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Book Review: The Haunted: One Family’s Nightmare by Robert Curran
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. Today I’m sharing my review of Robert Curran’s The Haunted One Family’s Nightmare. The Haunted: One Family’s Nightmare was published in 1988 by St…. Read More ›
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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: What Were You Like as a Child?
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you’d like to participate in the challenge, you can find the… Read More ›
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Using Time Jumps in Fiction: Part 2
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m continuing and concluding my exploration of time jumps, which I began last week. In today’s post, I’m focusing on how you can write time jumps effectively. So let’s jump in! Using Time Jumps in Fiction: Part 2 As I discussed in… Read More ›
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Book Review: The Boys: Deeper and Deeper by Matt Berns
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. This week, I’m reviewing The Boys: Deeper and Deeper by Matt Berns, which is another audiobook… thing. The Boys: Deeper and Deeper is an original released by Audible in 2022… Read More ›
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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: Favourite Book Blogs and/or Book Bloggers
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for the next post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you want to join in the challenge, you can find the topics for 2026… Read More ›
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Using Time Jumps in Fiction: Part 1
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today, I’m exploring time jumps in fiction. Like the previous post about flashbacks, I’ll look at what time jumps are, and why we use them, and then in part 2, next week, I’ll share some tips on how to write them… Read More ›
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Book Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8: Volume 1: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens and Dave Stewart
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. This week, I am sharing my review of the first volume of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, the continuation of the TV series…. Read More ›
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Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: A Genre I Want to Read More of This Year
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well! It’s time for post number 12 in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you want to join in the challenge, you can find this year’s list of… Read More ›
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Using Flashbacks in Fiction
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I’m exploring flashbacks: what they are, why they are used and how you can use them in your stories. Using Flashbacks in Fiction Flashbacks have long been a storytelling device that adds depth, complexity, and surprising… Read More ›
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Book Review: A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Friday, and it’s time for another review. Today, I’m sharing my review of A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd. A Short History of the World… Read More ›
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