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Favorite Books 2020
Howdy, Recently, it occurred to me I've read scads of books during this year of pandemonium. Here are a few that, for one reason or...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, December 2020 Edition II
Howdy, Lately, I've been reading a classic sci-fi and an equally classic thriller. Add to that an enjoyable YA sci-fi, and I must admit,...
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Dec 11, 20201 min read
Editing to Show
Howdy, How often have you been told to show, don't tell? I don't get told that as much as I used to, but I still do. It's standard advice...
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Dec 1, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, December 2020 Edition
Howdy, Today I'm reporting my latest read in a fantastic historical action-adventure series and a couple of spec fic titles. The Empty...
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Nov 21, 20201 min read
NaNoWriMo 2020 Update
Howdy, I figure it's a time for a NaNoWriMo update. Admittedly, I'm not hacking out as many words as I would like to. Not nearly as many....
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Nov 10, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, November 2020 Edition II
Howdy, Time to drop my second batch of books for the month. All speculative fiction this time, including one hell of a novella. I don't...
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Nov 7, 20202 min read
Lovecraft-mania
Howdy, Okay, okay. Tell me. Have you watched Lovecraft Country on HBO? Have you read the book by Matt Ruff? Why not?! Alright, I know...
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Nov 1, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, November 2020 Edition
Howdy, Just because it's NaNoWriMo is no reason to stop reading. Recently, I've been neck-deep in fantasy and science fiction. Circe by...
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Oct 17, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, October 2020 Edition II
Howdy, Lately, I'm up to my elbows in YA fantasy and sci-fi. I've also thrown in some popular science for good measure. The Near Witch by...
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Oct 6, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, October 2020 Edition
Howdy, My reading has been all over the map this month. Given the state of political affairs, I've even read a journalistic book about...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, September 2020 Edition II
Howdy, I've been up to my neck in fantasy lately. It is probably a good thing considering I've got a manuscript to edit for one and am...
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Sep 15, 20202 min read
What I've Been Reading, September 2020 Edition
Howdy, So far this month, it feels like I've read a little bit of everything. I finished off an excellent fantasy series, followed Saxons...
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Sep 9, 20202 min read
Authors I Admire
Howdy, This is a companion piece to my post entitled Favorite Authors. The authors I will address in this post are ones I admire and who...
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Sep 4, 20202 min read
Favorite Authors
Howdy, I've been thinking lately about my favorite authors, how they've changed over time, and who they are today. Years ago, my favorite...
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Aug 27, 20202 min read
What I’ve been Reading, August 2020 Edition II
Howdy, This second edition of what I've been reading for August 2020 finds me knee-deep in a couple of fantasy series, one adult and one...
Dan
Aug 24, 20202 min read
The Joys of Libby
Howdy, I have to admit, I was skeptical when I first heard about Libby, the app that lets you check out ebooks, and, more importantly to...
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Aug 16, 20202 min read
What I’ve been Reading, August 2020 Edition
Howdy, Feels like I haven't posted here in quite a while. Well, it's only been a couple weeks, but that's off from my usual once a week...
Dan
Jul 27, 20202 min read
The Wheel Turns
Howdy, Finally, I've finished Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Just a warning, I might drop in a spoiler or two for...
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Jul 13, 20202 min read
What I’ve been Reading, July 2020 Edition II
Howdy, What is this? A second July 2020 what I've been reading? Maybe I have been consuming a bit more literature lately. The coronavirus...
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Jul 4, 20202 min read
What I’ve been Reading, July 2020 Edition
Howdy, Lately, I've been reading fantasy with a side dish of YA dystopia. Two of the books are quite good but not great. The third book,...
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