Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 18.1

Hopefully, the demise of the Raven will give them a moment to catch their breath.

Superstitions You Might Find in Atonement TN

I grew up in the south and a lot of those saying are familiar some I never heard of. The apple stem, that one unfortunately works. I have not twisted the stem on one since it stopped on M. Not an experience worth repeating.

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

The amazing Sue Vincent recently hosted me at her Daily Echo blog. We were talking about superstitions and I shared some from my youth. I had a great time at Sue’s and I hope you’ll click over to visit her.

I expect the townsfolk in fictional Atonement, TN would tend to be superstitious. How could they be otherwise with all the strange goings on and supernatural beings?

The first writing advice I heard was something I took to heart ― Write what you know. When I wrote Atonement, Tennessee I followed that guidance and created a fictional southern town where the urban fantasy takes place. Of course, the second novel, Atonement in Bloom, is also set there.

I made it a very small, rural town so some of the manners and personalities I grew up with would not seem out of place. The townsfolk…

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Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 14

Oh Dear, what is Cornelis up to now?

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who got on the party bus for the launch of Atonement in Bloom! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate everyone who hosted the launch post, reblogged, allowed me to use images, and otherwise helped me promote my new novel. If you missed the launch, don’t worry. The double-decker bus is still rolling! Just click the back arrow at the bottom of this post. Beep-beep yeah!

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Welcome back to the spontaneously written, #SteamPunk serial, Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. Maybe you’ve heard me mention that I seem to have a physical need for color. I used to wear black occasionally — it’s a color. However, I’ve seen so very, very much of where I’ve lived this past decade, that I mostly avoid it now. If I wear…

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Hidebound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 13

Glad to see Cornelis back, but did “the Woman in Trousers” make a mistake by revealing them?

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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It’s Hidebound Hump Day, and another episode of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. There was not a Straightlaced Saturday chapter last week, so today we pick up where we left off a week ago.

Remember I’ve mentioned that this serial was originally presented as a “culinary” mystery. All of the random “things” that drove this spontaneously written chapter were food related. How do you think I used all those food things to create a story?

Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers

Chapter 12.

The alchemist’s head cold continued to wreak havoc with magical sneezes. However, that didn’t keep our heroes from noticing that someone or some thing was headed their way. Felicity and Cornelis argued about whether or not they should make a stand. Then the woman in trousers noticed that Copper wasn’t there…

All aboard!

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Hiedbound Hump Day — Cornelis Drebbel 12

Ribs good food but not ideal to rain upon one.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Cover Copper Alchemist Woman n Trousers Welcome back to Hidebound Hump Day, and another episode of Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers. My blog-writing time is limited to the weekend, and it was a very busy one. So without further ado, here’s chapter 12.

Previously with Copper, the Alchemist, and the Woman in Trousers

Chapter 11.

Felicity thought one of the voices she heard back at the Hixon estate could have belonged to Sheriff Alvin Bullard. Thanks to the magically juiced road locomotive, Copper, the alchemist, and the woman in trousers outdistanced the three presumably hostile groups that pursued them. However, when the speeding engine took a turn too fast, the woman and the skull of the alchemist ended up in the frigid waters of the river. The resultant head colds for those two temporarily stalled their adventure. Not to mention the strange things that rained down when the…

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