Buried Pirate Treasure Near Fort Knox?
I've recently been intrigued by fanciful notions put forth in Robert Prather's book The Strange Case of Jonathan Swift and the real Long John Silver. In it, Prather makes the case for the semi-mythical pirate Jonathan Swift and the semi-mythical pirate Long John Silver being one and the same man,
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Dec 24, 09
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'Weird Kentucky' Book Signing at Costco
I thought I was done with book-signing appearances for my book Weird Kentucky, but like Al Pacino, they keep pulling me back in. I've been asked to make a personal appearance at Costco after strong holiday-season sales, signing copies for one and all. That's the Costco on Norton Healthcare Blvd,
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Feb 15, 10
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Go Ahead and Try to Stump These Guys
It would be very difficult to think up a question about local history that one of these guys wouldn't be able to answer. But you're welcome to take your shot Saturday at the Peterson-Dumesnil House. Local authors will be there from Noon to 3 to discuss their recent books including:
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Dec 10, 09
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Advice for Racing in the Rain
I tried to review this in my last blog entry, which was a review of three books, but this one, which was in the middle of the post, somehow got deleted from the post. Not sure how. this was a generally good book, although I felt that I did not
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Apr 5, 10
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What are you reading?
I remember hearing a while ago about a reading competition between Karl Rove and George W. Bush, wherein President Bush read 95 (ninety-five) books in the year 2006. Jokes about Nancy Drew mysteries and Dr. Seuss aside, that's still an impressive feat, if it's true. That's almost two books a
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Feb 26, 10
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Four Score and Seven Vampires Ago…
What next? Teddy Roosevelt giving the smack down on a werewolf? Seth Grahame-Smith, author of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” is back mixing history and fiction with his release, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” The book loosely follows Lincoln's life, from childhood on, as he not only becomes
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Mar 2, 10
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Royal Blood
I am a writer from New Albany and have just recently published my first book which is available on Amazon.com (the link is provided below). It is a vampire/fantasy book. I would love to get some local support for the book, so go buy yourself a copy!!! Amazon When you
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Jan 6, 10
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A Look at the Almost Famous Author's Faire
A man with supernatural powers seeking vengeance. An FBI agent investigating the death of a Munchkin in the Land of Oz. A girl who vanishes from a birthday party only to re-appear six years later. One man's investigation into the death of America as he knew it. A female psychic
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Nov 8, 09
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Not-so-great novels and my new obsession with the Masons.
I've been taking it easy for a while. It started with my vocal cord injury, which led to a couple days of migraine and intense lower back pain, both of which are surely stress-induced because I'm mildly freaking out about my vocal cord injury. I know it will be fine,
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Feb 3, 10
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In Passing… J.D. Salinger (1919-2010)
“The Catcher in the Rye” author J.D. Salinger passed away today, Jan 27. 2010. Born Jerome David Salinger he was raised in Manhattan. He began writing short stories in the 1940s before serving in World War II. After publishing “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” in 1949 in the New Yorker
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Jan 28, 10
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Publishing advice
I have had a great number of people writing me lately asking me about the process of self publishing and tips for how I did it with my own book, so I figured I'd just put it in a blog! For starters take a deep breath. The process of writing
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Feb 3, 10
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SECOND Almost Famous Authors Faire
Happy New Year to all my MoJo friends! I just wanted to take a moment to let all of you that are readers and/or writers know that we have signed a contract to host a second Almost Famous Authors Faire. The first was held Nov. 7, 2009 at the Galt
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Jan 15, 10
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3 best sellers
I thought I would start my book review blogs with 3 bestsellers that I have recently read. They were: The Life of Pi Water for Elephants and Advice for Racing in the Rain All three started out utterly delightful. Advice of Pi, halfway through got so bad that I gave
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Mar 28, 10
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More from the book...
Chapter 2 I'm not gonna start this by telling you how terrible my childhood was (cause it wasn't) or how my innocence was stolen by a pedophile uncle or grandfather (cause it wasn't) or how my mother's bad choices and careless behavior caused her to lean on me when I
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Feb 17, 10
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Be a character in my next book. No really.
So I have decided to have a little contest. I am going to offer three people the opportunity to be characters in my second book. To enter, simply make up a character. That's it. Your name, your age, your sex, the rest.... up to you. Make it a vampire, a
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Feb 3, 10
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Favorite author?
I am an avid reader—and that is the most blatant understatement I've ever committed to paper. I have been enthralled with reading since I was in the second grade. Because I read so much, I don't have just one. I am fiercely loyal to my favorites, of whom there are
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Dec 30, 09
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Alice in Wonderland
I have always been curious about the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There seems to be so many bits of the story in the social consciousness, and in my own, but I could not remember having actually read the book or even seen a movie about Alice and company.
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Jan 17, 10
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Exerpt from my autobiography...
Prologue Someone once said that Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think. This story, my story, is neither a comedy nor a tragedy. I'm not really sure what it is. The only thing I really know for sure about this story is
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Feb 16, 10
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I got a libray book called the Outlander...
I get a lot of books now days from the libray to help save money because I love to read romance novels so much. I got a book called the Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. A person who borrowed the book at one point and time marked out the cuss words
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Jun 13, 10
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