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Exciting News – My new website is LIVE!

I’m thrilled to unveil the new www.LynnHBlackburn.com to all of you! Katrina Glover of kikaDESIGN worked her magic on my very random ideas and I couldn’t be happier with the final product.

Grace in the Storm

I’m sitting inside a warm, dry house. We never lost power, but thanks to Hurricane Irma, yesterday was the windiest day I have ever experienced. As far as I can tell, the worst thing that has happened to us is that we lost one tree in the backyard . . . and the stray cat that... [ read more ]

Every Writer Needs a Team

Last month, I shared what I learned from the book  Grit—The Power of Passion and Perseverance  by Dr. Angela Duckworth and how it applies to the writing life. If you haven’t read that one, you might want to pop over there first and read the post,  A Book to Help Writers Persevere . I’ll wait. Done? Good. Glad you’re back.

What I Learned in August

It’s been too long since I did a “What I Learned” post, so this month it’s really more of a “What I’ve Learned in 2017” rather than just in August.

#Authorlife

Every so often I want to give you a little “peek behind the curtain” of my #authorlife.  Here are just a few things that are going on right now.  Last Saturday I taught an all-day class on Scrivener – a writing software that I love. But wow – all day. It’s a lot of talking, even... [ read more ]

The Budget War

Hi Everyone! I have a treat for you today. Andrea Merrell is an incredibly talented author and editor. Her new book, Marriage: Make It or Break It released this summer. Some say marriage is a dying institution. Others say, “Stop the bus and let me get off.” But Andrea Merrell—after forty-plus years of marriage—believes this... [ read more ]

The Unglamorous Life of a Writer

If you’ve hung around the writing world for long, you’ve heard it before . . . Being a published author does not magically fix all your problems. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend your days fending off random fans when you’re buying groceries. Being a published author does not mean you’ll spend... [ read more ]

The First Blank Page

I’m starting a new book today. Oh, I’ve been working on it for weeks, but today is the first time I’m taking the ideas and brainstorming and plots and characters and putting them on the page. Today, I’m turning these characters loose and letting them come alive – and hanging on for the ride they... [ read more ]