The Erudite Bookworm
Myth, meaning, and life—retold by author D.M. De Alwis.

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24
Feb
300 years of unfinished Business that took place 10,000 years ago

300 years of unfinished Business that took place 10,000 years ago

Why do characters appear in Ireland-Ériu in the short story A Water Horse, while The Pawn of Samsara novels are set in ancient India-Jambudiva? Rebirth doesn't care about borders. If you have unfinished business in Jambudiva, the cycle might drag you to the coast of Ériu to settle the score.
6 min read
17
Feb
Free Books in February

Free Books in February

I signed up for a few too many book funnels this month. Then again, I have been heavily marketing three books: A Water Horse (Free), A Lion's Head and A Lion's Pride.
3 min read
14
Feb
A Library Book

A Library Book

You don't have to buy an author's book to support an author. Requesting their book at your local library is the number one way of supporting authors, especially indie authors.
2 min read
07
Feb
010 | How Buddhist Cosmology Inspired the Pawn of Samsara Duology

010 | How Buddhist Cosmology Inspired the Pawn of Samsara Duology

No spoilers. The Pawn of Samsara (POS) duology cemented the ground rules for world-building my fantasy universe. Here's a behind-the-scenes look.
7 min read
03
Feb
January Stats | Good Things Come to Those who Wait

January Stats | Good Things Come to Those who Wait

I'm in the clouds. I'm drifting. I'm diving. I'm swooping. I'm circling the runway. Will I land? I'm doing what I often do to procrastinate—experimenting and analyzing.
2 min read
01
Feb
Goals for February and beyond

Goals for February and beyond

This didn't fit in the end-of-January newsletter.
1 min read
22
Jan
How Author's use Social Media for Discoverability

How Author's use Social Media for Discoverability

An overview of an author's marketing funnel, growing your social media funnel and re-establishing why.
15 min read
22
Jan
When Sh!t happens to hurt your pride

When Sh!t happens to hurt your pride

Costly mistake in the name of efficiency. I'm brave enough to admit it and talk about my loss of pride. #Adventures-in-book-publishing.
4 min read
15
Jan
Subscribers, I thank you...

Subscribers, I thank you...

Today is January 15th. This email announces the three winners for copies of the Pawn of Samsara Duology. All of my subscribers were entered to win. For those of you who didn't win, there's a freebie attached.
3 min read
08
Jan
Motherhood - Fifteen Years, a reflection

Motherhood - Fifteen Years, a reflection

A private memory, a personal reflection of the last fifteen years since KC was born.
3 min read