My story The Ham & Cheddar Coast is in The Hamthology! The Hamthology is a Hamcentric anthology – I’m a vegetarian, and I originally wrote the tale as The Cheddar Coast for Sally Short’s fabulous New Short Fiction series all about summer and sand. My piece. The Cheddar Coast was about…
I am so thrilled to be in this fabulous anthology with, among others, Mike Resnick ( the man’s been nominated for 37 Hugo Awards—a record for writers—and won five times!) and one of my heroines, Jane Yolen. I’ve been a fan ever since reading Briar Rose. Maybe I’ll meet them- and…
Big news! Pandora’s Card Game will soon be available on audio. It’s read by the fabulous voice artist and actress Genevieve Sibayan Blood Prism, read by the inestimable Emily Emerson already is. So is Electric Detective, read by the very noir Christopher Graybill. And The Truth of Fiction by me, E. E. King narrated by the…
He feels protected in the redwoods’ shadow. They are love without argument, relationship without compromise. They climb up toward heaven reaching the stars, straight and unafraid. Under their boughs, he is part of the earth. He likes the constant evening, feeling most comfortable at the vespertine hour when dawn kisses night.
The 2018 Mystery Writers Whodunit Award is to be presented at the 5th Annual Mystery Fest Key West, a gathering of world-class mystery writers and fans set for June 22-24 in Key West, Florida. “Why just the first three pages? A book either captures a reader in the first three…
I invested with Kindra after my mother died. She set me up in an annuity that lost me a lot of money. It gave me a tiny monthly income but would lose me the money that the annuity cost. I would have to live well into my 90’s to get…
Blood Prism Is coming out soon on audible- I love the reading by Emily Emerson. It’s so nice to fall in love with a book I wrote – Thank you, Emily!!! Someone reading blood prism From Blood Prism: “Let’s get something straight… I’m not. And I come from the kind…
The Truth of Fiction Now available in audio. Narrated by the marvelous Miranda Reading-Spring Do us all a favor and get a copy! This is Heckel, not Miranda Reading-Spring, She has a MUCH BETTER voice. This Miranda. This is Dexter, too tired to keep editing. From The Truth of Fiction: The Road Less Traveled I didn’t…
Because I have been seeing more and more posts from people caught in an Amazon Algorithm loop I have decided to share this:
Yes readers, all two of you, Today I received this: “We reviewed your account and the information you provided, and we have decided that you may publish on Amazon.com again. Your future submissions may be subject to additional review prior to being published. This may result in a delay in publishing.…
MY PLAN: 1) I have contacted every one of my legitimate fans who have posted more than one positive review of my work and asked them to delete all their reviews. These fans have requested that you, Amazon Customer review contact them because they are upset that their honest reviews have to be deleted.…
Another of the exact same form from Amazon and my reply I don’t know why I’m bothering replying since you aren’t reading my replies, but since I love fruitless effort, here goes: My Plan is this: 1) I have been contacting everyone who has written more than one favorable review of my…
I have decided two things. One I will eventually get some good stories out of my Amazon Nightmare. Two I will blog, post and share my experience in order to help others and to vent:) Before I start bitching I want to say that one of my Audio Books, The Truth…
This is the beginning of a journal of my Amazon Fucks me Journal Day who -the- fuck- knows- any -more To Barabara DR- Is this the phone call RJ, one of the “customer leads” from KDP said I’d receive? Because it doesn’t seem like a phone call, but I could…
I’ve just had a couple of linked short story collections come out (these are stories linked by a connecting tale- a la The Illustrated Man.) In fact, when I told Ray Bradbury, my mentor, “Ray, I’m stealing your idea. He said, “Great! Go out and steal some more!” The first…
Looking for some great books? Electric Detective will light you up! It’s Humphrey Bogart meets The Man in the High Castle. Raymond Chandler meets Philip K. Dick Eddie Evers was at the top of his game, working for the FBI, tracking missing children, and the scum who took them. But when…
So – great news on a number of fronts- I had a wonderful interview this morning with Charles Christian, barrister, writer, and publisher of the fabulous #grievousangel, on Dirk Quigby’s Guide to the Afterlife #BOOKS, #Dayofthedead, #RayBradbury, Albino Pineapples, and other fun subjects. Thank you, Charles !!!- Grievous Angel accepted…
This is , Milo, a young egret I raised with William, the kitten. Milo flew off to freedom and Willie is living happily with his friends, Ratamcque (Ratty for short) and THE BEAST – pictured here as a unicat and indulging in catnip. The Beast is receiving counseling…
With the release of FIVE new books, it’s giveaway madness time- Believe it or not, it costs money – and more all the time -for publishers and writers to give away their books in hopes of spreading the word about how fabulous they are… So please, SPREAD THE WORD! Congratulations to David, Jason…
Enter to win one of 100 copies of Blood Prism. Blood Prism is a cross between Penny Dreadful and American Gods. A literary, romantic, fantasy, horror, thriller. Blood Prism…
My father, who was a writer started a writer’s group that counted, among others, Ray Bradbury in its members. So, having gotten a taste for that sort of gathering, I thought I would try to start my own. It is not quite what I desire because I wanted to have…