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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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2020 Blog Roundup

On December 23, 2020 By K.M. Allan16 Comments

I may have only recently started posting monthly roundup blogs, but since 2017, I've been posting a yearly blog roundup as my last post every December. Below, I'm keeping up that tradition and combining it with some monthly roundup features to cap off what has been one of the strangest and hardest years ever. What …

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Plot Twist Tricks

Plot Twist Tricks

On May 15, 2020November 19, 2021 By K.M. Allan25 Comments

Is there anything as good as reading a story and coming across a plot twist so great it completely blows you away? When done right, a plot twist will turn a tale on its head, get readers turning pages, and talking about your work to anyone who'll listen. If that sounds like something you want in …

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2 Simple Ways To Switch Into Writer Mode

On May 1, 2020November 19, 2021 By K.M. Allan18 Comments

Concentration is hard to come by at the best of times, but as we're currently experiencing the worst of times, it's downright rare. Time to write is just as scarce some days, with new Coronavirus world responsibilities taking priority. When you do get the chance to write, you might find that diving straight into work …

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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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