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This isn't about the fun kind of vampires though--

This comes from Seth Godin's blog.  As I ready to release my next book, the line about one-star reviews caught my attention. 

***Vampires, of course, feed on something that we desperately need but also can't imagine being a source of food.

You have metaphorical vampires in your life. These are people that feed on negativity, on shooting down ideas and most of all, on extinguishing your desire to make things better.
Why would someone d...

Here's the new cover for the latest book.

I'm nervous about this one.  The book, not the cover.  It's a dystopian novel.  Well, novella.  47K words.  Originally it was a short story I'd written years ago.  I decided to revamp and release it.  I thought it would be a quick turnaround but it has taken weeks.  As a result, the story changed into something different. 

I was in love with Blood Gem. This one. . . I'm not so sure how folks will react. ...

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Ok, this one just makes me laugh. 

I think you have to be a cat owner to appreciate cat humor. 

These come from a bakery in the UK called Cupcake Occasions. 

They are fortunate an ocean separates us.



And  they have a note on their homepage that they do Not deliver!  Aargh.

One day I logged onto Amazon and to check the stats for The Blood Gem.

Yes!  Someone left a new review. I'd been hoping my last free promo would garner some new comments from readers. 
For indie writers, reviews might as well be currency. 
I hurriedly clicked over to the page in sweet anticipation of reading how my book is the new hotness.
And there it sat.  A glowing one star  followed by a scathing commentary.
Prior to this I'd prepped myself.   There's plen...

I live in New York City.  I work in Manhattan, reside in Queens.

It's not the 'Sex in the City' New York where you can hook up for a one night stand and then stagger home safely at 3 a.m.  with Manholo Blahniks in hand.

I live in the New York where the threat of pickpockets on the subway is real.  Just this morning there was a report of a woman being approached on the street by a man who just 'said' he had a gun, then walked her into a alley to rape and rob her.

Not that I'm raggi...

Yesterday was Thanksgiving 2012.  I was over at my brother's house to eat.  There was a bunch of little kids running around.

As I sat at a table wondering when  the food was going to be served, I remembered when I was one of those little kids happy not to be stuck down where the grownups where.  I was able to lounge in my grandparent's bedroom and watch cartoons or even better. . .

. . .Monster movies.

Back in the day Thanksgiving meant the monster movie marathon.  Some...