Author Archives: dorothyemry

Book Review: Requiem by John Palisano

Posted on May 29, 2025 by dorothyemry

Requiem by John Palisano Before reading Requiem I hadn’t read anything by John Palisano. Browsing NetGallery, the amazing cover art drew me in and the premise — gothic horror in space? Gotta love that, right? — compelled me to request … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Julie Leong’s Insightful World of ‘The Teller of Small Fortunes’

Posted on May 5, 2025 by dorothyemry

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong My rating: 4 of 5 stars It was a two-fold joy to read this book. Julie Leong has written a delightful, cozy fantasy, road trip novel with great characters — human and … Continue reading →

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Speed, Laughs, & Way Too Into DVD Commentaries

Posted on April 19, 2025 by dorothyemry

A few weeks ago, I tuned in to watch The Rookie because I needed a Nathan Fillion fix. Haven’t seen him in a while. I stopped watching the show after the second season. I’m not big into investigative dramas (I’m … Continue reading →

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Courses, Curiosity, and My Current Conundrums

Posted on April 2, 2025 by dorothyemry

Today I finished the first course in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing specialization on Coursera and now my brain has been presented with a conundrum: move on immediately to the next course in the specialization (more of the same) or … Continue reading →

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Free Zombie E-Book Giveaway 2024: Halloween Deals of the Dead

Posted on October 14, 2024 by dorothyemry

Hello to all! It’s been quite a while since my last post and (the horror!) I missed doing a book giveaway last Halloween. This year it’s back to business. From Sunday October 27 to October 31 you’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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No Trick, All Treat: Free Book for 5 Days

Posted on October 30, 2022 by dorothyemry

It’s Halloween and if you know me, you know what that means: a giveaway of my book Zombie Café. The Kindle version of the novel will be free for five days from Monday, October 31, 2022, 12:00 AM PDT to … Continue reading →

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Zombie Blues Giveaway, & Where do writers get their ideas?

Posted on October 31, 2021 by dorothyemry

First (and most importantly), time is running out on snagging a free ebook of my short story collection Zombie Blues. The giveaway ends tonight at 11:59pm PDT. So head on over to Amazon and get your copy. Got it? Okay … Continue reading →

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Annual Halloween Book Deal

Posted on October 26, 2021 by dorothyemry

Yep, it’s that time of the year again: almost Halloween and time for a scary good deal on my book of short stories Zombie Blues! Starting tomorrow, October 27th 12:00am PDT, the Kindle version of Zombie Blues will be free … Continue reading →

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Trick or Treat, Shuffling Feet, & Books Deals for Zombie Fans

Posted on October 23, 2020 by dorothyemry

It’s been a scary year. Maybe the ghosts, goblins, vampires, and werewolves that usually fill our minds when calendars are turned to October aren’t as frightening anymore. But then again…they may still provide a distraction from real life woes, entertainment, … Continue reading →

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Halloween, Gardening, & A Great Deal

Posted on October 18, 2020 by dorothyemry

It’s scary that Halloween is almost here and unlike other years I haven’t pulled out all my inside decorations yet. Seems like I get around to that later and later every year. BUT…I do have my exterior decorations up: orange … Continue reading →

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