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Charlene Perry

The Magic of Story

I am constantly humbled by the magic of story. My characters grow from the smallest seed of an idea, navigating the world I drop them...

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Guilty Reader

Today, I finished a book. I was only on chapter three. It was fiction; a dark romance sort of thing. It wasn't a bad story, and it wasn't...

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Happy Launchday-Eve!

It's the eve of launch day for my newest story, Whisper in the Dark! I'm so happy to finally be sharing this book! The feedback from my...

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Trilogy!!!

Sweet mother of dragons, it's done! What started as a daydream I couldn't get out of my head has finally come together in the completed...

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How Much Does it Cost to Write a Book?

I'm going to give away the punch line right off the bat... it costs nothing to write a book. Nothing. You only need a pen and paper. If...

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How Hot Are You?

It turns out that the "heat level" in a novel is actually quite hard to define. There is no universally accepted unit of measure, and...

Charlene Perry

How to Write

That's a bit of a presumptuous title, considering writing is such a personal experience. What works for one person may not work for...

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The Other Side

And just like that, after a whirlwind few weeks of final edits and a learning curve with no end, I am officially an author! It feels...

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The Edge of a Dream

I am a writer... not an author. I am a writer... because I write. I wake up in the morning, eager to get at my keyboard and type. I sneak...