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June 26, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Wish You Were Here

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: Do you miss a WIP when you’ve finished writing it?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on June 26, 2022 22:00

June 19, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Thought Process

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: What assumptions do people make about you when they hear you are a writer?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on June 19, 2022 22:00

June 12, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Losing the Plot

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: What is your process for writing? Plot, then write? Edit as you go or not until you’ve reached the end of the story? Figure out your characters first? Something else?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on June 12, 2022 22:00

June 7, 2022

Clearing out the Cobwebs

It’s been a while. Things have been a bit all over lately. Work was really tough for me, robbing me of my drive and passion for writing. I just wasn’t feeling it. The creative juices had dried up and my desire to work on my writing was gone. This was particularly unpleasant scenario approaching the first anniversary of Chasing Shadows.

But things are on the up now. I started a new job in late March. A job that makes me happy, and has me engaged and positive again. And more importantly, it see...

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Published on June 07, 2022 22:00

Clearing out the cobwebs

It’s been a while. Things have been a bit all over lately. Work was really tough for me, robbing me of my drive and passion for writing. I just wasn’t feeling it. The creative juices had dried up and my desire to work on my writing was gone. This was particularly unpleasant scenario approaching the first anniversary of Chasing Shadows.

But things are on the up now. I started a new job in late March. A job that makes me happy, and has me engaged and positive again. And more importantly, it see...

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Published on June 07, 2022 22:00

June 5, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: How do you balance making demands on the reader with taking care of the reader?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on June 05, 2022 22:00

May 29, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – First Impressions

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: The first sentence has to have a solid punch.

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on May 29, 2022 22:00

May 22, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: We’ve shared marketing tips that worked for us. What have you tried that didn’t work?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on May 22, 2022 22:00

May 15, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – What’s In a Name?

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: How do you come up with the names for your characters?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on May 15, 2022 22:00

May 8, 2022

Open Book Blog Hop – Scrap That!

Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: Do you remember the worst thing you have ever written? Will you share?

And remember to pay a visit to my fellow writers to see what they have come up with. You can find their works here!

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Published on May 08, 2022 23:40