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It’s time for the big reveal, the reason I’ve been spending a lot of time away from social media. I’ve been working on a new project, and not one of my own. At least, not exclusively. As some of you … Continued
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I thought it was time for me to blog a little bit more about my world-building methods. It’s a subject that I find as fascinating as writing the actual story. In fact, I’ve grown to love the act of creating … Continued
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Please welcome the first guest of 2020 to the Showcase At the age of eighteen, thanks to the Irish Rovers, I met the unicorn that inspired my first attempt at writing a book. It was high fantasy, but of course, … Continued
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This is a new departure for me, my first contribution to the Insecure Writers Support Group Blog Hop. I’ve looked at what others did last month and tried to do the same here. If you’re reading this, I guess it … Continued
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Sometimes I feel like that I’m that person. The person in this sort of situation. I walked into the room, a large, almost empty church hall. There was a group of chairs in the middle, arranged in a circle. I … Continued
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Happy New Year to all my readers. It seems like an appropriate time to consider my plans for the new year. Apparently, 2020 is going to be a time of big change. To enter into the spirit of a new … Continued
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At the end of December, it’s almost obligatory to look back over the year and consider what you’ve achieved. There’s a risk involved with blowing your own trumpet – but as it’s my website; I feel entitled to. If I … Continued
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How did publishing your first book change your process of writing? To give you a little bit of context, my first novel, Freefall, was published in 2013. Writing a novel was one of the things I always wanted to do. … Continued
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Please welcome this week’s guest, the last of 2019. Creating Awe in Two Middle Grade Genres Within the broad range of children’s literature, writing middle grade claims my heart. The writers digest definition of middle grade includes age of characters … Continued
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What are the most important resources for writers? (Magazines, books, websites, etc.) I must confess to being somewhat confused. Clearly there are some important writers resources missing from the prompt. How about that most vital of resources, coffee? Not forgetting … Continued
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