You know, the small town in Amish Country, Lancaster PA?

What did you think I meant? Find out at http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/12/lets-talk-about-intercourse.html

I just wanted to share a letter I recieved from one of my readers I met over the weekend at a book sale.

Good day, Ms. Stephens! I'm sure you don't remember me, but I met you over the weekend at your book signing.  I just wanted to say that I finished both books that I bought from you.  A very, very good read and VERY sexy!!  I was pleasantly surprised.  I do look forward to the next books! I would like to make a suggestion…

In five days, the authors are going to be loose! That's right, local authors from around Central Florida are going to be signing books and meeting fans in downtown Mount Dora.

Authors in the Park will take place Sunday, Dec 16th from 2PM to 6PM at the Mount Dora Community Bldg Green Room (520…

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century, by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

This soapy, delicious and highly literary double biography, which came out in hardcover last year (and which I hear is now being rushed to paperback by May), was excerpted for a Vanity Fair cover story along with some of the most striking pictures I…

Right in time for Christmas, I am happy to present:

Where Do Strong Men Go

By C.E. Manor

Where do strong men go when they have to weep

When they have to cry or express defeat

When their wives are calling their men of steel

Or their children come running with confidence and zeal

When the rent is late and the lights are due

Women…

From Concept to Novel - Author Sonya Watson shares with us the journey of her novel The Tide Breaker. You can read it on my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/12/guest-post-sonya-watson.html

(« Emblem 45 » from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Maier)

The fifth and as of yet unwritten chapter is entitled «…

Has anybody heard of these and would you recommend taking a look? I only stumbled across them through a link on deviantART, and being something of a new author, I don't quite know where to trust with my book, I'm very protective you see! Anyway, here's the link:…

My uncle, Roger Touhy, was involved in bootlegging in the northwest suburbs of Chicago during the time of Prohibition, an ill-advised law that was subsequently repealed.  Previously, Roger had been in the U.S. Navy, received an honorable discharge, traveled west to Colorado and Oklahoma where he worked at train depots and learned about buying land and selling it to big oil people, respectively.  He returned to Chicago to marry, have two sons and establish himself as a businessman by owning…

Morning chores. Getting the kids dressed and off to school or other activities. Work. Dentist and doctor appointments. After school activities. Laundry. Meal preparation. House cleaning. Car maintenance. Social time. Shopping for groceries and other essentials. Church. Lawn maintenance. Date night with the spouse or with a new acquaintance. Balancing the check…

(Detail from « The hares and frogs » by Wenzel Hollar)

The fourth chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 401 : Responding To An Invasion. » Having accepted to collaborate…

When he got to the store, Derrick took his time walking the sales floor, doing his best to remain unnoticed. He wanted to see how the associates behaved in the absence of the store manager.

The first group of associates he saw were less than impressive.

Florence and Tiffany were cashiers, standing at their registers texting on their cell phones, instead of focusing on the customers waiting to make a purchase.

There was a company SOP, forbidding the use of personal cell…

i sit here  with no thime to waste but  you ask why i love to write and read these poems because im so hurt but i can always rely on swagg

Each week I have been adding a chapter or two to my blog on my website www.jp-e-books.com.  This week please see chapters 20 -23.

Have a nice day!!

Miguel Martinez was a practical man, or so he said several times, as he repeated his story to Derrick. His only flaw was failing to play by the rules.

“We value your business, Mr. Martinez,” said Derrick. But the law doesn’t give us any leeway on this. Any cash purchase over ten thousand dollars must be report to the IRS.”

Derrick was certain that Miguel had heard all of…

This is my last word, and I hope that you hear it.

It's the least you could do.

This is the last time; I've finally accepted.

All I say is nothing short of true:

You left a wound so deep, it seems unreal;

I bled so fast, it seemed I had no hope to heal.

It's all that I could do to stay alive

when my heart didn't want to survive.

This is the result when

somebody's soul has been

shredded up to vapors in the air.

When…

As I've entered the new Internet world, just like Merlin coming the 21st century, I've found lots to learn.

Sharing press release with you for my new series.  I'm interested in what you think.

Thank you

-Daniel Diehl

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The Merlin Chronicles: Revelations ... Book Release 12/12/12

Award-winning author Daniel Diehl has done it again with his highly anticipated new fantasy series The Merlin Chronicles. A seamless blend of…

I wish I was announcing this for The Empyrical Tales, but sadly I'm not. I am, however, happy to say that another author friend has a movie in the works! Keith Rommel shares an audition with us - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/12/making-movie.html

The Cover Image for Book 3: The Sword Bearer’s Awakening

Yup, yup, yup, I did it! I beat the NaNo deadline by three days, and while the story is not yet finished I have an almost complete novel in my…