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November 5, 2015

What IS a Writer? – Meme…

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Published on November 05, 2015 08:34

A Twinkly Twilight Shade of Black Mixed with a Whitish Sort of Colour – Tale – Thingy – and with MERMAIDS!!!

I’ve fallen properly off the social networking wagon over the past couple of months. This hasn’t been because of laziness or lack of interest – socializing online gives me lots of jollies, so for me it’s not any sort of hardship. Life behaved so whackadoodle out there crazy for a while that apart from leaving […]
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Published on November 05, 2015 07:41

Christmas Grotto 2015 – No More Mulberries by Mary Smith

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
The featured book today is a perfect gift for those of us who enjoy travelling but perhaps might be reluctant to explore the more isolated regions of the world. Whilst we might be hesitant about visiting Afghanistan, can you imagine living there? We rarely…
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Published on November 05, 2015 07:39

Dodge Around the Blocks

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
When you absolutely can’t think of another single word, and the very thought of sitting down at your keyboard to carry on, or start, writing your book makes you almost come out in hives, that’s the very time to do just that. Force yourself, no matter how blank your…
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Published on November 05, 2015 05:16

October 30, 2015

#SciFi Women Interview: Jo Robinson

Originally posted on Natacha Guyot:
October’s guest for #Scifi Women Interviews is author Jo Robinson. I met her thanks to the WordPress writing and blogging community and was deligthed when she accepted to participate to this series. Jo Robinson Jo Robinson was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and now lives in a sleepy little…
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Published on October 30, 2015 02:24

October 29, 2015

Christmas Grotto 2015 – The Merchant of Nevra Coil – Legends of Windemere by Charles E. Yallowitz

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Today the featured book is the eighth novel in the Legends of Windemere series by Charles Yallowitz. A great gift for all fantasy fans. I suggest that if you are new to the series that you visit Charles’s blog where you will find a…
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Published on October 29, 2015 09:17

Two More Sleeps to NaNoWriMo and a Little Prize or Two

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Two days to go to NaNoWriMo 2015! Your NaNo month might seem like it could be a little hard and stressful, but actually it should be the very opposite. An entire blissful thirty days that you get to devote entirely and without ANY guilt at all to your writing.…
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Published on October 29, 2015 06:22

October 25, 2015

Stare into the Monster Maker (Day 4)

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
These creatures have been ‘donated’ by Jo Robinson: Vikpistxlds Named by someone whose laptop only had ‘i’ for vowel letters, the Vikpistxlds is one of the most curious creatures to come out of Wulgaz.  It has a five year lifespan and changes both form and behavior on its birthday. …
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Published on October 25, 2015 06:47

OMG – The C word! – Sally’s Christmas Grotto open again for business.

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Last year in the run up to Christmas I began a new series called Sally’s Christmas Grotto where I featured gifts such as books, Art, Music etc for Christmas that ended up showcasing some great work from around the world. Whilst I cannot compete…
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Published on October 25, 2015 06:12

Interview with Stephen Liddell – Creator of 101 Most Horrible Tortures in History

Just in time for Halloween, I’ve got a bit of historical true to life gore to share with all of you lovely innocents, and a lovely suggestion for a fascinating read. I recently designed three covers for author Stephen Liddell. I prefer to read the books I make covers for all the way through if […]
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Published on October 25, 2015 04:07