Blood, Sweat and Keyboards

Chronicling the journey of an aspiring novelist

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Writing Update – January 6, 2023

Writing Updates

January 6, 2023

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Eric Andersson, Reading, stories, Update, Writer, Writing

Well, here I am, back with the first writing update of 2023! I hope all you reading this had a restful and renewing holiday. I know I certainly did, at least in terms of writing: I was a bit exhausted at the time of the last update, but now I’m ready to get back to…
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Self-Publishing: the Wrong Option for the Neophyte

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December 17, 2022

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As a writer, you’ve basically got two options when it comes to getting published: traditional publishing or self-publishing. For a new writer trying to get noticed, neither is a terribly reliable option: there are no guarantees in this game. However, I’m very much convinced that, of the two, traditional publishing is by far the better…
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Writing Update – 12/9/22

Writing Updates

December 9, 2022

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Eric Andersson, Reading, stories, Update, Writer, Writing

Well, I won’t lie to you all: this week was a pretty slow week for writing. That doesn’t mean nothing got done at all, of course. I’ll get into that in a second. But all in all, this week was not the most prolific. There are several reasons for this, of course, the major one…
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Writing Update – 12/2/22

Writing Updates

December 2, 2022

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Well, it’s that time of the week again. You all saw the title, you know what’s going on here…so let’s hop to it. As expected, work this week has mostly centred around The 2nd Realm. I’ve managed to get into a little bit more of a groove this week, although it’s still sort of been…
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Writing Update – 11/25/22

Writing Updates

November 25, 2022

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Eric Andersson, stories, Update, Writer, Writing

And so here it is: the first writing update. I could troll you all and make this update one sentence long: there’s not really much to update you on. But that would leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, I think. I mean, I’ve been saying for weeks now that writing updates would be one…
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Mini Book Review: A Song of Ice and Fire

Mini Book Reviews

November 24, 2022

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Alright, so I recently finished A Dance with Dragons, the fifth and last of the available volumes in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. So now that I’m all the way through it, what did I think of the series as a whole? Well…I loved it! OK, that’s it, folks, review’s over.…
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Welcome to Blood, Sweat and Keyboards!

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November 8, 2022

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So I’m guessing for most of you, the first question on your mind is probably: What in blue blazes is Blood, Sweat and Keyboards? Well, in a word, Blood, Sweat and Keyboards is going to be my space to talk about writing. Primarily, at least: a few other topics might sneak in every now and…
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