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You’ve seen the teaser<\/a>…now you can read the excerpt!<\/p>\n

I posted a teaser of my book-in-progress last week, but you may have been a little disappointed that you couldn’t read the full excerpt unless you became one of my patrons on Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Well, I came up with something pretty cool to reveal the snippet and I wanted to share it with everyone!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I know…this image looks suspiciously like the last but if you look closely, you’ll see there’s secret text in the image!<\/p>\n

Want to know how to reveal it?<\/p>\n

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HOW TO READ THE SECRET TEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Take a screenshot or save the excerpt image above to your phone or computer<\/li>\n
  2. Open photo in the graphic program of your choice (Suggestions: Canva.com, Aviary or Lightroom<\/strong> are all free!<\/li>\n
  3. Adjust the brightness then apply a filter to the image until the secret text is revealed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After you decode the image, I’d love to hear what you think! Be sure to leave your comments below!<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    And if you like what you read, be sure to head over to my Patreon page<\/a> and subscribe for $1 a month!<\/p>\n

    Save<\/span><\/p>\n

    Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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