Some ideas arrive fully formed. Others grow roots. They keep resurfacing until you finally pay attention. I’m starting to trust that persistence means something.
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Some ideas arrive fully formed. Others grow roots. They keep resurfacing until you finally pay attention. I’m starting to trust that persistence means something.
I'm watching the terminations of contracts, Federal employees, agreements with farmers, treaties with Native American tribes--and need to talk about what it's like to believe in integrity and lose your faith in your country's ability to keep its word in 2025.
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Oh? FAR Part 6.302-1 couldn’t be justified for a sole source buy? No kidding. Some other exception to competition? Now see if it gets cancelled and hidden under 6.302-6.
Dang. Time to rethink my donations. You’re no longer a serious source of news. Maybe have ChatGPT rewrite your headline & lead yo something less flippant?
Same. So much for “A Life Uncommon” being my theme song for my whole life.
Southern Gothic Cover -- statue in a park with full moon and oaks in background
I'm doing 25 in '25! That's 25 pieces of IP, and no, not counting the articles I write.
#4 - RITES OF PASSAGE SOUTHERN GOTHIC TRILOGY, 27 Jan 2025, boxed set, ebook format, this is a rebrand of my PWF trilogy bc PWF got overrun with shifters & books 2 & 3 are heavily Southern gothic.
Where is this in the budget? How much has been appropriated for deportations? It seems the costs would be significantly higher than previously appropriated.
I miss the days when a blog post on a small site was all I needed to get eyeballs & cash. Most platforms have moved to pay to play, or be suppressed.
Oh, I loved her outfit. It’s giving Buffy, the acclaimed “hush” episode. Like a female Gentleman.
No, that was DC where hell froze over. Louisiana is just party town, not hell.
It’s from FrinaArt. She’s amazing to work with.
Thank you! I’m still just gobsmacked at how many scientists & big names of the day were into spiritualism but from a scientific standpoint.
A Witch in Time Boxed Set Book cover
I'm doing 25 in '25! That's 25 pieces of IP, and no, not counting the articles I write.
#3 - A WITCH IN TIME SUPERNATURAL DUOLOGY, boxed set, ebook format, 18 Jan 2025 -- Both ANSWERED PROPHECY and TURN OF EARTH from 2024 in one collection.
Book cover for How to Speak to the Dead by Sciens. A practical guide to communicating with the other side; foreword, commentary, & insights by Lorna Tedder, editor.
I'm doing 25 in '25! That's 25 pieces of IP, and no, not counting the articles I write.
#2 - HOW TO SPEAK TO THE DEAD, ebook format, 17 Jan 2025 -- an expanded public domain fav of mine that I published in 2007 and have now expanded it considerably. I love combining science & spirituality.
cover for Walk in Darkness short story
I'm doing 25 in '25! That's 25 pieces of IP, and no, not counting the articles I write. Some of the 25 will be things I was already working on but just now seeing the light of day in 2025.
#1 - A WALK IN DARKNESS, ebook format, 1 Jan 2025
When you know EXACTLY what you want.
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It doesn’t seem very efficient to spend his time this way…
I just can’t believe I’m in agreement with LL on …anything.
Bah! No edit button, Bluesky? Do you think I’m perfect or sumpin’?
An AI image of a small town cemetery
I had to take care of that rite of passage that so many of in #GenX must—clean out my mom’s house. As a #Southern writer, of course I had to write about it as well as how it feels to return home as an adult. #Georgia #grief #countrylife #smalltown
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Thx! It’s related to finding your ideal audience, marketing, etc. AN is going to share videos of the sessions with attendees in Dec or so. I suspect some will be shared on YT. For an idea of these, look for past years’ 20books to 50k videos on YT.
The Mission statement template: I ran my acquisition book through Chat to apply to his template & got the opening paragraph for my LI profile, very specific to my audience there.
It was a particular prompt re the persona for your ideal audience. I’ve done it before, similar wording, like a year ago, and this time, I got amazing detail. Same question I’ve asked of multiple editors but never got this level of objective insight.He also gave a template for a mission statement.
My thoughts exactly! I’ve run basic symptoms through & it doesn’t tell me it’s all in my head!
Pauses. Sniffs air.
Statue in a garden with the word SOUTHERN across the lower fourth.
One of the big surprises at #AuthorNation was advice from author Joe Pulizzi. He offered a tip for non-fiction that I promptly applied to the biz book I’m finishing—marvelous results. I tried it with a paranormal trilogy & realized I’ve written 3 Southen Gothic novels. Um, cool? #southerngothic
Authors listen to Kevin Smith’s keynote.
Heading home from #AuthorNation! I was so busy before heading to Vegas that I didn’t have time to formulate questions, & I *DID* have questions. No worries—all my unasked questions were answered in the sessions (yay, surprises!) Can’t wait to put those new tips into practice! #writerslife #writing
I’ve used them for 3-5 years. Super easy. I have 5 boxes in my car right now waiting for my next errand run.
True. If you’ve ever walked through a cemetery and noted the tiny graves in the early 1900s…
