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From NaNo to Ninny: Downsizing Expectations

Posted on November 9, 2021 by jfkaufmann

I made quite a strong statement a while ago saying that participating in NaNoWriMo was my worst writing decision. It was four or five years ago. At the end of that agonizing November, I had the required number of words. … Continue reading →

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A Magnificent Farewell

Posted on February 7, 2019 by jfkaufmann

A five-star review of J. P. McLean’s Wings of Prey, the concluding book of The Gift Legacy.  I was reading the last book in The Gift Legacy with enjoyment mixed with that specific sadness we sometimes feel when the time … Continue reading →

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Secret Sky by JP McLean

Posted on November 21, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Congratulations to my friend and fellow author JP McLean on launching Secret Sky, the first installment in her Gift Legacy. It’s available on Amazon (.com, .ca, .uk…) and other major e-book sellers for a promo price that is less than a … Continue reading →

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What do readers say?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by jfkaufmann

If you wondered if I’d abandoned my website–I haven’t. I have a valid excuse for my absence. I had a complicated eye surgery, couldn’t read or use the computer for several weeks. That sucked, more than my bloodshot eye. In the … Continue reading →

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The Snowman, or, what happened to Jo Nesbø

Posted on January 24, 2018 by jfkaufmann

What is the magic ingredient for a bestseller? Must be luck, for a good story certainly isn’t. And I think I know what happened to Jo Nesbø, but you’ll need to read to the end of this blog to find out. … Continue reading →

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Merry merry, happy happy, ho-ho-ho! Happy New Year!

Posted on December 23, 2017 by jfkaufmann

There are a few writing/reading-related things that made 2017 a good year. I had the pleasure of reading three wonderful books written by friends: Betrayal, the fifth installment in the Gift Legacy series by Jo-Anne McLean, One Woman Island, the second book … Continue reading →

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A closer look: One Woman’s Island by Susan M. Toy

Posted on July 20, 2017 by jfkaufmann

Like her Island in the Clouds, Susan Toy’s second Bequia Perspective novel, One Woman’s Island is a complex story. On the surface, it’s a crime novel. Mariana, a Canadian woman in her forties, arrives on the island of Bequia running … Continue reading →

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