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June 25, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – I need my space
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Describe what your dream writing space would look like.
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
Now this one is quite an easy one for me to answer this week. See the image above? It’s the output from my prompt in MidJourney AI generator. It’s my dream place. Just me, my wife and the two cats. I’d love to be able to give up work, and move out into nature. A...
June 11, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – Thinking about thinking
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: How do you keep from overthinking your story?
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 muppet
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: If you were a muppet, what would you look like? Are you a person, monster, animal, or something else?
And remember to visit my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!
This one’s a quirkier subject for an Open Book Blog Hop. I honestly wouldn’t want to say what I’d look like as a muppet. I guess if I was going to be somewhat unoriginal I’d go with the muppet that played the Ghost o...
June 1, 2023
May 2023
Welcome along to this look back at my various projects in May.
The Crow’s Nest podcast
Things are proceeding nicely with my planning for season two of The Crow’s Nest podcast. It’s going in a different direction in terms of the format. I’ve started planning the core themes that will feature in the episodes and have begun reaching out to potential guests. A few more finishing touches and I hope to be ready to look at a recording schedule.
As the Crow Flies
Despite working across two novels at...
May 28, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – Condensing the narrative
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Do you have any tips for writing blurbs?
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 – Enhancing your skillset
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: What skill do you wish you had, either as a hobby or career builder?
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 – The long game
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: How do you prepare for a long writing session?
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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April 2023
Thanks for joining me once more for the latest update.
The Crow’s Nest podcast
I’ve now got some ideas pulled together for the next season of the podcast. I just need to sit down and go through them. I want to produce more polished episodes this time out, so I want to take a look at the ideal subject matter and plan out some scripts. Hopefully, things will progress and I’ll have some news in the near future.
As the Crow Flies
Progress has been slow but steady. Another 1,246 taking the total ...
May 2023
Thanks for joining me once more for the latest update.
The Crow’s Nest podcast
I’ve now got some ideas pulled together for the next season of the podcast. I just need to sit down and go through them. I want to produce more polished episodes this time out, so I want to take a look at the ideal subject matter and plan out some scripts. Hopefully, things will progress and I’ll have some news in the near future.
As the Crow Flies
Progress has been slow but steady. Another 1,246 taking the total ...
April 30, 2023
Open Book Blog Hop – The moral of the story
Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!
Today’s topic is: Does every book have to have a moral?
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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