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Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows on all things related to writing her books from how she got an idea for a book, people, places, and history that inspired a book, and her process for writing a book.

How to: Writing Dark Fiction When Reality Feels Dystopian

image of the Statue of Liberty with images showing through her of flames, a flag, a person in black and with a globe like circle behind her against a dark starry sky Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay

How to write dark dystopian fiction when reality feels like a dystopia. Including examples from writing the final book in The Fellowship Dystopia series.

Published September 15, 2025
Categorized as About Me, About My Books, And When I Wake, How To's, My Writing Journey, The Fellowship Dystopia Trilogy, Writing Tagged Lynette M. Burrows

New Lessons, New Experiences, and New Looks

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Lynette shares a review of the first quarter of 2025 for her business including a cover reveal and an excerpt from her next book.

Published March 31, 2025
Categorized as About Me, Cover Reveal, My Writing Journey, Sneak Peek Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, quarterly report

A Train Station with a Story

Union Station of Kansas City has seen tears of joy, tears of sadness, and even blood and tears. Its history inspired If I Should Die, the Fellowship Dystopia, Book Two.

Published May 23, 2022
Categorized as About My Books, If I Should Die, Inspiration and Motivation, Inspired by People, Places & Things Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, real-life locations, the Fellowship Dystopia, The Fellowship Dystopia Series, Union Station

Shifting Reality into Fiction

When I started writing the Fellowship Dystopia series, it was fun shifting reality into fiction. Today the shift appears to be going the other way.

Published May 9, 2022
Categorized as About Me, About My Books, History, Inspired by People, Places & Things, Opinion Tagged alternate history, Isolationist movement, Lynette M. Burrows

The Blessing and Curse of Research and Inspiration

The more you practice creativity, the more you realize the blessing and curse of research and inspiration. Which is the blessing and which the curse? Read more.

Published May 2, 2022
Categorized as About Me, About My Books, Inspiration and Motivation, Inspired by People, Places & Things, My Writing Journey Tagged Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows, writing fiction

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