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In Malacca
I am spending a couple days with my students in Malacca (Melaka) Malaysia enjoying the sights, sounds, and food of one of Southeast Asia’s more colorful cities. I planned to post a few photos but my technology is not cooperating. Malacca played a front and center place in the spice trade of yesteryear. The Portuguese…
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Your Vote will Help on Goodreads
If you are on Goodreads and if you have read (and liked) Beauty Rising, I’d love for you to vote for my novel on several of the Listopia lists which has it. Example, Beauty Rising is currently ranked #179 on the list “Our Favorite Indie Reads.” If you vote for my book on this list,…
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Using Imagery in Writing: The Example of the Phuong Flower
I’m holding a writing workshop on Monday so I thought I’d unpack a few items I will be talking about. I’ll start with imagery. When I started writing Beauty Rising, I didn’t want it to be an interconnected mess of episodic writing. I wanted overarching themes and imagery which would, hopefully, drive home what I…
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Thanks to Indiesunlimited for Beauty Rising Announcement
I’d like to thank http://www.indiesunlimited.com for running a nice new book announcement for Beauty Rising. You can see it HERE!
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Spring Sale! Beauty Rising KINDLE now only 99 cents until April 1.
It’s March. Spring is in the air. Baseball is underway. I’m in a good mood, so I’m happy to offer Beauty Rising Kindle Version for only 99 cents until my beloved Buccos play their first game on April 1! So enjoy and pass along the word! Thanks everyone. Beauty Rising! On Sale HERE! (Note: the sale…
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Sneak Peak at Indiesunlimited
Indieunlimited just published a sneak peak of the first chapter of Beauty Rising. If you haven’t read it, you can check it out HERE!
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Glorious Morning at my Place of Work
I snapped these this morning right outside my classroom. This is, in essence, what I see everyday when I look outside my room. Isn’t it inspiring?
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“Beauty Rising” featured on IndiesUnlimited!
My novel is featured in a “Book Brief” on Indies Unlimited. Here’s a teaser and you can read the rest on their site! Thanks so much! Mark, how did you come up with the title for your book? Does it have any special meaning? The meaning of the title “Beauty Rising” is explained clearly in…
