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leena's writer's blog
Here is my own writers blog about what it is like to be a writer. Short pages about life of an author.
I dreamed of being an author even since I was a little girl. I saw myself sitting by an antique desk (with an antique green desk lamp), writing with a blue fountain pen on thick paper, filling notebook after notebook with my writing (there were no computers in my childhood).
I loved writing by hand and my idea of an author was someone who wrote all the pages by hand. It was quite hard for me to start using a typewriter as it was against my ideal of how books should be written. Not to mention that the sound of the typewriter inevitably made someone open the door to my room and ask what I was writing. I was so absorbed into my stories I almost jumped out of my skins every time I was surprised like that. Also I wanted to keep my stories to myself until I had perfected them. I still remember how angry I was when my mother told me she had read a story I had left on the table, without permission. In my mind that equaled to reading my diary.
These hand-written notebooks I would then have typed into real pages, and send them to the publisher who couldn't wait for my next masterpiece. Book shelves would tower around me, and I would have a beautiful view from the window. The cares of the world would not touch me, the famous author (well, of course I intended to write bestsellers only).
Oh dear... Such a nice dream.
Pretty soon after I began to write my first book, I understood that being a writer is not exactly the dream job I imagined as a child. At least not in the beginning (here's hoping for the future to prove me wrong!). But it certainly has been worth every tired moment after a 9-5 job and every time I have chosen not to go to some social event so I could be at home and write.
I write these pages to tell what it is like to be a writer and juggle everyday life at the same time. These are pretty informal little blog writings, the actual fact pages about writing tips, publishing, and my books are pages of their own on this website - you find them from the tabs at the top of the page.
I have an active newsletter blog at leenasbooks.substack.com - go and have a look. You can read and listen to my stories, and receive my newsletter when you sign up.
copyright of blue fountain pen picture Leena Pekkalainen
Leenas writers blog pages
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BLOG POSTS
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I feel fortunate to have grown up in a time when computers were not yet commonplace in households. We didn't have the luxury of entertaining gadgets; instead, we had to be creative with our own sources of entertainment. So, as children we explored the nearby forest, played games outdoors and the only way to find out if our friends were around was to either go ring their doorbell, yell outside their house, or just go and search for them outdoors. For me, the most enjoyable pastime was reading books and trying my hand at writing them. Still doing both. There were also those uneventful, boring childhood days where we struggled to find something interesting to do - and surprisingly, it seems that is actually beneficial for your brain. As children, no matter how impatient we were, we couldn't get the instant gratification our brains are hardwired to search for. We had no computer games and the closest thing to social media was the reader's letters in our local newspaper. CONTINUE READING
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DIGGING UP VAMPIRE GENRE ORIGINS TO INJECT LIFE INTO MY VEIN... I MEAN, PEN!
You know, it’s funny how a single question can send you tumbling down the rabbit hole of research. Just the other day, while writing the sequel to Creature Wars #1 / The Death of a Vampire, this happened to me. Clearly, the myth of vampires is fascinating enough for me to write a book about them, but where exactly did the genre start? Who wrote the first vampire story? I had paused my writing to think how to proceed with the plot (as I had enjoyed writing it pantser-style for a while and had written my protagonist Elena into a bit of a pickle). So, I dove headfirst into research mode to give my mind a rest from tweaking the story. (Of course I could have vacuumed, but my vacuum cleaner and I tend to keep a respectful distance from one another unless someone is coming to visit.) CONTINUE READING
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Today is the International Women's Day. On this day, I would like to draw your attention to a cause close to my heart: literacy for girls. Literacy is more than just reading and writing; it's the key that unlocks the door to knowledge, opportunity, and empowerment. Teaching children to read wasn't common in history, and even less so when it came to girls. Girls today stand on the shoulders of those who fought to guarantee girls and women the right to learn. This fight has paved the way for today's girls to dream bigger and reach higher. CONTINUE READING
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...someone asked when they saw my ad on Facebook. I came across many Facebook ads promising quick and effortless ways to get rich. These advertisements all touted the use of AI technology, such as Chat-GPT, to write a book in a matter of minutes. Some claimed to be able to turn website information into a book (potentially infringing on copyright laws). Others boasted all you needed was a brief description and the AI would do the rest, leaving you free to enjoy endless vacations under palm trees while money kept rolling in. The only thing that rolled were my eyes. From experience, I know that writing a book requires effort and dedication. The thought of having someone (or rather something) else writing my books for me had never crossed my mind. CONTINUE READING
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Earlier blog posts
Writing Time I'm going to publish my tips on how I found writing time despite a day job, studies and other life. If you have questions you'd like to have addressed or tips you'd like to share, you can do so on this page.
Traveling with rubber duckies
All our friends know we have two rubber ducks that travel with us everywhere. It all started, when Hubby and I traveled to London (been there many times - we like London a lot). I think we were there to visit the art gallery that had my horse paintings exhibited. Not quite sure as we traveled to London so often. Continue reading
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Back to Homepage from Leenasbook's Writers Blog
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Click on the Leenasbooks Newsletter headline above to go to the newsletter blog's first page on Substack to see what it is about. You can read the past posts there, and check if you are interested in listening to the audio chapters of my published books, or follow my stories as I write them.
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Upon subscribing you will get the Prequel to Nephilim Quest: Angel. Over two hundred years before Nephilim Quest 1 / Shadowhunter the roots of the story are planted. A little girl missing her mother, in the palace of the mightiest of the dark Nephilim, hoping for an escape ... This book is not for sale anywhere - only readers who have subscribed to my mailing list will get it.
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