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Life After the Last Book: An Emotional Rollercoaster

Image of a yellow peak with emotion emojis traveling up one side (frown to smile). These are labeled the end of a novel. The emotion emojis go from smile to frown on the slope going down. These are labeled the days after.

Lynette M. Burrows shares the emotional journey of having finished the last book in a series and how she copes with not knowing what to write next.

Published January 12, 2026
Categorized as About Me, Inspiration and Motivation, My Writing Journey, Self-care Tagged creativity, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows

First Lines From the top 100 Dystopian Books

"First Lines" is the title in a pinkish red followed by the subtitle "a monthly offering of first lines from books you might want to read" followed by "presented by" and the image of Lynette M. Burrows' author logo and the logo for Rocket Dog Publishing.

This post is part of a monthly series that offers the first paragraphs of dystopian books currently in the top 100 dystopian novels on Amazon.

Published January 5, 2026
Categorized as Dystopian, First Lines, My Soul to Keep, Reading Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, quotes, Science Fiction

Last-Minute Ways to Protect Your Creativity & Holiday Cheer

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if you’re a procrastinator like me, you have no plan for the holidays and are winging it. Here are 4 ways to be creative and enjoy the holidays.

Published December 22, 2025
Categorized as Creativity, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, Self-care Tagged creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, winter holidays

My Journey to the Last Book in a Trilogy

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From lonely kid finding hope in books to author creating hope for readers. The themes and real-life events that shaped The Fellowship Dystopia trilogy

Published December 15, 2025
Categorized as My Writing Journey, The Fellowship Dystopia Trilogy Tagged And When I Wake, forces of antagonism, If I Should Die, Lynette M. Burrows, My Soul to Keep

First Lines From Books that Celebrate December Holidays

The cover of Seasons of Wonder, edited by Paula Guran has an image of a woman riding a halter-wearing polar bear across a snowy sceen toward a tall ice structure that looks vaguely like a castle

Speculative fiction holiday stories do exist! Here are first lines from a few you may find interesting enough to buy. Which one is your holiday read?

Published December 8, 2025
Categorized as Fantasy, First Lines, Holidays, Science Fiction Tagged December holidays, first lines, Lynette M. Burrows

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