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I've been thinking about NaNoWriMo. The writing-frenzy month of November, to punch out a 50.000 word story in 30 days. I've done that 'race' several times, and - honestly - it's not a big race for me. I've written 50K and 60K words in 7 of the months of this year, without the race element. I'm not a racer anyway. Maybe I'll stop doing Nanowrimo. The reason is not the ease of which I can 'win' it, but the problems…

Something amazing is being created. The very first Hilda book will be available as an audiobook soon. No, I didn't find a bag of money or a pot of gold; the book is narrated by the magic of Google's AI. (Little note: the spoken parts might not come out as great as possible, but it is artificial intelligence speaking - and affordable this way.) This audiobook news is amazing enough to put it online and let the world know about it.

A Girl Called Ari by P.J. Sky My rating: 5 of 5 stars A great story about a strange friendship, separation, a family feud and family matters, all wrapped in a wonderful world setting. An eye opening experiences for both heroines. View all my reviews

Dear reader, I can imagine you're a bit confused. A totally new website? Why, by Jove?* I discovered that keeping up an English and a Dutch site is too much work and costs too much. And so I decided to make this place the new home for both English and Dutch books and communication. I'm doing my best to keep things separated yet accessible. If you have any suggestions on improving this, or complaints about something, do get in touch! *)…