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Newsletter

By Thomas M. Kane

Delighted to announce the launch of Metis, my author newsletter! For free stories, articles and updates on my work, subscribe here.

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Mother’s Day Poems

By Thomas M. Kane

In a continuing celebration of Mother’s Day, I offer two villanelles my own mother wrote in college. My mother was both an engineer and a poet. These verses hint at those two dimensions of her…

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Available: The Rebels of Caer City!

By Thomas M. Kane

Book Two of Mara’s series is available in paperback here and as an eBook here. Throughout five years at a strict boarding school, Mara has turned to her friend Annie-Rose for comfort. Now Annie has…

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Author Interview: Tallulah van der Made

By Thomas M. Kane

I was honored to have the opportunity to talk with author Tallulah van der Made about her life, her writing process and her book Keyflame! Please tell me about Keyflame. It’s a love story with…

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Self-Publishing Checklist

By Thomas M. Kane

When I decided to self-publish my series Mara of the League, I found lots of internet articles on how to create a book. Nevertheless, although there was a great deal of information available, I still…

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Interviews!

By Thomas M. Kane

Want to get to know me better? Honored to have been interviewed by Shauna of TweepTattler. Read. Also interviewed by Peter J Berman here and Author eResources here.

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Everything is Simple . . . An Introduction to Getting Published

By Thomas M. Kane

I recently spoke to students in the Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society at the University of Maine at Farmington on how to start a writing career. Here are the notes from my talk. Delighted…

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Research Note: Dragons and Princesses

By Thomas M. Kane

Currently working on book three of Mara of the League. Since this book includes princesses, I decided it should also include a dragon. Princess-consort Cordelia Aurellius-Maxwell has a pet lizard named Horace. I have been…

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P.J. Berman

By Thomas M. Kane

I am honored to introduce Peter J. Berman, author of Vengeance of Hope! Let’s start with Vengeance of Hope — Berman summarizes his plot as follows: What Silrith Alfwyn does know is that she is heir to the…

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Taylor White

By Thomas M. Kane

I am honored to introduce Taylor White, whose book Witch’s Sorrow appeared in April 2019. White offers a different flavor of fantasy from the one presented in Crannock Dale — her work takes place in a contemporary…

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