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• Post #4122210

  July 26 is National Tree Day. Thought I'd share my favorite poem, which was my mother's favorite poem. She had a copy of the poem hanging on the upstairs hallway when I was growing up. Remember having to memorize a poem in elementary school? Well, I did. It was TREES. #nature #tree #trees #poem #poems #joycekilmer

• Post #3603030

  When you combine the glamour of filmmaking and advertising with unpredictable international diplomacy, you get BEER POUR, a satirical glance at all three worlds as they collide for one wild week in Hollywood. #film #filmMastodon #advertising #politicalhumor #satire #politics #fun #humor #funny #mastodon #socialmedia #books #bookstodon #booklover #booksky #book #bookish #bookworm #Japan #beer #filmmaking #international #diplomacy #commercial #Hollywood #reading #writing #writingCommunity #writers...

• Post #3603029

  Flicka's LOVERS is a romp. Today is my share date for this Book Funnel Promo for steamy romance romps. https://books.bookfunnel.com/may_rom_mayhem/vhku7bo89m #saturday #share #promo #promotion #books #bookstodon #book #book #bookLovers #bookTok #bookfunnel #novel #novels #romancelandia #romance #erotic #eroticmusings #erotica #romantic #mastodon #bookcovers #flickaslovers

• Post #3603028

  Finished writing. Now everything else. Sometime this summer, this book will come out. It moves at its own pace. Not the cover, btw. #books #bookstodon #booksky #book #bookTok #crimeFiction #novel #novels #fun #cover #mastodon #mysteryThriller #mystery #writing #writers #writtenWorks #MyWork #work #teaser #SelfPromo #promo #writersCoffeeClub #writersofMastodon #appalachia #rural #storytelling #storytelling #thriller #scribesAndMakers

• Post #3603027

  Writing a book is hard enough without choosing a book cover. In the spirit of not using AI, I made my book cover for the novel I have coming out this summer. I actually made the last two book covers I put out, too. I put my book cover up against three other book covers I paid for and put them all up for a vote with dozens of friends. Of course, everybody chooses covers other than the one I made from scratch to avoid AI. Then, among the three book covers I didn't make, the consensus was s...

• Post #3603026

  BEER POUR is featured in the ME TIME IS READ TIME promo at Book Funnel. Click the link, then click my book cover to read more about the book. https://books.bookfunnel.com/metimeisreadtime/8f4g0kxudd #books #book #novel #novels #readingCommunity #readers #selfPromo #bookfunnel #indieAuthor #social #socialnetwork #writingCommunity #writers #writing #writer #library #advertising #film #filmmaking #ads #politicalhumor #satire #humor #scribesAndMakers #writtenWorks #fun

• Post #3603025

  Has anyone else been watching the Big Bear Eagle cam? If so, then you saw Sandy leave the nest today at 84 days old. It is such a treat year after year to watch the eaglets from hatchlings to fledge, or in Sandy's case today, FLUDGE, when her little brother accidentally knocked her off the limb. But she recovered and flew away. Luna, who was born one day later, will be gone any minute, and the nest will be empty until next winter or spring when the Big Bear eagles, Jackie and Shadow, wel...

• Post #3603024

  June 30th is Happy Social Media Day! We love it. We hate it. We're here. Cheers! #socialweb #socialmedia #web #social #social #mastodon #bookstodon #bookTok #bookstagram #booksky #books #twitter #facebook #youtube #instagram

• Post #3603023

  And so it begins. My new book is starting to go up for preorder. I only did D2D so far, but still exciting. Release date August 1. #preorder #books #bookstodon #booktok #bookstagram #booksky #mastodon #d2d #draft2digital #beginnings #release #newBook #new #writing #writingCommunity #writers #writersCoffeeClub #writer #scribesAndMakers #authorLife #author #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #indie #tolino #words #youtube #publishing

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• Post #3541677

  Just throwing it out there. I'm asking for a Vietnamese neighbor who is writing her memoir. Does anyone know of a legit book editor who speaks fluent Vietnamese and could help this 80-year-old woman tell her exciting story of fleeing North Vietnam during the war? The details of her life are amazing, but she needs help with the writing and editing. I would hate it if someone tried to scam her. Thanks. #vietnam #editor #writingCommunity #writersCoffeeClub #writersofMastodon #writers #writer #e...

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• Post #1886804

  Anyone ever included a prologue to a novel? I'm doing it for the first time. I never thought I'd consider it, but there's a piece of critical information about a character that needs a setup, and there's no place in the book that feels right. The old saying, "Past is prologue." totally resonates. I guess I'll see when it's published. No dates yet. #writing #writer #writers #writersCoffeeClub #author #authors #writingCommunity #writingTips #writingPrompt #prologu...

• Post #1856766

  I realize people hate AI, but I do use a site called GoArt.fotor to make my heroine on the Flicka's LOVERS book cover do stuff. I couldn't resist posting this one for the promo that the book is in. Even Flicka can't believe how hot this Book Funnel Promotion is--the Dirty Little Secrets promo running throughout May, which Flicka's LOVERS is featured in. CLICK ON FLICKA! https://books.bookfunnel.com/dirtylittlesecrets/5ekvo0duwp #secrets #promotion #books #bookfunnel #book #novel...

• Post #1793296

  A travel book. In the steamy globe-trotting romance novel, Flicka's LOVERS, Flicka travels to Japan, China, Thailand, Paris, Germany, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. She gets around other places, too. This backdrop is Paleochora, Greece. #travel #fun #novel #novels #books #bookstodon #booksky #Readers #reading #readingCommunity #people #places #world #destinations #globe #fiction #romance #romanceReaders #romancelandia #marissa #book #booktok #writer #author

• Post #1746823

  I still cry happy tears at the end, and I wrote it. #free #tuesday #bookstodon #mastodon #reading #read #readers #author #authors #writing #writingCommunity #writer #ebooks #ebook

• Post #1672791

  It's Independent Bookshop Day. If you buy an ebook from Bookshop.org, the money supports a local bookstore of your choosing. There are three local bookstores that they support in my area, and every time I buy an ebook, I can choose which bookstore I want the donation to go to. A great way to support local booksellers, even if you can't make it into their shop. Works for me. #books #bookstodon #booksky #mastodon #novel #support #local #buylocal #indie #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #r...

• Post #926080

  Haberdashery. Such a great word. Sign outside Nipton, Nevada. Man waiting for haberdashery to open, reading BEER POUR. What are the chances? The Nevada desert is ripe with treasures and oddities. #nevada #Nipton #books #bookstodon #booksky #novels #novel #reading #readingCommunity #readers #amReading #man #haberdashery #desert #sign #saturday #mastodon #mastoArt #treasures

• Post #926079

  If you've been to Nelson, Nevada, you've seen this piano sitting out in the desert. If not, look up Nelson. It's an old mining ghost town with a gazillion old cars, buses, junk galore, and relics from the silver-mining days in Nevada. Mine shafts, an old chapel. Movies have been filmed there; it's a treasure trove for photographers. Worth the trip, not far from Vegas. If you drive down along the canyon from Nelson, there's a beautiful view of the water and...

• Post #926078

  Skillet surprise. That's a nine-inch skillet by the size of my book. The treasure trove that is Nelson, Nevada. #novel #novels #book #viral #bookTok #bookstodon #books #BreakfastSkillet #CastIronSkillet #nelsonnevada #rust #photo #scribesAndMakers #reading #read #monday #junk #mastoArt #mastodon #writersCoffeeClub #writing #writers #authorLife #indieAuthor #author #roadtrip #StateOfNevada #nevada #photo #photograph

• Post #870270

  The slow burn of an attraction takes a heavy toll on two showrunners for a popular reality series in the novel "The Fifth Seduction." Julia and Mable embark on an unstoppable love that was five years in the making in the fifth season of their hit show. Location filming takes them around the globe, making their secret affair that began with one torrid weekend in Malibu, possible. But both women have other relationships, and those people eventually find out. Break-ups are hard and messy...

• Post #822855

  Love at first sight: The world created upholstered recliners for cats. No doubt about it. So much more efficient for clawing than a silly old scratching post. It has arms to perch on horizontally and dig in. It has a back and sides if you prefer to stretch vertically while scratching. And if you exhaust yourself during the pedicure, a comfy seat will do nicely to curl up on, to further groom. And some reclining chairs have a place to hide underneath, so when your person reclines, you get stuck o...

• Post #597093

  BEER POUR is just $1.99 at the Smashwords Read an Ebook Sale, now thru March 7th. All of my titles are reduced by 50%. Such a bargain! #smashwords #sale #books #bookstodon #booksky #mastodon #tuesday #smashwordssale #ebook #ebooks #satire #drama #fiction #scribesAndMakers #indieAuthor #indie #tikTok #news #authors #author #read #reading #readingCommunity #readers #publishing #funny #humor

• Post #572682

  I wrote a cute little story for young children with a few pictures. It's not publishing-quality, but it's cute, so I'm offering it for free to entertain the kiddies, and hopefully, adults will like it too. If you're interested, I'm emailing a pdf of the story to anyone who contacts me through my website. Just go to my website and choose Contact at the top. Then send me a note asking for the free story. It's easy, peasy. Hey, if you like free stuff, today's the day. Pa...

• Post #562621

  Just one more day on the ebook sale at smashwords.com/sale. BEER POUR is just $1.99, The Fifth Seduction is $1.49, and Flicka's LOVERS is $2.22. Don't miss the great deals at Smashwords. #sales #fridayVibes #friday #mastodon #books #bookstodon #novel

• Post #472553

  It's here! The Smashwords Read An Ebook Sale. I like participating in the Smashwords sales twice a year. Readers get a chance to download great novels at a discount. March1-7. My titles, Flicka's LOVERS, The Fifth Seduction, and BEER POUR are 50% off. Enjoy perusing. I will! #sale #smashwords #novels #novel #books #bookstodon #book #mastodon #scribesAndMakers #reading #read #readingCommunity #readers #ebooks #ebook

• Post #444538

  Happy Friday and Happy National Strawberry Day. I wrote much of The Fifth Seduction late last March in So.Cal. when fresh red ripe strawberries were in season. Bought a carton from a little stand near the Flower Fields of Cralsbad. So delicious, ripe red strawberries! #strawberries #strawberry #food #March #california #flower #author #writing #writer #writer #novels #novel #books #bookstodon #fridayReads #friday #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #love #romance

• Post #421485

  Starting on March 1st, my titles will be 50% for the week-long ebook sale at Smashwords.com. Flicka's LOVERS, The Fifth Seduction, BEER POUR #ebook #ebooks #sale #sales #smashwords #writing #readingCommunity #reading #read #readers #march2024 #marketing #deal #tikTok #romancelandia #romance #satire #humor #scribesAndMakers #writersCoffeeClub #writer #writers #author #indieAuthor #indieAuthors #indie #socialweb #novels #novel #love

• Post #338978

  I just received a rejection email for a short, silly microfiction. I'm quoting the reviewer: "for one it would be more sussinct" Those who can't write or spell, review! Thank goodness it was rejected. I politely wrote back suggesting a purchase of Grammarly. #reviews #review #grammar #grammarly #words #scribesAndMakers #friday

• Post #338977

  Romance is in the air. Grabbing any one of my books for a romantic journey is a sweet move for Valentine's Day. #ValentinesDay2026 #valentine #fridayReads #friday #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #book #books #bookstodon #booksky #readingCommunity #reading #read #novels #novel #words #writingCommunity #socialweb #social #romancelandia #romance #loveStory #love #romantic #romanticSuspense #hollywood #writersCoffeeClub #writers