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Michael gets disappointed

In my inbox today (and yesterday. And a few times last week): Every time I receive one of these spam emails and delete it, Michael gets terribly disappointed when the video of me ‘working on myself’ doesn’t get sent to him. And yes, he is listed in my contracts. This particular bit of blackmail has […]

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Dowser 8: paperback proof

This beauty arrived by courier this morning. I approved the proof, so the paperback version of Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8) will be available on Amazon in the next day or so, then on other retailers in a few days. And, of course and always, I ordered copies for a giveaway. 🙂 […]

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Oracle 3: paperback proof

This pretty thing was waiting by my front door when I got home from driving Michael to the optometrist this afternoon. Everything looks to be in order – yay! – so I’ll finally be able to order some paperbacks and fulfill my terribly belated preorder giveaway. Oh, also the paperbacks will be available to purchase online […]

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In Today’s Mail: Hummingbird Chocolate

At the end of May Sue mentioned an article about an award winning chocolatier on my Facebook Page. It turned out that the small batch chocolate maker, Hummingbird Chocolate, was Canadian and had won a bunch of awards when up against a bunch of big names that I mention around here often, including Amedei. So, of […]

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Dowser Series: recipe card giveaway

CONTEST CLOSED. WINNER TBA I had six different recipe cards, all representing a different Dowser book, test baked, proofed, and printed for The Bookcon 2016. Then I shipped a bunch back from Chicago for giveaways and such. They showed up today. I’ll probably be doing random flash giveaways with the postcards over the next few months […]

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Dowser Series: Dowser 3 Audiobook Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. WINNER TBA Another box of goodies from Tantor Media!! Whoot! And what does a box full of audiobook CDs mean? Yep, giveaway time!! Specifically for 8 CDs and 9.5 hours of Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3) unabridged. Would you like to win a set of Dowser 3 audiobook CDs? I’ll even […]

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Dowser Series: Dowser 2 Audiobook Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. LUCKY #11 HAS BEEN EMAILED. You know what this box of goodies from Tantor Media means, right? Giveaway!! Yep! That is the Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 2) audiobook on … wait for it … ACTUAL CD. Eight CDs and 9.5 hours unabridged audio to be exact. So … do you want to win […]

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Paperback pretties!

These showed up this afternoon, and I’m expecting another box to follow in the next couple of days. I owe a few of these pretties to various people, but watch out for an Oracle 1/Oracle 2 combo paperback giveaway here on the blog in the near future. Yay!

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Day. Made.

So this was waiting in my inbox for me this morning. How freaking cool is that? Here is part of the scene from Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4). The single-storey buildings and homes of Hope Town were all painted in bright colors, dominated by seashell pink. Kandy cut up between buildings toward the […]

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Unexpected treats

So this insanely gorgeous crystal pen holder just showed up in the mail. <3 It’s a sneaky gift from writer friend, C.A. Newsome. <3 When Carol Ann asked for my mailing address last month I assumed she needed it because she’s doing all the heavily lifting for the booth we’re sharing at Bookcon in Chicago […]