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PTSD AND TONY G


If you go back far enough in this blog, you’ll find the ones I wrote while I was running away from my nightmares. I was seized by a feeling that if I … Continue reading

May 21, 2013 · 6 Comments

The Immorality of the Immoral


I want to open this discussion with a link to the Writer Beware post about Tony G. (Anthony Giangregorio). Writer Beware As you can see there,  Tony G. had this … Continue reading

May 21, 2013 · 8 Comments

Big Mouth, Small Dick


To keep matters short, I first posted the Open Casket Press contract. Scammers and idjits flourish through the desperation of writers to be published.  In the case of Open Casket … Continue reading

May 20, 2013 · 19 Comments

Open Casket Press: AVOID IT


What we have here is an example, converted from a scanned pdf, of the contract with Open Casket Press. This is post number one. I’ll explain it all shortly in … Continue reading

May 20, 2013 · 3 Comments

Tale of the Vanilla Vodka


People are strange and, when you put life through the rosy sitcom glasses, amusing. Even when they are frustrating. I signed up through my healthcare provider with a service that … Continue reading

May 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I’m doing the learning curve with Hoots


I’m doing the learning curve with Hootsuite. So this is just a test post. Let’s see if it works. Leave me a zany comment or the description of the kind … Continue reading

May 18, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Ghettoization of women


I posted a short take on this on my author page on facebook, but I think it deserves a longer look.  First I want to recommend this excellent article about … Continue reading

May 9, 2013 · 7 Comments

Paladin of Curmudgeonry hates scammers AND….


eeeeeejjjiits.  ooooo eeeee ooooo. No, seriously. When I stumbled upon Phoenix Fire Publishing and Tabetha Jones through a tweet from Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware, I had no idea of … Continue reading

April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

Phoenix Fire: Stupidity in advertising


One of the challenges of doing promotions on the web is the blog tour. There are many reputable places you can go to for good tours at reasonable prices. One … Continue reading

April 9, 2013 · 17 Comments

World Castle Publishing


The reason for bringing up World Castle Publishing, is that it was one of the companies that Tabetha Jones/Zoey Sweete mentioned on the phone to me on Monday.  She claimed … Continue reading

February 7, 2013 · 13 Comments

phoenix fire publishing contract


This is a copy of the contract that was never signed by Beth Wright. Phoenix Fire Publishing address removed, but saved. I’m going to give Tabetha a phone call Publishing … Continue reading

February 5, 2013 · 41 Comments

Interesting doings


I had a very interesting exchanges of emails with Tabetha Jones concerning Beth Wright.  Tabetha threatened to sue my company if I publish Beth’s books without first paying Tabetha $700. … Continue reading

February 4, 2013 · 29 Comments

Beth Wright: an outstanding talent


Last night I closed a deal with Beth Wright for two of her erotic speculative fiction titles: Desire and Fate (science fiction) and The Devil’s Pet Kitten (paranormal). She is … Continue reading

February 3, 2013 · 16 Comments

Be a character in Janrae’s World contest


Would you like to be a character in Justice of Wolves, the second book in the Lycan Pride series? What would you like to be? Tell me what you would … Continue reading

January 27, 2013 · 5 Comments

Freebie time! (guest post)


Cussedness has a new free read offer. Serpent’s Quest, the first of the lycan series, is now available for a free read from Smashwords with this coupon code: DJ77G The … Continue reading

January 26, 2013 · 1 Comment

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