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When I was almost five years old, my whole family received a vinyl record for Christmas—except me. My parents thought I was too small to...
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Francine Beaton
- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
Every Moment - Kathy Bosman
Tell us about your writing career (how many books, when did you start writing, did you do any courses, won prizes? – anything...
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Francine Beaton
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Pool Guy - Melissa Volker
Tell us about your writing career I stopped working as a beautician when my husband’s job moved us around a lot and our children were...
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Francine Beaton
- May 12, 2021
- 3 min
I Fell in Love with a Girl
Tell us about your writing career (how many books, when did you start writing, did you do any courses, won prizes? – anything...
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Francine Beaton
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
Is this love?
Tell us about your writing career (how many books, when did you start writing, did you do any courses, won prizes? – anything...
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Francine Beaton
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Sweet Songs of Summer: An Anthology (Part 1)
The Romance Writers Organization of South Africa (ROSA) will release Sweet Songs of Summer, on 20 May 2021. This is my first time being...
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Francine Beaton
- Mar 25, 2021
- 5 min
I am a WIP
If you, as an author, you may have been asked the same question many times: How do I become a writer? The answer is not simple, but it...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Zillions, zillionaires and other unfathomable numbers
Can you believe it that we've reached the end of our #AtoZBlogChallenge for April 2020? This brings us to Z and with it Zillions. A...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 27, 2020
- 3 min
What's in a Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare Have you ever thought about...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
Reading Nooks
You know during this isolation period, you have all these questionnaires on social media like "What does your surname reveals?" and stuff...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
Playlist
I know many authors who have a specific playlist when writing. I don't. In fact, I like to write in silence, but it is not always...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 17, 2020
- 6 min
New Work
Am I the only one who feels despondent these days, wondering whether you should carry on with this crazy life of publishing your books?...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
My Writing Place
You know when you had something, and you didn't realise how good you had it until it's gone? Yes, almost like freedom of movement and...
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Francine Beaton
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Kindle Unlimited or Not
That’s the big question, isn’t it? But, before I answer that, let’s find out what KU is. Kindle Unlimited, or KU, is Amazon’s...
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