Tag: Rite of Awakening
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When the Author Limped, So Did the Character
“Jeez,” a new-to-me reader complained, “couldn’t you have skipped the main female character’s knee problem? I mean, great story but who cares about her bum knee?” Of course, I checked the reader’s age next because this particular story was advertised as paranormal women’s fiction. It even, at the time, had Midlife in the title. Yep,…
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25 in ’25: March Wins
In my plan to release 25 new Intellectual Property (IP) products in 2025, February was NOT a win, and March was significantly less than desired, but for good reason. Near the end of January, the DOGE and a bunch of Executive Orders put my life’s work in Acquisition and Contracting on hiatus, maybe permanently. It…
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25 in ’25: January Wins
In my plan to release 25 new Intellectual Property (IP) products in 2025, January was a win. Keep in mind that each book could become several different IP releases. In other words, one product might be in print, ebook, audiobook, full-cast audiobook, German translation. I get to set my own rules here, and part of…
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Alice Munro’s Daughter Hits Close to Home
I could read only so much of the OpEd penned by Alice Munro’s daughter. I might have gotten a hundred words or so in, and I had to stop. It was too close to the bone to continue. The OpEd, entitled “My stepfather sexually abused me when I was a child. My mother, Alice Munro,…
