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Paulette Martin Hampton
Sep 141 min read
My First Book Signing
Today was my very first book signing, and it went so much better than I expected! One couple bought When Life was Yellow for their...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Jul 52 min read
Writing and the Cat Bath
When a cat takes a bath, she can leisurely groom for hours, soaking up the bit of sunlight she's sitting in. All is right with the world....
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 211 min read
Conversations with my anxious brain - The Pondering
Anxious Brain: So, what are we writing about tonight? It better be good. Me: I don't know yet. Anxious Brain: Really, why bother? No...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 151 min read
Showing the tender underbelly
Here I lie, my underbelly exposed and at your tender mercies. I hope you'll be gentle. Sharing my life with OCD was never something I...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 11, 20211 min read
The Diary of My Anxious Brain: O-C-D, easy as 1, 2, 3,...4, 5
When I was younger, I suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Not until my 30s did I finally experience “normal” existence. For me,...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
May 28, 20211 min read
What My Cats Have Taught Me About Writing
I have two cats. The gray cat to the right is Ms. Bree. She's a slender, dainty little thing that sounds like a tiny goat when she meows....
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Paulette Martin Hampton
May 23, 20211 min read
5 Things I Learned While Writing/Marketing My First Novel
Make the time, but don't make it all of your time. Be grateful for plot holes. They're opportunities to improve your story. Don't just...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
May 10, 20212 min read
Getting In My Own Way - The Diary of My Anxious Brain
Growing up, did you feel like they gave everyone a how-to manual for life except for you? Maybe your copy was placed under the leg of a...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
May 7, 20212 min read
It Takes a Village to Raise a Book
I've always been a writer at heart, but I didn't get into it seriously until about six years ago. At that time, I felt I could go about...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Apr 10, 20211 min read
I knew I was a writer when...
I was about eight, sitting in church. A woman sat three pews in front of me and my parents. She was in a hurry and had to leave in the...
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Paulette Martin Hampton
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Behind the books - character inspiration
In both of my stories (Of the Lilin and When Life was Yellow) the main characters have a tight-knit group of family members - their aunt...
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