I hope you have a lovely Christmas and that you new year is always happy. To help you with that, my website has had a change of emphasis to focus on Happiness Hints: How to live a peaceful and fulfilling life, my cat column (I'm picking up a new Burmese cat in February and I still have more videos of George to share), and, of course, book reviews (I'll be reading more non-fiction of the kind that will support the new emphasis along with the usual fiction genres). I hope you'll find my posts helpful and inspirational, and if you want posts on writing and publishing, they will now be on my AIA Publishing and Editing website, so you can subscribe to the blog there if that's more your thing than my take on 30 years of meditation and study on working with your mind. I hope I'll see you in both places. And, of course, if you're interested in my Masks and Steampunk Accessories, there'll be more great photos, arty posts and practical steampunk on that website. (I'm separating my interests … [Read more...]