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  • How I Use Artificial Intelligence to Shape The Pretender’s Game

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Artificial intelligence, or AI, has become one of my most valuable tools as I craft the world of The Pretender’s Game. I use it in three key ways: research, planning and plotting, and formatting. Research While The Pretender’s Game is a work of fantasy, it’s deeply rooted in reality. And contrary to popular belief – I don’t…

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  • Because the Journey Is Meant to Be Shared: An Interview with Book Coach Dianne Pearce

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! I had the opportunity to interview my Book Coach, Dianne Pearce of Current Words Publishing. I met Dianne at the 2025 Atlanta Writers Club Self-Publishing Conference this past March, and she helped me gain confidence in myself as a writer. Please allow me to share this inspiring conversation with you especially if you’re an…

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  • Stephen King’s Fairy Tale: The Perfect Halloween Audiobook for Dreamers and the Brave

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Recently, I decided to journey into Stephen King’s Fairy Tale via Audible. The audiobook runs about twenty-four hours long; but every minute was worth it. King weaves an extraordinary tale that begins in grief and unfolds into a sweeping adventure that feels both timeless and familiar. What truly elevated the experience for me…

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  • Meet Hemi: A Woman Caught Between Worlds

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Some characters arrive with a whisper. Hemi showed up with a storm.  She is not a hero in the traditional sense. There are no swords or clear victories in her story. What she carries is heavier. Older. Passed down through generations of silence and survival. Hemi is a woman haunted by…

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  • Man, Myth, and The Pretender’s Game

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! One cannot separate man from myth or myth from man. Each feeds the other, like a two-headed snake endlessly consuming itself. Mythology has always lived at the edges of our lives, shaping how we understand good and evil, right and wrong, light and shadow. It’s not just ancient tales carved into…

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  • Review: Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings, writers and readers! When it comes to the art of writing novels, there are countless methods. Some resonate, some don’t. Recently, I had the unique experience of not only reading Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell but also attending a live Zoom session hosted by the Atlanta Writers Club,…

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  • Ten Years in the Making: What Writing a Novel Has Taught Me About Myself

    By Peggy Arthur I’ve spent nearly a decade writing, editing, rewriting, and starting over. Honestly, I’ve lost track. Year 9? Year 10? At this point, time feels like a blur stitched together by pages, paragraphs, and characters who refuse to be quiet. But here’s what I do know: this year, I’ve accomplished more than in all…

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  • My Not-So-Secret Obsession: Korean Skincare

    By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Okay, I’m not sure if this counts as a hobby or a full-blown obsession—but I love Korean skincare. Honestly, I love skincare in general, but over the past two years, it’s evolved into something deeper. What started as casual curiosity has become a joyful ritual. It involves testing, layering, and basking…

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  • Rooted Reads: James by Percival Everett

    “What if the enslaved were never silent?” By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Why It’s Rooted James is not just a reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It’s a literary reckoning—a powerful act of reclamation. Told through the eyes of the enslaved Jim—here named James—Percival Everett unearths a history long buried under myth and whitewashed nostalgia. Everett dares…

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  • Rooted Reads: Beloved by Toni Morrison

    “What if memory never leaves the body?” By Peggy Arthur Greetings! Why It’s Rooted Beloved is a ghost story—but not the kind that simply haunts. It lingers like cigar smoke in the fabric, like memory in the soil. It tells the truth: that the past never dies—it lives in us. Through Morrison’s storytelling, we witness what…

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