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Tag Archives: #amreading
A Return to Learning as a Writer
I have a break from my day job as a teacher this week and have been filling it as a student of writing. And yes, it has been a thrilling week. First, I am getting more involved with writing associations … Continue reading
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Pandemic Plusses: A Simple Kindness Saves the Day
This post threatened to be a rant. I had already written a few graphs going off on “weird times getting weirder” and “no end in sight” and reports of this disease “coming in waves”. And I raged that some are … Continue reading
Testing, Testing….
I have had months of problems with publishing on this blog and very little time to work to correct it (happy problem: writing deadlines! Yay!) So here’s a test post and a reminder: I am a husband and father first, … Continue reading
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Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #America, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #comedy, #comics, #crime, #ebook, #editing, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Kindle, #Marvel, #Nook, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #womenwriters, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writingtips, writing
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Do the Accusations Against Junot Díaz Negate His Work or Prove the Extent of His Trauma?
Junot Díaz, who, in a recent issue of the New Yorker, wrote openly for the first time about the ongoing effects of his being raped twice when he was eight, has now been reportedly accused by women of sexual aggression. … Continue reading
Posted in America, Book lovers, pop culture, sexual abuse, teaching, writing
Tagged #amreading, #amwriting, #author, #books, #crime, #JunotDiaz, #metoo, #publishing, #rape, #sexualabuse
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What are you doing during this snow day? Read!
While I am grateful that those who read this blog come from all over, my information on where the majority live suggests that most will experience some part of today’s serious snow storm. In hopes of helping you through your … Continue reading
Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #reading, America, Book lovers, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, Free books, independent publishing, politics, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing
Tagged #amreading, #amreadingthrillers, #booklover, #bookme, #freebooks, #highschoolthriller, #policethrillers, #politicalthriller, #snowday
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Lightning Bugs Hang Out All Night Long
So I decided to get off drugs. Sleep aids, actually, because I live a roguishly rough and tumble life. They haven’t been completely successful and they often leave me sluggish in the morning, requiring more drugs, morning drugs, which for … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Health, marriage, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #Storytelling, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #WritingBlitz, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing
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How to Tell The Damn Story – Book Recommendations
So, this short video recommends two books I am hot on right now, one about writing fiction, the other about writing comics. I hope you find this helpful. Let me know in the comments section.
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, Marvel, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing
Tagged #amreading, #bookme, #books, #LisaCron, writing
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Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King, Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10
We need to catch up to the thrilling adventures of Alex Simmons’ Blackjack, recently nominated for. Glyph Award as Best Black Male Character. I was honored to write with Alex the serialized adventure “Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King” and … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, America, comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, pop culture, self-publishing, super-heroes, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged # BlackLivesMatter, #action, #adventure, #AlexSimmons, #amreading, #Blackjack, #BlackMindsMatter, #BlackPantherIsntTheOnlyBlackHero, #bookme, #comics, #DocSavage, #freebooks, #freereads, #GlyphAwards, #pulp, #readme, #TellTheDamnStory, #TheShadow, #TimFielder
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“Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King” An Adventurous Gift for You
There are so many ways to tell a story. Print, e-books, audio, just to name a few, are growing in popularity as part of the Indy book movement (despite the doctored figures big publishers want people to believe). Podcasting and … Continue reading
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