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A Little Craziness, A Little Update.

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Writing can be so damned hard.  Weaving a story can be a rollercoaster ride of split personalities. There are wonderful days; when you write a scene so poignant it gives you pause, or you blast your word count out of the water and you pat yourself on the back and drop the pen. Bam! There are bad days. Bad days that can be perfectly described as WTF x 10, and you find yourself hurling obscenities at the computer screen that will make your father proud ─ if he was a pirate. Bad days when you can’t find that one word that will make you nail a sentence and the frustration pushes you to the brink of shoving your fist through the screen of your laptop (as if it’s the laptop’s fault).  And then, there are those dark days where you throw in the notepad and decide you’re done, the poor corkboard is stripped of its notes and you look at the computer as if it’s a hexenbiest. Yep! Writers can be fifty shades of crazy-but it’s a beautiful thing!   All the above is a lead in to let yo

A Good Read and Furrsome, Magical Giveaways

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How is your day going? I hope all is great! I just wanted to pop by and share about an author I discovered recently and let you know about some sweet, paranormal and fantasy giveaways that are happening as I write. I was treating myself to some paperback books late last year-they cost a bit more but I still yearn for the feel of paper in my hand-and I came across Storm Front by Jim Butcher. What a good read it was!  There are some books when you read the blurb you just have a strong feeling you will enjoy the book-it was like that with The Dresden Files-Storm Front. The story centres on Harry Dresden, a wizard and private investigator (a refreshing combination) who is assisting the police with solving some brutal and mysterious murders.   I loved the cast! Harry can be a badass and very resourceful, with and without spell casting but still has vulnerabilities that add depth to his character. Karrin Murphy who is in charge of the case is a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense woman b