(Day 9) Today, let’s take a look at just a little of what I’m up against when it comes to discoverability… So, I go to mighty Amazon. Did you know that their cloud is bigger than Google’s or Microsoft’s? You do now. And unlike Standard Oil, they own a national grocery store chain… “Owe my […]
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(Day 8) Today, I thought it might be fun to talk about some of the cool, dark, literary locations I have visited over the years. Let’s see… First, there was this documented haunted house–a story written about it in a book and everything—that I went to along with the rest of my college fantasy game
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(Day 7) There are a number of cities, towns, and villages that feature in my book. There’s even a little hamlet. Most are at least based on real places, but two of them are made up entirely out of whole cloth. To my knowledge, there is no sinister Bavarian Alpine valley village named Waldheim, and
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(Day 6) OK, today I had another idea planned for my “13 day countdown” post, but since I’ve been out running around all morning to bookshops and libraries in the shockingly premature summer-like heat (and this from someone who remembers band camp in the blazing (<-why might that be italicized) deep south back in the
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(Day 5) To celebrate the release of my book, I am running a mystery coupon promotion! Ooooh! Click the link above and enter code MARKGRAF at checkout for the hardcover, or BARON for the eBook and enjoy astounding savings. How much? Check and find out. You won’t be disappointed. And if you are (Impossible!) you
(Day 4) Today, I thought I’d share an image from my favorite painter, J.W. Waterhouse. I chose this one, “The Magic Circle”, not because it is my favorite of his, but to stay with the theme. I do like it, though. The Wiki page says it’s in the Tate in London. I was there about
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(Day 3) For today’s post, I offer a favorite poem of mine from Friedrich Rückert. The text has been sourced from https://gedichte.xbib.de/R%FCckert%2C+Friedrich_gedicht_2.+Die+Burgen.htm . I took the photo, which also represents something of a clue. Die Burgen Zu Trümmern sankt ihr unter Schicksalsstreichen, Doch noch in Trümmern scheint ihr stolz zu stehen, Verdammend von den Höh’n