Category Archives: writing
Today We Discuss the Menagerie…
Today’s Book Tour stop is an interview at As the Page Turns. We’ve been discussing jobs that the men and women of The Conn-Mann Chronicles. There are other characters in the books that have the important job of providing comfort … Continue reading
Posted in General Post, world-building
Tagged blogging, books, Cane Corso, cats, Cerebus, Doctor Who, dogs, Ghosts Gears and Grimoires, Himalayan Mastiff, K9, Miss Priss, Mocha Memoirs Press, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Elderly Earl's Estate, The Fiercely Formidable Fugitive, The Incredibly Irritating Irishman, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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Getting a Late Start Today…
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com …sorry about that. Today’s stop is at Jazzy Book Reviews and is the first chapter again if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet. Yesterday I talked a bit about the jobs that my … Continue reading
Back Aboard the Tour Train!
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I took the weekend off and did no blogging while the train wasn’t running. It was a lovely break, but I am eager to get back to it. Today’s tour stop … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Dear Reader Love Author, promotion, research, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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No Stop Today…
…so I thought I would share some of the pictures from last summer’s trip to Dublin. In Book Five of the Chronicles, Jo and Alistair travel to Ireland to settle her grandfather’s affairs. They start the trip in Dublin. Now, … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Dublin, Ireland, photographs, The Elderly Earl's Estate
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Today’s Stop Is an Interview with Interesting Questions
Today’s Book Tour stop is an interview over at Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic. I had a good time with it. Reading back through it, I really liked it. I hope you will too. One of the cool things … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Blogger, blogging, Blogspot, Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic, Jo, MailChimp, newsletters, website, Wordpress
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First Chapter at I’m Shelf-ish
Today’s blog post is a first chapter reveal at I’m Shelf-ish. This chapter has been featured at several other stops, so I won’t revisit that here. Instead, we will talk about first chapters in general. Every time you start a … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, blogging, Dime Novels, I'm Shelf-ish, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Marvelous Mechanical Man, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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When a Character Has a Real Tombstone…
When I was getting ready to write The Elderly Earl’s Estate, set in Ireland, my next-door neighbor put me in touch with the Irish Consul here in Austin. The gentleman in that office at the time suggested I put Lady … Continue reading
How Do You Choose a Book’s Voice?
Today’s book tour stop is a special one. They asked for the guest post to be written from a character’s Point-of-View. Of course, Jo volunteered. đ The PoV that you choose for a particular piece can define how your reader … Continue reading
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Tagged As The Page Turns, blogging, Dark Divinations, Horrified Press, point-of-view, promotion, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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How Do You Get Engagement?
This is a question for all the bigger bloggers out there. I am starting to look forward to the daily posts, but it’s hard to tell if they are reaching anyone, or if I am mostly talking to myself. I … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, blogging, contest, engaging an audience, marketing, promotion
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And Now For Something Completely Different…
There’s no tour stop today, so I thought I would do something else. Couldn’t leave you completely hanging, could I? Here’s a sneak peek at the new book–it will still be in edits for a while–and remember, it is a … Continue reading
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