Before I begin my post about “dem bones” for Halloween 2025, I have a personal message for a very special little princess: DEM BONES ARE EVERYWHERE Each year, I am amazed at how Halloween continues to grow as a marketed holiday. Have you noticed how the size of the Halloween section at Walmart now rivals the size of the Christmas section? I think there are just as many decorations for each holiday. The displays in local businesses and in front…
Planet of Eden is on the shelf again! Special thanks go to Honey Rock Books and Café in my hometown of Gallatin, Tennessee for supporting local and independent authors. If you happen to be in Middle Tennessee, drop in and pay a visit to my new friend Emily and owners, the Lezcano’s, who just opened the store this month. I can personally vouch for their awesome coffee, tasty treats, and growing collection of books for sale. We all like to…
To celebrate the beginning of Autumn last weekend, I decided it was time to get “out and about” and do some in-person book promotion. Thanks to Chris at Town Square Records and Comics in my new hometown of Gallatin, Tennessee, I was able to set up a book signing table at an impromptu comic event across from Chris’s shop. It was a hot Saturday, so the downtown square was not the usual bustle of activity. Still, being there was good…
Like my newly updated website, sometimes people must go “under construction” when we need a makeover, some personal rebranding, or deep soul searching. When that happens, unless you design and wear a t-shirt that has an Under Construction message, others will not know what is happening. On the outside, you may look pretty much the same. But when it is time to apply the changes, all the improvements that have been happening behind the scenes will be made public, and…
I always enjoy answering questions about Planet of Eden! It is part of the fun of being an author. In fact, I probably enjoy it more than creating marketing copy and ads for the book because I can go into detail and really explain themes, motivations, and plot lines. Unless you have perused this website, you might not know there is a great interview on my Press page where I am answering questions related to those topics and more. Check…
I have two very special reasons to say “Happy Birthday” this month. First, on May 7, Planet of Eden turns one year old. It is hard to believe that twelve months have passed since I became an independent publisher and launched Talia Sek Publishing with the first in my Planet trilogy. I have spent a lot of time since then marketing Planet of Eden and introducing readers to sci-fi that you do not have to be a diehard sci-fi fan to…
I wanted to take a moment to wish all my readers and fans out there a very Happy Easter! If you’re into the Easter bunny, plastic eggs, pretty baskets, and ham, I wish you a day of enjoyment and rest. For those, like me, who celebrate Easter as Resurrection Sunday, I wish you deep joy in the knowledge that because Jesus defeated death by rising from the grave, you will never truly die. That’s good news, and it’s worth exploring…
It is official, fellow Edenites! I am now writing Planet of Perdition, the second book of the Planet trilogy! Looking back through my notes, I see that I began writing the plot outline in July of 2019. Soon after, I completed the story summary, timeline, and even some chapter outlines. Then, in mid-November of that year, I started writing the first five chapters. That was six years ago. Time certainly flies. So much happened in my life during those years,…
Are you in the habit of doing a regular check-in with yourself? Taking a few moments to ask you how things are going is a healthy way to reset your day. Think about it. You often ask others how they are doing. And friends and family probably check in on you every now and then, asking how you are doing. But when was the last time you did a personal check-in? For me, it could look something like this: I…
I have always been fascinated with how people become inspired to create things. “What made them think of that?” I often ask. At a young age, I remember visiting museums during school field trips and marveling not just at the works of art, but also that someone could translate a creative idea into a tangible thing of beauty. This weekend, my two sons and I visited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in nearby Nashville, Tennessee. What a…
