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November 5, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – 6th November 2023
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: What is the best opening paragraph you’ve written?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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October 29, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – 30th October 2023
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Do you write while you are travelling? How do you make it work?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – 23rd October 2023
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: What is a book you admire for something specific: world building, characters, dialogue, setting, plot twists, etc?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Soundtrack to life
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: If your WIP had a soundtrack, what songs would be on it? Do you write with some sort of background noise or do you prefer silence?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Lights, camera, action!
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Has a book or movie ever been based somewhere you’ve lived? How did it compare?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – You’ve got no right
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: If you were given a large advance by a traditional publishing company and told to produce a series of books in a certain amount of time that obviously you would have to give up the rights to (maybe they would alter your writing too) and do all your own marketing, would you take them up on the offer?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Tallying things up
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Do you keep track of your word count on a daily basis? What’s your record for most and least words?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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Open Book Blog Hop – Picking favourites
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: It’s been a long time since we’ve done this – what is your favourite book (not your own)? Has it changed in the last few years?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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August 2023
August continued the mixed weather that is the great British Summer, though it ended on a high that only got hotter this first week of September! I’ve also had a busy month or so including seeing The Who perform live and a wonderful city break in Copenhagen.
As the Crow Flies update
Here’s the biggest update of the month, as it has been the focus of my energies.
Last month I mentioned that I was up to my neck in edits. Well this month I am thrilled to announce that my first full round of ed...
September 3, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – Houston, we have a problem!
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: What’s the biggest problem you have in your writing right now?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
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