November 2013 Blog Posts (161)

  Wards of the State - Data Collection v. Privacy – November 4, 2013

       As an author of fiction revolving around the premise of government abuse, the recent fodder supplied by the daily news is astounding. In conjunction with researching for conspiracy theories, there seems to be no end. Using the theories as a story basis is hardly new, but one wonders if it is…

Amazing stories from a retired fire fighter.

About the book: Every firefighter has a treasure trove of interesting stories to tell and the stories more often than not are instructional as well as exciting. When I was a firefighter, I kept notes of the fires I responded to. Now that I am retired, I have reflected on my career as a firefighter and have written a second book about the men alongside…

Hockey and Writing?…

You can find The Writing Mama show Mondays here on the World of Ink

Network; along with host Virginia S Grenier where she talks with debut

to award-winning authors about their books and the writing life.…

You can find The Writing Mama show Mondays here on the World of Ink

Network; along with host Virginia S Grenier where she talks with debut

to award-winning authors about their books and the writing life.…

I decided it was time to take my outline and short scene I did for a writing workshop and finally make it into the novel I've talked about for many years. What makes this novel so special to me isn't the fact I'm doing it for…

The best writing advice you ever received

Nearly every time I speak to a book…

How time flies: November already and Christmas round the corner. We bought our first Christmas present today: something for our great-grandson, Harrison. He lives in Cyprus with his mum and dad, but will be in England this month for a couple of weeks. More photos for Facebook!

I’ve finished cutting the word-count on manuscript for my publisher: managed to get it down to the required notional count of 110,000 words. Now I have to read it through just to make sure I haven’t left any…

This past week I’ve done several radio interviews with top web radio shows. Listen in…

Check out the interviews here: http://askthepublicist.com/radio-interviews-with-martha-carr-author-of-the-list/

Martha Carr, author of The List, the first thriller in the Wallis Jones…

I've been hopping, skipping, and jumping around the Net. Here are a few…

A year ago, if you told me I would be writing a romance, I'd have called you a liar.

You know what? I would be right.

http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/11/kiss-and-tell.html

I often see the headline “A Follow for a Follow” out there in the blogosphere.

I often wonder what do folks do when they have done just that, afterwards.

Okay…

Ava has disappeared, convinced Zeke and Jasmine are having an affair, and Isaac holds a family meeting to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, Jasmine gleefully continues to spread lies, and to create all sorts of problems for Zeke and his loved…

Audio Book Cosmogonic Marbles up & running, listen, enjoy, share and reweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpOdBlxuh8U

What would the world be like if anyone could see your innermost thoughts?

My newest novel, The Lead Cloak, is set 70 years in the future, in a time when privacy is a thing of the past. A super-Internet called the “Lattice” allows anyone to see you—anytime, anywhere. People can peer into your…

I'm pleased to announce that the audiobook recording of Ring of Lies is now into production.  Hopefully, it will be completed and available to purchase from Amazon and Audible in time for Christmas.

For those of you who can't wait, here's a short teaser -

Ring of Lies Audio Sample

Daniel Elliot dies in a single-car accident one rainy English night. His wife, Grace, is grief…

The advent of the internet has changed the way the world operates with the same powerful ripple that the printing press caused in 1450 and for the same reason. The average citizen can once again more easily find out that a lot of other people were thinking the same thing.

Finding out you’re not unique can fuel courage to get up and do something.

Librarians have known for a long time that books, even works of fiction, can transform lives no matter where the reader lives. They…

Snippet from Chapter 14 Cosmogonic Marbles, now on promotion at http://www.amazon.com/Cosmogonic-Marbles-Botolf-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B00E2SB1P4…

Reflections on All Saints’ Eve…