Thoughts from September 2025

Fall 2025 is here! And as September comes to a close, I decided it was time for changes on my website.

For quite some time in years past, blogs were a popular method for authors to reach out to their readers and fans to share topical ideas, interests, or ponderings. After my last blog post in 2021, I realized that people aren’t largely reading blogs anymore. So, the blog page became a legacy repository of past musings.

Now, I’ve decided to remake the page into something whimsical called “Jaz’s Thoughts.” And instead of trying to make regular posts that people don’t read, this will instead be a sounding board from my for occasional thoughts or ideas that I’d like to share with you. And you’ll still be able to leave me comments if you want to contribute your own thoughts, feelings, or opinions.

I might even leave periodic short stories for moments with my novel characters which might not fit well into the typical novel format. Perhaps think of them as vignettes in the life of those characters…

I hope you enjoy this remodeled part of my website. Please leave me comments to let me know what you think. Or, perhaps you have some creative ideas of your own to share.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All My Best, Jaz

Checking in During Summer 2021

I hope the summer is going well for you and your loved ones. It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year, isn’t it?

So, this is my first blog post in some time. *glancing down at the last blog post*

Wow…the last post was in summer 2018, eh? Okay, let’s talk about that for a moment. I left the blogging scene back in 2018 due to challenges that persisted in my personal life, including significant impact surrounding my professional day-job. Unfortunately, that likewise affected my creative writing activities and projects. However, things have sort of smoothed out in each of the areas of concern since then, and I’ve even completed one manuscript. I’ve returned to writing on other manuscripts that were in mid-development, as well, though at a modest pace.

That being said, I’m happy to announce that I have my first novel release in nearly six years coming on Friday, July 23, 2021! It’s the first book in my new Peter Naughware Chronicles series titled Naughware to Run. You can find pre-order links for Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle, as well as read about the book, under my books page by CLICKING HERE.

There’s a Facebook book release event that’s sponsored by Vicki Rose at Platinum Book Reviews & Promotions on Friday, July 23rd beginning at 6:30pm (central), and you can either sign up or attend by CLICKING HERE. There’s prizes being given away, and you’ll get to learn more about this new novel. I hope that you can attend. It’s been so long since we’ve interacted with each other!

What have you been up to? How is your summer going? Please leave me a comment and let me know. I’m quite interested to see what’s new in your world, too. And I’ll post here on my blog occasionally moving forward to check in, okay?

Until later, enjoy life; be kind to those around you, and Happy Reading! Peace.

A Quick Update in June

Hello Everyone!

Summer is upon us and things are heating up here in my part of the country. 

Good news for bargain book hunters! A number of my ebooks have new pricing. Just click on the "BOOKS" menu for quick purchase links. Here's a quick breakdown on the titles with revised pricing...

Bringer of Fire (The Logan Bringer Series, Book 1) -- $ 2.99
Bringer Unleashed (The Logan Bringer Series, Book 2) -- $ 3.99
Wicked Sunset (Sunset Vampire Series Book 4) -- $ 4.99
Sunset Rising (Sunset Vampire Series Book 5) -- $ 4.99

There's a quick update concerning my latest writing projects under the "WHAT I'M WRITING" menu on the website.

Enjoy your summer, and I hope to see you very soon with a legitimate blog post. Until later, enjoy life; be kind to those around you, and Happy Reading! Peace.

Holidays and the Time-Space Vortex

Holidays and the Time-Space Vortex

What is it about the holidays that causes time to accelerate to preposterous speeds?

Wasn’t it Thanksgiving only a couple of days ago?! Only a Timelord with a Tardis could manipulate time that quickly. Despite the disruption to the time-space vortex, I have nonetheless managed to complete each of the key requirements of the yuletide season…

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