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I used to greatly enjoy Pringles Cheddar Cheese Chips. They had a great sharp cheddar flavor and they were an enjoyable shade of orange. It was not to last, however. More that a year ago I bought some, brought them home and upon opening them, I found a whole stack of chips with a hintContinue reading “Lies and Pringles Cheddar Cheese”

At this point, many people know that the tragedy of the Exeter, a whaling ship out of Nantucket, was the inspiration for Moby Dick by Herman Melville. The Exeter was attacked by an 85ft long sperm whale and only 8 men survived the wreck and the ordeal afterwards. The Youtube channel, Ask a Mortician, relatesContinue reading “Moby Dick, the Exeter and a Mortician”

When you are writing a novel, inspiration comes from unusual places and sometimes you have to make unusual decisions. That’s where all the trivia comes from. Trivia #1: ‘Death Vegetable’ — In Raven: Mirabelle, Dahija mentions that her sister, Pamela, refers to celery as the ‘death vegetable’. My oldest daughter’s name is Pamela, and, yes,Continue reading “Raven of Iskandar Trivia”

After a couple of revisions, the paperback version of Raven: Necris is now live on Amazon. Everytime I release on Kindle or paperback I’m always learning more about M$ Word than I ever wanted to. This time I encountered the ‘non-breaking space’ and ‘block protect’. While both of these can be added by the writer,Continue reading “Raven: Necris Paperback is Live!”

The manuscript for the paperback version of Raven: Necris has been submitted and it might take up to 72 hours for it to appear on all Amazon sites. The only snag could be if Amazon doesn’t like something about the cover or the manuscript, but I’ve never had that happen before. This time I haveContinue reading “Raven: Necris – Paperback Submitted!”