Photo: Block the Camera!
I have a scene in Polar Bear on the Loose where Mischka tells Nanuk to block the camera. I imagine the camera end would look something like this:
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Blackbirds Book Signing Photos
Yes, I was in Ada, Oklahoma, on October 30th signing Blackbirds First Flight. This was a first for me, but it made it so much easier to be doing it with my more experienced friends Stephen Bagley and Wendy Blanton. I was thrilled to get to meet fellow co-author Gail … Continue reading →
MGR: Writing Platform?
Welcome to the October edition of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. I’m happy you’ve decided to visit, and I hope you’ll make time to wander around (if you haven’t been a regular visitor to the site already) and make yourself at home. Our topic for this month is Writing … Continue reading →
I’m Sorry!
I had a visitor from the A-Z Challenge Road Trip today, but their comment got sent to spam, and I deleted it before I realized it was a legitimate comment. Whomever you were, I’m so sorry! If you return, please leave another comment, and I’ll rescue you.
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I got a good chuckle when I checked this month’s topic. “What fears do I have regarding publication?” Why did I chuckle? Because my first publication is just going live. Had you heard? Blackbirds First Flight, a dark fantasy anthology, is on sale a little early from it’s planned October … Continue reading →
Photo: Blackbirds Proof Copies
MGR: Protagonists
Protagonists. Specifically, my protagonists. What to say about them? I have a few I like. Let me introduce you. Inuit (pronounced Eye-knew-it). Inuit is my female polar bear character, and she’s telling her first person account of what her life was like as she transitioned from a wild polar bear … Continue reading →
MGR Tour: Mid-Year Check-in
Howdy, Merry Go Round Tour visitors! Back in January, I posted some goals, and this month, we’re checking up on how I’m doing in meeting those goals. A little mid-year update, if you will. Here are the goals I posted in January: Finish revision of Polar Bear on the Loose, … Continue reading →
MGR: Improving Craft
Welcome back to the June edition of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. This month we’re sharing ways we improve our craft. There are three ways to do this: Reading, study, and practice. Reading can be accomplished at least two different way. I can read books by other writers to … Continue reading →
MGR: Finding A Life
Welcome back for another episode of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. Did your April (Snow) Showers bring May Flowers? We’re working on that down here in Central Texas. Our tour theme for May is balancing family, work, and life with writing and how we do it. This was easier … Continue reading →