Lavinia Thompson
Family Murder Mystery (Part 7): Revealing John Walker, and Theories of Frederick's Death
An update on John Walker Before I delve into my theories on what might have happened to Frederick George Bull, I first want to announce...
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Lavinia Thompson
Mar 5, 2022
Let's Talk about Childfree Women in Fiction
Stop making every female character a mother Any other childfree women and writers who are tired of watching their favourite fictional...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 20, 2022
Rugs aren't permanent - neither is darkness.
An interview published in The Paris Review’s spring edition caused me to go into a state of reflection. Author Rachel Cusk discussed many...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2022
Cover Reveal Time!!
Official cover for "Martha Holmes Mysteries" has arrived! I couldn't be more excited. I wasn't expecting to release "Martha Holmes...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 28, 2021
Monthly Musing: Marketing without KDP Select
Part 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2021
Monthly Musing: Is Blogging Still Alive?
Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Jan 2, 2021
Monthly Muse: Book Marketing Part 1: Author Websites
With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....
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Lavinia Thompson
Nov 8, 2020
A Research Dump: the Pink Panthers
This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 18, 2020
Let's Re-connect
This week’s post is dedicated to my friends in my writing group on Discord, the Night Owls. Thank you for being there and being a light...
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 13, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 7: The Music
My Spotify is out of control. Like, there are so many playlists. It’s endless. Music is my addiction, and it spills over into my writing....
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Lavinia Thompson
Oct 5, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 6: Thayer
When Alyssa was first introduced to the Russian rookie covered in biker tattoos, she could only roll her eyes. Thayer waltzed into her...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 28, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 5: Alyssa
Sometimes a character can reside in a writer’s mind long before they come to exist within pages. Such was the case when I created Alyssa....
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 21, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 4: Deadly Nightshade
The ominous, droopy, bell-shaped flower that becomes a purple star is an enticing sight, growing on branches that reach out, almost...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 14, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 3: Narcissism
Narcissist: “an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance”, and also: “a person affected with...
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Lavinia Thompson
Sep 6, 2020
Belladonna's Roots 2: a glimpse at the profile
Research, research, research. Knowledge becomes central to a story. Much of what a writer studies to make a story realistic never makes...
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Lavinia Thompson
Aug 30, 2020
Belladonna's Roots
A story is written when many pieces and layers of inspiration weave together. It starts with something – a phrase, an image, a song,...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 21, 2020
Hope Incipient
Becoming something new has uprooted what that kept me immobilized for so long. This is the first time in many years that I have felt an...
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Lavinia Thompson
Aug 3, 2019
Musings ~ A Sign of Life
Eventually you have to be unafraid of yourself and who you’re becoming. To embrace the signs of life stirring within, showing that a...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 14, 2019
Remember to Love Yourself First
This is the first Valentine’s Day I have spent single in eight years. Eight. Years. This means I spent 80 per cent of my 20s in one...
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Lavinia Thompson
Feb 11, 2019
Onward and Upward
My First Writing Conference In the midst of my “Edge of Glory 1” edits, I am surrounded by my binder, three notebooks, three pages (and...
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