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The website I use to create advertising images recently introduced artificial intelligence functionality into its program. I was surprised to discover the amazing improvement it made in my marketing material. It was rela...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-ai-craze","title":"The AI Craze","summary":"The website I use to create advertising images recently introduced artificial intelligence functionality into its program. I was surprised to discover the amazing improvement it made in my marketing material. It was rela...","date_modified":"2024-05-13T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/faerie-bargains-on-facebook-marketplace","html_content":"

When we bought our house five years ago, the seller included their very expensive outdoor furniture in the sale. It’s top-notch, high-quality, name-brand furniture … that I absolutely hate. I’ve always hated it. But it’s...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/faerie-bargains-on-facebook-marketplace","title":"Faerie Bargains on Facebook Marketplace","summary":"When we bought our house five years ago, the seller included their very expensive outdoor furniture in the sale. It’s top-notch, high-quality, name-brand furniture … that I absolutely hate. I’ve always hated it. But it’s...","date_modified":"2024-04-25T17:58:53Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/reimagining-relationships","html_content":"

Most fantasy novels are set in worlds whose cultures feel all too familiar. While there's magic, miracles, and/or fantastical creatures, for the most part, fantasy characters grow up in nuclear families that look a lot l...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/reimagining-relationships","title":"Reimagining Relationships","summary":"Most fantasy novels are set in worlds whose cultures feel all too familiar. While there's magic, miracles, and/or fantastical creatures, for the most part, fantasy characters grow up in nuclear families that look a lot l...","date_modified":"2024-03-28T15:32:25Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-romance-addiction","html_content":"

The Romance Addiction

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Happy New Year!

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This month, I’ve been flooded with requests to send photos for graduation videos, family holiday slideshows, and other planned trips down memory lane. As I searched for a picture where everyone was smiling (an epic fanta...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/finding-the-fun","title":"Finding the Fun","summary":"This month, I’ve been flooded with requests to send photos for graduation videos, family holiday slideshows, and other planned trips down memory lane. As I searched for a picture where everyone was smiling (an epic fanta...","date_modified":"2023-12-15T10:53:19Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/look-what-the-djinn-blew-in","html_content":"

Book Drop

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Next month my new book, Desert Enchantments: Stories of the Djinn Dictator, will be available in both eBook and paperback! I wrote two novelettes featuring Amir Khalid (aka the \"Djinn Dictator\") to answer reader question...

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When I was a kid, I hated that line in \"It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas.\" But for me now, the start of school really is \"the most wonderful time of the year!\"

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My June periodical reading has been chock-full of articles about male angst, sounding the alarm bells about the crisis of masculinity we are facing in the U.S.

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A three-hour graduation ceremony provides an upbeat backdrop for a lot of thinking. This May, I attended my first Gen Z graduation and was struck by the joyfulness of the Gen Z grads.

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/gen-zs-utopia-is-a-gen-x-dystopia","title":"Is Gen Z's Utopia a Gen X Dystopia?","summary":"A three-hour graduation ceremony provides an upbeat backdrop for a lot of thinking. This May, I attended my first Gen Z graduation and was struck by the joyfulness of the Gen Z grads.","date_modified":"2023-05-31T11:45:07Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/attack-of-the-trees","html_content":"

Spring has sprung with a gorgeous bloom. But if you suffer from seasonal allergies, now is the time to stay indoors. And I have the perfect answer for what to do instead of walking through swirls of pollen:

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A History of Women's History Month

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Content warnings have become ubiquitous in all forms of entertainment. It started with movie ratings, then “parental advisories” on music. In the past few decades, warnings have started to appear in authors’ notes and in...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/cruelty-warnings","title":"Cruelty Warnings","summary":"Content warnings have become ubiquitous in all forms of entertainment. It started with movie ratings, then “parental advisories” on music. In the past few decades, warnings have started to appear in authors’ notes and in...","date_modified":"2023-02-28T12:39:06Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-short-story-tradeoff","html_content":"

When I was embarking on my first home renovation project, I was told I needed to prioritize between time, cost, and quality. Apparently, I could have two out of the three, but not all three. So, either I could have the w...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-short-story-tradeoff","title":"The Short Story Tradeoff","summary":"When I was embarking on my first home renovation project, I was told I needed to prioritize between time, cost, and quality. Apparently, I could have two out of the three, but not all three. So, either I could have the w...","date_modified":"2023-01-31T16:27:27Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/rewriting-history","html_content":"

While historical romances have been around for quite some time, there is a growing market for historical romances that include speculative fiction elements. Readers can be turned off by stories that are too accurate in t...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/rewriting-history","title":"ReWriting History","summary":"While historical romances have been around for quite some time, there is a growing market for historical romances that include speculative fiction elements. Readers can be turned off by stories that are too accurate in t...","date_modified":"2022-12-29T15:22:04Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/using-curiosity-to-kill-conflict","html_content":"

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S. It marks the beginning of the winter holiday season. Maybe your social skills are rusty after a Covid-enforced break in get-togethers, or maybe you're ready to Get this Party Started....

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Two weeks ago, my daughter told me she’d learned all about Dia de los Muertos in Spanish class and wanted to celebrate it. After her detailed explanation of what that entailed (including decorating, baking, and visiting ...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/day-of-the-dead","title":"The Day of the Dead","summary":"Two weeks ago, my daughter told me she’d learned all about Dia de los Muertos in Spanish class and wanted to celebrate it. After her detailed explanation of what that entailed (including decorating, baking, and visiting ...","date_modified":"2022-10-26T18:06:21Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/trust-but-verify","html_content":"

We’ve heard tell about digital crime being on the rise. Everyone from my local congressperson to network news and the AARP is sounding the alarm bell about various scams. But while such warnings raise our anxiety levels,...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/trust-but-verify","title":"Trust But Verify","summary":"We’ve heard tell about digital crime being on the rise. Everyone from my local congressperson to network news and the AARP is sounding the alarm bell about various scams. But while such warnings raise our anxiety levels,...","date_modified":"2022-09-27T21:15:01Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/managing-your-time-when-your-time-is-not-your-own","html_content":"

For a lot of people, retirement doesn’t mean the end of productive activity, but an end to being at someone else’s beck and call. It means finally having time for their own priorities — be they leisurely, artistic, or se...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/managing-your-time-when-your-time-is-not-your-own","title":"Managing Your Time When Your Time Is Not Your Own","summary":"For a lot of people, retirement doesn’t mean the end of productive activity, but an end to being at someone else’s beck and call. It means finally having time for their own priorities — be they leisurely, artistic, or se...","date_modified":"2022-07-22T14:41:13Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-power-of-possibility","html_content":"

One of the reasons I choose to write fantasy is the ability to craft societies from scratch. Fantasy and science fiction stories often use non-human characters to play with deep questions of how societies might be organi...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/the-power-of-possibility","title":"The Power of Possibility","summary":"One of the reasons I choose to write fantasy is the ability to craft societies from scratch. Fantasy and science fiction stories often use non-human characters to play with deep questions of how societies might be organi...","date_modified":"2022-06-28T22:10:55Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/may-newsletter","html_content":"

I'm happy to report that Mississippi Missing won the Eric Hoffer Book Award in the SciFi/Fantasy category. It was also shortlisted for the 2022 Grand Prize across all book categories.

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/may-newsletter","title":"May Newsletter","summary":"I'm happy to report that Mississippi Missing won the Eric Hoffer Book Award in the SciFi/Fantasy category. It was also shortlisted for the 2022 Grand Prize across all book categories.","date_modified":"2022-05-31T10:33:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/april-action-and-inaction","html_content":"

Earth Day Offers and Promos

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/april-action-and-inaction","title":"April Action And Inaction","summary":"Earth Day Offers and Promos","date_modified":"2022-04-20T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/a-desert-tour","html_content":"

Travels and Tribulations

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Download your copy of Sirens Unbound in audiobook today! I made it widely available (including to libraries — so if you get your audiobooks from your local library, please ask your librarian to order it.)

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We are putting the finishing touches on the Sirens Unbound audiobook as I write this newsletter. If all goes well, Sirens Unbound will be available through Audible, iTunes, Kobo, etc., next month! While you wait, you can...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/audiobooks-are-coming","title":"Audiobooks Are Coming!","summary":"We are putting the finishing touches on the Sirens Unbound audiobook as I write this newsletter. If all goes well, Sirens Unbound will be available through Audible, iTunes, Kobo, etc., next month! While you wait, you can...","date_modified":"2022-01-13T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/waiting-waiting-anticipating-5th-mage-war-december-2021","html_content":"

Audiobook Update

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Elections

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/applejack-ambrosia-fifth-magewar-november-newsletter","title":"Applejack & Ambrosia: Fifth Magewar November Newsletter","summary":"Elections","date_modified":"2021-11-09T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/breakthrough-the-war-for-rio","html_content":"

Fifth Mage War Reader Exclusive

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If you are from PA or NJ, you may recognize this image of the spotted lanternfly. First spotted (get it, \"spotted\") in Berks County, PA seven years ago, the invasive species has gradually been making its way east.

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/invasion-attack-of-the-spotted-lanternflies","title":"Invasion: Attack of the Spotted Lanternflies","summary":"If you are from PA or NJ, you may recognize this image of the spotted lanternfly. First spotted (get it, \"spotted\") in Berks County, PA seven years ago, the invasive species has gradually been making its way east.","date_modified":"2021-09-17T05:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/from-minnesota-to-riyadh","html_content":"

It's been three weeks since Mississippi Missing hit the market, and I'm thrilled with the response! Since most non-YA fairy tales are either steamy paranormal romances or set in secondary worlds, I wasn't sure how Mary's...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/from-minnesota-to-riyadh","title":"From Minnesota to Riyadh","summary":"It's been three weeks since Mississippi Missing hit the market, and I'm thrilled with the response! Since most non-YA fairy tales are either steamy paranormal romances or set in secondary worlds, I wasn't sure how Mary's...","date_modified":"2021-08-12T17:46:46Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/music-is-magick-1","html_content":"

Mark your calendars: July 27th is Release Day!

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ARCs

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/midsummer-dreaming-faerie-scheming","title":"Midsummer Dreaming & Faerie Scheming","summary":"ARCs","date_modified":"2021-06-16T15:06:50Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/its-may-its-may-that-gorgeous-holiday","html_content":"

Audiobooks

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While I didn’t set out to write the great American novel, I did want to write a good epic fantasy, and good sci-fi/fantasy stories challenge cultural norms and expectations. Creating an alternative to the traditional fam...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/happy-april-readers","title":"Happy April, Readers!","summary":"While I didn’t set out to write the great American novel, I did want to write a good epic fantasy, and good sci-fi/fantasy stories challenge cultural norms and expectations. Creating an alternative to the traditional fam...","date_modified":"2021-04-15T20:48:07Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/musical-march","html_content":"

This month, I've added two new pages to my website: (1) a draft musical playlist related to Mississippi Missing (forthcoming), and (2) a cast of characters that provides a quick reference guide for the series. This chara...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/musical-march","title":"Musical March","summary":"This month, I've added two new pages to my website: (1) a draft musical playlist related to Mississippi Missing (forthcoming), and (2) a cast of characters that provides a quick reference guide for the series. This chara...","date_modified":"2021-03-11T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/when-the-shoes-dont-fit","html_content":"

I like reading books about people forced to adopt a different outlook on the world or themselves. Not \"coming of age\" stories (though these novels also feature characters who grow and change), but books about adults who ...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/when-the-shoes-dont-fit","title":"When the Shoes Don't Fit","summary":"I like reading books about people forced to adopt a different outlook on the world or themselves. Not \"coming of age\" stories (though these novels also feature characters who grow and change), but books about adults who ...","date_modified":"2021-02-10T21:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/hopping-right-its-2021","html_content":"

I finished the rough draft of Mississippi Missing on New Year's Day. (Cue the confetti!) MM is a standalone novella about Mary that takes place just after Mages Unbound ends, overlapping with Arabia Bound (forthcoming). ...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/hopping-right-its-2021","title":"Hopping Right, it's 2021","summary":"I finished the rough draft of Mississippi Missing on New Year's Day. (Cue the confetti!) MM is a standalone novella about Mary that takes place just after Mages Unbound ends, overlapping with Arabia Bound (forthcoming). ...","date_modified":"2021-01-12T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/holiday-book-tour","html_content":"

With my tour coming to an end on December 22, I'm running a final new release promotion: Get both eBooks in the Fifth Mage War series for $0.99 this Thursday and Friday.

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/holiday-book-tour","title":"Holiday Book Tour","summary":"With my tour coming to an end on December 22, I'm running a final new release promotion: Get both eBooks in the Fifth Mage War series for $0.99 this Thursday and Friday.","date_modified":"2020-12-15T13:29:24Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/unleash-the-werewolf","html_content":"

Notes on the Making of Mages Unbound

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/unleash-the-werewolf","title":"Unleash the Werewolf","summary":"Notes on the Making of Mages Unbound","date_modified":"2020-11-17T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/swimming-lessons","html_content":"

Thank you, readers!

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/swimming-lessons","title":"Swimming Lessons","summary":"Thank you, readers!","date_modified":"2020-10-14T09:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/off-the-beaten-path","html_content":"

Starting this Thursday, I will be running a Kindle Countdown promotion for Sirens Unbound. If you haven't already purchased your copy, get it while it's on sale! I've timed the promo with an overall rebrand of the series...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/off-the-beaten-path","title":"Off The Beaten Path","summary":"Starting this Thursday, I will be running a Kindle Countdown promotion for Sirens Unbound. If you haven't already purchased your copy, get it while it's on sale! I've timed the promo with an overall rebrand of the series...","date_modified":"2020-09-15T08:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/summer-rivers","html_content":"

Today, I thought I’d riff a little on some of the music that appears in the Fifth Mage War series. While Sirens Unbound focuses on Amy’s medical discoveries, sound and music play a HUGE role in the series, especially in ...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/summer-rivers","title":"Summer Rivers","summary":"Today, I thought I’d riff a little on some of the music that appears in the Fifth Mage War series. While Sirens Unbound focuses on Amy’s medical discoveries, sound and music play a HUGE role in the series, especially in ...","date_modified":"2020-08-04T05:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/june-is-jumping","html_content":"

June is Jumping

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Mothers feature prominently in the Fifth Mage War series, and I spent a lot of time thinking about how the different cultures in my books approach parenting.

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/may-is-for-mothers","title":"May is for Mothers","summary":"Mothers feature prominently in the Fifth Mage War series, and I spent a lot of time thinking about how the different cultures in my books approach parenting. ","date_modified":"2020-05-12T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/april-showers","html_content":"

I hope you and your family are healthy, safe & staying as sane as possible! I’m not sure what you’re doing to keep sane, but I’ve been eating way too much chocolate. The Easter bunny was indeed able to make it to my hous...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/april-showers","title":"April Showers","summary":"I hope you and your family are healthy, safe & staying as sane as possible! I’m not sure what you’re doing to keep sane, but I’ve been eating way too much chocolate. The Easter bunny was indeed able to make it to my hous...","date_modified":"2020-04-14T17:25:26Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/march-mage-madness","html_content":"

As we all hunker down and practice social distancing to combat the pandemic, I’ve taken off for a week at the beach. While it's sunny and beautiful here, it's still a winter sea. The ocean carries the cold a bit longer...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/march-mage-madness","title":"March Mage Madness","summary":" As we all hunker down and practice social distancing to combat the pandemic, I’ve taken off for a week at the beach. While it's sunny and beautiful here, it's still a winter sea. The ocean carries the cold a bit longer...","date_modified":"2020-03-16T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/february-update","html_content":"

While still in the throes of editing Mages Unbound, I’m also beginning to sketch out the next installment of the Fifth Mage War epic. Instead of diving right into Book 3, I decided to write a novella focusing on one of t...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/february-update","title":"February Update","summary":"While still in the throes of editing Mages Unbound, I’m also beginning to sketch out the next installment of the Fifth Mage War epic. Instead of diving right into Book 3, I decided to write a novella focusing on one of t...","date_modified":"2020-02-19T12:00:30Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/happy-new-year","html_content":"

Editing on Book Two, Mages Unbound, continues apace, and I’ve begun sketching out Book Three. In addition to epigraphs from Mira’s textbook, I’m including a new set of them in Book Two! These will be written by Thomas’ b...

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/happy-new-year","title":"Happy New Year!","summary":"Editing on Book Two, Mages Unbound, continues apace, and I’ve begun sketching out Book Three. In addition to epigraphs from Mira’s textbook, I’m including a new set of them in Book Two! These will be written by Thomas’ b...","date_modified":"2020-01-10T14:37:29Z"},{"id":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/mages-unbound-dec-update","html_content":"

Editing continues for Book Two. Here's a sneak peak at the draft blurb for Mages Unbound:\n

","url":"https://5thmagewar.com/blog/f/mages-unbound-dec-update","title":"Mages Unbound Dec. Update","summary":"Editing continues for Book Two. Here's a sneak peak at the draft blurb for Mages Unbound:\n","date_modified":"2019-12-09T21:47:09Z"}]}