SlipperyWords (J.D. Blackrose)

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Personal Musings Three Things Uncategorized

Catching Petals Before the Storm

Catching Petals Before the Storm. I haven't done a Three Things post in a long time but something happened today that inspired me. Three Things We have an autistic young…

JDBlackrose April 29, 2025

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Authors RealTalkWriter

Are You Reading T. Kingfisher?

Are You Reading T. Kingfisher? Are you reading T. Kingfisher? If not, you should be. She's an amazing writer. One of my friends called her a "generational writer," and I…

JDBlackrose April 28, 2025

My Writing Personal Musings RealTalkWriter

Building a Writing Habit

Building a Writing Habit I've written about building a writing habit before, but I've been thinking about this topic again because I need to create a presentation about this for…

JDBlackrose April 22, 2025

Personal Musings

Say NO to AI

Say NO to AI. Authors woke up the other day to a new surprise. Meta's platform, LibGen, stole god-knows-how-many proprietary books to train its AI. The dataset is 7.5 million…

JDBlackrose March 30, 2025

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Turning First Person Into Third

Turning First Person Into Third Turning first person into third person is a thankless, hair-tearing task that I would like to never have to do again, if at all possible…

JDBlackrose March 29, 2025

Demon Kissed Pinky Promise

I Was Nominated for An Award

I Was Nominated for an Award I was nominated for an award. Can you believe it? There I am, minding my own business, when an Imaginarium email pops up. Imaginarium…

JDBlackrose March 29, 2025

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The Case of the Haunted Tiara

(Also, a link to a FREE zombie cosmetologist short story called Stars & Scars.) The Case of the Haunted Tiara The Case of the Haunted Tiara is the title of…

JDBlackrose February 28, 2025

Audiobooks Summoner's Mark Zombie Cosmetologist

What Is A Narration Guide?

What is a Narration Guide? A narration guide is a document that explains how to pronounce names or foreign words so that your audiobook narrator can say them properly. Doing…

JDBlackrose February 27, 2025

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Update for 2025

Update for 2025 Hey everyone: I haven't been writing regularly here for a while, so you are due a nice, juicy post. Update for 2025. I'm not sure how juicy…

JDBlackrose January 28, 2025

Audiobooks Authors Interview

Interview With RinoZ About Chrysalis

Interview With RinoZ About Chrysalis I had the great pleasure of speaking with RinoZ about his book and audiobook, Chrysalis. It is a super fun story about a teen who…

JDBlackrose December 3, 2024