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Driftless Thursday: Deer
In my last DT post (Who’s Watching Whom), I mentioned that the estimated deer population in Wisconsin is 1.825 million. That’s a lot of deer, and a lot of them seem to not only live in our valley but love… Continue reading
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Book Contests – Research and Thoughts
This post is to collect my thoughts on entering my book in contests as a form of marketing. My hope is other self-published and indie authors find this useful, maybe as a way to start slightly ahead of Square One… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Who’s Watching Whom?
Nature abounds in the Driftless Area, of course. We often take chairs and binoculars out to the back hill, just to watch and listen. There are times, though, when we think animals do something similar. “Hey, let’s go check out… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Bears
According to the Wisconsin DNR, the black bear population in the state is currently estimated at around 24,000. Since moving to the Driftless Area five years ago, we’ve seen a bear about once or twice a year, although we’ve had… Continue reading
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Writing Observations: Quirks and Routines
So, I’ve written my first novel and I’m pretty proud of it. Book 2 is already started but as I write I’m becoming more and more aware of my little quirks and routines. I’m curious if other writers share these… Continue reading
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Driftless Thursday: Birds
As if my love of the Driftless Area isn’t obvious from my site or my books, I’ve decided to create a series of posts to highlight my little corner of Wisconsin. I’m calling it #DriftlessThursday. All pictures on Driftless Thursdays… Continue reading
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Secrets in Casten’s Horn (About the Series)
With my first book, Driftless Spirits, now in all the usual places (Kindle, Apple, Nook, Smashwords… here’s the full list), I thought I should talk a bit about what’s coming. The series title is Secrets in Casten’s Horn. It’s hard… Continue reading
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An Update on Publishing
Today I’ve officially clicked “Publish” on Draft2Digital. “Driftless Spirits” in ebook form is rolling out to every distributor and reseller they cover. The links to find my book on CastenHouseBooks.com open a universal links page on Books2Read. As new sites… Continue reading
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Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits
Driftless Spirits is a work of fiction, of course, but I like to sprinkle historical events, lore and even items in my writing that exist in real life. This post tries to capture links to those things in case you’d… Continue reading
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The Real Casten House (Sort of)
Casten House is a very important place in Casten’s Horn. The little yellow house sits on a large lot, across the street from the Old Schoolhouse Diner. The house is in the Queen Anne style, yet humble. It has curved… Continue reading
