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May 2022 Roundup

On May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 By K.M. Allan17 Comments

Welcome to the May 2022 roundup! Finally, a monthly update where I can say I finished my edits of Blackbirch 3, draft 10! The MS I'd been working on for 6 months is in the hands of new beta readers and getting closer to the end of the editing process so it can move to …

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April 2022 Roundup

On April 30, 2022 By K.M. Allan8 Comments

Welcome to the April 2022 roundup! Well, I started this month on track to finish draft 10 of Blackbirch 3. The plan was to have it out to betas by Easter so I could leave for a break knowing it was in their hands, ready to be read. Instead, my household of four was hit …

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March 2022 Roundup

On March 31, 2022 By K.M. Allan14 Comments

Welcome to the March 2022 roundup! And that's the third month of 2022 down. I feel like it's flying by. I did have a few fun weekends, the first was hot air ballooning, and the second was attending my first writing retreat with some very lovely and talented writer friends. The retreat was held near …

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February 2022 Roundup

On February 28, 2022 By K.M. Allan17 Comments

Welcome to the February 2022 roundup! I know I always say every month goes fast, but being only 28 days, this February really did! The first few days were spent with my evil twin before she headed home again, then it was straight back into my writing routine so I can hopefully finally publish another …

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January 2022 Roundup

On January 31, 2022February 2, 2022 By K.M. Allan14 Comments

Welcome to the January 2022 roundup! Well, here we are, another new year full of possibilities, and let's face it, more Covid-19. Although we were fortunate here in Australia to escape huge case numbers in 2020, the end of 2021 saw Omicron explode and we're currently riding a wave of it. The pandemic and lockdowns …

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2021 Blog Roundup

On December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 By K.M. Allan19 Comments

Welcome to the 2021 Blog Roundup! As is the tradition since the start of my blog in 2017, I'm rounding up the year that was, as well as my December! Despite spending the majority of the year in lockdown yet again, the last few months have flown by. In January, I completed a few writing …

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November 2021 Roundup

On November 30, 2021 By K.M. Allan10 Comments

Welcome to the November 2021 roundup! Well, I guess I shouldn't have spent last month's roundup boasting about my latest work in progress being only a few beta reads away from being ready 😂. The feedback showed I still had plenty of work to do, so that's what I've been doing this month for Blackbirch 3—draft …

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October 2021 Roundup

On October 31, 2021 By K.M. Allan14 Comments

Welcome to the October 2021 roundup! After spending 262 (non-consecutive) days of the last 18 months at home, we're finally out of lockdown! Unfortunately, our case numbers here in Victoria are still high (relative to our country, I know case numbers are higher elsewhere), so we still have restrictions in play, but our vaccination rates …

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September 2021 Roundup

On September 30, 2021 By K.M. Allan13 Comments

Welcome to the September 2021 roundup! And here we are at the end of yet another month. Despite it being a string of  Groundhog Lockdown Days, some things were different. Here in Victoria, we had an earthquake! Thankfully it only lasted a few minutes and didn't cause any injuries, but it sure was scary. I've …

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YA writer and blogger. Author of The Blackbirch Series, The Beginning and The Dark Half (books 1 & 2) are out now! I'm also an identical twin, but not the evil one.

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