{"id":2682,"date":"2019-05-13T03:42:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T03:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2019-05-13T03:42:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T03:42:54","slug":"no-sleep-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=2682","title":{"rendered":"No Sleep #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BlogHop6-1.png?resize=768%2C384\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BlogHop6-1.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BlogHop6-1.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BlogHop6-1.png?resize=700%2C350&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BlogHop6-1.png?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you didn&#8217;t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, the gift of time! Eight hours worth. Well, maybe seven and a half. Or just seven, depending upon how quickly I fall asleep.<\/p>\n<p>What would I do with that time? That would partly depend upon whether the other person in my house didn&#8217;t need to sleep either. It might be hard to find quiet activities while he slept.<\/p>\n<p>Reading would be on the top of my list. So many books, so little time. Hopefully the library would stay open late.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposite end of that, think of all the additional time I&#8217;d have for writing! Maybe I could write more than one book a year. There&#8217;s that gritty female private eye I owe a book (or more) to.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2693 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?resize=525%2C350&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?w=1840&amp;ssl=1 1840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bed-bedroom-blanket-129062.jpg?w=2760&amp;ssl=1 2760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Publicity! I could spend more time on publicity and connect with more readers. Sell more books.Sounds like a plan.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably noticed that nothing I&#8217;ve mentioned costs money. That&#8217;s deliberate. The last thing I want to do with my extra time is put more hours in at my job. (If you&#8217;re reading this, boss, sorry, but did you expect anything different?)<\/p>\n<p>Sure, I&#8217;d probably spend some time doing housework, or going for a walk, or catching up on those little projects that pile up-\u2014you know what I mean. Maybe I&#8217;d even watch a TV show now and then.<\/p>\n<p>The number one thing I&#8217;d do? Take time to sit back, listen to some tunes, and relax. I never seem to allow myself that luxury.<\/p>\n<p>Before I close, speaking of publicity, check out my rafflecopter. It&#8217;s your chance to win a $10 Amazon gift certificate or signed copies of the first edition, first three paperback books from my Harmony Duprie Mysteries. here&#8217;s the link for you to check it out! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/eafcc5491\/?\">Rafflecopter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you got here by way of the contest, hello and thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s find out what our other authors are &#8220;up&#8221; to!<\/p>\n<p>May 13, 2019<\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?<\/p>\n<p>Rules:<br \/>1. Link your blog to this hop.<br \/>2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.<br \/>3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants&#8217; blogs.<br \/>4. Tweet\/or share each person&#8217;s blog post. Use #OpenBook when tweeting.<br \/>5. 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