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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

OK, I'll admit that this is silly. But believe it or not, this obsession of Trump's about taking over Greenland does have some relevance for my books.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'd like to talk about two things in this posting: 1. I've gone through my latest book, "Noire", and made a lot of minor revisions, and have republished the book on Amazon. 2. The American midterm elections are coming up, something that is talked about in "Noire". See the attached screenshots.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I recently visited (again) the town of Kervoyal in Brittany in France, a town that has played a small part in two of my books, "Darth" and "Noire". Kervoyal and nearby Damgan are on the Atlantic coast, and there are several bunkers there from World War II times. #Books #Thriller #BookSky

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Sorry again for my lack of posting here - as I mentioned in a posting a month ago, there's been a serious health situation in my immediate family. Now I must explain that one of my ex-wives, who was also one of my two muses, died a week and a half ago from cancer, something diagnosed 3 months ago.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

And now for something completely different! You'll be surprised to learn that I not only write books; I also write song lyrics, or alternative lyrics for existing songs. There's a song called "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley that is currently popular. Here's a link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLOh...

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

First a quick apology about my lack of posting here. There's a very serious health situation in my immediate family, with the result that I haven't been doing any work at all on my book-writing. Here's a YouTube video for your entertainment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4...

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Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

YouTube video by KennyRogersVEVO

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Ukrainian media organization United24 Media published this video about the Ukrainian soldier who told the Russian warship Moskva, "Russian warship, go fuck yourself!", and how that phrase spread in many ways.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This posting is inspired by something I saw on a Bluesky thread several days ago: bsky.app/profile/bonk... On that thread, Bluesky user @bonkrenew.bsky.social‬ remarked that Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary followed by Rumen Radev becoming prime minister in Bulgaria was like a game of Whack-a-Mole.

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Suikoden II Whack-A-Mole Minigame

ALT: Suikoden II Whack-A-Mole Minigame

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In this posting I'm going to talk about the increasing number of predictions that Vladimir Putin will try to reverse his declining abilities in Ukraine by starting a new conflict, for example by attacking Estonia. And I'll mention how this is related to my book "Vlad" (2021). #Books #BookSky

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Here's a picture of your intrepid author hard at work in Toulouse, France, doing "research" for "Mach", the next volume in the exciting Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers. Unfortunately, Airbus didn't allow tour visitors to take any pictures, so you'll have to make do with this. #booksky

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Once again I'm announcing that I've used some time to go through one of my old books and make lots of minor revisions. I've now completed revising "Kirill", and have republished it on Amazon, both as a Kindle eBook and as a paperback. Here are images of the front and back covers of the paperback:

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Back around the start of April, I posted some info about my book "Vlad", book number five in my Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers. In that posting I focused on Henriette's interest in witches, a major subplot in the story. I've now republished "Vlad" with a lot of minor editing.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In this posting I'm not providing any new information about my fantastic books. Instead, I'll just express some moral outrage about US President Donald Trump, and especially his cult-like MAGA (Make America Great Again) followers.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In this posting I'll reminisce a bit about "Vlad", book number five in my Henriette Spolansky series. I wrote "Vlad" back in 2021, at a time when there was increasing speculation that Vladimir Putin was going to do something nasty. (Which he did in Feb. 2022, when he invaded Ukraine.)

A set of wood sculptures from The Hill Of Witches, a sculpture park in Lithuania. This tableau is called "Devil and the Witch". It depicts a pagan devil and an old witch kneeling across from each other, with a small table between them. They are holding cards, and there's a deck of cards on the table.

This shows a smartphone cover depicting a young and slender witch flying on her broomstick together with her black cat, with the full moon in the background and a couple of bats in the corner of the picture.

This picture shows a set of playing cards, with the same image of a young and slender witch flying on her broomstick together with her black cat on the backs of the cards.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

More good news regarding "Noire", the latest book in my Henriette Spolansky series of thrillers! I've now gotten feedback from my two fantastic muses, something that was unfortunately delayed due to health issues. Here's the front and back covers of the now-revised paperback edition.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Time for a progress report on what's happening with the Henriette Spolansky series, my series of thrillers about Henriette, a middle-aged Danish freelance journalist. I've spent the last month revising and then re-publishing "Twist", book number four in the series. Here are the paperback covers:

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

In this posting I'll reminisce about some of the anti-Trump stuff that permeated my first four books, which were written during Trump's first term as president. To start with, here is a chapter-start quotation from my second book, "Spider", published in 2019.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A quick follow-up to my posting yesterday. Bruce Springsteen has now released a video version of his protest song Streets of Minneapolis. It's much more powerful than the first audio-only version, and gives me hope that the despicable Trump regime can be defeated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Bruce Springsteen has released a new protest song, aimed at the Trump administration's use of masked and militarized immigration enforcement officers, the so-called I.C.E. These officers have been involved in the shooting and killing of two Americans in Minneapolis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Time for another update on how it's going with my valiant efforts to become a world-famous author. After publishing "Noire", book number 8 in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, I've been spending some time making small revisions to my older books.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Denmark, and especially Greenland (an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm), are very much in the news these days. This has several indirect implications for me and for my efforts to become a best-selling author. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T4h...

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Trump’s attack on Venezuela signals a new era of U.S. imperialism

YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Now that "Noire" is done, it's time for a "blast from the past", plus a peek into the future. I've just used a week making small revisions to my first book, "Grom", and re-publishing it. Just as a reminder, here's the front and back covers of the paperback version of "Grom":

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

More great news! The paperback edition of "Noire" is now available on Amazon, as a print-on-demand book! Here's an image of the front cover of the paperback edition of "Noire".

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Great news! "Noire", my eighth book in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, has now been published as a Kindle eBook on Amazon! It should be available on all Amazon websites worldwide. Here are a couple of links: Amazon USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5D4Y57Z

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Noire (Henriette Spolansky Book 8)

Amazon.com: Noire (Henriette Spolansky Book 8) eBook : Petersen, Rennie: Kindle Store

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Good news! I've completed my revisions to the manuscript for "Noire"! And the cover image for "Noire" is finished! See the attached graphic. The cover image was made by the very talented Thanos Lozos, thanoslozos.artstation.com.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The attached picture shows a statue in Varna, Bulgaria, called "Dragons in Love", by Darin Lazarov. As I mentioned in a posting back in June, I spent three weeks in Varna doing "research" for my upcoming book "Noire". I fell in love with this statue, and took many pictures of it.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

First a status report: As I've previously stated, the first draft of "Noire" is done. I'm now going through the manuscript and making various revisions. Then I'll be reading the book to my two wonderful muses to get their feedback, and I'm hoping my amazing brother will also provide a proof-reading.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The Monument of the Bulgarian - Soviet Friendship is a monument built in 1978 on a hill on the northern outskirts of Varna, Bulgaria, close to the Black Sea coast.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Finally! The first draft of "Noire", book number 8 in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, is completed!

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"Noire", the eighth book in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series, is finally close to completion! Now at 325 pages, and only three chapters to go!

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

As usual, apologies for it being so long between posts here. The good news is that "Round Two" (alias Part Two) of "Noire" is complete! You can see a list of the chapter titles in the attached screenshot.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

It's been a long time since I've talked about how the Modesty Blaise series of book influenced my Henriette Spolansky books. I've been a huge fan of the Modesty Blaise books right from the start, so when I decided to try my hand at writing a book, several things were obvious:

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Things are beginning to fall into place, and "Noire", the next book in the exciting Henriette Spolansky series, is now up to 195 pages. This is presumably more than 50% of the finished book, so progress is being made, although slowly.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

As usual, sorry about my lack of posting ... It's still going very slowly with my writing of "Noire", book number eight in the awesome Henriette Spolansky series. Current status is that "Round One" is done, and the book is at about 155 pages.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I'm back home in Denmark now, slaving away on writing "Noire", after my 4-week road trip to Bulgaria. I had one funny experience on the way home. While waiting in Rostock Harbor for the ferry to Denmark, I wandered around and discovered approx. 600 newly-manufactured Tesla cars parked there!

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A nice PC connected to the internet, Two liters and a half of Pepsi Max, But no thou singing Springsteen with me And something's missing in Bulgaria! - apologies to Edward FitzGerald

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Being an author who likes to claim that his books, despite being fictional thrillers, are authoritative and contain accurate information, is hard work.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Sorry for the lack of posting ... The good news is that I've now written 46 pages of "Noire", the next book in the Henriette Spolansky series. The bad news is that my writing is going very slowly. At this rate it may be half a year before "Noire" is finished. I'll try to increase my output.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Good news! I've actually started writing "Noire", the next book in the Henriette Spolansky series! So hopefully in 3 or 4 months I can announce that it's completed. Then comes proofreading, etc., and then publication.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Good news! I've finally started planning "Noire", book number 8 in the fantastic Henriette Spolansky series! And I can reveal that Felix Noire, the top bad guy in "Noire", is based somewhat on Elon Musk. Like Musk, Noire is fabulously wealthy, and has lots of children with several different wives.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

As usual, I must apologize for my lack of posting here. But I do have one excuse: I've been off traveling, visiting Morocco once again. (As all my faithful readers know, Morocco has been featured in several of my books, especially "Wasp".)

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

There's recently been a lot of talk, especially here in Denmark, about Trump wanting to "acquire" Greenland. This is actually something Trump tried before, and was talked about in my book "Twist", from back in 2021. Here's a direct quote, from a scene where Henriette is being interviewed:

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Just happened across this piece written by Stephen Collinson at CNN almost exactly 4 years ago: edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/p... "New US intel report shows Russia, Trump and GOP acolytes have same goals"

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I like to claim that my books are topical and contain references to authentic locations and entities and persons, although in a fictional context.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Once again, Danish book blogger Lotte Eskildsen has been so kind as to review one of my books - this time "Darth", the latest volume in the Henriette Spolansky saga. Here's her review (in Danish) on her website, "Cats, Books and Coffee": catsbooksandcoffee.com/darth-af-ren...

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Darth af Rennie Petersen (Henriette Spolansky #7) -

Darth er syvende bind i serien om den danske journalist og "Viking Warrior Lady" Henriette Spolansky og hendes vilde eventyr.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It turns out that Google Ads demands that I first create a web site in order to market my books with them. A link to my Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Rennie.Peter...) would be considered to be an indirection promotion of Facebook - not allowed by Google Ads!

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Redirecting...

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I'm considering trying to use Google Ads to promote my career as a wannabe author. Here's my first attempt at a mock-up for an ad. The underlined text should link to www.facebook.com/Rennie.Peter... Does anyone have any comments, or experience with Google Ads? Thanks.

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

"Darth" is done! Finally, after many delays, I've been able read all of "Darth" to my two fantastic muses, and I've fixed a couple of (small) problems they identified. So, what are you waiting for? The perfect Christmas gift for yourself, and for friends! Enemies too!

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

See, I told you that my books are accurate and authoritative! (And nerdy.)

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Rennie Petersen @renniepet.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I find that posting very self-confirming as it specifies "3x frigates (2x Gorshkov class | 1x Grigorovich class)". Here's what it says in my "Author's preface" for "Darth": In other words, “Nice Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate you have there, Mr. Putin. Be a shame if something happened to it …”

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