Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Unchanging Heavens is here!
I am very pleased to announce that The Unchanging Heavens is now available at Smashwords and Amazon! To celebrate, I am offering a 50% off coupon for purchases from Smashwords. I regret being unable to offer a coupon for Amazon, but you can purchase a kindle file from Smashwords. The coupon is valid through December…
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Daganu News and Coupons!
Great news! The Unchanging Heavens is mere days from publication! As The Unchanging Heavens is the third full-length Daganu novel, you might like to start from the beginning. To make that easier for you, I’ve created a sale! For the month of November, The Sunshine Line and The Mirror’s Image are 50% off at Smashwords.…
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The Care and Feeding of Plot Bunnies
If you’ve never heard of a Plot Bunny before, the idea is fairly simple. A Plot Bunny is a story idea. It’s cute and fluffy and you want to take it home right away and start loving it and spoiling it. You can’t get a Plot Bunny at the SPCA, they find you. But beware!…
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It’s NaNo Time!
It’s November first, the day when all good writers (and quite a few bad ones) take up arms to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. If you’ve always wanted to write a book, now’s the time. Check out nanowrimo.org. I, however, am being a NaNo Rebel this year. I have a draft I…
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Life’s Little Adjustments
I know it’s been a long time since I made a blog post here. Life has really been throwing things at me this year. In particular, my pain levels have often been too high to concentrate, which really interferes with writing! I’m starting to see some improvement, however, so it’s time to go back to…
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Five Year Cancerversary
Cancer survivors know what a cancerversary is, but there are differences in opinion about what day it should mark. Should it be the day you found reason to worry (found a lump, had an abnormal test result)? The day you were diagnosed? The day you started treatment? The day you first had a clear scan?…
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Looking for my Groove
I love writing. I’m quite fond of editing. In the right mood I can even enjoy working on my web page. Even publication, as titchy and annoying as it can be, isn’t all that bad. I hate marketing. And yet? I must, if I want to sell books.
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Maybe Mets (OR: Anatomy of a Recurrence Scare)
I’ve spend approximately the last two months worrying about metastatic cancer. I’m pleased to reveal in advance that there is no sign of it, and we’ve done some pretty thorough testing. Even though I appear to still be cancer-free, I thought this little journal might be of interest to family members and care-givers… and maybe…
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The Mirror’s Image is here!
I am excited to announce that the sequel to The Sunshine Line is now available for purchase at Smashwords (all e-formats, no DRM) and Amazon (kindle format, no DRM)! In The Sunshine Line, Joe was recruited by the fairies of Daganu to help built, maintain and preserve the crossings between their world and ours. In…
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Excerpt: The Mirror’s Image, fourth chapter – And coupon!!
I think the cover is ready! It looks like we’re on track to publish by the end of the week! If you haven’t read The Sunshine Line now is the time to pick it up at Smashwords! 50% off coupon code: KK28G Meanwhile, here is the fourth chapter of The Mirror’s Image coming soon! Tuesday…
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