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2024 Archive
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KEY:
  • ​ (Book) - Information about my books​​
  • ​(Bookstore) - Information about my books at bookstores
  • (Events) - Where to find me and my books at events!
  • ​ (Sale) - Information about sales prices for my books
  • ​(Technical) - Known issues or acute problems with my books, website, etc.
  • ​(Website) - Updates to the website.

DECEMBER 2024

  • 12-18 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.
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  • 12-18 (Website) --- I updated my Author's Blog!
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  • 12-02 (Events) --- Check out Events! Setting up a table at the 37th Annual Arts and Craft Fair on December 07th. Come find me!

November 2024

  • 11-14 (Sale) --- Updated Special Discounts "Cash Only" pricing. New pricing effective on November 14th, 2024.
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  • 11-08 (Events) --- Check out Events! Setting up a table at the Some Sort of Spookshow on November 16th. Come find me!
 
  • 11-08 (Sale) --- Updated Special Discounts "Cash Only" pricing. New pricing effective on November 08th, 2024. This price adjustment was done after field-testing the sales for 3 months and finding what readers were willing to pay and what made the purchasing experience most pleasant & easy for them.

October 2024

  • 10-19 (Website) --- I updated my Author's Blog! Added a legend (key) to my News & Updates section.

September 2024

  • 09-21 (Events) --- Check out Events! Setting up a table at the Colorado Springs Oddity Expos on September 21st and 22nd, 2024! Come find me!

  • 09-01 (Bookstore) --- Check out Find A Store! Proudly displaying our books at Westside Stories in Colorado Springs, Colorado! Pick up a copy of our books today!



August 2024

  • 08-23 (Events) --- Check out Events! Setting up a table at the Colorado Springs Flea Market on August 31st, 2024! Come find me!

  • 08-23 (Website) --- Added Events, located under Author's Corner.

  • 08-23 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.

  • 08-15 (Website) --- Moved Free Reads to under Author's Corner, while I moved Research (Academic References & Sources and Historical Background) and Book Chronology to under The Story. Search Bar functionality added, along with Contact under Support in the footer. Lastly, updated my Author's Blog!

  • 08-06 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.

  • 08-06 (Sale) --- Updated Special Discounts "Cash Only" pricing. New pricing effective on August 06th, 2024. This price adjustment was done after field-testing the sales for nearly a month and finding what readers were willing to pay and what made the purchasing experience most pleasant & easy for them.
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  • 08-05 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) has been added to both Amazon & Kobo as an eBook!

July 2024

  • 07-29 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.

  • 07-29 (Technical) --- We have added Gardners to my eBook listings.

  • 07-29 (Technical) --- All eBook listings have been delisted from Barnes & Noble. Per my publisher, B&N is no longer listing any Lulu Press, Inc. books.
 
  • 07-29 (Website) --- Added ISBN Search to the website under Footer (Support). This is an eBook edition ISBN only.
 
  • 07-26 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.

  • 07-25 (Bookstore) --- Check out Find A Store! Proudly displaying our books at 2 Buck Books in Colorado Springs, Colorado! Pick up a copy of our books today!

  • 07-25 (Website) --- Added Find A Store and Online Sales.
 
  • 07-25 (Website) --- Updated my FAQ, Legal, and Author.
 
  • 07-25 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.
 
  • 07-24 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) has launched! Available for immediate paperback & eBook purchase through www.lulu.com. Other eBook sales channels are pending. CLICK HERE for purchase information.
 
  • 07-24 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.
 
  • 07-22 (Website) --- Updated my Author's Blog!
 
  • 07-22 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.
 
  • 07-15 (Website) --- Updated FAQ.
 
  • 07-14 (Sale) --- Updated Special Discounts "Cash Only" pricing. New pricing effective on July 14th, 2024.​
 
  • 07-10 (Sale) --- Updated Special Discounts "Cash Only" pricing. New pricing effective on July 10th, 2024.
 
  • 07-10 (Website) --- Added Book Chronology under "Author's Corner" tab.
 
  • 07-10 (Website) --- Updated Free Reads page layout.
 
  • 07-10 (Website) --- Updated News & Updates page layout. Relocated News & Updates to under the "About" tab.
 
  • 07-10 (Website) --- Updated Special Discounts page layout.
 
  • 07-10 (Website) --- Updated Legal.​
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  • 07-09 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) has been added to the Chapter Excerpts page, with 3 chapters previewing.

June 2024

  • 06-19 (Website) --- Updated my Author's Blog!

  • 06-01 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) has been added to the Chapter Excerpts page, with currently 2 chapters previewing (more to come).​

May 2024

  • 05-28 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements across the website.

  • 05-28 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) has been added to the Chapter Excerpts page, with currently a single chapter previewing (more to come).

  • 05-25 (Book) --- 3 chapters of No Tears (Inheritance) are available for free to read from this website! Check out our Chapter Excerpts.

  • ​05-04 (Book) --- 3 chapters of A Story of the Beginning (Revised Edition) AND 3 chapters of No Tears (Northern Company) are available for free to read from this website! Check out our Chapter Excerpts.​
 
  • ​05-04 (Website) --- Rearranged the home menus and added a drop-down menu dedicated to The Story, which has been UPDATED to include all three books of A Story of the Beginning, Northern Company, and Inheritance. Research has been moved to under the Author's Corner drop-down menu.
 
  • 05-04 (Sale) --- Check out our Special Discounts for an AWESOME on-going sale with Rakuten Kobo (or simply "Kobo") on my books! NEW cash-only discounts available as well; see Special Discounts for details.
 
  • 05-04 (Technical) --- All eBook listings have been delisted from Barnes & Noble. This has happened before for technical reasons. I will reach out to my publisher, Lulu Press, Inc., to discover what the issue is. Books are still available through Lulu, in both paperback and eBook formats, and both Amazon & Kobo in exclusive eBook formats. I do apologize for this inconvenience.

April 2024

  • 04-28 (Book) --- No Tears (Reckoning) will be releasing soon!!! Click here for more information!

  • 04-28 (Website) --- Updated FAQ, Legal, and Special Discounts.

  • 04-28 (Website) --- General quality-of-life improvements.

  • 04-28 (Website) --- Updated my Author's Blog!

  • 04-04 (Website) --- Free Reads drop-down menu with Chapter Excerpts page is launched and ready to go! Currently, 3 chapters of A Story of the Beginning (Revised Edition) are available for free to read from this website! Additionally, we have added my Author Introduction video (YouTube link); you can also find the video under both the Book Trailers and Author pages.

  • 04-01 (Website) --- Free Reads drop-down menu was added with Chapter Excerpts page added. Currently under construction.​​

March 2024


  • 03-09 (Website) --- Updated my Author's Blog!​​

January 2024


  • 01-30 (Website) --- Updated my Author's Blog!​
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  • 01-13 (Website) --- Updated FAQ.

BOOK QUOTE

“Because of an oath,” Marcus replied, “An oath to the coin after the Final Fall, an oath that my family upheld and has passed down to me.”
​(Marcus Felix Brutus, AD 1514)
---Chapter 12; A Story of the Beginning (Revised Edition)---

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