Monthly Archives: February 2021

Relatables

Posted on February 28, 2021 by midiguru

Last night I read the opening chapters of a novel by an aspiring local writer. There were lots of problems; reading it and taking notes was a sad process. I don’t want to go into every detail of what I … Continue reading →

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They’re Alive, Jim!

Posted on February 24, 2021 by midiguru

Pleased as punch to announce that both of my new books are now LIVE on Amazon. Where y’all can buy them if so inclined. Paperback or e-book. While Caesar Sang of Hercules is a mystery set in ancient Rome. Amateur … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal II!

Posted on February 22, 2021 by midiguru

The scribblin’ elves at the Aikin Magic Factory have been busy. Two books published within a week of one another! Truth is, both of these projects have been in the works for years. The short story collection is already live … Continue reading →

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Connecting

Posted on February 20, 2021 by midiguru

Writing is a solitary activity, we all know that. I’d like to find meaningful connections with other writers, but it’s hard. This afternoon I sat through the 90-minute monthly Zoom meeting with the local writers’ group (which is affiliated with … Continue reading →

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Stick With It

Posted on February 18, 2021 by midiguru

In keeping with my new resolution to ignore the flaws in novels that I start reading and actually finish them, I have now plowed through to the very end of Tiger Burning Bright by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Andre Norton, and … Continue reading →

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Digital Dodging

Posted on February 18, 2021 by midiguru

So you’ve written something using Scrivener, and now you’re ready to publish it to Amazon as an e-book. Scrivener will output the .mobi format that Amazon Kindle uses, so you just click a couple of times and you’re good to … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal!

Posted on February 17, 2021 by midiguru

Over the years a few of my stories have been published various places — in Asimov’s, in Fantasy & Science Fiction, and so on. Yeah, paying markets. I don’t tend to submit to amateur zines. I also have a few … Continue reading →

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Reading Uncritically

Posted on February 16, 2021 by midiguru

Oh, good! He’s going to blog about writing again! Yes, indeed. Sorry for the distractions. Over the years I have bailed out on more novels than I finished reading — sometimes after ten or twenty pages, sometimes halfway through Book … Continue reading →

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In Particular

Posted on February 13, 2021 by midiguru

Tonight I spent a fruitless hour talking with a friend about the “microaggression training” workshops that are soon to be offered by our local Unitarian-Universalist church. She’s fer ’em; I’m agin ’em. Neither of us managed to shake the other’s … Continue reading →

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Whiners Being Picky

Posted on February 11, 2021 by midiguru

My local Unitarian-Universalist church sent out an email today announcing that they’ll be having “training” on “micro-aggressions.” The email I composed, but haven’t sent and probably won’t, because the people running the church just wouldn’t get it, goes like this: … Continue reading →

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