Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Typo Squad Series by Stephen Lomer Genre: Action, Adventure
Writing in the Age of Coronavirus by Stephen Lomer
Okay, so, I’m pale, I’m chubby, and I spend most days in my own solitary company. Am I an author, or a victim of the coronavirus lockdowns?
Turns out I’m both. And while others are champing at the bit, eagerly awaiting the moment when they can resume their extroverted lives, I continue tapping away, my routine largely unaffected by the pandemic restrictions.
There is one thing I miss, though, and that’s working book fairs and conventions. It’s one thing to receive a report every week from amazon detailing how many people have bought your book, but it’s something else entirely to stand there face-to-face with someone and pitch your novel, and still another to make a sale and put a personalized greeting on the title page.
With the pandemic still in full swing, I continue to write and continue to publish. But are the days of book fairs and conventions gone forever?
I don’t know.
In the Before Time, in the Long, Long Ago, we authors would pack up our gear and drive to a hotel ballroom or convention hall and set up for a day of selling. We’d sit inside a concrete bunker for eight hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, breathing recirculated air and inhaling whatever it was that thousands of footfalls were kicking up from the carpets. We would shake hands and pose for selfies. There was no social distance of any kind.
For the moment, book fairs and conventions are shut down, and most are rescheduling for 2021. Will authors be willing to go back to the concrete bunkers and breathe recirculated air, shake hands, and pose for selfies?
I don’t know.
I’d like to say that once a
vaccine is available and COVID-19 is just a memory that people will return to
doing what they love. But for me, the true love is the writing. So much as I
would enjoy being out there and meeting you all, for the immediate future, you
can find me hunched over my keyboard, a bottle of diet Coke close at hand,
doing what I do best.
by Stephen Lomer
Joining forces with Her Majesty’s Royal Typo Brigade, Typo Squad takes up residence in Buckingham Palace to try and draw out this dangerous madman.
With the lives of the royal family in their hands, will Typo Squad be up to the challenge of finding and capturing the Wordmonger? Or will history repeat itself?
Typo Squad is dealt a terrible blow by Anton Nym and his new errorist cell, known as the Erristocracy. But when all seems lost, the tide turns with the rise of the Typo Alliance.
With a new headquarters, a new captain, and the arrival of some truly unexpected allies, Typo Squad is set on a collision course with the most dangerous foes they’ve ever faced.
Will Dick and his team be able to overcome the odds and make the world safe from typos once and for all? Or will Nym and his inner circle be victorious in the end?
Monday, July 6, 2020
For Better or Worse To The Woman Who Loves an Alcoholic by Merideth Deeds Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Cat's Paw Cove Series by Sharon Buchbinder Genre: Paranormal Romance
Guest Post for Charlotte Redbird, Ghost Coach
Leprechauns—Lucky in Love?
One of the fun parts about writing paranormal, supernatural,
or magical stories is the research. When I wrote Charlotte Redbird, Ghost
Coach, I thought I had a pretty good handle on leprechauns. After all,
Ancestry.com told me I’m Irish (mostly), so that little guy on the cereal box
was practically a relative. Isn’t that all I needed to know?
Um. No. I needed to know if they were as lucky in love as
they are with their gold, so I had to do a little digging. Here are some fun
facts about my red-headed relatives from the Emerald Isle.
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In the supernatural world, they fall into the
fairy family and they live underground.
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Music and dancing—the Irish jig, of course—are their
passions.
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They are usually pictured as tiny wizened old
men with red beards—but some say that’s an old stereotype.
·
If you can catch one, they can grant three
wishes, but remember, they are tricksters!
·
Iron bars can contain them. If you nab one, have
an iron cage handy, otherwise they can teleport away from you!
·
While we think of their job as guarding
protecting pots of gold, their real vocation is shoemaking.
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They are excellent cobblers. However, they never
make a pair of shoes. They only make one!
·
Mustard is a great condiment for hot dogs—but
the yellow sauce will also burn the skin of a leprechaun.
·
It’s a good thing they have great regenerative
powers to recover from mustard burns. They heal quickly and can heal others.
Are they lucky in love? I couldn’t find an answer to that
question, so I made something up. You’ll have to read Charlotte Redbird,
Ghost Coach, to find out. Happy reading!
Friday, July 3, 2020
Kristin The Return of the Blue Blood Series Book 1 by Stacy Eaton Genre: Paranormal Romance
Thursday, July 2, 2020
The Hitcher by Ditter Kellen Genre: Psychological Thriller
