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1875 in New York City
The Conn-Mann series is set in the 1870s in New York City. This is an important thing to remember about the books in the series. It was a time and place that I’ve taken certain liberties with, but it was … Continue reading
Stormy Weather — This Story Might Make Some People Uncomfortable…
This RieTales story probably should have a trigger warning, but when I first wrote it, there were no trigger warnings. I’m letting you know now though because the world is different than it once was. Despite a rather idyllic beginning, … Continue reading
Posted in About writing
Tagged blogging, difficult subject matter, Mocha Memoirs Press, RieTales, Stormy Weather, trigger warnings, writing
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Today Jo Steps Up to the Plate
The tour stop today is an interview with Jo at Pimp That Character! It’s always so much fun when she gets a chance to speak up. It isn’t the first time she’s been interviewed, but the other interviews have sadly … Continue reading
Posted in General Post, references, writing
Tagged blogging, Facebook, fountain pen, interview, notebook, pen, Pimp That Character!, Rhonda Eudaly, twitter, typewriter, VBT, Virtual Book Tour
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It’s the Same Old Story…
Today’s story is another reimagining, though not of a fairy tale. I don’t want to give away the twist, because I like to give people a chance to figure out who the characters are. I will say, that it is … Continue reading
Posted in Promotions, Reference Material
Tagged Birthplace, blog, blogging, marketing, Newell, Royal Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare, Stratford-Upon-Avon, travel
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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
Posted in General Post, references, world-building
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 Story is an Homage to Mark Twain
I wrote “The Duke, The Dauphin, and the Dirigible” originally for an anthology that was doing Steampunk riffs off of literary masterpieces. I didn’t get into the book, but this story was too good to just throw in the trunk–at … Continue reading
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