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Cover Reveal for “Empire of Dirt” — coming in September. Peter destroyed his own life and his parents’ marriage when he killed Alyse. After being seperated for more than two years, Alan and Tilly reunite to plan their divorce, but fate has different plans as new opportunities present themselves. Meanwhile, Peter faces the choice of his lifetime and he knows he can’t screw this up.

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Political Philosophy
July 28, 2025 Do you avoid or actively include writing about the current political atmosphere in your stories? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you…

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There's Hard, Murderous, & Disgusting
July 21, 2025 Continuing on the topic of money what is the hardest thing you have done to earn money? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are…
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Money or the Spotlight
July 14, 2025 Which would you rather have? Money of Fame? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating. <!– start InLinkz code –> <div…

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Never Enough TIme
July 7, 2025 What is your favorite way to waste time? (be non-productive) Bird watching? Long walks? Does it help your writing? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on…
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No Real Choice
June 30, 2025 You have been chosen to participate in a time travel adventure, (You’ll end up the same area as you are now.) You get to choose between traveling 150 years in the past or 150 years in the future. Which do you pick? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’…
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Analyzing Entertainment
June 9, 2025 Do you find it is harder to not unpack a plot in a movie, predicting what will happen, now that you write your own stories? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a…

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A River Runs Through It
June 2, 2025 What are your favorite summer plans? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating. <!– start InLinkz code –> <div…
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Voices in My Head
May 26, 2025 What are your triggers for writing? (For instance, what gets you hyped or starts the story in your head). What chlls your drive to write? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when…

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The Sky's the Limit
May 19, 2025 Which sci-fi invention would you like to see made real? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating. <!– start InLinkz…

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It's Fair & Festival Season
April 28, 2025 In the US and other countries, many areas are gearing up for festivals and fairs. Do you have a favorite? Any specific part that you don’t want to miss? (exhibits, food, rides, animals, people watching?) Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4.…
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Adventures in Writing
April 21, 2025 Do you write your stories start to finish, or do you write scenes out of order and then assemble them in the proper order? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a…

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A Useful Tool Fades
t’s official. The NaNoWriMo organization (National Novel Writing Month) is shutting down. What’s your reaction? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you…
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#bloghop#mondayblogs#nanowrimo#openbook#writingcommunity#books#camp-nanowrimo#creative-writing#writing
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Ohana
April 7, 2025 How do you know you’re going to become friends with a new person you’ve just met? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are…
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AI is Coming for You
Do you suffer from Automation anxiety? (the fear that advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, will lead to widespread job losses, rendering people’s skills obsolete and potentially leaving them unemployed, causing significant worry and stress about the future of work.) Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are…
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#artificialintelligence#bloghop#industrialrevolution#openbook#writingcommunity#ai#business#History#luddites#technology
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The Mystery of Mystery
What has been the hardest format to write in for you? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating. <!– start InLinkz code –> <div…
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Even Fiction Requires Research
How did you find the facts that inform your book(s)? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop. 3. Promise to visit/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs. 4. Tweet/or share each person’s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting. 5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating. <!– start InLinkz code –> <div…
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