{"id":39461,"title":"What's Occurring?","description":"It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve blogged, so this will probably be a long one whilst I get you caught up! I am going to be posting once a week, so make sure you sign up so you don\u2019t miss a post!Writing NewsI\u2019m currently working on 3 projects.  An historical fiction called Sugar and Spice.  It\u2019s a pirate story set in the 1700s, the daughter of a spice merchant is kidnapped by a pirate!  A romantic comedy called Connie Clarkson and the Goddess of War about a third year university student who discovers her new roommate is more than she seems","content":"<p>It\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve blogged, so this will probably be a long one whilst I get you caught up! I am going to be posting once a week, so make sure you sign up so you don\u2019t miss a post!<\/p><h2>Writing News<\/h2><p>I\u2019m currently working on 3 projects. An historical fiction called <strong><em>Sugar and Spice<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s a pirate <img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/tgycoo8mwbeozufnqnhylu1bl1okzhli7knpvpzlyu7ekl2c.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"A fountain pen writing on lined paper.\" title=\"A fountain pen writing on lined paper.\" \/>story set in the 1700s, the daughter of a spice merchant is kidnapped by a pirate!  A romantic comedy called <strong><em>Connie Clarkson and the Goddess of War <\/em><\/strong>about a third year university student who discovers her new roommate is more than she seems. Finally, the second in the <strong>Soul Trader <\/strong>series. This time it\u2019s 1948 and our Demon is helping a Chef in Vegas. Want to know more? I will run a poll on my social media, so you can help me decide which story I should post a sample of on next week\u2019s blog. You can vote on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BadgersTweetToo\/status\/1792206459713081595\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Twitter<\/u><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mas.to\/@chclepitt\/112468323384648227\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Mastodon<\/u><\/a> or in my <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/869641253197505\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Facebook Group<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><h2>Audiobook News<\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/icyzpqe7aylczow57ubkbpqmdjgfpdy5l1f5z6kkjggxvlh1.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"A woman wearing headphones and tapping on her phone\" title=\"A woman wearing headphones and tapping on her phone\" \/>I am really excited to be working on getting my back catalogue set up on audio! Both <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mybook.to\/FLgwcV\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em><u>Once Bitten<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> and<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/relinks.me\/B0C8L5XJDV\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em><u>Soul Trader<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> are in production with fantastic narrators and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/mVRgY6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em><u>Wolf Killer<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>is open for auditions. It\u2019s very important that all of my books are fully accessible, and I am really proud of my stories, and the amazing job my narrators do in bringing them to life. I am just one person, though, and if you enjoy my books, I could really use your help getting the word out. Reviews are the quickest and easiest way to do that. Please post a review on the purchase site, on your social media, tag me in. It would really help. If you\u2019d like to receive a free code for a download of an ebook or audiobook in exchange for an honest review please <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeNRJ-HX1H-EcZJsq0Tf1RJcNALt3D9jImRa_qm7WBNzQxZ_A\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>complete this form <\/u><\/a>and I\u2019ll be in touch. <\/p><h2>Wanna help me flash?!<\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/85chljwsrbnhx94i7fh5nxkaltpr1vdlpouzi63gnabohvgc.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"A neon lightning bolt\" title=\"A neon lightning bolt\" \/>For those of you who don\u2019t know, flash fiction is a short fiction (usually around 50-100 words) that tells a story. It\u2019s a different skill to writing other fiction, as you have to be concise and still entertaining. I want to post flash fiction everything Friday (because you know, alliteration). If you want to help me flash, hit me up with a prompt, a word, a sentence, an image, and I will take the challenge and turn it into a piece of Flash Fiction! You can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c-h-clepitt.mailchimpsites.com\/contact\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>email me, or use my socials.<\/u><\/a><\/p><h2>Design of the week<\/h2><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/otgs7i3irjv1rnlhjoq4irpoln1tpva4gc4belodooocjrhn.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"A man wearing a long sleeved black jumper with a white lop eared bunny in the middle. Scary text reads Fear Bunnies\" title=\"A man wearing a long sleeved black jumper with a white lop eared bunny in the middle. Scary text reads Fear Bunnies\" \/>He\u2019s both adorable and terrifying and now you can wear him on your shirt! Check out the Fear Colin Range, on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/product\/fear-colin-tee\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>clothes<\/u><\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/product\/fear-colin-tote\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>merch<\/u><\/a> and more (not really more but I wanted to sound excited).<\/p><p>See you next week!<\/p><p><\/p>","urlTitle":"whats-occurring","url":"\/blog\/whats-occurring\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/whats-occurring\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/c-h-clepitt.teemill.com\/blog\/whats-occurring\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1716128474,"updatedAt":1716414444,"publishedAt":1716414444,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":342949,"name":"C H Clepitt"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ybe6ujty71l3fogehpvyic0vtsmrd1yusaagljqkbgumq4iv.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ybe6ujty71l3fogehpvyic0vtsmrd1yusaagljqkbgumq4iv.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ybe6ujty71l3fogehpvyic0vtsmrd1yusaagljqkbgumq4iv.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":45086,"title":"Rainbow Snippets","url":"\/blog\/rainbow-snippets\/","urlTitle":"rainbow-snippets","division":342949,"description":"Rainbow Snippets is a weekly challenge for writers and bloggers to post 6 sentences of LGBTQ+ fiction on their blog.  Everyone then follows and comments on each other\u2019s posts, so if you\u2019re interested in queer fiction, you should check it out. As Everything is Better with a Cape is featured in this week\u2019s I Heart Sapphfic Reading Challenge for Sci Fi, I thought I\u2019d post 6 sentences from that","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lwgaxxusbpmkkyz2fnla3jlwekluun8d1abap8hqscogq8cd.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lwgaxxusbpmkkyz2fnla3jlwekluun8d1abap8hqscogq8cd.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":40036,"title":"Badger's Big Ask: Shannon Devine","url":"\/blog\/badgers-big-ask\/","urlTitle":"badgers-big-ask","division":342949,"description":"I am delighted to be kicking off my Big Ask interview section by talking to a fabulous comic book artist.  I spent the weekend getting into their online vampire graphic novel, and I highly suggest you checking it out! It\u2019s free!Mostly for interviews I lurk in places and talk to people.  If they talk back I call it an interview!Badger: Hi! Who are you?Shannon: Shannon Devine, but my alter ego goes by Daren Haze","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/39xyhxblsocerzhcvctabacbxjgxurjc67u4iqztjnwtz1rv.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/39xyhxblsocerzhcvctabacbxjgxurjc67u4iqztjnwtz1rv.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":39204,"title":"Hello!","url":"\/blog\/hello\/","urlTitle":"hello","division":342949,"description":"I\u2019m excited to have a platform to start blogging again! I\u2019ve been thinking about setting up a Teemill for a while, because my furry family deserve a platform to share with the world! I\u2019ll also be using my blogging to post interviews, reviews, and whatever else I feel like blogging about! Who knows where this is going quite frankly! I have lots of exciting things in the pipeline, as well as my exciting new line of of clothing featuring Cass and Colin (don\u2019t be surprised if you see them on the Highstreet soon!) I am working on getting all of my titles available on Audio and there are 3 stories in the pipeline, urban fantasy, historical fiction and the second in my Soul Trader demon noir series! So make sure to sign up so you don\u2019t miss out!","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hbg5l1nvwcircqxri0xjzvvzowoylvsnuqgvbx3j5zxwhjqe.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hbg5l1nvwcircqxri0xjzvvzowoylvsnuqgvbx3j5zxwhjqe.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}