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Christine Steeves Speakman
writer, poet/artist, editor, reader, reviewer
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      • Keeper of the Shadows
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      • Hazel
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Month: April 2021

It is about love

April 30, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

At least in my stories. Yes, self-love, self-acceptance, for at least one major character. This is the closest my writing…

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Posted in: General - Heat With Humour Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, erotic, Theadora Mitchell

It is about love

April 29, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

Truth, honesty, and knowing without doubt so that we can see its existence and explain our own. To hope to…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

New Review: Beware The Hawk

April 26, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

By A.J. O’Connell Publisher: Vagabondage Press ISBN-10: 0615611036 ISBN-13: 978-0615611037 ASIN: B006XZZSZ8 Synopsis: Sure, being a courier for a secret, possibly terrorist society…

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Posted in: Reviewing - Mystery Filed under: A.J. O'Connell, chrischat, ChrisChatReviews, Christine Steeves Speakman

Inspiration?

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If we waited around for the inspiration muse to show up and get us writing, well, we would never write.…

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

Affirmations and Mantras

April 25, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

At first these made little sense to me. Most were just sounds made when someone else meditated, nonsensical. The repetition…

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Posted in: Affirmations and Mantras Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, current life, LifeBecomesUnderstanding

Story Voice

April 19, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

As a writer, your voice is unique. You have habits, word phrasing, and themes that you automatically fall back into…

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

It’s Not Fluff

April 4, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

I’m sitting trying to figure out what I want to write and all different thoughts are flying through my head.…

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Posted in: General - Romantic Heart Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

Why pick me to review your book?

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Self-promotion. Sell ourselves; our skills. It’s not easy talking about ourselves or what we sell/offer. Especially to strangers. But, let…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews Filed under: chrischat, ChrisChatReviews, Christine Steeves Speakman

More than a to do list

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I have my daily list. Those items I want to accomplish each day. Reminders of developing new habits. Too many…

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

What do I get from writing?

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Writing is therapeutic for me, but not as a release of stress or tension. Some people run. Some meditate. Others…

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Posted in: General - Chris Writer Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, writer, writing
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This is my little corner of the vast internet world. It’s my space, my face to the world, it was created to…to? To, what exactly? What was my intention when I purchased the site’s name, registered it, rent cyber space for it, spend time on it?

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.

I don’t know who all sees me and I’ve been asking the question – does it matter if anyone does?

The truth is…it doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if 1 or a billion sees me, or you, I’ll/you’ll always see myself/yourself. What’s that line…wherever you go; there you are. We all carry our own baggage.

There’s no escaping who we are…I don’t want to escape myself. I want to be me and with that, here I am, all of me.

 

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