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How to Host the Hottest Fourth Wing Book Club

 Posted by on Mar 3, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Mar 032024
 
How to Host the Hottest Fourth Wing Book Club

I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and as a result we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails, but discussing FOURTH WING was fire and because of that, I need to share all our amazing Fourth Wing Book Club fun. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without […more…]

A.I. Audio Books from Tam Francis

 Posted by on Aug 9, 2022 at 10:40 AM
Aug 092022
 
A.I. Audio Books from Tam Francis

Three New Audio Books (Finally, right?) Folks have been asking about audio books and I tried creating books through Amazon’s ACX for Audible, but the talent I was working with disappeared in the middle of production and yours truly can only afford to do the royalty split production path for audio books at this time. […more…]

Jan 282022
 
Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin: Book Reviews with a Vintage Slant

Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond a book review by Tam Francis The Synopsis Texas Jazz Singer Louise Tobin in the Golden Age of Swing and Beyond (Texas A&M Press May, 2021)  by Kevin Edward Mooney is a biography of Texas jazz singer Louise Tobin as part of […more…]

Budget DIY Vintage Mic (Microphone)

 Posted by on Sep 14, 2021 at 8:12 PM
Sep 142021
 
Budget DIY Vintage Mic (Microphone)

Why the tutorial on a DIY Vintage mic? Not only am I an author, I act, direct, and am the Chairperson for Education at our local community theatre. It’s a lovely old building that has been either a movie theater or a live theatre for over 100 years! Since I love vintage, I tend to […more…]

Jul 242021
 
How to Host a Becoming Duchess Goldblatt Book Club

I’ve had my book club for over ten years now and we’ve done some great reads with amazing food & cocktails. This night discussing Becoming Duchess Goldblatt was quite special, so I wanted to share. Firstly, you can’t have a lively book discussion without interesting and thoughtful questions. Since I was the host, it was […more…]

Mar 082021
 
Talking About Paid Author Services with Nicole Thorne

I met author Nicole Thorne through Instagram of all places. We shared a love of indie authors, each being one and supporting them. She reached out to me for an article about indie and or self-publishing author services and my experience with them. Below is a portion her article (an interview with yours truly). For […more…]

Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

 Posted by on Jan 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM
Jan 202021
 
Budget Idea for Book Lover Gifts for Book Clubs

Starting a Book Lovers Book Club How did I come to need book lover gifts? When I moved to the small hamlet in Texas, just thirty miles south of weird (Austin) I had a hard time making friends as Texans are so darn friendly, I thought everyone I met was going to be my new […more…]

The Novel You’ve Been Waiting For!

 Posted by on Nov 22, 2020 at 2:09 PM
Nov 222020
 
The Novel You've Been Waiting For!

The Girl in the Jitterbug Dress Dances in the Dark The novel is finally available in paperback and ebook. I had wanted to do a much bigger event, but since things really aren’t turning a corner yet with the Covid-19 pandemic, and I’ve had so many requests, I finally, let the novel go into the […more…]