Category Archives: Writing
Back on Tour!
My Virtual Book Tour picks up again today with an interview at The Writer’s Life eZine. I had a lot of fun answering their questions, and hope you find it interesting. Does anyone else worry when doing a spate of … Continue reading
Here’s Today’s Stop
If you haven’t already done so, here’s your chance to read the first chapter of The Marvelous Mechanical Man and see if you like it. This excerpt also features the first snippet of Calico Kate and the River of Gold. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Dime Novels, Garrett Goldthwaite, novels, promotion, series, Steampunk
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Today’s Stop — PUYB Virtual Book Club
The first stop on our Virtual Book Tour is, fittingly enough, Pump Up Your Book’s own Virtual Book Club. I love the Oscar Wilde quote on the top of the page…I certainly feel that way. Drop by and leave a … Continue reading
Virtual Book Tour for The Marvelous Mechanical Man Starts Monday!
I’ve had a tour with Pump Up Your Book! before. It’s a lot of fun and hopefully will draw in some new fans. Repasting the schedule here, because I know I have other things to talk about on the main … Continue reading
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Let’s Face It…
I am not very good at blogging…or self-promotion for that matter. It’s on my To-Do list to get better at it. But I haven’t been totally neglecting the Chronicles. As a matter of fact, this year’s NaNoWriMo project will hopefully … Continue reading
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Tagged books, NaNoWriMo, promotion, Steampunk, update, Writing
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Let’s give this a shot…
Months ago I set myself a goal of blogging on this site every Monday, and the main website every Friday. So far, that hasn’t worked out so much… …but we are getting a little attention again, so I’m gonna try. … Continue reading
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Tagged blacksmithing, Ireland, Irish, Mary Rosse, research, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Elderly Earl's Estate
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The Elderly Earl’s Estate
At long last, Book 5 is available…well, on Kindle, at least. We are still fighting on the paperback, but hopefully that will be resolved by the end of the week. I am so proud of this book. It is the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Alistair Conn, Josephine Mann, novels, series, Steampunk, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Elderly Earl's Estate
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Researching Can Be Fun
I love research. I sometimes disappear down the rabbit hole for hours. I was actually looking for something else when I found the information about the Central Park Zoo Escape happening in November of 1874. (An illustration that accompanied an 1893 … Continue reading
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Tagged bookmarks, research, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, website, Writing
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It’s Here!
Despite a few bumps on the production highway, is now live on Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback editions. I learned a few things on this one. First of all, the new Kindle template is a dream to work with. … Continue reading
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