The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Writing
The blogging solution
Well, it appears that after all these months of trying to figure out what to do with this blog, I have decided: I’m sticking around. I’m going to have my author blog for my writing. I will doubtlessly mention my … Continue reading
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A Catmage excerpt
I thought this scene might interest my readers the most, as it references Jewish history and religion. The book is not a Jewish book, but I do use Judaism in the roots of the Catmages’ magic. Here’s the excerpt from … Continue reading
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A published author
So I am now a published author, something I’ve been working towards, well, just about my entire adult life. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, I’ve sold exactly six copies–five trade paperback and one Kindle edition. And you know, I’m about … Continue reading
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Darkness Rising: On Sale now
The author copies arrived today, and they are good. So I opened up my CreateSpace store, where you can buy the trade paperback. The ebooks will be on sale in a day or two, depending on how long it takes … Continue reading
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Almost there with the book
The good news is my book is just about ready to be published. The bad news is I’m losing more and more interest in maintaining this blog. I’ve no idea what the future holds.
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Almost there
The book has been uploaded to Amazon’s CreateSpace. I’m waiting for approval, after which I will get an advanced copy, check it out, and if everything is fine, will push the book for sale ASAP after that. Almost there.
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A new year, a new direction
L’Shana Tovah tikatevu to all of my Jewish readers. A sweet and happy new year to you and your families. I don’t know what you’re going to see here when you come back from the holiday. My final cover design … Continue reading
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A note about the book
I have just finished formatting my novel in Adobe InDesign and will be uploading it to CreateSpace (sans cover) to see how it looks in their format. I am days away from publishing. Also, I’ve had merylyourish.com up for a … Continue reading
Prince Harry naked photos!
No, not really. I just wanted to see if you’re paying attention. It’s a rainy Saturday here in Richmond, and I am formatting the novel. I’m hoping to publish it next week. I have a new blurb. It’s been hundreds … Continue reading
Monday, briefly
Awful: Looks like the piece of garbage that shot up a Sikh temple may have been a white supremacist, and thought he was killing Muslims. Because Sikhs wear turbans and many have darker skin. Asshole. Sikhism has nothing to do … Continue reading
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Another busy day in writer land
Busy editing today, also buying ISBNs. And working on the new website. I took a look at the news and decided to stick with finishing the novel instead.
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A sneak peek at the cover art
Can’t wait until I have the words to go with the art to show you. Darkness Rising. Book one in The Catmage Chronicles. Coming this month.
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Changes
Today is my last day as a full-time employee at Job in Northern Virginia. The problem is that my company is supported largely by government contracts, and while we won large contracts to do various jobs for the government, these … Continue reading
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Briefly
Not enough: I think they should have called down the “death penalty” on Penn State, but at least their football program is mostly dead now. Here’s a good take on why. Crazy or not, the death penalty works for me: … Continue reading
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All the pieces are set to go
I have a cover designer! I’m on the home stretch on the book, and will be publishing it on schedule. Mid-August was my estimate. Stay tuned for the exact date.