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Exciting New Book Release: A K-Pop Romance Novel That Will Steal Your Heart
Chul is now available to read on Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited! Kang Chul (KC) is the disillusioned lead rapper of the mega-famous...
Amy DeClerck
Oct 15, 20231 min read
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Advice on Writing: Originality
The Writer's Voice: His Most Precious Gift The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult...
Amy DeClerck
Mar 21, 20232 min read
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Advice from a Writer: Discipline
Set aside time each day, or select days each week, and write. Don't wait until you're inspired, because if you do, you'll never finish...
Amy DeClerck
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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My Obsession with the Implications of Artificial and Augmented Life
As many of you know, I've been working with the Takamo Universe group on a sci-fi romance series about cyborgs called Aeon Project. What...
Amy DeClerck
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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COFFEE WITH THE WRITER: The Gray Character
No. I'm not talking about everyone's favorite BDSM-loving red-room character. When I say "the gray character" I mean the character who's...
Amy DeClerck
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Writing Historical Cozies: The Franny Calico Mysteries
Franny Calico and the Fun of Historical Cozy Mysteries Hi all! So happy to be able to chat with everyone again. Today I was thinking...
Amy DeClerck
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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Share the Love for Kindle Vella Romance
Romance: (n) A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. Romance is one of the most popular fiction genres in the world...
Amy DeClerck
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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A Writer's Guide to Helpful Tech
Helpful programs and technology for today's busy writer. Are you one of the thousands of writers out there struggling to "do it all" and...
Amy DeClerck
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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The Motivational Well and How to Fill It
Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away, there lived an author. That author worked really hard, and she loved the idea of crafting...
Amy DeClerck
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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Lose the Weight of Expectation
Write the story in your heart. One of the questions I'm often asked in relation to my writing is why I don't like to write stories that...
Amy DeClerck
Jan 24, 20233 min read
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Finding Time to Read with a Busy Life
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” Harper Lee I used to pride myself on being a...
Amy DeClerck
Jan 17, 20233 min read
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AITA: For Wanting to See My Grandma?
A Fairy Tale Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood by AR DeClerck RedHoodie asked: My grandmother is eighty-nine years old. She lives...
Amy DeClerck
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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Kindle Vella: What is it and how does it work?
In January of 2022 I discovered that there was a new platform available from Amazon for writers. In July 2021, Amazon launched Kindle...
Amy DeClerck
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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Where We've Been and Where We're Going
2022 was a year. I think most of us can agree that anything since 2019 can be described as the same. We've struggled with so much change...
Amy DeClerck
Dec 27, 20223 min read
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Welcome to Amy Reads & Writes
2023 is upon us and it's time to start a brand new version of "Amy Reads & Writes" here on the Wix site. It's been a while since I...
Amy DeClerck
Dec 25, 20221 min read
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