Writing – Aspasía S. Bissas

14/04/202414/04/2024

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Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

I gazed into the darkness and started writing. Download my books now…

Book covers: Love Lies Bleeding, Blood Magic, Tooth & Claw, Bleeding Heart. Books by Aspasia S. Bissas, aspasiasbissas.com. Dark fantasy, gothic, paranormal, urban fantasy, vampires, shifters

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If you prefer paperback, use this link to order Love Lies Bleeding from Bookshop. A portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. You can get Bleeding Heart here. Thank you for supporting indie! ♥

31/01/202431/01/2024

Bloganuary: Final Day! What’s the Thing You’re Most Scared to Do, and What Would it Take to Get You to Do It?

I have a terrible fear of vampires– it would be a real shame if I came across one and they wanted to turn me. Just awful.

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Okay, what I really fear most is the future: the uncertainty of what will happen, and the inevitability of having to face it. Aren’t you glad you asked now?

Obviously there’s no need to convince me to face the future because it’s happening anyway. I’ll just have to navigate it as best I can, until it ultimately kills me. Yay.

What are you scared of? Share in the comments…if you dare…

And on that happy note, we conclude Bloganuary!

I’ve written a post based on a prompt every day for a month now, and I’d do it again (just not too soon, please). It’s been interesting and thought-provoking in ways that I wasn’t expecting, making me reminisce about the past, my hopes, my fears, and everything in between. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my posts as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them.

Don’t forget to download my books!

If you prefer paperback, use this link to order Love Lies Bleeding from Bookshop (Bleeding Heart will be available soon). A portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. Thank you for supporting indie! ♥

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

20/01/202420/01/2024

Bloganuary Day 20: What Is Your Dream Job?

What is my dream job? Nothing, because there’s no such thing as dream job. As soon as you start doing something you love as a job, it ceases to be anything but work, and I don’t think anyone dreams of working.

That said, some jobs will suit you more than others. For me, I’ve wanted to write most of my life, so writing is as close to a dream job as I can get. Sometimes I wish I could be an artist, but I don’t have the skills or spark that you need for that (words are my thing, not images). I’ve also thought a lot about running a farm for rescued animals, but there are a number of reasons why that won’t happen, not least because I’m very much a city person.

What do you think–is there such a thing as a dream job? If so, what’s yours? Share in the comments…

Don’t forget to download my books!

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

19/01/202419/01/2024

Bloganuary Day 19: What Makes a Good Leader?

I don’t know if there’s any set qualifications for a good leader, but here’s what I think makes one:

Puts the needs of others before their own
Has the ability to keep people calm under stress
Inspires people to want to follow them
Not a sociopath
Bonus: ability to herd cats

What do you think makes a good leader? Share in the comments…

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Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

18/01/2024

Bloganuary Day 18: If You Could Un-Invent Something, What Would it Be?

I thought of a few things I’d like to un-invent as soon as I read the question– things that have caused some pretty huge problems in the world. But then I started thinking– if those things hadn’t been invented, maybe something worse would’ve been instead. There’s also a positive side-effect that comes with problems, in that we have to solve them, which has to make us smarter, more creative, and more innovative. Sometimes I wonder if causing problems and then having to solve them might just be the point of everything in the first place. What else have humans been doing since the dawn of time but finding problems to solve?

So, in the end, I wouldn’t un-invent anything, no matter how much trouble it may have caused. But just for fun, I might get rid of letters– hieroglyphs are much prettier 🙂

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Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas