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A Book Review!
My New-Found Land has gotten a nice review at The Lulu Book Review! This is my first non-friend/non-acquaintance review!Although I do keep editing and updating the book as I find errors, I've debated whether it was worth my time and money to get a p...
Book Meme
My friend Thomma tagged me for a book meme. I remember this one going around a year or two ago, but nothing wrong with playing again.Here are the rules:1. Grab the nearest book of 123 pages or more.2. Open it to page 123.3. Find the first 5 sentence...
Winners!
Prize winners in my book promo and photos of the selection process are posted on my main blog. Enjoy, and congrats to the winners! Next drawing will be in November....
Character Study: Euclid Tanner
This is the last in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.He had no idea where his parents came up with the dumb name Euclid. That’s why he made sure people called him Tanner. Just the one name, like peopl...
Marisa Gonzalez
This is the tenth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Marisa had always been political. She was president of her high school student council and studied history and political science in college. In anot...
Totally Flattered
A co-worker borrowed the beta copy of my book and now she can't return it or even read it herself because her boyfriend got caught up in it and won't give it back!Another co-worker bought a copy to take on his upcoming cruise.Yeah, I'm happy. Flatte...
Character Study: Sam Johnston
This is the ninth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.The son of survivalists, Sam grew up on an isolated family farm with a cellar stocked to the rafters with ammunition and MREs. He learned at an early...
Character Study: Susannah Parker
This is the eighth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Susannah was a daddy's girl, and luckily for her, her father wasn't a draft candidate. Running a funeral home was not only a good business, but with...
Character Study: Craig Fontaine
This is the seventh in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.During the darkest days of the resource wars, when secession movements were splitting the nation apart, the army couldn't stand on niceties. James...
Character Study: Sumitra Kumar
This is the sixth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.There was a time when Sumitra was rich.Her father had owned several hotels in their Mississippi River town, but he bankrupted himself during the race...
Character Study: Sgt Darrell Bonner
This is the fifth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Darrell Bonner grew up in a decaying Atlanta suburb. God and family were central to his life and he was a youth leader in his church, known for his a...
Character Study: The Amazing Madame Violet
This is the fourth in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Viona Haddler had all the answers from a very early age. That no one at the orphanage paid her any mind was a mere detail. Not only did she know wh...
Character Study: Father Joaquin Estrada
This is the third in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Joaquin was the spoiled son of the richest rancher in Valle Redondo, New Mexico. During the oil crisis and resource wars, his sheltered valley was ov...
Character Study: Charlene Engleton
This is the second in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Charlene was born into a rich and politically well-connected ranching family in the Texas panhandle. Her father was cruel and controlling and her mo...
Character Study: Vince Mott
This is the first in a series of character introductions associated with my book, My New-Found Land.Vince leads a small gang in the ruins of Albuquerque. He and his sister Sara were orphaned in their early teens when their parents died in one of the...
Book Promo / Contest
NOTE: This is cross-posted on my main blog.Okay, I’ve got all the goodies on order and there will be four winners drawn randomly from among those who buy my book between now and September 30. If the prizes aren’t here by that date, I’ll extend...
