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Jan 20, 2010 | tapping the well, Writing, writing well | 1 comment

A writer’s dues are measured in submissions, rejections and sales

(c) 2010, D Kai Wilson-Viola

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Working hard, playing less #Mondayblogs

by | September 26, 2022 | A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, and more, Announcements, Books, Featured, Health, Life, Mental health, Organisation, planning, The Art of...., The Home Office, Websites, Writing, writing habit, writing well | 0 Comments

Things have dramatically changed for me here in the last four weeks. As a bit of a recap, I thought I'd share why.In June, I decided that I didn't want to keep going the way I was, and, as people kept asking, I was going to launch a coaching project. And while there...
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Rebooting… #Mondayblogs #rungirlrun

by | September 12, 2022 | A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, Announcements, content, Featured, Fiction, Health, Kai Ellory Viola, Kai Viola, Kairis Viola, Life, Mental health, Mental wellness, News, Next up..., Novels, Sabrann Curach, Writing | 2 Comments

I kinda feel like I'm watching a flashing cursor sometimes right now. As I said in my last post though, Tempus is talking about giving me space to do something to make me happy. And honestly? it's been a bit of a shock. And a bit of a weird thing to start organizing....
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Glass BLock by D Kai Wilson-Viola

The countdown to Glass Block – Dedications

by | May 17, 2022 | About D Kai Wilson-Viola, Announcements, Books, Featured, Fiction, Geekery, Life, Ludosport, National Novel Writing Month, News, Publication notices, Sci fi, Thrillers and crime, Writing | 0 Comments

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Countdown to Glass Block...and beyond...
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New stuff…a new design, backlist announcements and more! #mondayblogs

by | May 16, 2022 | #mondayblogs, A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, Announcements, Books, Design, Featured, Fiction, Life, News, Novels, Publication notices, Sci fi, site stuff, Thrillers and crime, Websites, Wordpress, Writing | 2 Comments

Firstly, I've redesigned my blog. I'd love to hear what people think of it, and if you'd like to see anything.I'll be connecting up more of my blogs as time goes on, but for the time being, and I'd love it if you sign up to my newsletter. I'm also delighted to...
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L is for Ludosport (where I am tonight!) #atozchallenge

by | April 14, 2022 | A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Featured, Gaming and hobbies, Health, Life, Ludosport, Mental health, Mental wellness, News, Personality, Sci fi, things you don't know about me, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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G is for Gaming (and geekery)

by | April 8, 2022 | A day in the life, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Featured, Gaming and hobbies, Geekery, Personality, The Art of...., Writing | 4 Comments

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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F is for Fantasy #atozchallenge

by | April 7, 2022 | A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Books, Featured, Fiction, free downloads, Kai Ellory Viola, Kai Viola, Language, Life, News, Novels, Other sites, Pen names, Personality, planning, Publication notices, Sabrann Curach, Writing, writing habit, writing well | 2 Comments

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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D is for Dancing in the Rain #atoz2022

by | April 5, 2022 | A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Featured, Health, Life, Mental health, Mental wellness, Non-fiction, Pen names | 0 Comments

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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C is for #Covid #atoz2022 #mondayblogs #ukpolitics

by | April 4, 2022 | #mondayblogs, A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, Announcements, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, diet and lifestyle, Featured, Health, Hills to die on, Life, Mental health, Op-eds, Personality, things you don't know about me, Writing | 0 Comments

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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Catching up

by | April 2, 2022 | A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, Announcements, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Books, diet and lifestyle, Featured, Gaming and hobbies, Geekery, Health, Hills to die on, Kai Ellory Viola, Kai Viola, Kairis Viola, Knitting, Language, Life, linguistics, list bloat, memes and errata, Mental health, Mental wellness, Nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, News, Pen names, Poetry, Sabrann Curach, site stuff, Websites, Writing, writing habit, writing well | 0 Comments

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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B is for Books #atozchallenge2022

by | April 2, 2022 | A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, and more, Announcements, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, Books, content, Featured, Fiction, Gaming and hobbies, Health, Kai Ellory Viola, Kai Viola, Kairis Viola, Life, National Novel Writing Month, Non-fiction, Pen names, planning, Sabrann Curach, Sci fi, Thrillers and crime, Writing | 0 Comments

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Blogging From AtoZ 2022
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The Covidcoaster – a week of ill #Mondayblogs #rungirlrun #kaiatus #Bloggingfromatoz

by | March 28, 2022 | #mondayblogs, A day in the life, A day in the life 2022, A to Z Challenges, About D Kai Wilson-Viola, Announcements, AtoZ challenge 2022, Blogging Challenges, content, Featured, Health, Language, Life, linguistics, Mental wellness, Nanowrimo, News, Novels, Op-eds, Organisation, planning, Websites | 0 Comments

Last Monday, I posted about how myself and my youngest tested positive for CV19. Monday/Tuesday, I started getting really sick. Monday, I'd been quite cheerful - after all, Artenapan, my daughter, had had three days of a cough and little else. That's not how it played...
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