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Christine Steeves Speakman
writer, poet/artist, editor, reader, reviewer
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      • Justifiable Murder – in under 200 words
      • Keeper of the Shadows
      • Pieces of Jules
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        • Midnight Find – reworking (Iris)
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      • Violet
        • Interference…Ian & ? (Violet)
      • Hazel
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      • Oliver
    • Short Works – Romance
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  • Heat with Humour
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      • A Year in the Life Of…
        • Connie and Boris
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Am I really writing…

March 3, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

…the romance I haven’t enjoyed reading? The story is starting with two characters not liking each other, well, not really.…

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Celebrity comparisons – oops

February 18, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

One of my pet peeves as an editor was characters compared to celebrities…she was like ______…or…his muscles rivaled those of…

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

Dated Name = Dated Character

January 28, 2021 christinesteevesspeakman

This topic works for any genre, but because my main character is of an older generation I needed a name…

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

Romance is…

December 10, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

…everyday life …tears caused by life …hugs …being taken care of by loved one(s) …taking care of loved one(s) …reading…

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Allow me to tell you about: Iris

December 3, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

This is going to be a very quick and rough outline of who the character, Iris, is and why she’s…

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Posted in: Iris Shares Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Iris Shares, Melody Hew, romance, writing

The Pseudonym: for author or reader?

October 22, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

For the author. I do not believe I am a romantic. I have never called myself a romantic. My husband…

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Oh, so that’s who my character is

August 20, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I really need to get a character chart done. I just read an earlier post and what I had written…

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Posted in: Iris Shares Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Iris Shares, Melody Hew, romance, writer, writing

WIP: Notes on Iris

August 6, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Iris is the sister of the character, Olive from Midnight Find, and I think she’s a matchmaker. Not a dating…

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What do I consider is romance?

July 30, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Basic romance involves two people meeting and falling in love forever being happy. Everything else around that core is filler…

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Why difficult to write

September 5, 2019 christinesteevesspeakman

Probably because the characters need to feel a match. The readers need to want and believe they belong together. When…

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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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