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December 25, 2014

The Musubi Murder audiobook is uploaded!

We just made our self-imposed Christmas deadline. The final Musubi Murder audiobook has been uploaded to ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange)! Once it goes through their quality control, you'll be able to get it on Audible.com, iTunes, and Amazon. In the meantime, here's a sample. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes.

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December 24, 2014

Letters to Santa, Hilo Edition

On this pleasant (warm, drizzly) Christmas Eve, Leslie over at Custard and Clues shares highlights from the Hilo, Hawaii Tribune Herald's Letters to Santa. Young hopefuls showcase their credentials (" I’ve been helping my mom at dinner time by washing the rice"), help Santa get oriented ("If you come down our chimney, one you will …

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December 22, 2014

Things I didn’t realize about my own book (until I heard someone else reading it)

The Musubi Murder audiobook is almost done. You'd think that I'd know my own manuscript pretty well by now, but: 1. That whole "said" issue really took me by surprise. My producer has gone back and clipped out the unnecessary "said"s and now the dialog flows more smoothly. It wasn't bad before, but those small edits make a big …

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December 19, 2014

When written doesn’t translate to spoken: Dialog tags and audiobooks

The Musubi Murder audiobook is nearing completion. I've really enjoyed listening to the chapters as they come in. I should be well sick of the manuscript by now, so I have to give the credit to my talented (and, as you will see in a moment, very patient) producer. In a printed book, when you have …

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December 17, 2014

Wardrobe must-have: Cheap, nasty booze.

Here's an old theater trick for extending the time between garment cleaning (they can't dry-clean the entire wardrobe after each performance, after all): Put some cheap vodka in a spray bottle and spray it on clothes to freshen them up and get rid of wrinkles. I just picked up a big bottle of vanilla flavored vodka on sale …

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December 15, 2014

What it feels like when you’re the slow student: Bridge Edition

Have you ever had a student who seems lost, truly lost, and you wonder what is going on inside hir head? Now I have my answer. Because recently I tried to learn Bridge.[1] I knew the game was supposed to be fun, even addicting, if E.F. Benson is to be believed. I couldn't wait to see …

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December 14, 2014

Amazon coupon is back: Take 25% at Amazon today with code BOOKDEAL25. Through December 14.

Here's your chance to pick up a book by one of our great local authors: After Dawn by Justina Taft Hawaii by Mark Panek They Die Alone, by Christopher Bartley Or, preorder The Musubi Murder Or if you're looking for a classic, or nonfiction, there are many other great ways to spend this coupon: Make Way for …

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December 11, 2014

Author Interview: Justina Taft

Raised in Hawaiʻi, Justina Taft has lived on most of the major islands except Kahoʻolawe and Niʻihau. She earned her Ph.D. in Theatre Arts from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and now lives on the island of Hawaiʻi where she teaches courses in writing and theater. Her first novel is After Dawn. …

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December 8, 2014

Recipe: Easy Pork Butt

Calling this a "recipe" might be a little grandiose, but it's a great way to get a main dish going with minimal effort and maximal deliciousness. What we call pork butt is actually the shoulder. 1) Buy a pork butt. It will probably be somewhere in the 5-10 pound range. If you're lucky enough to have …

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December 5, 2014

Author Interview: Mark Panek

Mark Panek is a Hilo-based scholar and author and a professor of English. He is the author of two books on sumo: Gaijin Yokozuna: A Biography of Chad Rowan (A Latitude 20 Book) and Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior, which won the 2012 Hawai'i Book Publisher's Association's award for excellence in nonfiction. …

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