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Facebook Fatigue
I used to love Facebook. But as I’m sure you’ve noticed, its become toxic. Why can’t we be friends without discussing politics? Please, add as many cat memes as possible, but is it really the place to be discussing immigration policy? And yet, I find myself commenting on any number of threads. I cannot not…
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A Meeting with a Beta Reader and More Genre Issues
I had a wonderful opportunity yesterday to sit down and discuss my new, unreleased novel with one of my beta readers yesterday. He provided some terrific insight in regards to characterization and novel pacing. He even shared with me that he felt that the novel didn’t feel like a novel in some regards. He kept…
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Last Chance! Free Kindle Version of “A Love Story for a Nation”
One more day on this great free promo. I hope you’ll love this novel as much as I do. It’s full of suspense, full of twists and turns, full of courage, full of interesting fantastical stories, full of truth about our world, and lastly with an ending that will make you think. And its absolutely…
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Trump’s Order on Immigration: Constitutional or Not?
Trump’s executive order on immigration has set the Internet afire in a dizzying array of memes and vitriolic rants about the president’s bold actions. Those who are dishonest will call it a “Muslim ban” predicated on religion. Of course, that’s absurd for those who actually read the executive order. On the other side, Trump’s supporters…
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FREE – FIRST TIME EVER! “A Love Story for a Nation” on Kindle
My novel “A Love Story for a Nation” – rated at 4.8 stars on Amazon – is FREE in the Kindle store for the FIRST TIME EVER! POSSIBLY the ONLY TIME EVER! Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a story near and dear to me. Free for a limited time. HERE! This is a…
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Kindle Giveaway on Now!
I’ve teamed up with The Kindle Book Review to give away a Kindle eReader and some Amazon gift cards. Enter to Win Here! And please check out my latest novel while you are at it. “Which Half David.” There it is! Nestled between several cowboy hats. Thanks for checking it out and good luck on the…
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The Last Bastion: Staged Reading Saturday Night
I just got back from the first and only rehearsals with my fellow actors for the staged reading of my new play “The Last Bastion.” We did an initial reading and then somewhat mapped out our blocking on stage and did a staged rehearsal. Tomorrow, we have a dress rehearsal in the afternoon and then…
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Theatre: The Open Art Form
I enjoyed giving a mini-lecture to my Intro to Theatre Arts class today about the topic, “What is theatre?” Theatre is many things, but most importantly, it’s an open art form. The live audience makes it unique and ever-changing. The interaction with the audience makes every performance different. It can inspire the actor to achieve…
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Review: “La La Land” – Just go enjoy it!
I’ve been itching to see “La La Land” since it came out in Malaysia nine days ago, and it finally happened today. Verdict? It’s lovely, fun, exuberant, smart, nostalgic, and just plain terrific. Go see it! It’s a classic love story of two artists, one a jazz pianist and other aspiring actress, who find each…
Author Mark W Sasse 