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September Update
Okay, I know I've been bad about updating this blog. Yes, it's true. I had planned on monthly updates, but not only did life and surgery...
C.E. Groom
Sep 3, 20233 min read
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Book 2 Update: Here's Where The Fun Begins
I know it has been a while since I have shared an update, but that's because I was doing everything possible to wrap up Book 2 of The...
C.E. Groom
May 30, 20232 min read
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The Con Artist Life (No, Not THAT Kind of Con Artist)
The Fun of Comic, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture Conventions I love going to conventions! I'm not sure if I said that loud enough. I LOVE GOING...
C.E. Groom
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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Progress Report Number 2: “Plantsing” My Way Through This Writing Journey
Some authors are “Plotters.” They are what my eleventh grade lit teacher wanted every student to be: they outline their entire book...
C.E. Groom
Jan 9, 20234 min read
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Reflecting on the Old Year and Welcoming the New
It has been exactly one year since I became a published author. On the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve 2021 going into 2022, I...
C.E. Groom
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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“Nothing New Under the Sun”: The Art of Creating Something New out of the Familiar
I make no effort to hide the fact that The Sword and the Spark came out of an idea I had over a decade ago to blend Shakespeare’s Macbeth...
C.E. Groom
Dec 20, 20223 min read
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I Feel the Need, the Need for Feed...back
Yes, Virginia, there are authors who seek criticism. I am one of them. I would like to stress—emphatically—that the desire for criticism...
C.E. Groom
Dec 11, 20225 min read
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To Prologue, or Not To Prologue
I see the question of prologues pop up quite frequently in discussions among writers and book readers. There are those who are adamantly...
C.E. Groom
Dec 4, 20224 min read
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A Tale of Two Covers
Creating the art for the print and ebook editions of The Sword and the Spark
C.E. Groom
Nov 25, 20223 min read
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