For anyone who read the original "Off The Mark" story but hasn't realized that there's a sequel, check out "Mark My Words" - https://www.fimfiction.net/story/482214/mark-my-words . Two episodes are up so far.

As mentioned in a previous blog, "On The Mark" (Book Three of Off The Mark) has been nominated for the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Novel. If you agree and you haven't voted yet, I would appreciate every vote that I can get.

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In case anyone was wondering what has happened to the next chapter of Foreign Affairs, it's on hold while I am doing a driving holiday of Tasmania. So far, I've traveled over Bass Strait on the Spirit of Tasmania to Devonport, drove to Stanley and climbed The Nut, then to Cradle Mountain National Park and hiked to Crater Lake, visited Launceston then drove to Wineglass Bay N.P. and hiked there again, and today I went to Port Arthur historical site. Went crazy trying to find accommodation.

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The 2020 Ursa Major Award voting has opened and "On The Mark" has made it onto the Best Novel ballot. If you feel it deserves it, please give it some love and maybe a vote too.

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Also up for nomination in the Published Illustration category are the covers to my two novels – Batony12561 for "Further Off The Mark" and Maggephah for "On The Mark".

Unrelated to ponies are my other creations, the chakats, and the picture "A Night At The Fair" by A Blue Deer deserves some love too.

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It's that time of year again and nominations for the 2020 Ursa Major Awards are open. Actually, they've been open for a while and I've forgotten to mention them. Anyway, I would like to point out that the paperback editions of "Further Off The Mark" and On The Mark" are eligible for nomination for the Novel category and I would appreciate a few. Nominations close on February 13. Go to the Nominations

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The server where my story illustrations are hosted is down at the moment. I have no idea when it will be restored.

I wanted to write a Hearth's Warming/Christmas story but nothing good really occurred to me. So I'll settle for wishing my readers a happy Hearth's Warming and I hope you're enjoying my latest tale about an unusual relationship. Foreign Affairs is a bit of a throwback to my earlier style of stories which focused on relationships rather than adventures. Maybe it won't hit the hot list anytime, but I am enjoying writing about Violet and Tigerbright despite my insistence that I was going to

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"On The Mark" a.k.a. Off The Mark: Book Three is now available in various ebook formats including Kindle from Smashwords.

Of course, all the previous books are also available!

"On The Mark" a.k.a. Book Three of the "Off The Mark" series is now available in paperback!

Check it out at Amazon!

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