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Odd thoughts and commentary.
Amazon Affiliate now – notice the book links to the right
Links to my books will be available now on the sidebar. If you order from here I get a little more than sales straight from Amazon through other searches. Thanks to all who have bought my books. I appreciate your …
The Middle of Nowhere is done.
Finished it up and released it to some beta readers. This is the third book of the “April” series, after “Down to Earth”. After an edit and tacking on the commercial blurbs I’ll convert it and post it for sale …
Headlines add a little spice
I like to have my characters look at the news and it gives the reader a feel for the world they are living in without adding a big chunk of information to the manuscript. Here are just a few I …
A new snippet of “The Middle of Nowhere” – a short chapter
Chapter 8
The Chinese military aide stationed at ISSII was startled at a rapping on his hatch. Most people did business over the com and he had very few visitors to his work space. He liked it that way. “Just …
Chapter 7 of “The Middle of Nowhere” – snippet
Chapter 7
“There used to be a place in town, a deli,” Gunny said cleaning up their lunch, “and there were several parks and a beach nearby so they offered a pre-packed picnic basket for however many people you wanted. …
Chapter 6 – kind of big – “The Middle of Nowhere”
Chapter 6
Jeff called April and asked to came over with Heather a couple hours after the shooting. It was really unusual to see Jeff angry. April remembered what Gunny had said about wanting to see if he really shot …
New Chapter in cookbook on Safety.
I had a friend point out that any cookbook for a totally inexperienced cook really needs a chapter on safety. I totally agree.
Chapter 4 – Safety.
Dry goods like flour or rice will last indefinitely if sealed in airtight …
Chapters 3 and 4 of cookbook
Chapter 3 – All three meals? What to make.
Restaurant owners know that people have price resistance to certain meals. Very few people will pay the same for breakfast as for supper. Lunch items may be exactly the same as …
A very basic cookbook for people who have zero skills.
This is the first two chapters. Please tell me if I have the tone right. Next I’ll post some actual recipes and meal suggestions.
Nobody Taught Me to Cookbook
Mackey Chandler