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Hope you have a blast! Haven't been but hope to go some day! Hope you have some mead, or grog, or some other unidentifiable liquid that makes you happy!
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Hope you have a blast! Haven't been but hope to go some day! Hope you have some mead, or grog, or some other unidentifiable liquid that makes you happy!
Oh, I'm working on my first cozy mystery at 48! I have written 9 other novels over the last 15 years, just finally getting to spread my wings in this genre. But yeah, I think with age comes wisdom and perspective!
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Oh, I'm working on my first cozy mystery at 48! I have written 9 other novels over the last 15 years, just finally getting to spread my wings in this genre. But yeah, I think with age comes wisdom and perspective!
I voted for Kamala. I'm pretty sure Elon Musk used his hackers to alter election results in swing states, as both Trump and Musk have publicly implied as much. Trump isn't the legitimate President, but the Democrats in charge wouldn't claim the election was rigged. SMH.
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I voted for Kamala. I'm pretty sure Elon Musk used his hackers to alter election results in swing states, as both Trump and Musk have publicly implied as much. Trump isn't the legitimate President, but the Democrats in charge wouldn't claim the election was rigged. SMH.
Same! I will say, it was my first novel. I've since revised it after some of the initial reviews, so the quality is higher than some of the reviews indicate. But thank you for your interest! I look forward to checking out yours as well!
January 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Same! I will say, it was my first novel. I've since revised it after some of the initial reviews, so the quality is higher than some of the reviews indicate. But thank you for your interest! I look forward to checking out yours as well!
Nice! I wrote a book where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did the same thing: www.amazon.com/Luminaries-T...
Luminaries
Amazon.com: Luminaries: 9781463619909: Brenner, Timothy M.: Books
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January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Nice! I wrote a book where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did the same thing: www.amazon.com/Luminaries-T...
Sometimes it's good to take a step back and recharge. I've been writing novels for 15 years now, and at least one time I forced myself to finish a book I wasn't ready to finish. Only one person has ever purchased a copy of it, and that one person didn't care for it.
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Sometimes it's good to take a step back and recharge. I've been writing novels for 15 years now, and at least one time I forced myself to finish a book I wasn't ready to finish. Only one person has ever purchased a copy of it, and that one person didn't care for it.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
I still think there's a fairly good chance Elon used his hackers to alter election results in all of the swing states. I have to hope there are enough good US Citizens left that evil didn't win the election.
January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I still think there's a fairly good chance Elon used his hackers to alter election results in all of the swing states. I have to hope there are enough good US Citizens left that evil didn't win the election.
Nice! I don't do anywhere near as much artistically as I used to, over the last decade it's been mostly just my book covers. Do you have a background in art? College experience?
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Nice! I don't do anywhere near as much artistically as I used to, over the last decade it's been mostly just my book covers. Do you have a background in art? College experience?
Nice! Has a great sense of depth to it! Did you do this with a drawing tablet, or was this paints/pencils?
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Nice! Has a great sense of depth to it! Did you do this with a drawing tablet, or was this paints/pencils?
:-D Yeah, sorry, my jokes usually require a Cliff Notes version. I firmly believe that any good joke requires being explained at length, to the full annoyance of the receiver.
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
:-D Yeah, sorry, my jokes usually require a Cliff Notes version. I firmly believe that any good joke requires being explained at length, to the full annoyance of the receiver.
Biden was more of a Republican than Democrat anyway. It always seemed weird to me how much Republicans hated him despite him actively trying to help them and work with them.
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Biden was more of a Republican than Democrat anyway. It always seemed weird to me how much Republicans hated him despite him actively trying to help them and work with them.
I've read great books in both formats. I'm glad there's a diversity of writers to cater to the diversity of readers out there.
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I've read great books in both formats. I'm glad there's a diversity of writers to cater to the diversity of readers out there.
Plums aren't that great, in my opinion. And I'm sorry about this bad joke, but I'm a Dad. I'm allowed.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Plums aren't that great, in my opinion. And I'm sorry about this bad joke, but I'm a Dad. I'm allowed.
I was forced to read Wuthering Heights as a teenager, as it was assigned reading, and I will never forgive my teacher for that. Having said that, I was also required to read Ender's Game, which started my love for reading. I can't stand OSC as a person, but he did write some good stories.
December 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I was forced to read Wuthering Heights as a teenager, as it was assigned reading, and I will never forgive my teacher for that. Having said that, I was also required to read Ender's Game, which started my love for reading. I can't stand OSC as a person, but he did write some good stories.
2025 started out horrible, and just kept getting worse. We've been in a perpetual state of "hold my beer".
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
2025 started out horrible, and just kept getting worse. We've been in a perpetual state of "hold my beer".
Please don't go public! With all of the Private Equity firms buying up businesses to deliberately tank them, going public could be a very terrible thing!
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Please don't go public! With all of the Private Equity firms buying up businesses to deliberately tank them, going public could be a very terrible thing!
I found some of the characters triggering, but delighted in Blanc's take on the world and on reality in general. I also found the movie to be more clever from a whodunit standpoint than previous movies in the series. Worth the watch.
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I found some of the characters triggering, but delighted in Blanc's take on the world and on reality in general. I also found the movie to be more clever from a whodunit standpoint than previous movies in the series. Worth the watch.
Of the nine novels I've written, only one of them was one I didn't feel great about writing. Usually, if I'm not fully enjoying what I'm writing, I just try to think of a way to throw something in to make it more interesting. But I have also taken long breaks before.
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Of the nine novels I've written, only one of them was one I didn't feel great about writing. Usually, if I'm not fully enjoying what I'm writing, I just try to think of a way to throw something in to make it more interesting. But I have also taken long breaks before.
I love The Holiday. Awesome movie, sincere, feel good. Also, C.J., I'm the same way, I avoid sad movies at all costs. I've had enough sadness in my own life, I'd rather feel happy or intrigued.
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I love The Holiday. Awesome movie, sincere, feel good. Also, C.J., I'm the same way, I avoid sad movies at all costs. I've had enough sadness in my own life, I'd rather feel happy or intrigued.
Also, it was written by Emily, not Charlotte.
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Also, it was written by Emily, not Charlotte.
I fully understood the book, and after having read it, I would never see the movie. Yet again you incorrectly assume that someone isn't capable of correctly interpreting it and concluding it's abysmal.
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I fully understood the book, and after having read it, I would never see the movie. Yet again you incorrectly assume that someone isn't capable of correctly interpreting it and concluding it's abysmal.
So you think that abuse and sociopathy are inconsequential? That seems to further reinforce my opinion of those that enjoy Wuthering Heights.
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So you think that abuse and sociopathy are inconsequential? That seems to further reinforce my opinion of those that enjoy Wuthering Heights.
Didn't realize that, and my apologies then for the assumption.
December 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Didn't realize that, and my apologies then for the assumption.