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Revising Stranded Naked Blues

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski On the writing front, our trip to the Abacos this year has been a success. I completed a first draft of my next Wes Darling Book, Stranded Naked Blues, and and have written a good chunk of … Continue reading →

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Location Independent

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling I’m not a Facebook power user but still, lately, I haven’t much liked going to the site ever since they changed the design (again!) and now the About section on the upper left side of the page … Continue reading →

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From a small boat in a small world

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling Imagine how vast the earth must have seemed to the 18 men from Magellan’s Expedition who completed the first circumnavigation in 1522 by arriving in Seville almost exactly 3 years after they departed. Over 200 men died … Continue reading →

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It’s a dog’s life

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski First off, I’d like to apologize for missing my post last week. I have no real excuse–it’s this writer’s life I lead. Since our dog Belle has been complaining that Barney has been getting so much exposure … Continue reading →

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Boats chart my course

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling Last week I wrote about trying to find a new boat name for my character’s boat. I had suggestions in the blog comments, on Facebook and via email, but I haven’t made a decision yet on what … Continue reading →

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Name that boat!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Christine Kling

by Christine Kling Boat names — ugh. I’ve been listening to them all day long on the VHF radio since channel 68 is the cruiser’s network here in the Abacos and it’s like an open party line of gossip, and some … Continue reading →

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A quick post

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski I’ve been trying to hit my goal of 50,000 words for April with Camp NaNoWriMo. So far this month I have written 46,212 words with two days left to hit my goal, hence the short post. Since … Continue reading →

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Free Books and Things

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski This past weekend I offered The Storm Killer for free on Amazon. I used Ebook booster ($45.00), a site that will contact 45 different free blogs that post free book offerings. I also paid $30.00 to Digital Book … Continue reading →

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Welcome guest blogger Darcy Scott

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Christine Kling

  Christine: I am thrilled to share with you today another “writer on the water” Darcy Scott, who has taken her experience of many years’ cruising to write this delightful crime fiction series set in the waters off Maine. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Camp NaNoWriMo

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Mike Jastrzebski

By Mike Jastrzebski April is Camp NaNoWriMo month, a new effort on the part of those who brought us NaNoWriMo, or the National Novel Writing Month every November for a number of years now. The purpose of NaNoWriMo is to … Continue reading →

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