In fact, it’s best to consider the cover/blurbs/marketing before you start the book. Since Curse Breaker: Faceted is a crossover novel, it… Read more