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Book Review: Secondhand Spirits (A Witchcraft Mystery)
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsGood paranormal mystery with just the right amount of tension and dread. The "natural witch" (that is, someone born with paranormal powers)...
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Camp NaNoWriMo
If you're a writer and on the internet, you've heard about NaNoWriMo, the online creative writing project that takes place in November. Writers pledge to write a novel of 50,000 words during the month,...
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Book Review: In a Witch's Wardrobe (A Witchcraft Mystery)
In a Witch's Wardrobe by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsOne of the things I really enjoy about Juliet Blackwell's "A Witchcraft Mystery" series is that she's able to create a world in which...
View ArticleFinding Time To Read
You've probably heard the advice that to be a good writer, you have to read, but if you're a writer with a day job, you're already a bit pressed for time. If you've got the double-whammy of being a...
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Book Review: Hexes and Hemlines (A Witchcraft Mystery)
Hexes and Hemlines by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsAnother excellent supernatural/witchcraft mystery read by an excellent voice talent. I'm really enjoying this series and am sad to see that...
View ArticleMy List of Panels for 8Pi-Con (that is, Pi-Con 2014)
Billed as "the friendliest little convention in New England," Pi-Con is held at the Holiday Inn, Enfield, CT, just south of Springfield, MA. This year it's June 27-29, 2014 (next weekend) and I'll be...
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Due to other commitments, I will not be attending either Readercon or Necon this year. Hope to see everyone next year!
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New Witches' Almanac Announced
The Witches' Almanac has announced that the Spring 2015-Spring 2016 (Issue 34) edition will be released soon. The theme of this issue is Fire the Transformer.The Almanac is famous not just for its...
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Book Review: A Cast-Off Coven (A Witchcraft Mystery, #2)
I'm posting this review a little late and out of order.A Cast-Off Coven by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThe second in the Witchcraft Mystery series, this installment involves a mystery set in...
View ArticleWitches' Almanac: Three New Articles
The table of contents for the 2015-2016 Witches’ Almanac has been published online on the Witches' Almanac web site at http://www.thewitchesalmanac.com/witchesalmanac2015.html This issue won't...
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Book Review: Tarnished and Torn (A Witchcraft Mystery, #5)
Tarnished and Torn by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsAnother well-crafted, action-filled mystery where traditional homespun magic is pitted against darker forces. We learn more about Lily...
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Book Review: The Cat Who Saw Red (The Cat Who series)
The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson BraunMy rating: 4 of 5 starsPeople who know me would assume that I picked this book up because of the cats. Actually it was recommended as a good example of a cozy...
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Book Review: Someone Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead
Somebody tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana MillerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsIf you like your paranormal believable, definitely give this book a try. The level of authenticity in the beliefs and...
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Book Review: A Vision in Velvet (A Witchcraft Mystery #6)
A Vision in Velvet by Juliet BlackwellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI love this series for the well-researched paranormal plots. If you've ever read much on the supernatural or studied history of magic and...
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Book Review: The Pale Horse
The Pale Horse by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI wanted to read this because of the paranormal plot (alleged witches are cursing people to death). Much to my surprise, considering when the...
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Book Review: The Red Tree
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. KiernanMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThe audiobook was just mesmerizing and I don't know if that's a function of the reader or Kiernan's lyrical writing. I can't say I can make...
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Book Review: The Trouble with Magic
The Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltMy rating: 4 of 5 starsOften when I finish reading a book, I read the reviews of others to see what I might have missed and to refresh my memory on details. One...
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Book Review: Book of Shadows
Book of Shadows by Cate TiernanMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is a YA book, which is not something I normally read, but I wanted to see how the author presented Wicca. Would she cast the would-be witches...
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Book Review: The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyMy rating: 5 of 5 starsOutstanding. I have the audio version, which is narrated by Bronson Pinchot. I didn't recognize his voice and had to look him up on the web to...
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Book Review: Aunt Dimity's Death
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy AthertonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is not a traditional murder mystery, which is fine by me. It's a story of people trying to solve a mystery in the sense of something...
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