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Dec 30, 2020
1 min

Guess Who's in The Hollywood Times?

Hello! So, I am very excited to announce that To Save a World has been featured in The Hollywood Times 2021 New Year Gift Guide!...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Dec 23, 2020
1 min

Winter Nights and a Holiday Haiku

The holidays are upon us and the world is in it's festive bustle all around, but things are not quite the same this year. The bustle is...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Sep 25, 2020
2 min

Rebirth of Autumn and Fairy Tales

Happy harvest season! So, the gorgeous fall weather and falling leaves has me thinking of all the renewed feelings of the season. A lot...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

I'm Featured on Wordcast!

Good morning! I'm very pleased to announce that I was chosen as a featured author on the Wordcast writer's community website! I am so...

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Professional Virtual Reading Event June 27th!

Hollis Jo McCollum

Jun 23, 2020
1 min

Professional Virtual Reading Event June 27th!

Hello again! I am very excited to announce that I am going to be a part of another professional reading event with Carnegie Writers Group...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

May 15, 2020
4 min

Your Writing Playlist

Do you play certain music when you write? Did you ever think you were maybe a bit strange or silly to do so? Well, you are a bit, but if...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Apr 20, 2020
4 min

Just a Few Touches...

As you may have noticed, I have recently made some updates to this website that (hopefully) make it more informative and pretty. Making...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Apr 7, 2020
4 min

Writing the Sequel

Hello there! So, I wanted to share with all of you that I am presently in the middle of writing the sequel to my first novel, To Save a...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Oct 2, 2019
1 min

Author Reading in 2.5 Days!

Check out my Instagram @hollisjomccollum for a live broadcast of my reading if you can't make it all the way to Georgia to be there in...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Sep 27, 2019
1 min

I'm Doing a Reading!

Hello! Hello! Once again, I must apologize for my negligence in blog posts. I have no excuses other than my extremely busy life. My bad....

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Hollis Jo McCollum

May 18, 2018
1 min

Announcements!

See? I told you I would be posting again soon :D So much has happened over the past couple months! I did my very first author interview...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

May 17, 2018
1 min

Social Updates Abound!

Hello after a looooooooong time. Apologies for not posting for a while. I got super distracted with marketing To Save a World on all...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Jul 18, 2017
1 min

To Save a World is on Amazon!

To Save a World is live on Amazon!!! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635688574/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500400894&sr=1-4&keywords=To+Sa...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Jul 12, 2017
1 min

Character Spotlight: Aram

Are you ready for a broody, tall, dark and handsome bloke? Well, you're getting one regardless of readiness, so deal with it. Aram is a...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Jul 7, 2017
2 min

Character Spotlight: Darian MacAllow

The next main character you will meet in my book after Eithne is the dashing Captain of the Guard, Darian MacAllow. Darian is noble...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Jun 26, 2017
2 min

Character Spotlight: Eithne Alfrey

Hello All! Apologies for the long hiatus with the blog. Unfortunately, had some personal matters that took over for a bit and wasn't...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

May 11, 2017
2 min

Creating Your Characters

For me, this is possibly the most exciting part of the whole writing process, even more so than the story itself, because the characters...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

May 3, 2017
2 min

Getting in the Mood

You know what I'm talking about ;) ....... Writing. I'm talking about writing. Very sexy stuff, writing. If you do it right. Haha...

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Hollis Jo McCollum

Apr 18, 2017
2 min

Taking the long way around

When it comes to writing, I am guilty of doing things the old fashioned way. Many of my friends will watch me carrying around my leather...

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I'm just a girl living in a fantasy world...

Hollis Jo McCollum

Apr 15, 2017
2 min

I'm just a girl living in a fantasy world...

This is my first blog post. How am I doing so far? Your feedback is welcome and appreciated here. So, I want to talk a little bit about...

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