Lyrical Pens

Sunday, October 20, 2024

We're baa-ack!

cj Sez: Lyrical Pens is back . . . Let’s kick off the blog’s return with a “It’s Fall, Y’all” sale.

A Mobile Writers Guild Anthology @ Amazon.com

My short story, "Once in a Blue Moon," is one of 18 short stories and poems in the anthology HALLOWEEN PIECES, book 4 of 4 anthologies from the Mobile Writers Guild. As of the time of this post, the Kindle edition of HALLOWEEN PIECES is sale priced at $1.99 and available instantly.

Click on the link below to watch a YouTube video as I read an excerpt. And if you have the option, choose to open in “Duck Player” (no ads).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PUlZ7kUswE

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Old adage: Truth is stranger than fiction. Why? Because truth is harder to write and make it believable. As a writer, fiction is my choice because I can lie and be applauded for it. Now if I could only remember which lie I told.

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"Paths Not Taken" will release in March 2025. Pre-order is available.

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

Now a word from my sponsors:

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You can ask your local library to order my eBooks for you to read with your library card. You’ll need to give them the ISBN number of the title you want to borrow.

THE DAWGSTAR … ISBN 978-17369146-0-1

DEATH ON THE YAMPA … ISBN 978-1-7369146-1-8

And P.S.: Pop on over to my Amazon Central Author Page for links to anthologies in which I have a short story.

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

Something's come up

cj Sez: Labor Day (it was Sept 2 in case you missed it) is sometimes called the unofficial end to summer. Witness: Most schools are back in session, and stores have already begun their multi-holiday advertising and sales. So let me be the first to wish you . . .

cj Sez: So did I.

That said, Lyrical Pens is on hiatus. The current plan is to return online in mid-October. Sorry for the abrupt notice, but life doesn’t always give warnings.

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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.

Now some words from my sponsors:

THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA are available on Amazon or through your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore. Got a library card? You can read the ebooks free from Hoopla.

Nota bene: Angela Trigg, the RITA-Award-winning author and owner of The Haunted Book Shop has a few signed copies of my paperback books in stock. If she’s out, she’ll order one for you, and I’ll pop over to sign it. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us

P.S.: Pop on over to my Amazon Central Author Page for links to anthologies in which I have a short story. The Haunted Book Shop has a couple of those, also.