M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Cue the Trumpets! https://youtu.be/IKXEmXB7h3E?t=9s My sci-fi novel, Circle Unbroken, is going on pre-sale as an e-book starting on Sunday, August 2. The pre-sale will run from then until August 17, and the book will release on August 18, when it will also be available in paperback. It will be available on pre-sale at limited retailers. … Continue reading Friday Fanfare: Circle Unbroken is on Pre-Sale!
This Garden of Sound is pretty cool. It must have taken a while to do all that: Hokkaido Show Garden Marvel Superheroes as dogs? Oh, yeah! IronChihuahua is just great!: Marvel Superdogs Steampunk fan? Check out these LEGO steampunk designs built from scratch: LEGO Steampunk A list of the 50 greatest science fiction shows ever. … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Garden of Sound, Marvel Dogheroes, Steampunk LEGOs, and 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows
Breaking Space News! NASA to announce discovery of a potential second Earth on Thursday: Kepler Discovery There are some pretty interesting borders between countries out there. Here are some photos: Borders China is building a hotel modeled after an amethyst geode. It's pretty: Amethyst Hotel There are six forensic study "body farms" in the US … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Another Earth?, Border Photos, Amethyst Hotel, and Body Farms
I didn't really have anything to say yesterday, so I didn't. I don't have much to say today, either. I will just leave you with a small excerpt from my upcoming Science Fiction novel, "Circle Unbroken." It will be available (I hope) on pre-sale from August 2-17, and will be released on August 18. I'll … Continue reading Tumble into Tuesday: Excerpt from “Circle Unbroken”
Google now has underwater street views: Underwater Street Views This was originally posted last year, but it's still fascinating. Lots of stuff being discovered at Stonehenge: Stonehenge We all hear the we need to spend some time alone, and here are ten benefits of doing just that: Alone Time And, finally, from San Diego Comic … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Underwater Street Views, Stonehenge Discoveries, Alone Time, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Dubsmash
(From Chapter Four) “Good morning, Mr. Conner,” she said, smiling. “Good morning, Sheila,” Philip answered. “We have guests today. This is Laira’s sister, Kaili, and her partner, Jeff MacKenzie. Sheila is one of our geologists. Why don’t you tell them what you are doing, Sheila?” “I’m very sorry about your grandmother,” Sheila said to Kaili. … Continue reading Excerpt from Circle Unbroken (Coming in August)
Bones of the Dragon by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm fan of the works of Weis and Hickman. I first found them in The Rose of the Prophet trilogy, and later read the Deathgate Cycle. They are also the autors of many of the Dragonlance books, although I … Continue reading Friday Review: Bones of the Dragon (Dragonships of Vindras, #1) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
This is pretty interesting, even if it did get a bit technical (for me, anyway). And may help explain more about black holes: SmB6 Crystal We all know about writer's retreats, but how about one on a train? Writer's on Trains This article is kind of interesting, despite the flaws in the collection of the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Fascinating Crystal Behavior, Writing on a Train, Sit-Down Meals v. Fast Food, and Creatively Pretty Class Notes
The cover design is re-done! The full cover, front and back is below. I think it looks quite lovely. Now, to go along with this first look at the cover, I'm going to run a little giveaway. I have 5 e-book copies of "Circle Unbroken" to give away. All I ask is that you try … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Circle Unbroken (Revised)
Even the God of Thunder has his moments. "I meant to do that!" God of Butterfingers Scientists may be learning how early hominids developed language. With the help of birds: Bird Language Need some new ideas for fresh salads for those hot summer days when you just don't want to do a lot of cooking? … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Thor Fumbles, Bird Language, Summer Salads, and Help Kids Photograph Nature
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