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Chapter 7: The Honeymoon is Over (Warning--not a light read)
Two days ago I woke up and, overnight, my world had changed. Oh the birds still twittered outside our window and the sun still rose...

Connie Inglis
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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Chapter 6: Thai Dishes of Choice by Ethan C. Adam
Today's blog is all about food--Thai food, to be exact. In my novel, Rewriting Adam, I mention three specific dishes that my protagonist...

Connie Inglis
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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To Market, to Market
One of my favourite things to do here: visit Warorot Market, the large day market. From a distance, it doesn't look like much. But in...

Connie Inglis
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Melody Jamal Smith
Names are important. We'll get to that. Last week I did something that I'd never done before. No, I didn't go bungee jumping or sky...

Connie Inglis
May 3, 20223 min read
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Hope is a Vulnerable Act Part III
What would you consider to be the opposite of hope? Well, you could say hopelessness but that's not really a fair answer. So I ask again,...

Connie Inglis
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Marketing Delirium
As a newbie author, I'm not a fan of marketing. Yesterday I had an especially bad day with it. Part of me felt like I was being thrown...

Connie Inglis
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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Limericks, Lyrics, and Lots of Variety
I recently had a discussion with my brother-in-law who'd just finished reading my novel. He said he loved all the poetry I incorporated,...

Connie Inglis
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Sun, Moon, and Stars
Another quote from my novel, followed by the excerpt: Ethan lifted his chin at the glowing orb. “I always preferred moonlight.” “Hmm. Why...

Connie Inglis
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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Poetry, Purpose, and Power
Are you familiar with the following poem? How does it make you feel? Even though Rewriting Adam is a novel, I wanted to incorporate my...

Connie Inglis
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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Taking the Plunge
Do you ever feel like an African wildebeest jumping heedlessly into the unknown? I've felt like that ever since I took the plunge into...

Connie Inglis
Jul 3, 20212 min read
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The Curious Case of Janus McGinnis
In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of doors, transitions, and new beginnings. In chapter one of my novel, Rewriting Adam, Janus bursts...

Connie Inglis
Jun 29, 20212 min read
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Do you hear it, Gramma? Do you see it, Bada? Part 2
In my granddaughter's mindfulness to the sound of an airplane in the sky, I realized something else. And that is, how important sound is...

Connie Inglis
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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The Semantics of Words
99,468. Does that number mean anything to you? How about if I told you that's the number of words in my novel. Does that mean anything to...

Connie Inglis
May 17, 20212 min read
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BOOK COVER REVEAL -- FINALLY!
Okay. Okay. I know you've been patiently waiting. Hopefully it will be worth the wait! These were the four choices from my poll back in...

Connie Inglis
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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CURIOSITY is your Superpower!
Are you familiar with the "Little Miss" book series by Roger Hargreaves? Well, a few years ago my daughter and her family gave me this...

Connie Inglis
Apr 24, 20212 min read
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Rewriting Adam Pre-Cover Reveal #2
Here's my second video leading up to the cover reveal of my novel, Rewriting Adam. This is my first interview video with Gary Horsman...

Connie Inglis
Apr 17, 20211 min read
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Bumps in the Road. Rocks in my Head.
It's been a rough month for me. How about for you? Dear Reader/Follower. I must apologize. I've been pretty quiet on social media of any...

Connie Inglis
Apr 1, 20213 min read
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Putao. Putao. Wherefore art thou, Putao?
Putao. Where in the world is that? And why am I writing about it? Does this map help you? Or maybe these names will give you more clue:...

Connie Inglis
Mar 2, 20212 min read
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That UNSETTLING first line.
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." George Orwell, 1984. The novel that brought us "Big Brother,"...

Connie Inglis
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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ANOTHER FAMOUS FIRST LINE
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Thus begins Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina (transl....

Connie Inglis
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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