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My Favorite Piece Of Writing #IWSG - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 8d

My Favorite Piece Of Writing #IWSG www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20388 #writingCommunity

What is the most favorite thing you have written, published or not? And why?

Open Book Blog Hop – 29th September

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 10d

Open Book Blog Hop - 29th September steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Hi and welcome to another blog hop. Today’s topic is: Tell us about an iconic or weird object in your home. It’s iconic to me, but to others it’s just a plastic bottle of water. I…

Items I’ve Acquired Along the Way #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 10d

Items I’ve Acquired Along the Way #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20365 #MondayBlogs #writingCommunity

Tell us about an iconic or weird object in your home.

Open Book Blog Hop – 22nd September

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 17d

Open Book Blog Hop - 22nd September steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop. Today’s topic is: What do you look forward to as Fall comes up? Over here we call it ‘autumn’, and to be honest, I don’t look forward to the arr…

The Glories Of Fall #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 18d

The Glories Of Fall #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20290 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

What do you look forward to as Fall comes up?

Feelings in Flowers #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · 25d

Feelings in Flowers #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20246 #OpenBook #Mondayblogs

Victorians had a whole language around flowers. Do you have a favorite bloom?

This week prompt: Have you come across any great new websites for writers? Or maybe share an old favourite. Back in the ye ole olden days I used to scourer Pinterest far and wide looking for writin…

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Sep 8

Websites for Writers snapdragonalcoveblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/w... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Websites for Writers

Great Websites for Writers #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great Websites for Writers #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20198 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

It’s been awhile since we’ve done this. Have you come across any great new websites for writers? Or maybe share an old favorite

Open Book Blog Hop – 1st September

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Sep 1

Open Book Blog Hop - 1st September steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop. Autumn has arrived and rain has stopped play at the moment, but hopefully the sun will come out later on. In the meantime, today’s topic is: Share the funniest sc…

With A Touch Of Humor #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Sep 1

With A Touch Of Humor #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20172 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Share the funniest scene you’ve written.

Investing In My Writing #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 25

Investing In My Writing #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20149 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

August 25, 2025 What is the best money you’ve ever spent in your writing endeavor? What is the worst? The politically correct answer is that the best money I've ever spent is what I've paid to the var...

Open Book Blog Hop – 18th August

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 19

Open Book Blog Hop - 18th August steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop, the last from me for a few weeks, as we’ll be off for a month for our last summer stint at our caravan on Friday (back here at Open Book on 29th September). Anywa…

Staying By My Side #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 18

Staying By My Side #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20083 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Who stayed by your side during your hardest time in life?

Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 11

Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner snapdragonalcoveblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/b... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

This week prompt: Are you a breakfast, lunch, or dinner person? What does your ideal meal look like? Why only three meals. Why not live like hobbit and have six meals a day. The day start with brea…

Open Book Blog Hop – 11th August

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 11

Open Book Blog Hop - 11th August steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop. Today’s topic is: Are you a breakfast, lunch, or dinner person? What does your ideal meal look like? As a kid my dad would tell me that you could eat anything you…

What’s To Eat? #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 11

What’s To Eat? #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20049 #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Are you a breakfast, lunch, or dinner person?

Perils of the Publishing Industry #IWSG - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 6

Perils of the Publishing Industry What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry? #IWSG www.pjmaclayne.com?p=20032

What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?

Leeson Learn the Hard way

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 4

Leeson Learn the Hard way snapdragonalcoveblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/l... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

This week prompt: Tell us about a writing lesson you learned the hard way. Do not write a post and hit publish when your in a rush. There are times when I need to go some where and to squeeze some …

Open Book Blog Hop – August 4th

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 4

Open Book Blog Hop - August 4th steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop. Today’s topic is: Tell us about a writing lesson you learned the hard way. The hardest lesson I learned was not about writing a story, it was about marketing the …

Editing Is Hard #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Aug 4

Editing Is Hard #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=19997 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Tell us about a writing lesson you learned the hard way.

What are your triggers for writing? (For instance, what gets you hyped or starts the story in your head?). And on the opposite side, what chills your drive to write?

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pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Jul 28

Writing Politics 🤢 snapdragonalcoveblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/w... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Writing Politics 🤢

Open Book Blog Hop – 21st July

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Jul 21

Open Book Blog Hop - 21st July steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/o... #OpenBook #MondayBlogs

Welcome to another blog hop. This is the last post for a couple of weeks, as Sam and I are off to the caravan again tomorrow (I may be a bit late following up on comments). Today’s topic is: …

The Hardest Job I’ve Ever Done #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne

pjmaclayne.bsky.social @pjmaclayne.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Hardest Job I’ve Ever Done #OpenBook Blog Hop www.pjmaclayne.com?p=19949 #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Continuing on the topic of money — What is the hardest thing you have done to earn money?