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Pandemic Productivity & a Cover Reveal!
As pretty much the entire world can attest to, the last few months have been...something, to say the least. First and foremost, my heart...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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The Cavern and the Cinematic Book Contest
A few months ago, a former coworker suggested I enter The Cavern into the "Cinematic Book" contest held by ScreenCraft. I did my due...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jan 12, 20202 min read
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Capitol Reef Writer's Weekend!
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a writing retreat in beautiful Capitol Reef National Park in Southern Utah. The...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Nov 20, 20191 min read
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Critique Groups: Why They Might Be Scary Yet Necessary
The argument for critique partners.

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Oct 14, 20193 min read
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Rod's Writing Wisdom: The Diarrheal Pacing Theory
Be warned, this may be a bit of an...interesting blog post. While talking to my husband Rod the other day, I was detailing my current...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Oct 7, 20192 min read
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HB90 Q4 Coming Up!
If you read my earlier blog about the HB90 system, then you have a leg up on what I'm talking about now. If not, then you are in luck and...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Sep 17, 20191 min read
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It's Out! Here's The Cavern!
I finally hit "publish" on The Cavern, and it's out in the world for all to see! ...Oh no, what did I do?? I'm incredibly proud of this...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Sep 14, 20191 min read
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Fighting My Procrastination Superpowers w/ HB90
There are countless planning and goal-setting systems out there, and each one can appeal to at least one person. I recently learned about...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jul 23, 20194 min read
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The Cavern: Chapter 1
The first chapter in my debut YA dystopian novel, The Cavern

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jul 2, 20197 min read
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Welcome!
This is my first blog post on my first official website! I have no idea what I'm doing, but hopefully everyone visiting will stay, watch...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
May 18, 20191 min read
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Why I Wear Leggings… And I’m Damn Proud of It
I know it’s not necessarily a new issue, but it has gotten closer to home for me in recent weeks. The issue of who should or should not...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Mar 13, 20173 min read
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2015 In Review
WordPress gives me a review of the past year. All in all, it doesn’t look bad, but clearly I need to be better! As every year seems to be...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Dec 30, 20151 min read
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Catching Fire
Over the last few months I’ve had the luck of writing for some local magazines. Unfortunately I was given word that due to unforeseen...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Dec 15, 20152 min read
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The Voices In My Head
The other day I was texting with a writer friend of mine (Alica McKenna Johnson), and I said I was jealous by how much she could write....

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Nov 23, 20152 min read
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That’s Where That Goes!
I’m in 3 magazines this coming month, and they’re online now! Some of the articles are even featured on the webpage! I’m so happy and...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Oct 29, 20151 min read
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Non-Fiction, Non-Problem!
Does that make sense? Kind of, but not really? It’s understandable, but not grammatically correct? Eh, that’s better than some...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Oct 6, 20151 min read
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I Am Woman; Hear Me Roar!
I just wanted to toot my horn a little, that’s all. The hole on the right used to look like the bush on the left, and who dug that sucker...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Aug 25, 20151 min read
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Checking Off My Travel Bucket List… And Restarting It All Over Again
Part of the reason I haven’t been as present on this blog, other than my God-given procrastination talents, is the amount of traveling...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jul 6, 20151 min read
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Ahnuld says, “I’ll be bahck.” Or should it be Bach?
I don’t even want to look at the last time I posted so let’s just say it’s been awhile! I will be writing (somewhat/hopefully) regularly...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jun 2, 20151 min read
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Why I’ve Been AWOL… And The Real Reason
Biggie Boy looking into the distance, possibly contemplating the universe Feed Me! I don’t even want to look at when I posted last...

Apryl K.B. Lopez
Jun 28, 20141 min read
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