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Christmas Around the World
Blog Scavenger Hunt! Welcome to our Christmas Scavenger Hunt! If this is your first post, the rules are simple: Once you’ve collected all of the clues, go to njrayne.com/2023-christmas and insert the clue as the password to collect your prize!…
Keep readingTaking Stock
Before we dive any further into my writing journey, let me bring you up to speed on where I’m up to, what I’ve done so far, and what still needs to be done. The first “book” I wrote was a…
Keep readingFrom the Laptop to Libraries: Chronicling My Novel’s Journey to Publication
Late last year, I had the pleasure of attending a writers’ forum in a library in the rural city of Geelong. They had brought in four authors of varying genres, and asked them how they got their story from their…
Keep readingOn my To-Do List: 2023 Writing Update
Hello and happy new year! (3 months late… Oh well.) How has your 2023 been so far? What are you looking forward to this year? This year feels big, as it’s a sort of “gap year” where I’m working and…
Keep readingTaking Breaks: The Key We’ve Been Missing?
A guest post by Kirsten Foster. Tell me if this sounds like you: You’ve been working on a project for months now, whether that be a song, a story, a drawing, or any hobby. You were so excited to work…
Keep readingLetting Go of Counting Minutes
As I finished my composition degree, the pressure of the large assignments and looming deadlines drained my creativity. I started dragging my feet to work, and bribing myself to get homework done. I was burning out. But how could I…
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