Carolyn Jewel, Author

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You get a free car paint job. What do you do?

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What is your favorite junk food?

Happy Thanksgiving!: For all who celebrate US Thanksgiving, have a wonderful day! Here is a picture of my dad’s dog. His name is George Gordon, Lord Byron, and he loves to chase balls. He doesn’t usually bring them back so taking him for walks involves extra walking for me as I search for where the heck he […]

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What's the best thing you ate or drank this week?

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What was your general mood this past month?

I have A Reader Group: Did you know I have a private Reader Group on Facebook? No? It’s a group for people who like my books. Exciting news lands there early. It’s fairly quiet right now, but I post weekly and you can talk about (almost) anything. The only membership requirement is that you like reading and my books. Joining […]

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You have an Executive Assistant. What do they help you with?

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Do you have any favorite animated shows, movies, or series?

Bound In Smoke Progress Update: I am up to chapter 27 in edits without having to go back to rewrite a bunch! So despite my long silences, there’s a lot getting done. The work on this books feels more like the usual instead of a hard sad slog. How’s everyone doing?

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My Immortals Series Re-Cover Did Not Go Smoothly: New Covers! As previously mentioned, after some market research, I decided the books in the My Immortals series needed new covers. Getting new covers took longer than I liked, but I was extremely budget conscious this time and can’t really complain that each cover was handled as separate project. It got done, and I am […]

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Free paint job for your bedroom! What color will it be?

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You find a door to Narnia. Do you visit?

October News: October is Here! October is my favorite month because I can have all the candy corn I want! Yes. That’s right. I love candy corn. I know some people hate it and to that I say, More For me! I also love Halloween. We don’t have trick-or-treaters where we live but our neighbor has grandchilden […]

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Is it starting to feel like Fall where you are?

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What brand of phone do you have and do you like it?

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Do you like sparkling water?

Ah, September! « Writer’s Diary for Author Carolyn Jewel Oops! I forgot to come back and finish this post. Happy September to everyone. Let me know how you’re doing as we head into Fall. Here at Jewel HQ September is proving a lot more fun than August was. I say this often, but it’s true, Bound in Smoke is going really well. I’ll probably be posting...

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Are you PC, Mac, or something else?

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If you woke up able to fly, would you have wings? If so, what kind?

I'm popping in with an interesting review of My Wicked Enemy, based on the first 5 sentences. https://cjewel.me/mweRFBfp
I think it's a really interesting approach to reviewing. Openings are so important! One of my favorite openings every is the opening sentence of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

MY WICKED ENEMY: A DEMONS AND WITCHES DARK ROMANCE (MY IMMORTALS BOOK 1) BY CAROLYN JEWEL: FIRST FIVE© ~~~DISCLAIMER~~~~  THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE FIRST FIVE© SENTENCES OF THIS BOOK, MY WICKED ENEMY BY CAROLYN JEWEL. FREE AS OF TODAY, 10/1/2023.AS ALWAYS, THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON MY, JEN…

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Is cherry or grape the worst artificial flavor?

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Is "Rose" the worst artificial scent?

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You found a secret vault in your home! What's in it?

Oh, And One More Thing! « Writer's Diary for Author Carolyn Jewel For the last three weeks I have been preparing to do another paper read through of Bound in Smoke. I printed out the whole thing and had it in the binder and something kept nagging at me so I didn’t start that day. Then I was walking back to the house after taking down the garbage and recycling bi...

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Have you ever been to a Renaissance Faire?

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Is there a fear you decided to face?

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Do you play Wordle and are you addicted?

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Are you a "MacGyver" sort?

'MacGyver': The Verb To make or repair with what is on hand

Midsummer Updates « Writer's Diary for Author Carolyn Jewel Here we are, halfway through July. Summer is not my season, I gotta say. I am not a warm weather person. If summer is your season, I say enjoy it, but I will stay out of the sun, slathered up with SPF 50 if I do venture out, and be grateful for AC.

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What do you do for fun?

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Who is your favorite new-to-you author?

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Product Name: Liquid Death
What is it?

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Do you have a nickname? (And what is it?)

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What is something that cheers you up?

California Legislation to Protect Those Who Conduct Search for Abortion, Gender Affirming Care Receiving Big Support | Davis Vanguard By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 793 nearly four months ago here at the State Capital to

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What are your thoughts on AI such as ChatGPT?

Summer is Coming and the Writing is Never Easy « Writer's Diary for Author Carolyn Jewel Bound in Smoke is (dare I say it?) structurally complete. For quite some time I had chapters that were dangling out there not fully belonging. I wasn’t looking at them much because I was addressing other issues and writing new chapters. Now, however, those chapters are no longer waiting around. On...

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This is now the Complaint Department. What is your complaint?

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What's the last thing you bought that you love?

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Do you think there are aliens on other planets?