Daryl Devore's Blog

Daryl Devore's Blog

Monday 9 January 2023

Welcome to the inaugural Books and More Blog Hop. This week's theme - The After Holidays Shock. #mackadebloghop #BooksandMore #Writers #DarylDevore

Welcome everyone. And a huge shout out to Viv for creating and organizing this new blog hop. Authors are always told - not all your posts should be "buy my book". Readers want to get to know the authors. So this is your chance to - get to know me better. (That's a take off from a line in Charles Dickens Christmas Carol.)

This week's theme - Back to Life: The After Holiday's Shock.

My life after Christmas. To start off - it's a sad me. My daughter, son-in-law, 2 cats and dog have left and returned to their home - a 2 day drive from where we live. Which means I can't just drop in to visit. Which makes me very sad.

I am Canadian and January is a looong, cold, dark month, which is partly good as it gives me more time to put my butt in a chair and actually write. I have 1 chapter done of my latest WIP (Work In Progress). I'd like to get a few more done.

No New Year's Resolutions. I don't do that to myself. I'd see those as highly stressful problems I'd self-inflicted on myself. I try to do what I say I will do. Life gets in the way and sometimes I can't succeed. But, if I say I am going to paint my living room purple with lime green stripes then I will do it. (Note - I said IF!!! There is no way I'd paint my living room purple with lime green stripes.)

Oh, and 1 more thing - time to get back to the gym and yoga. December is a carefree month and it's a bit hard on the waistline. 

Now hop over and read the other blog posts and - get to know them better. https://viviana-mackade.blog/all-the-things-blog-hop.../

What’s on in January
10 – Steam hop #MFRWsteam
11 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
12 -
13 - My Blog. My Post. My Books
14 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight
15 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
16A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook
16B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore
17 – Spotlight - Everything You Dream is Real – Lisa De Nikolits
18 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
19 -
20 - My Blog. My Post. My Books
21 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight
22 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
23A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook
23B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore
24 – Spotlight - Melody Johnson - Sight Beyond the Sun
25 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor
26 -
27 - My Blog. My Post. My Books
28 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight
29 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday
30A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook
30B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore
31 – Cover Reveal - Abbie Roads - Dangerous Dream 
 
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13 comments:

  1. Definitely no Resolutions for me either, I hate them! Christmas can be a bittersweet time. Sending good vibes!

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    1. Sending the good vibes right back at 'cha.

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  2. Happy writing for the rest of the winter.

    I want to get back to regular exercise too, but there’s still too much Christmas chocolate to devour first ;)

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    1. Yes, I have the same issue - lots of Christmas chocolate.

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  3. January is not meant for exercise. it is to contemplate how much exercise sometimes else.

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  4. Is there a Linky List with all the blogs. I'm not seeing a list of participating blogs either on Daryl or Viviana's blog. Am I looking in the wrong place?

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  5. Hi! There's a link to the landing page where all the posts are ;D (the very last sentence in the post, follow that link).

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  6. Ohhh! A new blog hop? I'm trying to blog more this year. This might help! January is always when I start to exercise more because of all that yummy holiday food. Eh, it doesn't always last. I usually start again when the weather gets warmer and I realize I can't fit into my summer clothes. lol

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  7. Come over!!! I'm just about to post this week prompt, but you can see all of them at the bottom of the landing page! It was so much fun!

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