Happy New Year! I’m excited to start the New Year off in the best way possible and that’s by forgetting the crap from last year and focusing on the positives. Let’s make this fun again! Author Journey (January 1, 2024) Favourite Moment! To kick off each Author Journey post, I’m going to talk about my […]
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