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Book Review: The Resonance Of Tuesday: A High-Fidelity Satire of a Low-Bitrate Universe
The fact that you are reading this review shows that you know at least a little about digital spaces, even if it's just through using your smartphone.
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Book Review: Witch Among Us
Witch Among Us is a horrifying, yet surprisingly heartfelt spin on the classic "one of us is a killer" tale that will keep you guessing right up to the gasp-inducing conclusion.
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A Poetic Conversation with Peter Okonkwo
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Peter Okonkwo, one of Africa's outstanding poets.
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How to Build a Thriving Creative Business and Keep Your Passion Alive
For creative professionals trying to earn steady income from their work, the real opportunity is simple: creative talent commercialization can fund the life and time needed to keep creating.
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Book Review: Murder in the Upper Crust
Delilah, a pizza chef, agrees to take on an emergency catering job at an extremely upscale wellness retreat. Of course, someone dies, that's to be expected in a cozy mystery, but the fun…
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Today is International Cat Day!
Here’s three cats attempting a chain of loafcats around the globe.
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How Freelance Writers Can Protect Their Personal Assets and Avoid Costly Risks
Freelance writers who work with agencies, startups, and local businesses often focus on deadlines and deliverables, while personal asset risk quietly grows in the background.
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Book Review: American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot
I absolutely love Craig Ferguson. He's flawed, clumsy, brilliant, energetic, talented and an idiot, all at the same time and I simply cannot look away.
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They Never Warned Me About the Collapse Years
Oh, Goodreads. Your sidebar recommendation is both wildly off-course and totally spot-on at the same time!
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Book Review: Kwame Come Home
Kwame Come Home reveals, through prose and narrative, actual horrors conveyed via a fictional situation.
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Book Review: Every Time A Bell Rings: : The Legacy of It’s a Wonderful Life, America’s Most Beloved Holiday Film
Lauren Theisen is a journalist and editor. Emily St. James is a writer and cultural critic. They've teamed up to co-write an astonishing tribute to It's A Wonderful Life, an 80-year-old film that…
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Book Review: Rainbow Crocheted Blankets: A Block-By-Block Guide to Creating Colourful Afghans and Throws
If you've ever met me, you probably know that I crochet. A lot. There's probably yarn dangling out of my tote bag right now.
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Common People
Inspector Hobbes and the Common People by Wilkie Martin My rating: 3 of 5 stars The fifth and final book in what’s become a beloved series for me, turned out to be a…
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The Rights Stuff: What Indie Authors Need to Know Before Someone Else Figures It Out First
Here's something nobody mentions when you publish your first book: the contract is often more consequential than the cover.
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Book Review: Legends and Lattes, The Graphic Novel
If this is your introduction to the trio of books that make up the Legends & Lattes series, you're in for a treat.
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Beyond the Page: How Indie Authors Can Build Immersive Worlds Through Multimedia Marketing
Independent authors navigating the crowded modern publishing landscape often face the daunting challenge of making their books stand out.
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Book Review: I Know What I Saw
I Know What I Saw by K.T. Carlisle My rating: 5 of 5 stars An excellent teaser blurb and author K.T. Carlisle’s engaging personality on social media gave me a couple of good…
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Book Review: Twisted Vows: An Immortal Consequences Story
Twisted Vows: An Immortal Consequences Story by I.V. Marie My rating: 5 of 5 stars There’s nothing quite like the chilling coziness of sinking into a good Dark Academia story. Author I.V. Marie…
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New Babbage, Second Life: Invitation to the 2026 Oiling Festival
UPDATE! OILING FESTIVAL IS EXTENDED TO JUNE 27, 2026. You still have time to build. 🙂 A message from Clockwinder Tenk, Mayor of New Babbage It’s come to my attention that a lot…
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Poetry Schmoetry – – The Fantasy Faire Workshop Chatlog
One of the four events my Second Life avatar, Ceejay Writer, hosted for the 2026 Fantasy Faire was a writer’s workshop. These workshops have become an annual tradition for me. Transcripts of previous…
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Bones
Another hilarious installment in the Unhuman series.
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How to Stand Out When Everyone Is Publishing: A Marketing Guide for Independent Authors
Self-publishing gives authors real control over their work, their timeline, and how they connect with readers. But building an audience from scratch without a publisher's marketing machine behind you takes a different kind…
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Book Review: Mysteries of the Mountain Moon Tribe
"Imagine a mountain so high that it overshadows every peak in every realm, a mountain so tall that the people who live within its highest peaks know nothing of the world below the…
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Fantasy Faire Interviews… Me!
As part of Second Life's annual Fantasy Faire (a Relay for Life/American Cancer Society fundraising event) I was delighted to be interviewed by Saffia Widdershins within the Literature Festival portion of the faire.
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Book Review: The Wizard’s Cat
To call this series "cozy" is just too trite. I even checked the synonyms for cozy and they all came up short. So, until a new word is invented to describe a book…
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A Guide for Creatives to Master Business Skills and Keep Their Passion Alive
Creative professionals, writers, freelance artists, editors, and indie creators, often discover that the hardest part of making art is the business challenges for creatives that show up after the inspiration: pricing, paperwork, follow-ups,…
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The Grifters Are Getting Weirder
The grifters seem to be getting tired - they're starting to making mistakes and are letting AI generate really overblown accolades - more than the usual fawning crapola.
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Fantasy Faire’s Literary Festival Guest of Honor is…
Second Life's annual Fantasy Faire (a benefit for Relay for Life) is on! Guess who's this year's guest of honor at the literary festival?
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Book Review: Tastes and Tales from The Travelers Club International Restaurant and Tuba Museum
If you were lucky, you got to share a meal with friends at the Traveler's Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum. If you missed out, take heart!
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Book Review: The Open Door Gourmet
he best way to learn to cook is to bring an accomplished gourmet into your kitchen to teach and advise you. The second best way is to open this cookbook, where you will…