Piracy is activism against the RIAA and MPAA. It is not activism when its authors and books.

This is post one in an excellent post about writing (which I love) and AI (ugh). Nails it perfectly.

Happy #PubDay to all this week's new books! 📚 Q: What's the last book you added to your TBR? (Mine is Headlights, by C. J. Leede) 🫶🏻Titles Featured🫶🏻 🩶 You Watched in Silence 🩶 I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends 🩶 I’ll Make a Spectacle of You 🩶 The Bookshop Below #BookSky

Made significant progress on my edits for Nexus Book 1 today. Feeling pretty good about it... ...but there's still a long way to go. AND I found a couple of plot glitches that need redesigning. Sheesh. A writer's work is never done. 😂 (Thank goodness!) #booksky #scififantasy

Wish me luck today, y'all...I'll be vending at a local author fair at with three fellow local authors. Fingers crossed I sell out of books! 😃🤞📚 #booksky #writingcommunity #writinglife

Tomorrow, I'll be at the Elkton Branch of the Cecil County Public Library signing and selling books along with other fabulous authors. Hope to see you there! www.cecilcountylibrary.org/event/meetan...

If you would like to win a copy of my new medieval thriller "For Lord and Liege", try your luck here: www.livingnorth.com/win-offer/wi... The giveaway runs until 30 November. #BookSky

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Here it is -- the promised book trailer! 😃 #booksky #reading #scififantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_G5...

Psssst..... There's a book trailer for The Founder's Seed. Coming soon... #writingcommunity #booksky #readingcommunity

Blessings of #Samhain to those who celebrate! May the wisdom of your ancestors offer you guidance and support. 🕯️🖤

New review up on my website...banned book #6 for 2025. Awesome story, well told. Highly recommended. The Giver, by Lois Lowry. #booksky www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

New review up on my website...for the last several years, I've vowed to read at least 6 banned books each year. This one was #5 for 2025. Wow. Just... wow. This should be required reading for parents, teachers, and students. #booksky www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

#booksky #readingcommunity #wip A pull-quote from the novel I’m currently working on… 🙂

#badwriting #selfpublishing #writercommunity #indieauthors #authorslife

"Bardo went very still. His breathing grew shallow, rapid. Heat crept up from his chest toward his face. That fucking bitch. She’d killed his people. She might not have struck the blow, but she was responsible nonetheless. When her time came, Bardo vowed to be the one wielding the knife." --Nexus

FINALLY got time to work on my latest manuscript, which has been languishing in the 1st draft stage for far too long. Still, readers thus far say it's a good start. Now I just need to clarify a few things, plump up the chapters, add a bit of backstory (here & there), and re-read. #writinglife

Hey hey! Just a heads up... Gift-giving season is almost upon us -- come check out some of these events and pick up gifts for everyone on your list--or just for yourself! :-D I'll be present at each of these, and hope to see you there! #booklovers #booksky #readingcommunity

Did you think Alira was a lost soul? Don't count her out just yet! Driven, Book 3 in the Founder's Seed, really ramps up the tension! Come help us pack the house at my launch party for the conclusion of Alira's life-changing journey! See the link for deets.😃 #booksky the-muse.org/event/drema-...

Fallen, the first book in The Founder's Seed trilogy, won a gold book award from Literary Titan earlier this year. Two days ago, I learned that book 2, Broken, won the silver book award, and that book 3, Driven, won its own gold book award. Thanks, Literary Titan! 😃 #booksky #sciencefantasy

After dealing with multiple pairs of slacks that are 3 sizes too large for far too long now, I *finally*went shopping today. Three new pairs of soft, nice-looking trousers now grace my dresser drawer. The fourth pair is now gracing my bottom -- and boy are they *comfy*! #dressingforcomfort

Have you read it yet? "...a layered narrative about power, responsibility, and the resilience of those who refuse to be broken..." books2read.com/Driven-The-F... #booksky

"You cannot find peace in this life until you confront its sharp teeth as well as its soft purr." (--Botha, from "Driven, The Founder's Seed, Book 3") books2read.com/Driven-The-F...

Y'all! My launch party for Driven is finally set! See the image below for the full post, and the link for full details, including the Zoom connection, in case you want to join from wherever you are! Here's the link for The Muse's calendar listing. Hope you can make it! the-muse.org/event/drema-...

It’s an unexpected wildlife kind of morning… first, saw a garden spider in her web just at ground level, a second before stepping there; next, a rough green snake greeted me at the steps leading into my day job. I love these little things! ❤️

The mead for my raffle basket has arrived! Starrlight Mead’s Honey’d Spiced Apple… tasty as hell and mentioned in my latest book, now set to launch on October 18. More to come, but check this out! 😃

Well, dang...due to equipment failures and event conflicts, my book launch at The Muse this coming Sunday is being rescheduled. Again. I'll keep you all posted on the new date, once it's set. Sorry...

My newest interview with Litarary Titan, following their review of "Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3," is now live. You can check it out here. literarytitan.com/2025/09/28/i...

Just stocked up on books for all the upcoming events on my calendar. First up, the launch party for Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3. You *are* coming, right? October 5, 4-6 p.m., @ The Muse (link in comments). A reading, a Q&A, & a raffle, AND you can get your copies signed by the author! 😃

My latest author interview is live on the Literary Titan site! This one made me feel a little vulnerable…in a good way. Sometimes, authors reach deep to enrich their stories, and are surprised by what they dig up. 😉 #booksky #writingcommunity #booklovers literarytitan.com/2025/09/27/a...

Me and Snuggle Floof. 🧡💛❤️

After an exhausting week, todays to-do list: * REST. * READ. * NAP. * DRINK TEA. Whew...I'm tired just thinking about it. Better get started...I'll begin with that third item. 😂 #booksky #readingcommunity

Just a reminder: it's totally free to read all our issues on our website. 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/issues #fiction #poetry #writing

#booksky —What’s your favorite go-to tea when you curl up with a blanket and a great book??? #readingcommunity #booklovers

Heads up.... There will be a fabulous raffle basket at my book launch on 10/5 (see comments for deets)! All 3 Founder's Seed books, cozy blanket, tea cup/tea, & a bottle of Honey'd Spiced Apple Mead donated by Starrlight Mead! (Like the mead in Driven, TFS Book 3)! YUM! #booksky #mead #booklovers

New #book review up on my website -- banned book #4 of my promised 6 for this year. "Looking for Alaska" is good, y'all. Really good. www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

The launch party for Driven is scheduled in TWO WEEKS! I can hardly wait... I've been practicing the reading I'll do that night--a scene that includes Botha & Alira, my two favorite characters. Botha's accent is fun to do! I'm not as good at it as my narrator (Stacey Lind), but still. 😃 #booksky

New review out for Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3! Here are some highlights: "The writing is vivid, even when it’s painful, and that’s part of its power..." For readers "...who loves stories that ask what survival truly costs..." #booksky #readingcommunity www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Blessings of #Mabon to my Pagan friends and fam... may your harvests be bountiful and your larders (and hearts) be full. 🕯️🍁🌻🍂🧡 #autumnequinox

I knew this was coming. I hoped I was wrong. I will not go back into the broom closet. I am #Wiccan, and proud. www.amazon.com/dp/1630062928

New review out for Broken, The Founder's Seed Book 2. "...The themes of slavery and exploitation, woven into the politics of the factions, hit me hard. They were ugly and uncomfortable, & that’s exactly why they mattered..." #scifi #readingcommunity #readers www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Finished a beta read today for a fellow writer. Now I can get back to my own MS… #amwriting #sciencefantasy

New review up on my site. I really liked this one ... climate fiction is one of my favorite genres, even though it isn't an "official" genre. Yet. It should be. #ClimateFiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

Life got...plot-twisty, y'all. Thus my silence. Now, I'm back! I've missed you. :-)

New review up on my website -- The Night Field. So, so good! www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

Well, it looks like I’m spending the weekend in hospital with a loved one. Send healing thoughts and juju, y’all. 😕

I will be vending this weekend at the Atlantic Comic Con, Norfolk Waterside Sheraton, downtown Norfolk. This is my first time at this Con -- can't wait! Are you going? Come find me! www.atlanticcomiccon.com

I am at the local AMC theater with my hubs to see The Warning’s concert movie, Live From Auditorio National CDMX. 😃😃😃 #TheWarning