December 2024 Giveaway

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December 2024 Giveaway

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December Reading

As the old year ends, those of you who are just discovering my writing may wish to go back to the beginning. Living with Your Past Selves, my very first book (published September 2012) is still available for the low price of $0.99.

Being a teenager can be tough. Being able to remember hundreds of past lives is even tougher. Being stalked by an enemy from one of those past lives with a hidden agenda is far worse. Taliesin Weaver came to terms with the way his past intruded on his present, but he’s about  to find out how difficult to is to deal with a powerful enemy whose identity and purpose are both unknown. Failure to solve that mystery could cost Tal his life–or worse.

At the bottom of this column, you can find a preview of the book.

Living with Your Past Selves is the first book in the Spell Weaver series. You can visit the series page here.

The Spell Weaver Series is also connected to the Substack serial, North of Midnight, which you can find here.

(The featured image was copyrighted by Svechkova Olena and licensed from Shutterstock.)

339 thoughts on “December 2024 Giveaway”

        1. Teresa Mata

          I love watching all Christmas movies but one I absolutely have to make sure I watch is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

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    10. Stephanie Sandoval

      “Stephanie”
      Seems like a very interesting book!
      I look forward to reading this book as it seems to relate to me . Thanks for the opportunity.

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  8. N

    I have fond memories of watching the old school Christmas stories, I believe they were characters made of felt, and some stories were clay mation, as well as animation. Gotta respect the time, creativity, sheer talent of old school art.

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  12. Brandon Krause

    Favorite Holiday Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas (and then naturally, usually watch Corpse Bride afterwards).

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  18. Bob Nesh

    One of my favorite holiday movies is Home Alone. It’s a classic tale of a young boy, Kevin, who gets accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation. He hilariously outsmarts a pair of bumbling burglars trying to break into his house. The movie is heartwarming and packed with humor, making it a perfect watch for the holiday season. Plus, it reminds us of the importance of family and the magic of being resourceful!

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  19. Fourchanner

    One of my favorite holiday books is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. It’s a timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. These ghostly visits help him realize the errors of his ways, leading to a heartwarming transformation. The story beautifully encapsulates themes of redemption, generosity, and the true spirit of Christmas. Plus, Dickens’ writing is simply enchanting!

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  28. Donna Rogozinski

    My fave holiday movies are Lampoon’s for Silly movie and Christmas Carol for Serious movie. Both are annual traditions, and a lot of times I don’t really feel like the holiday season has properly started unless I’ve watched them both.

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  29. L.E. Mathews

    Funny, just when I was reading a debate about whether Spider-Man was a holiday movie because it has a Thanksgiving scene, here comes Mr. Hiatt’s question! lol I think my favorite holiday movie has to be Home Alone. Not only do I enjoy that movie and its sequel a lot, but they remind me of my father who used to laugh so hard while watching them. I miss my father so much. Happy holidays to you all and to you too Mr. Hiatt.

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  37. Lucas

    Our favorite movies to watch for the holiday season are home alone, polar express, frosty the snowman, Charlie brown Christmas, plus many more classics

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  43. MonGG

    My favorite movie is Madagascar 2. It’s a very good movie from my childhood, I have great memories of it. They say that second parts are never better than the first, But that is not the case here. Madagascar 2 surpasses the first one by practically

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  50. Mohd Jahid

    I absolutely love Home Alone! It’s funny, nostalgic, and just gives you all the warm holiday vibes. Watching Kevin outsmart the burglars never gets old, and the ending always makes me smile.

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  55. Fran CR

    A must-see holiday movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas by director Henry Selick. Although many people think it’s by Tim Burton. A real stopmotion film gem with incredible characters and a unique soundtrack.

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  60. Lisa Brown

    My favorite holiday movie is The Christmas List, with Mimi Rogers. Love this movie, I watch it every year, no matter what.

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  65. Faye Dudek

    I don’t have much time for holiday activities because I am in the process of moving out of the suburbs to a small town in South Carolina. I bought a house in the country with 4 acres and I am beyond excited.

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  66. Amanda Mason

    I hadn’t heard of your writing until now. I will definitely check it out, starting with Living with Your Past Selves! OUr hiliday movies are White Christmas, and It’s a Wonderful Life, both classics!

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  80. Suzy

    My favorite holiday movie is and will always be the Polar Express, it never fails to make me feel like a kid again and remind me of the spirit of Christmas.

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  89. Mike Bratek

    My favorite is watching Orsen Welles narrating the old Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer as the snowman and songster in the puppet classic!

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  101. Jessica W.

    My favorite holiday movie is The Family Man. People don’t talk about it that much, but I think it’s very charming.

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  108. Lynn

    My favorite holiday movie is Christmas in Connecticut! It is such a fun movies, very much in the style of a screwball comedy.

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  115. Piroska

    My favourite movie is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. There aren’t many movies I can watch twice (or more), but that is one I never get tired of.

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  117. Beverley Justice

    The 1947 movie Miracle on 34th Street with Edmond Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, and Natalie Wood is absolutely my favorite Christmas movie. My favorite quote is Maureen O’Hara’s character saying, “Faith is believing when common sense tells us not to.” Great movie!

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  130. DeaconMac

    For many years, my favorite Christmas movie has been “The Polar Express”. I make it a point to watch it with the family every year because it always puts us in the holiday mood.

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  131. DeeAnn

    My favorite holiday movie is (No kid! You’ll shoot your eye out!) “The Christmas Story”. I look forward to watching 24 hours of it every year. 😉

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  141. Nancy

    ‘A Christmas Story’ is such a classic, hilariously appropriate Christmas movie I love to watch each year. Happy Holidays!

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  163. Cindi Knowles

    I always have to watch It’s a Wonderful Life first. Then we watched the Santa Claus movies, we also watched the first 2 Home Alone movies. I watched The Family Man, This Christmas and the new Lindsey Lohan movie.

    Happy Holidays 🎄

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  182. Sylvia Davis

    My favorite holiday movie is The Polar Express. I watch it every year with my grandchildren. I love watching their expressions and excitement when they are watching this movie.

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  191. Heather Crocker

    My all-time FAVORITE Christmas movie is “It’s A Wonderful Life” followed closely by the ORIGINAL “Miracle on 34th Street.”

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  198. Becky Meadows

    My family has always enjoyed Christmas Vacation, and there’s even some things we notice each year, that we maybe didn’t notice before!

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  207. Ketnia S

    I love the movie called The Star on Netflix. It’s the story about the birth of Jesus and a donkey with his friends that helped play a part.

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  216. Monica Stewart

    My favorite holiday movie is A Christmas Story. My family watches it every year. The house in the movie is only a 15 minute drive from me. ✨️🎄

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  218. Holly Hardt

    I just watched it’s a wonderful life. I loved it so much. It’s a feel good, true meaning of Christmas kind of movie. Everyone now a days is so selfish and out for themselves.

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  231. Erika Fowler

    I love reading an enjoy others take on books and a reading “list” for the season or month. Thank you very much, I’m already checking out the books on my Amazon account.

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  247. Samantha fitz

    My favorite movie is nightmare before Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday and I’m a sucker for a good Tim Burton film

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  250. Veronica witty

    I prefere the old classic Christmas claymations like Rudolph red nose reindeer , Santa clause is coming to town and the year without santa clause
    I also like Frosty the snowman, Elf, how the grinch stole Christmas, prance, bad Santa, home alone, any many more!

    I also love books and loved seeing all those titles on your giveaway page that I want to read someday.

    Thanks for this opportunity! Fingers crossed 🤞

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  256. TIFFANY D. GREEN

    I have a lot of favorites, Home Alone, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Elf, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, A Christmas Story! Thank you

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  263. Frank Stuart

    I love the original version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It reminds me that who we are and what we do affects everyone around us.

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  267. Shelly Leatham

    I love watching the Christmas movies every year. My favorite cartoon is A Charlie Brown Christmas, and my favorite movie is the original Miracle on 34th Street.

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  277. Joe Titone

    Black Cipher by Payne Harrison A truly interesting book about a falsely accused intelligence agent who travels around the world to exonerate himself. Part of it takes place in the tiny town of Chitose, Japan on Hokkaido where I was stationed for 2 years.

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  284. Amber Lee Kolb

    My favorite Holiday movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas! I’m a big Snoopy fan!
    My favorite Holiday book is Lets not and Sleigh we Did!

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  289. Shana Stiles

    My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story. I also love to watch as many Hallmark holiday movies as possible because they’re so cute and almost predictable lol

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  293. Amy Green

    My favorite holiday memory is babysitting for 3 families over 2 days so that I could Christmas shop for gifts from me and also from my family members. One of the most fun times I’ve ever had. With the last $2 I had I bought my mom a plush snowman that was accidentally left on candy at the checkout counter.

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  297. Jessica Iskey

    One of my favorite Christmas movies is National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. The only part I dislike is the kitty getting electrocuted. That’s what the fast forward button is for. However, it’s not Christmas without watching A Christmas Story at least once!!
    Thank you so very much for the incredibly generous giveaway!!! ❤
    Happy 2025!!! 🎉🎊

    Reply

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