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  • Home
    • About Lori
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure of Material Connection
  • Book Reviews
    • Search Book Reviews by Category
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Request A Review
  • Fiction Editing
    • About The Little Red Pen
    • Services and Rates
    • Editing in Second Life
    • Which Came First?
  • Living Simply
  • CowTown Cooking
  • Extras
    • My Author Site: The Brassbright Chronicle
    • Aether Chrononauts Calendar
    • My Bookshop.org Shop
    • Alternative Lorem Ipsum Generators
    • Seattle Stories
  • Home
    • About Lori
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure of Material Connection
  • Book Reviews
    • Search Book Reviews by Category
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Request A Review
  • Fiction Editing
    • About The Little Red Pen
    • Services and Rates
    • Editing in Second Life
    • Which Came First?
  • Living Simply
  • CowTown Cooking
  • Extras
    • My Author Site: The Brassbright Chronicle
    • Aether Chrononauts Calendar
    • My Bookshop.org Shop
    • Alternative Lorem Ipsum Generators
    • Seattle Stories

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I’m an Author, Reviewer, Editor, Reader, Steampunk, Earthmomma, Foodie, ‘Gander, Cat Lady, and Old-School Seattleite. Apply Other Labels As Required.

Readers! Follow the links below to find exciting new books to read. Writers! Are your books listed at these sites? Yes? Yay! No? Why not? Everybody! Visit The Brassbright Chronicle, Lori’s author site. It’s full of freebies, book info, and fun surprises.

Readers! Find Your Next Fantasy, SciFi, Paranormal or Horror Obsession at LimFic
Readers! Find Your Next Fantasy, SciFi, Paranormal or Horror Obsession at LimFic
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Authors! List Your Books at LimFic
Authors! Meet more readers, sell more books at Shepherd. Join up, it's free.
Authors! Meet more readers, sell more books at Shepherd. Join up, it's free.
Readers! Browse my curated book shop at Bookshop.org
Readers! Browse my curated book shop at Bookshop.org
Authors and Readers! Need more eBook format choices? Love a good sale? You got it! All my books are listed at Smashwords.
Authors and Readers! Need more eBook format choices? Love a good sale? You got it! All my books are listed at Smashwords.
Readers! Full Steam Ahead, and all my other books are available at Amazon.
Readers! Full Steam Ahead, and all my other books are available at Amazon.
  • Book Review,  Non-Fiction,  Wordsmithery,  Writing

    Book Review: NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

    I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for anything called a 'toolkit'. This appeals to my self-taught, DIY driven nature.

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  • Book Review,  Non-Fiction,  Writing

    Book Review: Authors, Steal This Book: 67 Business Ideas for the Writers of the Future

    Lori Alden Holuta / April 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

    This needs to be a living, adaptable document, not a static, frozen-in-time book.

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  • Cat Ipsum
    Wordsmithery

    Lorem Ipsum Collection

    Lori Alden Holuta / October 29, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I’ve gathered my Lorum Ipsum Generator link collection into one page at my site. Hope this helps you with all your Lorem Ipsum needs! The collection is permanently listed in the menu at…

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  • Book Review,  History,  Non-Fiction

    Book Review: Blimey, I’m Knackered!

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 20, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Blimey, I’m Knackered!: An American’s Survival Guide to British English by Marshall Hall My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love learning about other countries and cultures. Getting familiar with a country’s slang…

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  • Book Review,  DIY,  Writing

    Book Review: How to Market a Book

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 3, 2021 / 0 Comments

    How to Market a Book: Overperform in a Crowded Market by Ricardo Fayet My rating: 5 of 5 stars As the Brits say, “It does what it says on the tin”. There’s dozens…

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  • Book Review,  DIY,  Writing

    Book Review: Book Title Generator

    Lori Alden Holuta / January 15, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book by Scott Lorenz My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had low expectations for this book, but it exceeded all of them. Just…

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  • Book Review,  DIY,  Essays,  Writing

    Book Review: Words Fail Me

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 3, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing by Patricia T. O’Conner My rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best writing advice books around. It’s written in an…

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  • Book Review,  DIY,  Writing

    Book Review: Bird by Bird

    Lori Alden Holuta / April 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott My rating: 5 of 5 stars I deliberately read Bird By Bird slowly – her ‘lessons’ are short, sometimes just a…

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  • Second Life

    Æther Salon: Transcript of Publishing Salon

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 13, 2016 / 0 Comments

    Last month I gave a talk at the Aether Salon in New Babbage, a virtual steampunk city in Second Life. There was a record crowd of avatars representing published writers, hopeful writers, and…

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  • Wordsmithery

    Mary, Maria, Murray, no, MARK! Wait. Jim.

    Lori Alden Holuta / July 19, 2015 / 0 Comments

    “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That’s cute, Shakespeare… now, can anyone tell what those other names actually are? Did you just…

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  • Wordsmithery

    A Portable Writer’s Retreat

    Lori Alden Holuta / January 29, 2014 / 0 Comments

    Recently two writers I admire were lucky enough to be able to get away to a writer’s retreat, complete with cabins, mountains, a hot tub and even a chef! They enjoyed a very…

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  • Wordsmithery

    The Novel: Research Fun

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 4, 2011 / 0 Comments

    I thought it might be a kick to list out the interesting sites I came across while writing tonight.  It’s such a great thing to have a few browser tabs open and the…

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  • Shoebox PR
  • The Blue Bead

Foodies ~ Yummies

  • Adventures in Food and Word
  • BlakOpal
  • Cooking the Books
  • Fabulous Family Favorites
  • Italian Food Forever
  • Susan Fox's Culinary World
  • Sweet Encounter
  • Sweet Encounter Kids Culinary Academy
  • The Alberti Twins

Performers

  • Ian Delaney

Sights ~ Sounds

  • Atlas Obscura
  • Decoder Ring Theatre
  • Gallery of Curiousities
  • Radio Enactment Podcast
  • Shorpy

Writers ~ Writing

  • A Writer's Path
  • Andrez Bergen
  • B.G. Thomas
  • Bookshop.org
  • Cooking the Books
  • Detective Samuel Sloan
  • Emerson Lighthouse
  • Gail Carriger
  • J. B. Garner
  • Shelley Adina & Adina Senft
  • Tamara A. Lowery
  • Terribleminds
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  • Werks From The Iron Road
  • Whatever (Furiously Reasonable)
  • Write on, Right on

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