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Artwork teaser!

James Hale, the awesome artist I hired for a few sketches for the print version of P&P #1 just delivered the fourth and final piece of art. I love it! Here’s a sneak peek at part of the art: Full … Continue reading

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Free book day!

TODAY, 5 January, 66 Science Fiction and Fantasy books will be available for freesies (including Pistols and Pyramids #1: Ranger of Mayat!). Visit the page and grab some great books (many are free for more than one day) http://pattyjansen.com/promo/ Happy reading, … Continue reading

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Happy holidays from Kekhmet!

Quick update for your almost-holiday Wednesday. P&P #3, House of the Healer, will be released this Christmas Day on the Amazon. Pre-orders are available now. To celebrate the release of the third book, I’ll be dropping the price of #1, … Continue reading

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Lots of P&P News

Some tasty P&P news for you today. Episode 2: Flight to the Fort is now live and available for sale. If you pre-ordered it, the book should be appearing on your Kindle at any point. I’ve posted Episode 3: House … Continue reading

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P&P2 sneak peek at genrereader.com

The good folks over at www.GenreReader.com posted an exclusive preview of Pistols and Pyramids #2: Flight to the Fort yesterday. Hop on over there and give it a read and then, if you’re so inclined, pick up the book when … Continue reading

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Speculative Fiction Showcase Interview

As I mentioned on my Facebook page, the good people who run the Speculative Fiction Showcase ran an interview with me today on their blog. Go and have a look, won’t you? Quick update–Episode 2 is nearly complete (but is … Continue reading

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Loreena McKennitt @ The Birchmere, October 27, 2015

I’m not interested in this blog being nothing but writing and publishing. Thought you’d be interested in a little more than that, so…here are a couple pics I took at the Birchmere venue in Alexandria, VA last week. Loreena McKennitt … Continue reading

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Pistols and Pyramids #2: Flight to the Fort now available for pre-order

 At some point during the evening, Amazon approved the pre-order details for the second book in the Pistols and Pyramids series, Flight to the Fort. Here’s the product description. Onward to episode #3! Tjety, an exiled Ranger of Mayat, and … Continue reading

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Pistols and Pyramids #1: Ranger of Mayat now available!

With great excitement, I’m happy to announce that the first episode of my weird western series, Pistols and Pyramids #1: Ranger of Mayat, is now available for purchase on Amazon or borrowing through Kindle Unlimited. Episode 2 will be available … Continue reading

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Tonight’s movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

So I’d seen this movie before, a few years back, and wasn’t sure what I thought of it at the time. Watched it again tonight with my son to give my wife a bit of a quiet time break (Jake … Continue reading

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