{"id":4119,"date":"2017-08-02T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T21:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=4119"},"modified":"2017-08-02T18:02:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T22:02:43","slug":"irons-in-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/02\/irons-in-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Irons in the Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is been my longest break from blogging yet but that doesn&#8217;t mean I haven&#8217;t been busy.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been so focused on my book since February that not much other writing has been going on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/sKeLiY9jHcr9S\/giphy.gif\" width=\"245\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Work on a bunch of short stories. They get your name out there but that usually means no time for longer work.<\/p>\n<p>Work on your book. It&#8217;s so all-consuming that trying to work on anything else at the same time makes your brain want to explode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/GPjNIQTlCDgHe\/giphy.gif\" width=\"485\" height=\"273\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having said that, I will have new work coming out soon!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve contributed a story to the next anthology from the <a href=\"http:\/\/libraryofthedamned.com\/great-lakes-horror-company\/\">Great Lakes Horror Company<\/a>! <strong>Husk<\/strong>s will be appearing in <strong>Group Hex Vol. 2<\/strong> this fall.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get a sneak peak at what to expect, you can still grab a copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B01MYZSY48\">Group Hex Vol. 1<\/a>. 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