Author Interview: B. L. Bates

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I’m pleased to welcome author B. L. Bates to TL’s DreamWorld.  Growing up reading speculative fiction, B. L. Bates received a BS in electrical engineering and worked for several years in the computer industry. When a head injury left her totally blind, she turned to writing speculative fiction to stay sane. With her youngest child […]

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The Story of a Flaming Heart

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Writing has a lot to do with the flames of passion.  There’s the passion for the craft and path to publication.  Why else would one embark on an uphill journey with tons of boulders rolling down the mountain toward you?  Just when you out maneuver one, here comes another that tries to knock you down.  […]

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A Book I Just Can’t Stop Thinking About

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My current WIP is a contemporary YA.  That said, I’m reading a lot of contemporary stuff of late.  I went to the library to pick up a couple books and stumbled across this amazingly brilliant book… Stay With Me by Paul Griffin.  The cover probably caught my eye or perhaps it was the title.  I […]

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Look What I Got for Christmas…

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The watchband on my Timex broke at the end of October.  Unfortunately, it’s one of those watchbands that require you to send it back to the manufacturer for repair.  I had to do that with my Nike watch and they  got it back to me super fast, but it’s an inconvenience nonetheless.  So my husband […]

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Distractions

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Do you ever find yourself trying to write, but distractions abound, keeping you from the task at hand?  Here are some of mine… <—My Kindle   My Phone—>        <—Reading Blogs    Games—>      <—Oddly addictive reality television shows…          Research—>         <–A never ending TBR pile   […]

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Thoughts about welcoming in 2013

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Yesterday we had a dreary January 1st.  It rained all day and not just a couple spots of drizzle, it was a steady rain that made you want to curl up with a good book beside the fire.  Or take a nap to sleep off the previous night’s revelry.  My family and I decided a […]

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12:12:12 – Once Century Symmetry

Yesterday, I was typing the date and realized that today would be the once-in-a-lifetime kind of date:  12-12-12.  I think I like it better typed 12/12/12.  Anywhoo, I got to thinking…why wasn’t I as fascinated when we had 11/11/11 or 10/10/10?  My slight fascination started when I heard the story of Margie and Paul on […]

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