Author Archives: Val

Fantastic Friday: Out of *my* Cave

I’m pleased to announce that a short story I wrote, “The Grip,” will appear in MacKenzie Publishing’s anthology, Out of the Cave, later this year. This story has special meaning to me for several reasons. Primarily, it was the first … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: 100 Free Books, For Real This Time!

To make this Friday even more fantastic, I’m including the promo code in this blog post, so act quickly! Those of you who follow my blog may have read a post two weeks ago promising a code for free books. … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: The People Watcher

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “People Watching,” and today’s tale comes to you from Cathy MacKenzie. If you need editing or formatting for print and/or e-books, check out Cathy’s website: www.mackenziepublishing.wordpress.com *** The People Watcher by … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: 100 Years!

I had another post planned for today, but when I learned that yesterday was my great aunt’s 100th birthday, I knew I had to do something. That’s right: my grandmother’s sister turned 100 years old yesterday. That alone is newsworthy—and, … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: One Hundred and Two by Val Muller

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “People Watching,” and today’s tale comes to you from Val Muller, author of The Scarred Letter. In this young adult reboot of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s original, Heather Primm is adept at people … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Free Books, Act Fast

I’m posting this at midnight eastern time, giving readers 3 hours of warning. On Friday, April 29 (Pacific time), my publisher (Barking Rain Press) is participating in an ebook giveaway. The free ebooks will go to the first 100 people … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: People Watching?

Welcome to the Spot Writers. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of DANGEROUS DECISIONS and A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. The topic for this month is people watching. DANGEROUS DECISIONS is available now. I hope you enjoy it. -RC … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Words Out West

Wow! Shakespeare’s birthday is coming up. How do you feel about Shakespeare? As a ninth grader, I detested Shakespeare because I didn’t understand why he couldn’t just write in “normal” English. I didn’t like that we had to read a … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Winston A. Flowers by Tom Robson

Welcome to the Spot Writers. Today’s contribution comes from Tom Robson, author of WRITTEN WHILE I STILL REMEMBER a patchwork memoir. If you want to know more about the author, find the book online at Amazon.com.  The topic for April is Spring Flowers. *** … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Zombie Apocalypse

As I’m having my own Back-to-Work Apocalypse, I would be remiss if I did not share this hilarious video that has something like a billion views (okay, maybe 10 million or so). It turns out, it was created by three … Continue reading

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