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Backlist Spotlight: The Ninja Librarian Series

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Since I'm off gallivanting and not creating new content, it's time to call out another section of my back-list: the Ninja Librarian series. Skunk Corners. Where it all began, in a way. The Ninja Librarian wasn't the first book I wrote (far from it, actually, given I started writing at age 6), but it was the first I published. A series of essentially free-standing stories threaded together into a longer story, I wrote much of this book at the library, in the quiet stretches of the evening shift. I just worked that shift in those days, because with two small children at home it was the only time I was free. The Ninja Librarian is a wholly fictional character. But he does share some characteristics, and most of his looks, with Tom Goward, who was the Head Librarian at Daly City's Westlake Library in those days. And the initial spark for the book came from something he said.  Now you know. I wrote the original collection of tales over the course of several years, and two mo
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Out today from Dancing Lemur Press! The fourth in the series. In Darkness: The Alien By L. Diane Wolfe Souls shrouded in darkness… Abducted from her research station, Liz’s life is flung into chaos. Sold into servanthood for her knowledge of planetary mining to a race called the Stren, she discovers her problems go far deeper. She is to marry her alien master, Krist, after enduring a procedure designed to eradicate her emotions. Desperate, Liz persuades the Stren to grant her the duration of a short voyage to change his perception of emotions. But how can she convince someone lacking feelings of their value? Is there a means of accessing the emotional side of Krist before it’s too late? Links: Amazon -   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6QVWB2K iTunes -   https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6449979850 Le Barnes & Noble -   https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940166065681 Kobo -   https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9781939844972 Everand -   https://www.everand.com/search?query

Halitor the Hero

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It's come to my attention that I really need to highlight my backlist from time to time. Over the past 12 years I've published 4 middle grade novels and a picture book in addition to 6 cozy mysteries, and they deserve a little love now and again! Today's feature: A Fair Maiden who breaks all the rules.   A would-be Hero who fails everything by the book.   It’ll be the adventure of a lifetime… if they survive past breakfast. Okay, for one thing, this may still be my favorite cover. For another, I love the story and so will you--and your 8-12 year old kids! I wrote this out of my own love of fantasy, tempered by an awareness of the absurdity of many high fantasy conventions. A would-be Hero in training, looking for a princess to rescue. A Fair Maiden who breaks all the rules, working as a kitchen wench. In this fun fantasy adventure they form a team that seems doomed to failure. But things don’t always go as expected in the lands be

Cozy mystery spotlight and character interview: Reading, Writing, and Murder!

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I just didn't have time in my busy travel schedule to read this, though it sounds very promising. I did manage to squeeze out time to get main character Nic Earp to introduce herself and tell how she came into being! Reading, Writing, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery) by Brenda Whiteside and Joyce Proell About Reading, Writing, and Murder Reading, Writing, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Wyatt, Arizona (fictitious setting) Independently Published (September 19, 2023) Print length ‏ : ‎ 273 pages Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C4G6GZLN At the writers’ conference, murder tops the program. Aspiring mystery author Emma Banefield and travel writer Nicole Earp are excited to attend a writers’ conference during their latest sisters’ getaway. Nic’s birthday should be all about relaxation, writing, and a chocolate martini to toast another trip around the sun, but the climate at the gathering rumbles like a sudden dese

New Release Spotlight: Murder at the Library, by Ellen Jacobson

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I've read and loved Ellen Jacobson's Mollie McGhie sailing cozies, and as a long-time library person (not to mention that whole Ninja Librarian thing) I'm excited to check out this new series!  SERIES BLURB: If you love all things bookish, check out this fun series set in the fictional town of Why, North Dakota. Thea Olson’s family founded Why’s library in the early 1900s and it’s always held a special place in her heart. Nowadays, she balances running her own consulting firm with volunteering part-time at the library . . . that is, when she’s not investigating murder!     About the book: Libraries are full of books . . . and deadly secrets. When Thea Olson agreed to volunteer at her local library, she anticipated shelving books, not stumbling across a dead body.   Concerned her brother, the acting chief of police, is in over his head, Thea is determined to find out whodunit. She investigates the murder with the assistance of her grandmother and the handsome new library dir

Spotlight: Influenced, by Patricia Josephine Lynne

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 I am happy to give a little attention to the sweet love stories of Patricia Josephine Lynne. Take a look! About Patricia A paranormal and fantasy junkie, Patricia J.L. loves to craft young adult and new adult stories about vampires, mermaids, angels, demons, zombies, and other mythical monsters. Aliens might even appear in her stories. No matter what fantasy creature you crave. Patricia J.L. has a story for every imagination! You can find her young adult novels under Patricia Lynne and her adult novels under Patricia Josephine.   Get in Touch! pjlauthor@yahoo.com twistingmyths.blogspot.com/ twistingmyths.substack.com facebook.com/groups/twistingmyths twitter.com/twistingmyths    Influence: Sweet fantasy enemies-to-lovers romance series INFLUENCE OF LOVE  Their voices guide us. Or deceive us. But is there more to Light and Dark?

The Business of Short Stories: coming soon from Shannon Lawrence

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This week my writer news is about a new book coming from blogger and short-story maven Shannon Lawrence! (Next week, maybe I report on finally getting my stories back out there?)       The Business of Short Stories: Writing, Submitting, Publishing, and Marketing By Shannon Lawrence ISBN: 978-1-7320314-5-6 Format/Price: Print ($13.99) and e-book ($3.99) Release Date: February 1, 2022 Pre-orders:  E-book   Paperback Will also be available after the release date from Ingram, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and other sites. About the Book: Whether you're looking to add short stories to your repertoire as a solo pursuit or in addition to novel writing,  The Business of Short Stories  covers every aspect from writing to marketing. Learn the dynamics of short story writing, where to focus your editing efforts, how and where to submit, how to handle acceptances and rejections, what to do with reprints, and how to market yourself and your stories online and in person. The information in  The Busi