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Dodging the Artful Scammer

Warning: This is a rant… When you receive a post that salutes you with “Hello, Dear!” or “Greetings, Great Author,” or someone gushes with “Hello, Darling Author!” My personal experience has given me a proven best tactic. My learning began several years ago after I paid for the right to become unsupervised and redeployed a […]

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Press, Not Pull – Deeper into Dreamscape

Yesterday, I wrote a piece about Dr. Cara Williams, the Central State University (CSU) psychology research program Director, regarding the subtle hints of chemistry between her and Russell Carter, a 5-year senior and former Marine. In the first of four books in the “Dreamscape Conspiracy” series, there’s little doubt that the attraction is cautiously mutual […]

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Dreamscape Chemistry

Lately, I’ve felt my attention to Cara Williams has suffered since working on the latest book, #5 in the Dreamscape Series, “Untethered,” coming out later in 2025. The chemistry between Dr. Cara Williams, Director of Research, and Russell Carter, 5-year senior and former Marine, did not happen until Cara looked into his striking green eyes. […]

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Wait for the Go

I’m working on a rewrite of the first “Dreamscape Conspiracy” novel in a 4-book series and am amazed at how powerful certain sections are, despite me being the author. It seems like I’ve forgotten what was written. I’ve pulled Chapter 25 to share with you all this morning despite not knowing who to blame. This […]

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Updated Author Bio & Thoughts

Gary G. Wise is a redeployed, unsupervised, and occasionally undisciplined Writer of Things living as a free-range author under the influence of the relentless Wench Muse, who manages to remain just out of reach. He punched out of corporate life six years ago and is now a recovering Corporate Training and Performance Consultant of 30+ […]

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Unsupervised and Free Range

What I’m about to share may not make sense to anyone, but when I write something that makes me laugh or cry until tears flow, I have to share it. This is from a rewrite of “Mirror Mirror” a few minutes ago. * * * Blanche squeezed herself through the conference room door and announced, […]

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Dreamscape Conspiracy Character Persona #4

Zackery Hightower, Multi-Disciplined Engineer, AI Designer, and Resident Gearhead Zackary Hightower is a brilliant geek. I described him as a gearhead too, but tech-weenie may be a better match. Zack is the creator and developer of Artificial Intelligence Matrixed for Evolving Environments, ultimately named AIMEE. As a software engineer, he is the overlord of the […]

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Dreamscape Conspiracy Character Persona #3

AIMEE – Artificial Intelligence Matrixed for Evolving Environments Okay, so I’m writing Personas for each main character to give readers a glimpse into what makes each one tick. How do you accomplish that when the character is not human, animal, or organic? Developing a persona for a software application with no human characteristics like emotions […]

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Dreamscape Conspiracy Character Persona #2

Dr. Cara Williams, Clinical Psychologist & Director of Research in the School of Psychology at Central State University, Carteret County, North Carolina. Dr. Cara Williams, Clinical Psychologist & Director of Research in the School of Psychology at Central State University, Carteret County, North Carolina. Cara, by today’s standards, is a strong, driven woman, and those […]

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Coming Out of the Shadows August 17th

Batesville Memorial Public Library BOOK FAIR will be on August 17th at the library from 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM. From the shadow of anonymity, I’m blessed to be included this year as a new first-time author. And look forward to meeting other authors and anyone who enjoys reading a good story. Stop by and […]