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  • Pride and Representation

    Pride and Representation

    My approach to representation in my writing has evolved lately, deliberately, and I can acknowledge that I don’t think I handled it correctly my entire writing career. Hell, I still don’t know that I have it figured out.

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  • Reading: Savages (Excerpt #2)

    I started my reading practice videos with Savages. Fitting as it is my first book. Months later, we are back at Savages again. Have I gotten any better? You tell me… You can find Savages here (including audiobook!): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C2T88RZ/ Christina Bergling https://linktr.ee/chrstnabergling

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  • Savages Apocalypse Years Later

    New mic, who this? Darth Vader, apparently 😆 I wrote Savages amidst the post-apocalyptic zombie craze. How do I feel about it years later after a global pandemic and watching people freak out over toilet paper? And how do you feel about it? Find Savages here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C2T88RZ/ Christina Bergling https://linktr.ee/chrstnabergling

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  • Savages: Inspiration in the Darkness

    Savages: Inspiration in the Darkness

    I don’t know why depression and writing walk hand in hand for me. Mania and writing surely do not, though I would love to fuel my craft with that energy. There is just a certain point in the descent, a certain shade in the darkness where my mind unfurls and all the words pour down…

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  • Collaboration!

    Mini vlog talking (bullshitting) with Phil Beachler about our collaborations on my book covers and other endeavors. Should we start a podcast next? Hell no! Same people belong behind the page… At least we produce good work like SCREECHERS. Cowritten with Kevin Kennedy and cover by Phil Beachler. You can find Kevin here: https://www.kevinjkennedy.co.uk/You can…

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  • Collaborating on Screechers: 2 Authors and 1 Artist

    Artistic collaborations are not new. All authors collaborate with at least a cover artist, unless they are such an artist, just to produce a book. Authors get together to produce anthologies and even cowrite stories, novellas, or novels. As an artist, I love to collaborate. When two (or more) different inspirations converge, the intersection can…

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  • On Editing

    Editing, otherwise known as writer hell. Yes, I have to hide in a hotel mere miles from my house. But with how much I miss work travel right now, this might be like a vacation. Plus, I would do literally anything that does not involve homeschooling right now! Christina Bergling https://linktr.ee/chrstnabergling

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  • How’s Writing Going?

    So this month has been all author memes, which has been super fun for me (and hopefully you). But why all memes brilliantly created by others and no words from me? Here’s a mini vlog to explain! Christina Bergling https://linktr.ee/chrstnabergling

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  • 2020 in Review

    2020 in Review

    Every year, I do a review blog where I catalog all the writing and festivals and horror-related activities I have accomplished in the year. This year, frankly, I just don’t want to. 2020 was a shit in show. In 2020, I survived. There will be a wave of blog posts this week, next week that…

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  • Reading: The Waning (Excerpt #1)

    The word of the day is “inexorable,” which I swear I can actually say! Enjoy the beginning of my second book, The Waning, wherein I mangle one word pretty effectively. But real practice means no editing! Catch The Waning in the Black Friday bundle with Savages for a couple more hours: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P21P6MX Christina Bergling https://linktr.ee/chrstnabergling

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