Monthly Archives: October 2007

Cold Reading

Cold reading is the science and art of using psychology, visual clues and showmanship. Fake psychics, con men and some therapists use it to make a mark believe they have supernatural powers or special insight into their lives. At the … Continue reading

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Possession

Most of you probably know by now that we’re doing a series of Halloween blogs. The blogs so far have been fairly light hearted, but I’m about to take a turn into the dark side of Halloween. The scary side. … Continue reading

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Paranormal Post – Dragons

Since it is the Halloween season, we’d decided to write about something sorta Woo-Woo. The choices are virtually endless. I could have gone with ghosts, goblins, witches or vampires. However, I wanted to write about dragons. Maybe not a common … Continue reading

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Book Review: In The Midnight Hour, by Patti O’ Shea

Ryne Frazier is Gineal, a secret race of magic user who have existed side by side with humans for a millennia. Humans have no knowledge of these magical beings, and the Gineal are forbidden to expose their existence. Of course, … Continue reading

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The week ahead with Jennifer Estep (and a giveaway!)

We’re happy to welcome fun and fabulous Jennifer Estep as our guest blogger on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. By night, Jennifer is an author, prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next super idea. Her Bigtime books feature … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Marjorie M. Liu

I had cholera once. It was in Taiwan, and I had been exploring the street vendors – eating hot juicy dumplings, cold noodles, drinking fresh squeezed watermelon juice – and I became very sick. No details, but suffice to say, … Continue reading

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Things Are Not Always As They Seem

My blog should have a Halloween theme today, but having just come out of a computer-crash fog, I forgot all about what day it really was. I was hit by a funny memory this week, pre-computer crisis, and couldn’t resist … Continue reading

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Good Vibrations

We’re writing about paranormal things this week leading up to Halloween. To me, the scariest thing this time of year is how eating a few “fun sized” candybars can put on so many pounds. Other than that, my paranormal experiences … Continue reading

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Debut Author Interview: Trish Milburn

We are starting a new monthly feature, interviewing debut authors with a set list of questions. But if you have anything else you’d like to know, go ahead and ask away in the comments. For our very first interview, we … Continue reading

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Creativity Coaching

A writing buddy recently attended a creativity coaching seminar put on by Eric Maisel. Being the goodfriend she is, and because she figured I needed the coaching even more than she did (which is quite true) she forwarded her notes … Continue reading

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