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Superheroes, Third Class, arise…

March 25, 2020Deck Deckert

Stories into worlds From small things do bigger things grow — cubs into lions, acorns into oaks, ideas into stories, then collections of stories and then worlds. Some time ago…Continue readingSuperheroes, Third Class, arise…

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What kind of books do I write? Well …

March 11, 2020Deck Deckert

Classify me I’ve been published by traditional mainstream publishers like HarperCollins, small publishers like Crossroad Press, through collectives like Book View Café, and I have self-published. My books can be…Continue readingWhat kind of books do I write? Well …

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This summer … come into the light

March 3, 2020Deck Deckert

In the publishing world, there’s a thing called an elevator pitch. It’s what you would say to someone to describe your book in terms of other things that might be…Continue readingThis summer … come into the light

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Mugging Mermaids

February 13, 2020Deck Deckert

Photo: Bertall (1820-1882)/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Disney isn’t the gold standard In an article misleadingly entitled “Macabre Mermaid Tales Pulled From The Darkest Depths Of The Sea”, the authors commit the cardinal…Continue readingMugging Mermaids

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How to write a book: Step One….

February 5, 2020Deck Deckert

It all started with a dare A friend on Facebook came up with something that he gleefully shared with me – a story prompt, of sorts – inviting a story…Continue readingHow to write a book: Step One….

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The superheroes you may not know

January 30, 2020Deck Deckert

You are invited into a world with a place called Val Hall, a rest and retirement home for Superheroes, Third Class. If you’ve never heard of it, you can find…Continue readingThe superheroes you may not know

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I’ll see the last polar bear, lion…The earth is dying

January 23, 2020Deck Deckert

When we splurged on an Alaska cruise more than a decade ago, one of our ‘land excursions’ was to the Mendenhall Glacier. Still huge. Still impressive. Still imposing. But a…Continue readingI’ll see the last polar bear, lion…The earth is dying

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How do you write a book?

January 16, 2020Deck Deckert

One of the perennial questions posed to authors by fans and interviewers is the fabled “Where do you get your ideas?” I too often answer with a snarky quip…”Off the…Continue readingHow do you write a book?

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What are you guilty of?

January 8, 2020Deck Deckert

Is there anything in your home – something you own, perhaps something you inherited – that makes you regretful? Guilty? Unsettled? In 1973, my father’s job took us to Zambia…Continue readingWhat are you guilty of?

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The Shattering of Gaia

January 2, 2020Deck Deckert

“Burn! Burn! BURN!” “Wait! Stop!” Gaia reached out to gather a gasping koala into her arms, looked up into a sky which was an improbable shade of dark red and…Continue readingThe Shattering of Gaia

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