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Actually, no this isn't about dystopic fiction but dystopic fact.  I've just had notice today that our benevolent British government (and I voted for them) will be reassessing me as part of their campaign to prove that there is no such thing as illness or disability so forget all those years paying National Insurance just exactly in case you should fall ill.  It's a grim time, and some of the stories of hardship, desperation and even deaths as a result of the cruelty of the policy and the…

The trauma of abuse is never fully gone from a person's consciousness. Its filthy stain leaves its residue on the soul forever. However, like all bad experiences, it is possible to turn this experience into good by developing compassion and empathy for others who have been through this experience. Many people feel that bringing meaning to a traumatic experience is a path to healing. When I turn a negative experience into a…

...unheard of?

This is something out there, even for me. At the same time, it delivers a valuable message.

What is it, you ask?

I say it is: Fields of Zombies - An Amish Parable…

With the release of Episode Seven, Olivia and I are one step closer to the end. In fact, it is...

Sons of the King - Episode Seven: Beginning of the End

http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/one-step-closer.html

Today, I have the privilege of launching the Official Blog Tour of author T. K. Harris. She starts by sharing how her novel, Phantom Dreams, was born.

http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-tour-tk-harris-has-phantom-dreams.html

(« Huike Thinking » by Shi Ke)

« The Door Of The Law » is a suite in six chapters inspired by « A Parable About A Parable » from RAWilson's « Quantum Psychology, » itself inspired by Kafka's «…

(« Enigma » by Matías Argudín)

« Leaving The Ashram » is the third chapter of « Entering The Stream, » a trilogy describing an episode of intense introspection that will open our second album, « Satori.…

Just checking in with my first entry - it's good to know that there's a support system out here for people working in what is often a pretty lonely environment.  There are two really brilliant moments in writing - the day the book is commissioned or accepted and the day it comes out, most of the rest is pretty hard going.  There is nothing, however, quite like the feeling of buzz (and pressure) as you are involved in the…

I think what many authors tend to either forget or not realize in the first place is that publishing is a business. With any business, there are rules, regulations, and requirements for those who want to be employed. Writers sometimes don’t do their homework. I admit, I didn’t, but in time I learned the rules, and am still learning.

When applying for a job, there are…

(« De Profundis 1 » by Kate Parry Evans)

« De Profundis » is the fifth and final movement of « Lifeforce. » I discovered the title when time came to name the various sections of « Between Worlds. » I opened my encyclopedic dictionary and started looking for words beginning with « d » in…

Here is a link to my primary blog... for now, I write there.. you can read 'why'... :)))

http://happycolorsandgrannygee.blogspot.com

When my world returns to 'normal'... I will be back.  :))) Gloria

Here is a link to my primary blog... for now, I write there.. you can read 'why'... :)))

http://happycolorsandgrannygee.blogspot.com

When my world returns to 'normal'... I will be back.  :))) Gloria

So Giovanni had this idea and he issued a challenge to me. Find out the result on my official blog: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-and-different.html

My second book, Rosemary Beach, is really two stories.  First of all, a jilted and angry x lover is mentally unstable to begin but conditions worsen as she learns of the relationship between Malcolm and Rosemary.  Not being capable of compassion or understanding, her goal in life becomes to humiliate and torture her nemesis.  In the meantime, the love story between Malcolm and Rosemary deepens and becomes the love everyone is searching to find.  The tales of sailing and yachting plus the…

English: Opening logo to the Star Wars films (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The one thing that made the latest Star Wars movies (Episodes 1-3) not work for…

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

I’m a firm believer that your characters are shadows of who you are or who you wish to become.

Writing this tetralogy, there have been countless times when I’ve recognised aspects of myself in each one of my characters.…

(« A free body diagram of a mass on an inclined plane » by Mets501)

How long have I hankered

For the right way to go

How far have I wandered

To know what I now know



Laying under the moon

Rising up with the crow

And the wail of the…

Today, I am hosting a fellow Floridian author, Keith Rommel. He's originally from New York, but he moved to sunny climes and is hard at work on his series Thanatology. With the release of the second book in the series, Keith is having a contest on Pinterest. Read below to find out how you could win!…

Thousands of suffering and thousands of pain,

They fall on us just like rain.

Everyone has some sorrows,

They come to us just like a bunch of arrows.

Arrows strike our…