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Worldbuilding for Retro Magic Realism: Part 2 — Windows to Other Places
Worldbuilding for Retro Magic Realism: Part 2 — Windows to Other Places
The explosion of digital publishing in the last decade has made me think long and hard about each and every story idea that pops into my…
Christine Hart
Feb 25, 2021
Worldbuilding for Retro Magic Realism: Part 1 — The Real World
Worldbuilding for Retro Magic Realism: Part 1 — The Real World
While kicking around setting ideas for my new magic realism book, The Electric Girl, I realized pretty quickly I would be jointly creating…
Christine Hart
Nov 30, 2020
Cover Reveal for ⚡The Electric Girl
Cover Reveal for ⚡The Electric Girl
It’s cover reveal day! And naturally, I’m very excited! I’m sharing not just the artwork, but the title that I’ve been keeping under wraps…
Christine Hart
Oct 2, 2020
Indulging in Nostalgia to Escape
Indulging in Nostalgia to Escape
My new book is set in 1988. I was nine for most of that year. Although the protagonist in this story is 14, I’m drawing on personal…
Christine Hart
Sep 10, 2020
NaNoWriMo 2017 Report & Reflections
NaNoWriMo 2017 Report & Reflections
This year’s novel writing month is over and I’ve learned a lot. Some of the lessons were more like reminders, but I did glean some new…
Christine Hart
Dec 2, 2017
NaNoWriMo 2017 with The Electric Girl
NaNoWriMo 2017 with The Electric Girl
So I’ve formally signed up for NaNoWriMo this year. Last year, I just worked on fiction during the month of November, as I generally do…
Christine Hart
Nov 2, 2017
The story behind the story: Writing Secrets from Myself
The story behind the story: Writing Secrets from Myself
Each of my novels starts with a ‘what if’ type of question. With Watching July, it was, “What if you accidentally started dating your…
Christine Hart
Sep 25, 2017
A Creative Tour of Vancouver, BC
A Creative Tour of Vancouver, BC
Any creative in the 604 will tell you we have a love/hate relationship with the region. It’s an arts, fashion, and tech hub that draws us…
Christine Hart
Aug 21, 2017
5 Reasons to Outline Your Next Book
5 Reasons to Outline Your Next Book
“If you do enough planning before you start to write, there’s no way you can have writer’s block. I do a complete chapter by chapter…
Christine Hart
Jul 18, 2017
Self-re-publishing an Out-of-print Title
Self-re-publishing an Out-of-print Title
An author’s first novel is often compared to a first baby. I have mixed feelings about this myself, not just as a writer, but as a mother.
Christine Hart
Feb 25, 2017
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