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Okay, I was doing my morning pages this morning and realized that I am a research writer: not a writer that does research or writes up research, but a test-to-fail writer.  A crash-test-dummy writer. I quit writing a short story a week so I could focus on novels, but now I feel deprived.  Wherrrrre are […]

My mind wanders.  Lately, I’ve been pondering a grocery store concept that I want to see.  I won’t start a grocery store.  I love to shop in them, but I wouldn’t want to run one.  So: aether, here’s your sign… Name: Cornercopia. Concept: Small grocery stores sized to fit in strip malls; the general idea

I’m rotating “free” short stories.  So pick up “The Society of Secret Cats” ASAP, if you want a free copy (it’s $.99 Smashwords & B&N now, with the rest to follow).  And expect to see “The Last Voyage of the Mermaid” flip free at other sites soon. Pick “The Last Voyage of the Mermaid” up at Smashwords for free here.

More changes have been happening from The Artist’s Way. This is supposed to be the week where I feel more connected to higher powers, to my creativity, to my personal dreams.  I’m supposed to feel like…the work just passes through me, rather than I’m “working” on it. I am not there yet.  I cut loose

The new cover…I started with a version of The Hobbit and the old cover and…went from there.  It’s available at Amazon.com, Smashwords, B&N, and more, but the new cover won’t be up on some sites right away. The Cliff House by DeAnna Knippling Ardahl is a weaver of magic and demons—of the power that flows through the land. But

I am scooting this story through the “free” process.  For now, it’s only free at Smashwords (it will promulgate…eventually).  But if you’d like a copy now, you can also pick it up at Amazon.com, B&N, Sony, Apple, Kobo, and other online ebook sites. The Edge of the World (A story of the Fairies of the Middle of Nowhere) by DeAnna Knippling

Here’s my new The Edge of the World cover: When Jack was a kid, he was kidnapped by fairies. Sounds great, right? Except surviving the fairies was hell. Jack only escaped with the help of his best friend, Felix. Now his kidnapper’s dead, and Felix has come to take Jack back to the fairies…to take

I see it all the time when I’m looking for freelance work to pick up.  People who are searching for a “writter.”  I have to laugh…those jobs are like time bombs.  You know that you can do some good there.  But you also know the person you’re going to be working for…won’t have a clue

The most excellent Emma Hunneyball has written the World’s Best Review for The Exotics, Book 2: Xanadu House: This is an action-packed, fun book filled with the type of imaginative (and at times gross) adventures I’ve come to expect from De’s writing. The book is never predictable or patronising and the story itself concludes by neatly

Starting June 14, Smashwords updated their requirements for covers to get into their Premium Catalog (worldwide distribution through Apple, etc.).  They are planning ahead for requirement changes in August from Apple: Apple will start requiring that the covers be at least 1400 pixels on a side.  The minimum requirements for Smashwords still are 600 pixels on