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The Blog Thingy
Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes
You'll find some interesting stuff here...
a few Op Eds, some Writing Craft Information, Book Reviews, and More. Poke around the categories and see what ruffles your feathers... in a good way!​
Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with David Hirschman
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? No, I have not considered that. My writing is integrated in some...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Lisa Jacovsky and "Happy Thoughts! Going To The Beach"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 236 Happy Thoughts! Going To The Beach Written by Lisa Jacovsky Illustrated by Brainstorm Productions...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Eloise Epps MacKinnon and "The Man In Pew Three"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 235 The Man In Pew Three Eloise Epps MacKinnon Brothers and Sisters, are you sitting down? Let me...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Mark McCraw and "Anna's Amazing Alaskan Adventure"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 234 Anna's Amazing Alaskan Adventure Written by Mark McCraw Have you ever been on an amazing Alaskan...
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Writing Craft Resources vs Generative AI: An Increasingly Unpopular Opinion
August 2025 I recently added three new writing resource books to my collection. 😊 For more than five decades, I've used writing craft...
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Sweetwater's: A Brief Escape with Books and Cocoa
August 2025 Several times a year, I'm privilaged to share my books with the coffee house patrons of Sweetwater's Coffee & Tea in Novi...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Samantha Bryant and "Going Through The Change"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 233 Going Through The Change Menopausal Superhero Series Book One Written by Samantha Bryant "The...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Liz Bullard and "Chasing Nightmares"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 231 Chasing Nightmares Book 2 in the Lira Somers Mystery Series Written by Liz Bullard Can Lira break...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Erica Miner
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I once wrote some letters to the New York Times Sunday Magazine...
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Thank You For Your Service by Torthell Robinson
While I was walking around the Detroit Book Festival at Eastern Market last weekend, I encountered a wonderful man who writes children's...
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Indie Reads Aloud: T.A. Moorman and "Witch Wars"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 232 Witch Wars Book 1 in the Underlayes Series Written by T.A. Moorman LISTENER ADVISORY: VIOLENCE,...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Liz Bullard and "Sleeping Beauty"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 230 Sleeping Beauty Book 1 in the Lira Somers Mystery Series Written by Liz Bullard Lira has always...
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Indie Reads Aloud: David J. Hirschman and "The Tenacious Bloom"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 229 The Tenacious Bloom Written by David J. Hirschman Agent Aliyah Aurea with the FBI Division of...
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Indie Reads Aloud: P.A. White and "Until I Come Back For You"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode #228 Until I Come Back For You Written by P.A. White Trisha is a typical eight-year-old. The youngest...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Nevah Ann and "Double-Edged War: Holding Ground"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 227 Double-Edged War: Holding Ground Book One of The Ruins of War Series Written by Nevah Ann...
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