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Spare the Swallow Cover Reveal
I am abundantly pleased to share with you to brilliant cover designed by Dio Jensen for my upcoming Greco-Roman fantasy novel, Spare the...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Are you Listening?
Guess what? There are already three episodes of my podcast available for listening on my YouTube channel and Spotify! I don't know about...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 20, 20221 min read


It's Gonna be May! - I Do What I Want! Episode Two
When is the next episode of the acclaimed (by my Mom) podcast, I Do What I Want!, coming out? Weeeellllllll..... Check out my character...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 29, 20221 min read


Spotify Link for My Podcast!
Guess what? I finally got the Spotify link for my podcast! Hooray! https://open.spotify.com/show/2r2m9sXiAXQj5JahrR09El?si=fc882d53657246...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 18, 20221 min read


I Do What I Want! - My New Podcast is Live!
You read that right. I have a podcast now! Check out the first episode available on my YouTube channel and Spotify. Hollis Jo McCollum,...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 17, 20221 min read


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!...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Dec 30, 20201 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Dec 22, 20201 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Sep 25, 20202 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Aug 19, 20201 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 15, 20204 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 20, 20204 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 7, 20204 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 18, 20181 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 17, 20181 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Jul 12, 20171 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Jul 7, 20172 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Jun 26, 20172 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 11, 20172 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
May 3, 20172 min read


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...
Hollis Jo McCollum
Apr 17, 20172 min read
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