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Free! Beauty Rising! One more time!
For only the second time since its release, Beauty Rising is on free Kindle promotion May 1-2 only! Please pick up a copy if you don’t have one. Please tell a friend. If you like it, please write a review. Please tell a friend. Word of mouth is crucial. Did I ask you to tell a…
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Writer’s block or not?
This ARTICLE got me thinking a little bit about what writer’s block actually is. To me, writer’s block is just a matter of semantics. What one person calls ‘writer’s block’, I call just needing some time to let it sort itself out. About two years ago I started writing a short play entitled “Jerome the Cruel and…
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A Beautifully Ratty Book Cover
Look at this wonder book cover. The emotional feeling this book cover gives me would be hard to duplicate with a digital cover, don’t you think? The tattered edges, the torn spine, the creased cover. Just beautiful. I picked up this masterpiece at a bookshop in Virginia for only 10 cents. I had wanted to…
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There are Book Covers in a Library
I was sitting in the library with young artist Joyce Lee. She has been tasked with creating the cover artwork and design for my next novel The Recluse Storyteller. I had given her five different images to work with even though it was clear in my mind which one would be on the cover. When…
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I’m the boss of nothing (in Malaysia)
I’ve been to enough places throughout east and southeast Asia to understanding vividly that the western concept of customer service is typically a foreign one in these parts. Here’s a couple examples. A few years back I was at a small ice cream shop called “Dairy King.” Yes, very original. On the menu was a…
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Blogging: Writing without a lens
Have you ever seen a TV show or video where, at first glance, it’s abundantly apparent that something is different. The look of the show has an amateurish quality to it; there is no lushness but only harsh contrasts. It seems more like a home video than a professional production. I’m no movie-maker, but I’m…
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Fingers Burning: Salsa Making
I kind of wish ‘fingers burning’ meant that I was pounding out my next great story overnight; however, my fingers are literally burning at this moment because I made salsa this morning and I refuse to wear any rubber gloves to protect me from the peppers. So, I suffer a slow, steady burn, but it…
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Indie Spotlight on Beauty Rising
Author Ricki Wilson did a nice “Indie Spotlight” on my novel. You can check it out HERE!
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Force Yourself to be Creative
Have you ever just sat down and said to yourself: “Self, immediately produce a unique and creative work”? I do that sometimes. Today, a phrase popped into my mind. This happens to me all the time. A phrase will grab me – it doesn’t have to be a profound phrase or even an original phrase…
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Two Days of Rest and Relaxation!
Greatly enjoyed two days at Hard Rock Hotel Penang. Here’s a view from our 4th floor room. I’m really glad they put this ‘no diving’ sign on our balcony. I was on the top of the railing ready to do a belly-flop when I noticed it.
Author Mark W Sasse 