The Dragon Sauna: A Virtual Retreat Oct 10&11 2020!

https://youtu.be/zGWkcazaaD8 Calling all my burned out writing buddies. Are you tired of being quarantined? Are you missing the interaction of your writing retreats? Do you miss people in general? I know I do...but you know pandemic....

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To Free A Djinn: Live 10/1/20

To Free A Djinn I know I've been quiet these last several months. I was in your face almost every day somewhere up until about April. And then radio silence. Truth is part of me was tired....

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Social Media On A Budget

I know many people who think they can't post on social media because they don't have a smart phone. It seems the world just assumes you HAVE a smart phone and doesn't readily offer clear cut alternatives to...

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Only The Good Die Young

An old woman shook with another violent coughing fit.  She sat up right before blood spewed down her chin.  The woman futilely blotted at the mess before rearranging her covers.  She started to lay down but stopped.  “Who’s there?” ...

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Author Talk: The Time Is Nigh!

You have your content.  You have your hashtags.  You have your pictures.  Now what?  Now we figure out WHEN to post our content!  Now, there is no exact science to this.  There are plenty of blogs and ideas.  The best...

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Author Talk: Pretty As A Picture

You’ve written an epic post.  You’ve gotten your #hashtags sorted.  Now what?  You need eye candy!  Now, I realize as an artist picking pictures is second nature to me.  I also realize they are the bane of existence for...

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#Hashtag Heaven

After you’ve come up with your brilliant idea on WHAT you will post about, your next step is to figure out the best ways to make your post visible. But how do you do that? The answer to this...

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Lena Ueltschi Thompson: A Creative Soul

Women Wednesday isn’t just for those women you can look up in history books or on the history websites.  It’s also for those women who have impacted people with their lives…because after all everyone is a part of history...

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Khutulun: A Real Warrior Princess

Every now and then a grain of truth makes its way into the fantasy I love.  Reading the history of Khutulun, a descendant of Genghis Kahn, I love seeing the facets of some of my favorite fantasy stories.  I...

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Mochizuki Chiyome: A Ninja and a Lady

How in the world did I not hear about this woman before today?!  I’m scrolling along the internet at my usual places looking for interesting women when all of a sudden I land on a page talking about Chiyome…and...

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