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Publishing fiction & non-fiction books and ebooks worldwide.
Our books are available from Amazon, Ingram, Kobo, Bookshop.org & many more worldwide.... Ask your local bookseller to order our books.
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It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them.
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#CharlesDickens
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them.
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
#CharlesDickens
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Once upon a time -- of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve -- old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Once upon a time -- of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve -- old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.
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#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
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Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend and sole mourner.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend and sole mourner.
#AChristmasCarol
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#AChristmasCarol
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But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
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December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
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#CharlesDickens
#AChristmasCarol
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A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
STAVE I
Marley's Ghost
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
STAVE I
Marley's Ghost
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
STAVE I
Marley's Ghost
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
STAVE I
Marley's Ghost
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner.
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PREFACE
I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me.
I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me.
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
PREFACE
I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me.
I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me.
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Call for Submissions: Trifles: a Quarterly for Devotees of Sherlock Holmes will be coming in 2026. Trifles will be a compilation of stories, essays, puzzles, trivia, humor, and art. Trifles will be accepting submissions through December 31, 2025. More details: foolscap-quill.com/trifles.html
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Spectral Promises Available from booksellers worldwide #romantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEeE...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Spectral Promises Available from booksellers worldwide #romantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEeE...
Search for the Signet by L. L. Blacke
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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? This free course, Start writing fiction, will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings. ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Want to learn fiction writing but can’t afford pricey courses?
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OpenLearn offers a FREE ‘Start Writing Fiction’ course that covers characters, settings, story craft and more.
Begin your #writing journey ✍️👇
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Orion's mother was a drug addict. She was a white woman. Her parents had died when she was young. She ran away from her wealthy aunt when she was a teenager. Orion's father was a young Black man with his own troubled history. Orion spent the first few years ->
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Orion's mother was a drug addict. She was a white woman. Her parents had died when she was young. She ran away from her wealthy aunt when she was a teenager. Orion's father was a young Black man with his own troubled history. Orion spent the first few years ->
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Useful tips for writers (and others) on Chill Subs Blog.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Trim the fat. Extra words slow your sentences. Make every word count. Lean writing is easier to follow and more impactful.
#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Trim the fat. Extra words slow your sentences. Make every word count. Lean writing is easier to follow and more impactful.
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#ImproveYourWriting #writers #amwriting #writingtips
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Reading your writing aloud helps you catch where sentences drag or feel unnatural. Machines can’t replicate your pauses, breaths, or flow, so don’t rely on them to proof your work. Only a human voice can reveal what needs to be fixed.
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Reading your writing aloud helps you catch where sentences drag or feel unnatural. Machines can’t replicate your pauses, breaths, or flow, so don’t rely on them to proof your work. Only a human voice can reveal what needs to be fixed.
#writers #writing #amwriting
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November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Reading your writing aloud helps you catch where sentences drag or feel unnatural. Machines can’t replicate your pauses, breaths, or flow, so don’t rely on them to proof your work. Only a human voice can reveal what needs to be fixed.
#writers #writing #amwriting
Reading your writing aloud helps you catch where sentences drag or feel unnatural. Machines can’t replicate your pauses, breaths, or flow, so don’t rely on them to proof your work. Only a human voice can reveal what needs to be fixed.
#writers #writing #amwriting
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November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#Everand is a subscription service with lots of books and #audiobooks not on Amazon Prime. Free 30-day trial period. Check out my book series -- River's Edge, Jolie Gentil, Family History, and Logland. Interesting mysteries and colorful characters. #SubscribeAndSave www.everand.com
Our books are available on Kobo Plus.
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
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November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Our books are available on Kobo Plus.
Books make good holiday gifts. Foolscap & Quill has books on science fiction, fantasy, mystery, humor, meditations, and, of course, Sherlock Holmes. Each book's page as links to online stores and brick & mortar stores (when we know about them) that sell that book. www.foolscap-quill.com
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Books make good holiday gifts. Foolscap & Quill has books on science fiction, fantasy, mystery, humor, meditations, and, of course, Sherlock Holmes. Each book's page as links to online stores and brick & mortar stores (when we know about them) that sell that book. www.foolscap-quill.com
The Philosophy of Composition
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Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Works - Tales - The Philosophy of Composition (Text-02)
The Philosophy of Composition, by Edgar Allan Poe
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Philosophy of Composition
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Still recovering from the battle in the first book, Orion is faced by more challenges: nightmares of a ghost child, a woman he is strangely attracted to, and saving a woman from a crime lord.
Spectral Promises is the second book in the Orion Labauve series.
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Spectral Promises is the second book in the Orion Labauve series.
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Spectral Promises by L. L. Blacke
YouTube video by Foolscap & Quill
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November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Still recovering from the battle in the first book, Orion is faced by more challenges: nightmares of a ghost child, a woman he is strangely attracted to, and saving a woman from a crime lord.
Spectral Promises is the second book in the Orion Labauve series.
youtu.be/SEeEyzyKDZs?...
Spectral Promises is the second book in the Orion Labauve series.
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Orion was raised in a haunted mansion in Louisiana. When he turned 25 he discovered he had extraordinary powers. But there were others who wanted to exploit those powers.
Search for the Signet is the first of the Orion Labauve series.
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Search for the Signet is the first of the Orion Labauve series.
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Search for the Signet by L. L. Blacke
YouTube video by Foolscap & Quill
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November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Orion was raised in a haunted mansion in Louisiana. When he turned 25 he discovered he had extraordinary powers. But there were others who wanted to exploit those powers.
Search for the Signet is the first of the Orion Labauve series.
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Search for the Signet is the first of the Orion Labauve series.
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Local governments across Colorado face budget deficits in 2026. Some are tapping their reserves to keep people fed as SNAP benefits lapse.
Budget pain hits local governments in Colorado as costs rise, funding shrinks and the federal shutdown drags on
Local governments across Colorado face budget deficits in 2026. Some are tapping their reserves to keep families fed as SNAP benefits lapse.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Local governments across Colorado face budget deficits in 2026. Some are tapping their reserves to keep people fed as SNAP benefits lapse.
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“View of Venice”
Another demonstration painting I did this week for my incredible class at Riverside Art Workshops
Watercolor - 11x15 inches #art
Another demonstration painting I did this week for my incredible class at Riverside Art Workshops
Watercolor - 11x15 inches #art
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“View of Venice”
Another demonstration painting I did this week for my incredible class at Riverside Art Workshops
Watercolor - 11x15 inches #art
Another demonstration painting I did this week for my incredible class at Riverside Art Workshops
Watercolor - 11x15 inches #art
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HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
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If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
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Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
The difficult part of publishing is not publishing but marketing and promotion. Both the production of books in various formats and the sales and promotion of them have change a lot in the last 20 years and it is keeps changing rapidly. We have to keep shifting channels and methods.
November 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The difficult part of publishing is not publishing but marketing and promotion. Both the production of books in various formats and the sales and promotion of them have change a lot in the last 20 years and it is keeps changing rapidly. We have to keep shifting channels and methods.