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Black Velvet and a Little Boi Smile – The Linkapalooza

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The exclusivity term at Kindle Unlimited has expired! You can get Black Velvet and a Little Boi Smile almost everywhere as of now.

One of the reasons I made this story exclusive to Amazon for the first 90 days was so those readers who rely on Kindle Unlimited would get a chance to read the story. And they did – it ranked #1 in its category during release week, and lingered in the top ten for the first 30 days. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Linkapalooza

Here’s the massive linkapalooza for it’s entire distribution.* Or, you can go to your favorite book place and search for “kallmaker black velvet.” The story is still only 99¢ in $US, or the equivalent in your local currency. If you read via your library it’s free.Read More

With its deep taproot The dandelion stays calm As its head explodes - from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge author and date obscured by paywall.

Dandelion Times: Our Heads Explode

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To my author friends, regardless of how you publish

When times are uncertain and consumer confidence plummets, perceived luxuries are the first things people give up. Books, movies, subscriptions, branded merch/clothing, and travel, to name a few.

Boycotts are one thing. Economic chaos and mass sudden unemployment are another thing, and they are very bad news for anyone whose income is from the “luxury” sectors. We are having Lockdown 2020 rolled together with Global Economic Crisis 2008 and post-9/11 all at once.

This chaos at home causes a chaos tsunami around the world which rolls over us all again at home. And so on. We’re not isolated.

Some of the sales results we are seeing aren’t boycotts. They’re economic anxiety, and they are beyond our control. That’s a hard thing to accept. I know – I’ve had to accept many changes in my 35+ year career and it’s not fun.

Hopes and dreams are being disrupted everywhere. IMHO, it’s going to get worse before it might get better.

Control what you can: your work, your plans to stay safe, your connections to other people, and the ground on which you stand.

Love and support to all.

(The pictured quote is from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge. Author and date are obscured by paywall.)

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A Butch-Femme Wedding Meet Cute!

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These are weird times. I recently posted on various social media how hard it is to feel that marketing matters right now. And I say that even though I know that stories have always given our community hope. More than ever, we need stories that remind us our hopes and dreams can come true. That the world ought to be better than it is – we deserve that.

One learned lesson is that the world we inhabit has many levels. When the big, bad world sucks, it’s the close world of our families and friends, the kindness of a stranger, the ridiculously happy sound of a kid laughing, and yes a delicious scoop of gelato! – those are the things that lift us up, keep us safe, and remind us that support and love are normal. Not exceptions.

Black Velvet and a Little Boi Smile

Today I’m releasing a short story featuring the close-to-us world where we celebrate life’s magic with friends, meet new people, and go about daily life best we can. Where an instant attraction can lead to self-discovery – and a great deal more.

Amy adores the bride, her BFF, as much as she loathes the bridesmaid dress. Once the newlyweds have departed, why linger? Maybe because one of the groom’s attendants is Maxim, and Maxim really knows how to rock that black velvet jacket she’s wearing.

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The Difference Between Hacking and Spoofing on Facebook and Dealing with Both

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There is significant difference between being hacked and being spoofed (a.k.a. cloned) on Facebook. I often see people in a fear spiral when they don’t need to be, and after explaining the difference numerous times it finally occurred to me I could just do a blog post and then share the URL in the future. The spoofers get less of everybody’s time and attention.*

When Spoofing Has Actually Happened

Discovering someone’s been spoofed begins when a friend realizes something’s not right – they’ve received a friend request from someone they’re pretty darned sure they’re already friends with. The person spoofed doesn’t know unless someone tells them because spoofing / cloning is about fooling the friends, not the person being cloned.

When I get a suspicious friend request like this here’s what I do:

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Infomercials and Act Now Sites, Fraud, and Your Credit Card – Be Cautious!

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This comes under the heading of Public Service Announcement. Today I saw a rash of unrelated Facebook posts that all complained of similar issues dealing with credit card charges where people bought something from infomercials and fell into a pit of credit card hell.

Perhaps it’s because people bought certain kinds of things during and after the holidays. Only now are the problems becoming apparent – not with the product, but with the company hired by the infomercials (or clickbait websites) to take their money.

Why Am I Telling You All This?

I’ve been asked where I got the details about fraud and banking issues that are covered in Above Temptation. I used to be an accountant and as such, underwent audits by CPAs. They love to tell war stories about fraud and issues they detected. I’m also a late night TV junkie and I watch a lot of infomercials while I’m working. Read More