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Month: November 2020

Brian Kavanagh’s Illusion of Death, A Belinda Lawrence Mystery

November 30, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Product details Paperback: 196 pages Publisher: Vivid Publishing (November 20, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1925846431 ISBN-13: 978-1925846430 Product details File Size: 1744 KB Print Length: 127 pages…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Mystery Filed under: Brian Kavanagh, chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, mystery, Reviewer

What would my teen self think?

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First thing she would ask is…where are all the mysteries? Where are the stories? Simply because I haven’t finished many.…

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Posted in: General - Chris Writer Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, writer, writing

Robert Fate’s Baby Shark: Beaumont Blues, book 2

November 29, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Product details File Size: 591 KB Print Length: 269 pages Publisher: Robert Bealmear; Second Edition (March 24, 2012) Publication Date: March 24, 2012 Sold…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Mystery Filed under: Baby Shark Series, chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Reviewer, Robert Fate

Kirsten Kelly’s Halith

November 28, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Product details Paperback: 423 pages Publisher: Pale Criminal Works (April 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0615330207 ISBN-13: 978-0615330204 Blurb: Halíth presents the fantastical world of…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Fantasy Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Kirsten Kelly, Reviewer

POV, which one to use

November 27, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

To first person or not to first person. Now, that’s a loaded question. Will the reader think it’s me, the…

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Posted in: Connie and Boris, General - Heat With Humour Filed under: erotic, Theadora Mitchell, write, writing

Anna del C. Dye’s The Elf and the Princess, book 1

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Product details Series: The Silent Warrior Trilogy (Book 1) Paperback: 242 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2 edition (May 17, 2014) Product…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Fantasy Filed under: Anna del C. Dye, chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman

Kevin Craig’s The Camino Club

November 26, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Product details, paperback (amazon.ca) Item Weight : 318 g Paperback : 324 pages ISBN-13 : 978-1945053979 Product dimensions : 13.34 x 1.52 x 20.32…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Family, Reviewing - General Fiction Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Kevin Craig, Reviewer

Why am I afraid to write the reviews?

November 25, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Nervous? Plain old Fear. It makes absolutely no sense as to why I can’t write reviews. I’ve done it for…

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Change…again

November 24, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Whether it’s a social medium changing how they allow you to schedule a post or the politics of your area,…

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Posted in: Current Life, Reflections/Quotes Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, current life, LifeBecomesUnderstanding, Reflections

Visualization x 2

November 23, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

What was that other room I mind-saw? Picture a large room that is a walk-in closet. It’s all bright white…

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I first came to the internet to figure out how to get published and ended up a reviewer, copy editor, editor, blogger, writer, still reviewing.

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