Val Muller

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This episode of Remy’s story comes to us from Cathy MacKenzie. Check out her three books of short stories available on Smashwords for only $1.99 and $0.99. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/camack.There you can read the first story in each book for free. However, the stories are all different, so the sample stories may not be a true representation […]

Today I’m welcoming Lola, star of the novel It’s Just Lola by author Dixiane Hallaj. You can learn more at www.itsjustlola.com. Everyone in the Northern Virginia area is welcome to attend the book release party on Friday, September 7th from 7-9 p.m. at Around the Block Books (120 Hatcher Ave, Purcellville). Welcome, Lola, and thanks […]

Tonia Brown’s short stories have appeared in a variety of anthologies. She has cranked out several books, including Lucky Stiff: Memoirs of an Undead Lover, Badass Zombie Road Trip, Skin Trade, and the erotic steampunk series Clockworks and Corsets. Tonia lives in North Carolina with her genius husband and an ever fluctuating number of cats. […]

Want to find out why I am–err, was–afraid of the dark? Why was I terrified of the 1980’s TV show Beauty and the Beast? What’s so special about Sun-Maid raisins? Check out the answer to this and more. I’ve been interviewed by Jan Bowman. Stop by, check out her blog, and leave a comment: http://janbowmanwriter.blogspot.com/2012/07/entry-79-writers-talk-interview-11-val.html

Welcome to the Spot Writers. Each week we’ll be adding to the story begun by Val Muller a few weeks ago. The story is heating up!   This week is Chapter 4 written by Cathy MacKenzie. Check out her e-books at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/camack.   Our serial story doesn’t have a title yet… start thinking about some […]

Welcome to my stop on the Celebrating Independence Blog Hop (http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/) I’m so thankful to live in a land of freedom. But when I think of the ultimate freedom, I realize that there’s something we’re all bound to: Time. In my romance novella, For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal, the protagonists are forty years apart […]

Welcome to another installment of Thursday’s Spot Writers Flash Fiction! Today’s piece comes to us from Jessica Degarmo. I awaken slowly, exquisitely, alive from the soles of my bare feet to the top of my mussed head. My body hums with electricity, a spark that has started from my skin and moved inside me; it […]

Interview with a character: Today I had the chance to talk to Tommy Wellesley, graduate student in experimental physics and co-star of the romance novella For Whom My Heart Beats Eternal. Dr. Wellesley, tell us about your interest in physics. I’ve always been fascinated by the field. Space and time are interrelated in ways the […]

The first “grown up” novel I remember reading is The Martian Chronicles. My parents came into my room one day and handed me the book as if it were a rite of passage. It was an old copy—it had that old book smell—and it was folded and worn like it had been read many times. […]

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Welcome to the Second Annual Splash into Summer Blog Hop! I’m glad to be part of the tour. Check out my blog post below, and enter to win. I’m offering a choice of prizes: winner can choose from the following: a copy of Corgi Capers: Deceit on Dorset Drive for e-reader OR a paperback version […]