Dog Days and Sisters in Crime contest

cj Sez: The “Dog Days of Summer” are officially upon us, as is Hurricane Season along the Gulf coast.

  To say the weather is sweltering would be an understatement. Today’s heat index where I live reached triple digits—something like 110°. Needless to say, I’m sucking down water and planning my days to be indoors between ten a.m. and five p.m.

  The dog days of summer are historically the period following the heliacal (sunrise) of the star Dog Star, Sirius. Sirius is one star in a group of stars that form the constellation Canis Major, meaning “Greater Dog.”

  Greek and Roman astrology connected Sirius to heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.

  The Farmer’s Almanac says, “the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11” are the traditional timing of the Dog Days. It also says that “some of our hottest and most humid days happen after August 11.” Seems there’s a lot more hellacious heat and humidity to come, so we have that going for us.

  The 2024 hurricane season has already spun up two storms. The first, tropical storm Alberto, doused the coast of Texas and now the first hurricane, Beryl, is also barreling toward the Texas Gulf Coast.

  Do what you have to do to stay safe out there, friends.

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Author and Reader Notes:

  “Sisters in Crime PRIDE award submissions are open through July 31. This $2000 award was the legacy project of past-president Sherry Harris. It is designed to support an emerging LGBTQIA+ crime writer. Folks do not need to be a SinC member to apply.” 

  Click this link to read more about submission requirements: 

Pride Award for Emerging LGBTQIA+ Crime Writers - Sisters in Crime

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  Award-winning author Connie Berry asks: “Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker?” My fellow Sisters in Crime member talks about weasel words and shares how writers can break writing rules and get away with it.  Breaking the Writing Rules (And Getting Away With It) - Writer's Digest (writersdigest.com)

(cj Sez: Do you know what “weasel words” are?) 

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  CALLAHAN IN ACTION, Book 6 in the Cat Callahan Mystery Series, is scheduled to launch August 8 and it's available for preorder now at https://books2read.com/CatCallahan6

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  Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

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Call for applications

 cj Sez: Sisters in Crime is accepting applications for their 2024 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award.

  The Eleanor Taylor Bland grant is administered by Sisters in Crime, a 4000+ member international organization of mystery authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians.

 “Submissions Now Open through March 31st!

  The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color. 

  You do NOT have to be a member of Sisters in Crime to submit an application.

  This grant is intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. The grantee may choose to use the grant for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, and retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work.

  For complete details on thee award and the process of submission, go to:

https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland

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For readers and writers:

  Mark your calendars and SAVE THE DATE . . . 

. . . for an upcoming one-day reader and writer event—The Mobile Literary Festival at Mobile’s Ben May Library in conjunction with the Mobile Writers’ Guild. Published authors will present panels on character development, setting, marketing, and plotting. Pick up a book and have it signed by the author!

 And best of all, this amazing literary festival is FREE. For more information, click this link: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MobileLiteraryFestival/

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  Okay, that’s it for today's abbreviated post . . . lots of life taking my mind in another direction—son Jeff was diagnosed with Covid after spending two days being the official photographer for a couple of Mardi Gras krewes events. I tested negative but will need to do that again in a couple of days.

  You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.

cj

Now some words from my sponsors:

  VALENTINE’S DAY PIECES, A Mobile Writers Guild anthology. Available for $1.99 on Kindle at the time of this post:

  Filled with wonderful short stories and poems perfect for every day of the year.

Buy Valentine’s Day Now

  Also for your to-be-read stack: 

  My novels, THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA are fast-paced, thriller/suspense stories with sassy banter and a touch of romance. 

  The books are available on Amazon or through your favorite eTailer and bookstore. Got a library card? You can read the ebooks free from Hoopla.

  The Haunted Book Shop has signed copies of my paperback books in stock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us  

  If they happen to be sold out, shoot me an email for a personalized copy. I have a small stash (for a discounted price plus shipping).

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How many of these award winners have you read?

cj Sez: Congratulations to the winners and the nominees for Sisters in Crime Lefty Award winners! These novels should definitely be on your To-Be-Read list/stack.

From the SinC press release:

  Sisters in Crime salutes the four Lefty Award Winners, who received their honors last week at Left Coast Crime in Tucson. Here's a complete list of nominees with winners listed first by category.

1. Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery Novel

✫ Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief (Berkley Prime Crime)

Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (Berkley Prime Crime)

A.J. Devlin, Five Moves of Doom (NeWest Press)

T.G. Herren, A Streetcar Named Murder (Crooked Lane Books)

Catriona McPherson, Scot in a Trap (Severn House)

2. Lefty for Best Historical Mystery Novel (The Bill Gottfried Memorial for books covering events before 1970)

✫ Wanda M. Morris, Anywhere You Run (William Morrow)

Dianne Freeman, A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder (Kensington Books)

Catriona McPherson, In Place of Fear (Mobius)

Karen Odden, Under a Veiled Moon (Crooked Lane Books)

Ann Parker, The Secret in the Wall (Poisoned Pen Press)

Iona Whishaw, Framed in Fire (Touchwood Editions)

3. Lefty for Best Debut Mystery Novel

✫ Ramona Emerson, Shutter (Soho Crme)

Erin E. Adams, Jackal (Bantam Books)

Eli Cranor, Don’t Know Tough (Soho Crime)

Meredith Hambrock, Other People’s Secrets (Crooked Lane Books)

Harini Nagendra, The Bangalore Detectives Club (Pegasus Crime)

Rob Osler, Devil’s Chew Toy (Crooked Lane Books)

Jane Pek, The Verifiers (Vintage Books)

4. Lefty for Best Mystery Novel

✫ Kellye Garrett, Like a Sister (Mulholland Books)

Laurie R. King, Back to the Garden (Bantam Books)

James L’Etoile, Dead Drop (Level Best Books)

Gigi Pandian, Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Minotaur Books)

Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Minotaur Books)

Alex Segura, Secret Identity (Flatiron Books)

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CLASSIC PIECES RETOLD is available for pre-order!

  In this sixth installment of the Mobile Writers Guild Pieces anthology series, members pay homage to some favorite classic works now in the public domain—novels, short stories, and poems. (I have retold two Agatha Christie short mysteries.)

   Mark your calendars for the book signing by multiple authors at The Haunted Book Shop during Mobile’s April 14 LoDa Art Walk. 

   Not able to be there but would like signed copies? Pre-order copies from The Haunted Book Shop and request they have them signed for you on April 14.  https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us 

   For Amazon purchases, click here: Buy CLASSIC PIECES Now

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising prayers for your health and safety. 

cj

   No inflation here: THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA, fast-paced, exciting suspense/thriller ebooks, are low-, low-priced at $2.99.

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Deadlines and rabbit holes

cj Sez:  I wish I had a bit of Elmore Leonard’s discipline for sitting down and going about the business of writing. What started as necessity for him turned into habit when he became an established author.

Recognize anyone?

“To support his family, he worked as a copywriter at an ad agency, where he developed his aversion to adverbs, and also his knack for brief, punched-up prose. He began a habit of waking at five a.m. and immediately starting to write -- not even putting the water on for coffee until he had something down on paper -- then going to work at the office, first in advertising and later writing educational films for the Encyclopedia Britannica.” (Source: http://www.biographile.com/a-capital-crime-elmore-leonard-deserves-a-definitive-biography/22523/ )

  It used to be that I worked better when I had to crash for a short-term deadline. So I thought if I gave myself a deadline, I’d have the incentive to keep writing. Found out that’s not true because somehow I seem to know the deadline is self-imposed. (As if.) I manage to bury my deadline under weeks of procrastination that I call “research.” (Leonard paid others to do his research.) It seems that the more research I do—I learn really fascinating things—the less creativity I have.

  However, I’m not giving up on my current work in progress. Last night I made a note or two when I went to bed . . . I get a lot of good ideas just before I fall asleep. That’s why I keep paper and pencil on the table next to the bed.

  I don’t sit in front of this computer very long on Sundays but I’ll start writing on Monday … right after I feed all the critters, including me, do some weeding or picking up pine cones and deadfall, do a bit of housecleaning, and by then it’s time to watch the news at 5, 6, and 6:30. After I make supper and do the dishes, I’ll put BIC in front of the computer. But I promise you I won’t make any deep dives down research rabbit holes. (I need to promise you because if I promise myself, I’ll find something irrelevant to do.) 

  

  How about you? When do you get your best ideas? How do you conquer the blank page in front of you? How do you stay out of the research rabbit holes? I really need some help.

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  The international writing organization Sisters in Crime (of which I am a member) announced their Eleanor Taylor Bland Emerging Crime Writer of Color Award Recipient: 

“We'd like to congratulate Shizuka Otake of Jackson Heights, NY on being named the 2022 Eleanor Taylor Bland Emerging Crime Writers of Color Award Winner! Her submission, Murder in Tokyo, is a story of a Japanese American teen’s life which is shattered when her boyfriend is arrested as the prime suspect in a classmate’s murder. “I lived in Tokyo as an adult and found it painful to be viewed as different,” said Otake. “I expected to fit in and wondered how much harder that experience would have been if I was a vulnerable teen.” 

  Otake’s story was selected from more than fifty submissions

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Gremlins

  Over the past week, Blogger re-issued Lyrical Pens posts for December 5, 2021, and January 2, 2022. I guess Google's been messing around with their programming and LP subscribers received an auto-idiot email. I’m wondering how many posts will be reissued before they correct the problem. Sorry about that, but I can issue a true disclaimer: I didn't do it. 

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  By the by, as the masthead above says, if you have a book (new or old) you want to promote with a blog post, drop me a note. We can arrange a blog date…the only caveat is that this site is PG 13.  

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Prayers going up for your health and safety.

cj

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P.P.S. Pre-signed copies of THE BIG FANG are not available at The Haunted Bookshop, but when you order a book from them and want it author-graphed, let them know, and I'll pop down there and sign it for you. Thanks!

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Celebrate! Spring is springing today.

 cj Sez: Today, March 20, 2022, at 11:33 CST, the vernal equinox marks the start of spring in the northern hemisphere. 

  Now for a little scientific info … During the equinox, the sun passes directly above the equator and brings about twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of night (i.e. “equinox”). 

  In the northern hemisphere, the March equinox comes with warmer weather and budding flowers. In the southern hemisphere, it brings the beginning of fall. 

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Aspiring crime and mystery writers take note: Writers’ organizations are wonderful sources for learning the craft of writing, publishing, and networking. I’m a member of Mobile Writers Guild, Alabama Writers’ Forum, Alabama Writers’ Cooperative, as well as the international organization Sisters in Crime and their online group, Guppies. 

  In addition to a couple of creative writing courses in a college setting, each of those organizations has been important to achieving my goal to become a published author. When I have a question, someone has the answer I need.

  All of the organizations are comprised of published and non-published writers, hailing from a variety of professions and bringing with them a wealth of expertise.

“Sisters in Crime is an absolute necessity for anyone stepping into the crime writing world, and a continuing joy as our careers unfold.” - Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author, five-time Agatha winner, and Sisters in Crime past president.

  Some members are judges, doctors, private investigators, law enforcement officers, and there’s even a government agent or two. The feedback from these people is informative, super supportive, and on the money. 

  I’ll mention the world-wide group Guppies, specifically, because they have a large list of specialized subgroups (for agent searches, querying, critiquing, manuscript swaps, et al.), and, like Sisters-in-Crime, they also offer a variety of on-line skill-building classes.

  If you haven’t joined a writers’ organization, you should think about doing that.

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Etcetera.

Here’s a two-fer: Support a good cause and get treated to some wonderful and touching short stories. Harbor Humane Society's THE BIG FANG anthology is tentatively scheduled for release in April. This anthology has short stories from 22 different authors—stories full of mystery, murder, love, humor and more; and always involve an animal of some shape or form.

  My latest cozy mystery, "Firebug," is included in the charity anthology, and the short story features a Beagle-Golden Retriever-mix puppy named Harley.

  THE BIG FANG will be available for purchase on Amazon and in person at the shelter and our Harbor Humane Resale Store with all proceeds returning to Harbor Humane to support their animal rescue work.

Watch for it

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  That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj

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Happy Halloween and welcome to November

cj Sez: Monsters Got Talent, and they are celebrating Halloween at OWA—for those readers not familiar with OWA, it’s the amusement theme park operated the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Foley, Alabama. The picture below is of monster/werewolf grandson Jeff singing to the crowd and “having a blast.”

Photo by Lori Goodrich Photography

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The history of Halloween from various computer searches

Halloween or Hallowe’en, a contraction of Hallowed Eve, is also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve) and is observed in many countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. The tradition originated with the pagan Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced SOW-in) when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. From present-day Ireland to the United Kingdom to Brittany, France, the ancient Celts marked this as one of their four most important festival days of the year.

   And a little background about my short story in the HALLOWEEN PIECES anthology:

   If a month happens to have two full moons, the second full moon is called a “blue moon,” and that happens on Halloween/Samhain once about every nineteen years. 

   My short story, “Once in a Blue Moon,” is a fantasy mystery so named because Samhain fell on such a rare event in 2020. 

   The story takes modern-day Katherine Johnson into a mysterious village where she’s caught in an ancient celebration from which she might never return.

   Halloween is the theme but everything in the anthology is an enjoyable read for any season. As of the time of this post, HALLOWEEN PIECES is free on Kindle Unlimited and $1.99 to buy for your own library.   Buy Halloween Pieces Now

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NOVEMBER NEWS

SinC into NaNoWriMo with Sisters in Crime

From a SinC Press Release

   Starting November 1, join #SinC for a month of write-ins, socials, tips, and encouragement! Sign up here so you don't miss a thing: https://www.sistersincrime.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1554098&group=

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COMING SOON

STORMY PIECES…

Number 5 in the Mobile Writers Guild anthology series. 

 

   Copies of the new anthology, as well as cj’s thriller/suspense novels, will be available at an author book signing on November 12 (6 to 8 p.m.) at The Haunted Book Shop, 109 Dauphin St. in downtown Mobile. 

   If you’re in the Mobile area, come on down and meet some of the authors!

   Available for preorder   Buy Stormy Pieces Now

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REMINDER

Be sure to mark your calendars to stop by Lyrical Pens on November 10 for a guest post by author Barbara Hinske about her soon-to-be-released THE UNEXPECTED PATH, the second novel in her Guiding Emily series. 

   P.S. Barbara is the author of the novel THE CHRISTMAS CLUB, now on the Hallmark Channel.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Next Sunday, you can be very early to church or you can get an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Saving Time, sometimes called incorrectly by the plural Daylight “Savings” Time, ends on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 2:00 A.M. 

   Ergo, “fall back” (set your time pieces back an hour) next Saturday night, so you can sleep in and still be right on time.

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HOLIDAY SALE

Fast-paced and exciting suspense with a touch of Jane Bond romance, the ebooks of DEATH ON THE YAMPA and THE DAWGSTAR are on sale @ only $1.99 each. Available at your favorite eTailer and on request from your local library—just provide them with the ISBN number.

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NOTE TO READERS  

No Lyrical Pens post on November 7. This coming week is dedicated wholly to my son Mark’s Celebration of Life.

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cj Sez: That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

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   If you’d like me to autograph or personalize one of my stories for you, be sure to tell them, and I’ll run by the shop. 

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A fresh look, ready for fresh eyes, and a giveaway!

cj Sez:  Fresh cover, fresh edits, new info, new ISBN, new name, and ready for fresh eyes: THE DAWGSTAR 

The novel formerly known as Deadly Star, launches April 15, 2021. Find out where to order your copy here:  https://books2read.com/cjpettersonauthorBooks

   Place your pre-order, send a copy of the receipt to me    ( cjpetterson at gmail dot com ) and I’ll put your name in the running for one of three prizes! Pre-order price of 99 cents goes up on launch day, April 15, 2021.

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   An invitation to apply for a grant from Sisters in Crime: The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award. Submissions Open March 15 - May 15

   “The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is an annual grant of $2,000 for an emerging writer of color.

   'This grant is intended to support the recipient in crime fiction writing and career development activities. The grantee may choose to use the grant for activities that include workshops, seminars, conferences, and retreats, online courses, and research activities required for completion of the work.

   "An unpublished writer is preferred, however publication of several pieces of short fiction and/or up to two self-published or traditionally published books will not disqualify an applicant.”

cj Sez: To find out more visit:  https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland

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   Do you know the difference between ellipsis and ellipses? From Fiction University comes this post on How to Use an Ellipsis in Writing (Without Overusing It)  

   “Sometimes informally referred to as “those three dots,” Merriam-Webster officially defines ellipses as “marks or a mark (such as … ) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause.”

   "In Latin and Greek, “ellipsis” means to fall short or leave out — an omission. At its core, that’s exactly how it’s used in grammar, to indicate words have been omitted or left out.” 

Read the entire post here:

https://thewritelife.com/how-to-use-ellipsis/?utm_content=bufferb01e2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0xXTAoLTqTeK-v5XEgl4EsyoGFhSbQXccSqm_oBYlPVTS_CGeK2wMLvrI 

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Writerly quotes: 

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   That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj

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   The store has re-opened to limited hours, so if you’re in the Mobile area, you can stop and shop, too.

 

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There's money involved

 cj Sez: A contest from Sisters in Crime that offers a $2000 prize! Here’s their call for submissions:

   “The Pride Award submissions are open through March 15--that's this Monday! Are you, or do you know, an emerging LGBTQIA+ crime writer? You don't have to have an entire manuscript completed in order to submit. Make sure to check out the guidelines for this $2000 award. This is great opportunity, so get your materials together and submit. Happy writing,”  

(also at https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrime )

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   Well, didja? Huh? Huh? Didja?  Did you remember to Spring Forward to Daylight Saving Time last night? DST arrived in the wee hours this morning, and 2 a.m. became 3 a.m. Alexa changed her clock for me, and I got up when I was supposed to…the cats and wild birds were very happy, because they could not care less about DST. I, however, will be taking a nap this afternoon. 

   Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but we have to wait until the first Sunday in November to gain back that lost hour. (Maybe that’s good news because there’s hope.)

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*Excerpts from a report by Alex Newton at K-Lytics

   “Let's talk about an emerging genre of its own,
Paranormal Women's Fiction or PWF. It features powerful heroines kicking their midlife problems to hell with sass, magic, mystery, and adventure.

   Think of movies like The Witches of Eastwick or Practical Magic, and you got it.

   You can find the occasional PWF title on Kindle published as early as 2011. But about a year ago, some experienced authors from genres such as paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and cozy mystery decided to define a dedicated place (i.e., a genre) for PWF books and differentiate them from other genres.
/ / /

   “The evolution of PWF underscores the continued rise in popularity of women's fiction. But not only that. It proves what indie publishers can achieve in no time, thanks to their innovation, agility, hard work, and persistence.

   Could PWF be something for your writing or inspire you to develop your own genre-defining ideas?  Check out this new K-lytics research report!"

https://k-lytics.lpages.co/paranormal-womens-fiction/

https://www.facebook.com/K.lytics

(*cj disclaimer: I do find these reports interesting enough to do further investigations. However, I’m passing along the information, not endorsing K-lytics products.)

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 cj Sez: That’s it for today’s post. You-all guys keep on
keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same.

cj

P.S.  Signed copies of my stand-alone novels (suspense with a touch of romance) are available at The Haunted Bookshop. TO ORDER my autographed books or any book of your choice on-line from an indie bookstore, contact The Haunted Bookshop here: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us

The store has re-opened to limited hours, so if you’re in the Mobile area, you can stop and shop, too.

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