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Reading Recommendation: Christina Farley’s 2nd Kindle Vella serial, ‘The Immortal Secret’ is availab

Christina Vourcos

Sep 1, 20222 min read

Reading Recommendation: Christina Farley’s 2nd Kindle Vella serial, ‘The Immortal Secret’ is availab

I’m excited to announce Christina Farley’s second Kindle Vella serial, ‘The Immortal Secret,’ is now available to start reading! Her...

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30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: Indie Writer Life (Day 30)

Christina Vourcos

Apr 28, 20221 min read

30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: Indie Writer Life (Day 30)

Photo by Christy V. What does it mean to be an indie author? What does it mean to be an indie poet? It’s a lot of hats that you use for...

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30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: A Holiday of Reading (Day 28)

Christina Vourcos

Apr 28, 20221 min read

30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: A Holiday of Reading (Day 28)

Image from Canva Do you ever want to just read? Take a holiday off from everything Pick any story from the billions From paperback to...

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30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: Waiting for the Moment (Day 27)

Christina Vourcos

Apr 28, 20221 min read

30 Poems in 30 Days 2022: Waiting for the Moment (Day 27)

Image from Canva When you read or watch Jane Austen You might not know at first how she writes As you read or watch you start to realize...

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NaPoWriMo 2022 & Camp NaNoWriMo – April 2022!

Christina Vourcos

Apr 1, 20221 min read

NaPoWriMo 2022 & Camp NaNoWriMo – April 2022!

This April, I’ll be changing things up a bit. In the past few years, I’ve been focusing on 30 poems in April for NaPoWriMo. Now I’m going...

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Christina Vourcos

Feb 17, 20221 min read

My First Author Newsletter!

Image from MonsterInsights Check your email! My first newsletter is heading your way. Have you subscribed yet? Get updates first about my...

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Camp NaNoWriMo July 2021: TV Writing Style

Christina Vourcos

Jul 31, 20215 min read

Camp NaNoWriMo July 2021: TV Writing Style

My Camp NaNoWriMo Selfie beside a photo of Jamie Nash’s ebook on my iPad. I’ve been spending Camp NaNoWriMo writing and revising my...

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Revise Again: The Importance of Feedback

Christina Vourcos

May 7, 20214 min read

Revise Again: The Importance of Feedback

Photo by Christy V. As you may have noticed, I’ve recently completed my third NaPoWriMo during Camp NaNoWriMo – April 2021. I was able to...

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30 Poems, 30 Days 2021: The Beauty Of Reading (Day 23)

Christina Vourcos

Apr 23, 20211 min read

30 Poems, 30 Days 2021: The Beauty Of Reading (Day 23)

Ebook Reading of Paula Yoo’s ‘From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry’ Photo by Christy V. The beauty of reading Physical or electronic It’s the...

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Christina Vourcos

Aug 19, 20164 min read

Contemporary Dystopian

Dystopian – an imagined place where everything seems extremely unpleasant, or environmentally degraded. (photo by io9.com) I’ve read...

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Christina Vourcos

Jun 7, 20154 min read

Experiencing ‘Walden’

Photo by Christy “The earth has music for those who listen.” – George Santayana It’s important some times to stop what you’re doing, and...

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Christina Vourcos

May 27, 20154 min read

We don’t have forever

Photo by Christy As much as I would love to talk about the TV show, Forever, I will not (but I really recommend watching this amazing...

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Christina Vourcos

Apr 9, 20153 min read

Author Interview: Christina Farley

Once upon a time, the writer of this blog went to Orlando, Florida for a Harry Potter conference, Ascendio 2012. During this conference,...

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Christina Vourcos

Sep 30, 20143 min read

A Quick Update

Set the time, Doctor. (BBC Doctor Who, The Caretaker, Peter Capaldi) I have to write a quick blog post for two reasons. One, I’m a bit...

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Christina Vourcos

Jan 13, 20145 min read

Chapter One of 2014

Molly Hooper (BBC Sherlock, The Empty Hearse) Beginnings never truly start at the beginning, but when the story has already started....

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Christina Vourcos

Aug 7, 20136 min read

Life is all in the details

Today was almost perfect. It started with my best friend Tabitha inviting me to eat lunch at the Hu-Dat Noodle House restaurant, which we...

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Thank you, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter!

Christina Vourcos

Jul 31, 20133 min read

Thank you, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter!

J.K. Rowling reading Harry Potter to children at the White House during Easter Egg Roll event, 2010 When I was very young, my parents...

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Christina Vourcos

Jul 19, 20134 min read

Breaking Down The Wall

So what’s my problem? Well, this month, I’ve been trying to write another novella for Camp NaNoWriMo. The first few days were tough but...

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Christina Vourcos

Jun 17, 20134 min read

The Value of Fan-Fiction

Fan-fiction might seem like a recent developement, but it isn’t. It has been done long before the invention of the internet, and some of...

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Christina Vourcos

Mar 14, 20132 min read

Even writers need a Spring Break…

I’m taking a Spring Break from writing on my blog. I’ll be back next week to write about something related to writing, or maybe about...

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