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The last Indie Authors’ Advent Calendar

For a decade, friend and fellow author Katherina Gerlach has run her Indie Authors’ Advent Calendar. The calendar starts on December 1 and goes through December 24, just like an Advent calendar. Instead of a… 

I’m thinking this can’t be a good idea

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No, not my idea from the other day. I was thinking about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a.k.a. Galloping Gertie. This bridge was famous for twisting and turning when the winds blew strong enough. It opened… 

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Today, here in the States, we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a day to reflect on what you have and be full of gratitude for it. It is also a day of food. Lots of food.… 

I’ve got a idea. Forming in my head.

Tip o’ the hat to the movie Time Bandits for today’s subject line. My Muse has thrown yet another idea at me. Not like I need yet another project. I’m not entirely sure it is… 

Naptime … denied!

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“I’m going to go take a fifteen minute nap,” I tell the wife. I was up early, a little after 5:30 A.M., due to a wee furry beast who shall remain Sirocco-less. After breakfast and… 

Magdalena charges forward

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Sirocco decided to get me up at approximately 5:40 AM this morning. The wife didn’t get up much longer after me. After getting breakfast made for the wife, it was time to take the dogs… 

Adventures in GIMP – making a mask

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The wife is working on creating a cover for one of the books she wants to release soon. She has a starry background and an image of a girl’s face she wants on top of… 

Nitpicky perfectionism for the win?

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I format books for ebook and print distribution for my clients. I finished up two books for one of my clients recently and prepared to upload them to the various distribution channels. I was doing… 

And the dog toy we got rid of is ….

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As we’re going through things in order to clean out the house we finally got around to the basket of dog toys. “Let’s go through them and throw away the ones we don’t want.” “Well,”…