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Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, March 19, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.
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Recording: taking a break between books this week
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Rejection by K. Loraine and Meg Allen
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Bosch
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Sending Darkness Between the Stars to my proofreader early.
Designing the decorative chapter headers for the Echo Trilogy special editions.
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Focus issues.
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Midjourney v5
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Hi there! I'm Lindsey Sparks, author of fantasy romance books and mythology with a twist. Welcome to my weekly author's notes podcast! This episode was recorded on Sunday, March 19, 2023, and I would love to share some of my reflections from this past week with you.
CURRENT DEALS & STEALS:
Starter Library for newsletter subscribers (FREE ebooks and audiobooks of my series starters, and more!)
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CURRENT WIP:
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- Send a newsletter
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