C.E. Groom
September Update
Okay, I know I've been bad about updating this blog. Yes, it's true. I had planned on monthly updates, but not only did life and surgery...
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C.E. Groom
- May 30, 2023
- 2 min
Book 2 Update: Here's Where The Fun Begins
I know it has been a while since I have shared an update, but that's because I was doing everything possible to wrap up Book 2 of The...
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C.E. Groom
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
The Con Artist Life (No, Not THAT Kind of Con Artist)
The Fun of Comic, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture Conventions I love going to conventions! I'm not sure if I said that loud enough. I LOVE GOING...
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C.E. Groom
- Jan 9, 2023
- 4 min
Progress Report Number 2: “Plantsing” My Way Through This Writing Journey
Some authors are “Plotters.” They are what my eleventh grade lit teacher wanted every student to be: they outline their entire book...
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C.E. Groom
- Jan 1, 2023
- 3 min
Reflecting on the Old Year and Welcoming the New
It has been exactly one year since I became a published author. On the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve 2021 going into 2022, I...
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C.E. Groom
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
“Nothing New Under the Sun”: The Art of Creating Something New out of the Familiar
I make no effort to hide the fact that The Sword and the Spark came out of an idea I had over a decade ago to blend Shakespeare’s Macbeth...
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C.E. Groom
- Dec 11, 2022
- 5 min
I Feel the Need, the Need for Feed...back
Yes, Virginia, there are authors who seek criticism. I am one of them. I would like to stress—emphatically—that the desire for criticism...
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C.E. Groom
- Dec 4, 2022
- 4 min
To Prologue, or Not To Prologue
I see the question of prologues pop up quite frequently in discussions among writers and book readers. There are those who are adamantly...
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C.E. Groom
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Covers
Creating the art for the print and ebook editions of The Sword and the Spark
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C.E. Groom
- Nov 20, 2022
- 3 min
Pirates, Hobbits, and Jedi, Oh My; On Film Scores and Finding Writing Inspiration
A look at how cinematic scores influenced the writing of The Sword and the Spark and Chapter 26 in particular.
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C.E. Groom
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
THE SWORD AND THE SPARK is an IAN Book of the Year Award Finalist... TWICE!
This was delightfully unexpected! This weekend, the Independent Author Network announced that The Sword and the Spark is a 2022 Finalist...
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C.E. Groom
- Jul 26, 2022
- 4 min
The Costs of Being an Indie Author, or Why I Won't Pay for Reviews
Let me start by saying how incredibly delighted I am to have received a 5-Star Review from Readers’ Favorite, particularly since I...
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C.E. Groom
- May 15, 2022
- 8 min
Progress Report Number One
Book 2 Is Taking Shape. Greetings and salutations, everyone! It’s progress report time! In other words, it is time to update my...
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C.E. Groom
- Feb 14, 2022
- 11 min
Tales from the Order of the Silver Sword
In this short story set during the events of The Sword and the Spark, two young Swords face their greatest challenge: their own hearts.
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C.E. Groom
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Narrative and the (Novice) Novelist
Greetings and Salutations. Welcome to the Worlds and Words of C.E. Groom!
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