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16
Mar

Do Blogs Still Serve a Purpose?

I noticed today that I haven’t written a post here in quite a while. Not since Thanksgiving! And it got me to thinking a bit about the question above, Do blogs still serve a purpose? With social media being so influential in this country, who still reads blogs?...
04
Dec

This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful to J. K. Rowling*

*Since I wrote this post, J. K. Rowling has really, well, stepped in it, as the saying goes. I do not support her opinions regarding transgender individuals. My children and I very much enjoyed her books. Her statements regarding other issues, though, were very...
23
Sep

The Singular “They”

The use of the singular “they” has grown in acceptance and use, recently having made it into the dictionary as an official word form: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/nonbinary-they-is-in-the-dictionary. It’s worth reading about, since...
22
Aug

New K. B. Wagers Novel Now Available for Pre-Order

Welcome to the Boarding Games . . . From the critically-acclaimed author of the Indranan War and the Farian War trilogies, comes K. B. Wagers’ hardcover debut and first in a unique science fiction series that introduces the Near-Earth Orbital Guard—NeoG—a...
16
Jul

A Thousand Words or So on Book Covers

They say a picture is worth a thousand words . . . I’m sure that phrase has been written a billion times in relation to book covers, but there’s no denying the power of a good book cover. Just among my own authors, I can point to covers that made or broke...
02
Aug

Producer David Barron Options Film & TV Rights to Behind the Throne, by K. B. Wagers

Book is first in series featuring princess-turned-gunrunner, Hail Bristol. SAN DIEGO, CA, August 2, 2018—David Barron, a UK film producer known for his work on the Harry Potter movies, has optioned film & television rights to the acclaimed science-fiction novel...
05
Dec

Clearly, @Microsoft Hates Small Businesses (and @Dell)

I know, I know. I’m supposed to write about publishing, my clients, and just about anything but my own headaches. But sometimes I just can’t help myself. “Good f-ing luck!” Last night I wasted more than two hours trying to activate Microsoft...
12
Aug

Welcome to our new website!

Welcome to our new website. Please forgive us while we finish our construction. Like a home that you move into before everything is freshly painted or installed, our new website remains a work in progress. But we think you’ll find it much cleaner in appearance...
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