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Chapter One of Coming Attractions



Just for fun. But sometimes, when people read chapter one, they want to go on to chapter two.

Lars Ulrich returns:



A movie review:



From the photoblog:

Movie Review: Captain Marvel:



Spoiler alert: It was marvel-ous.

A post for St. Patrick's Day:


An image post:



The internet scammers can't take a hint:



From the photoblog:

Sometimes you're just a foot from trouble:



All I wanted to do was pee.

I wrote about the cutest little lady...

who pecks at my toenails...

and raids the cat food bowl...

From the photoblog:

I'll be doing a TV interview Tuesday!

The dog has his say:



And so does the cat:



From the photoblog:

The Writing Process: Creating and Naming Characters



Some jobs are both difficult and fun at the same time.

The internet scammers return:


From the photoblog:

Spring has sprung!

Well, I mean, as I write this it's snowing ... early spring in Indiana can sometimes be more of a state of mind. But the birds are back and singing, we've seen a bit of green springing (no pun intended) up along the roads, and there are dead skunks in the middle of the road. Personally, I could do without that last sign of spring.

Another spring tradition is that for two of the last three years I've been a featured Hoosier Author in Annette Snyder's blog, 50 Authors From 50 States. I'm in again this year, with a Coming Attractions related post that itself is about the generational tradition of drive-in movies.

I know what you're thinking: What's in it for me? Fine. One random commentator on Annette's blog will get a free copy of Coming Attractions--and best of all, that free copy will cost you nothing! I'll bet most free giveaways aren't that generous. Here's the link:

More internet scammers:



And yet more:



From the photoblog:

Book review: Rendezvous With Rama:

Movie review: Shazam!



“Hi, I’m Sh—um, let me write it down for you.��

An image blog:


A movie review:



From the photoblog:

There's a new review of The No-Campfire Girls up on Amazon:



I like it, because at no point do they use the term "talentless hack".

Type Your Fingers to the Bone and What Do You Get? 911 Fingers.



“It turns out I'm a PST! And here you thought PST was one of those diseases they advertise pills for on late night TV.��

The internet scammers never could take a hint:



From the photoblog:

Hi All! I'm new to the group.

Today, I blogged about my two free eBooks that I'm giving away this Easter.

I also blogged about doing my first-ever second edition of my third short pub, Wolf Trek.

Say happy National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week three times fast:



“By the time I finish saying National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, the week is over.��

The Writing Process: The Influence of John Adams



“I've been fascinated by John Adams ever since I went on a class trip to see the movie musical 1776, in 1972. Why they didn't release it in 1976, I don't know.��

Car work; or, we could fight pollution with a horse and buggy:



Flesh or mechanical, we all face that middle-age sag.

The dog's point of view:



And the cat's perspective:



From the photoblog:

I blogged about my next Virtual Release Party. I am giving away Mona's Return: La Bruja del Barrio Loco Book #3 along with other books. You are all invited!

The event is linked here

Chapter Length, and Why It Matters. Or Doesn’t



"Start at the beginning, go on to the end, then stop."

A sports team fanbase weeps:



The scammers can't take a hint:



From the photoblog:

Move review -- Avengers: Endgame



Now all new and spoiler free!

A movie review:



The scammers stick around:



From the photoblog:

Still Slightly Off the Mark, the Sequel Progresses ... and a review



The theme, as always, is “making fun of me��.

Writing Bad, But Keeping It Happy:



“it's often in the nature of humorists to write about bad things. In general, when good things happen it's just not as funny.��

Internet scammers who claim they're dying:



From the photoblog:

We're coming to the Avilla Freedom Festival again--with family:



Hope to see you there!

An image blog:


The dog's point of view:



From the photoblog:

On writing: The Big Courtroom Scene, and How To Get It Wrong On Purpose:



May the attorney and judges of the world forgive me.

I blogged about finishing my collection Not Your Abuelita's Folktales:

Also, I'm promoting my first-ever book release party.

The cat's perspective:



Overparenting backfires:



The verdict in the trial of the century:



From the photoblog:

Old Dispatchers Never Retire �� Well, One Did:



I read once that the average 911 dispatcher works in the field for about seven years before calling it quits. My boss worked in the field for 35 years.

Arts In Focus interview airs June 6th



Oh, boy, did I remember to smile? I don’t remember if I remembered.

An image blog:



From the photoblog:

Arts In Focus interview is online!



One writer’s fifteen minutes of relative fame ��

I blogged about ordering the proof of my collection and my upcoming novel:

Congratulations!

Mark wrote: "Arts In Focus interview is online!



One writer’s fifteen minutes of relative fame ��"

Thanks, Maria!

From the photoblog:

Author Promotion and Facebook Advertising:



As you all know, there's nothing I like better than blowing my own horn, and as you also know, I can sometimes be sarcastic.

Movie Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters:



I'm the last person who can be called on to write a fair review of a movie with the word "Godzilla" in the title.

Books In the Rain, Or: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?



It’s a question I often ask myself, and it always gets answered.

My paperback being posted online on Amazon. Can't wait for the eBook to be 100% correct.

Paperback of Not Your Abuelita's Folktales Is Online! #ThankGod #EnoughSaid #barrioblues

My Subconscious Still Hates Book Signings, But My Conscious Is a Fan:



“Like most things, the anticipation is worse than the reality. (Not with dentists. Oh, not with dentists.)��