{"id":1519,"date":"2020-12-20T22:30:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T22:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T18:58:25","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1519\" class=\"elementor elementor-1519\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9311afe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9311afe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e340de7\" data-id=\"e340de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9670f elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts--show-avatar elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"0f9670f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3141 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-time-machine\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/writing-a-story-about-a-real-woman\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/News_letter_33_Top_Site.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3143\" alt=\"Clara\u2019s Three Lives\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/News_letter_33_Top_Site.jpg 792w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/News_letter_33_Top_Site-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/News_letter_33_Top_Site-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Alex Amit' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/writing-a-story-about-a-real-woman\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWriting a Story About a Real Woman\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Writing a story about a real woman is like touching history with tweezers: delicately, being careful not to destroy or damage. About a month ago,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/writing-a-story-about-a-real-woman\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Writing a Story About a Real Woman\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 31, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-time-machine\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/how-an-idea-for-a-book-begins-for-me\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_31_Top_Site.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3074\" alt=\"The Wounded Nurse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_31_Top_Site.jpg 792w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_31_Top_Site-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_31_Top_Site-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Alex Amit' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/how-an-idea-for-a-book-begins-for-me\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow an Idea for a Book Begins for Me\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A book usually begins with a single idea that appeals to me, sometimes just a small one, and I start building the plot from there.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/how-an-idea-for-a-book-begins-for-me\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How an Idea for a Book Begins for Me\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 21, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-time-machine\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/my-logo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_30_Top_Site.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3065\" alt=\"My Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_30_Top_Site.jpg 792w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_30_Top_Site-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/News_letter_30_Top_Site-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Alex Amit' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/my-logo\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy Logo\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/BLL4QeLY4CE?feature=share My author\u2019s logo originated a few years ago, on a cold winter day beneath the Pont de Bercy Bridge in Paris. It was before<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/my-logo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about My Logo\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3056 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-time-machine\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/the-nameless-character\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/News_letter_29_Top_Site.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3058\" alt=\"The Nameless Character\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/News_letter_29_Top_Site.jpg 792w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/News_letter_29_Top_Site-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/News_letter_29_Top_Site-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__avatar\">\n\t\t\t<img alt='Alex Amit' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=128&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ae0a9ef04b9722e8d26cdc4a22def7b?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/the-nameless-character\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Nameless Character\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A book usually begins with a single idea that appeals to me, sometimes just a small one, and I start building the plot from there.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/authoralexamit.com\/wp\/the-nameless-character\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Nameless Character\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 1, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3047 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-time-machine\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" 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