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The Beast's Redemption Official Release Date

I'm excited to announce I have just gotten my official release date for my paranormal novella - The Beast's Redemption. The ebook will be released by The Wild Rose Press on September 28, 2011. 
Blurb:
Cursed shape shifter, Alexander Léandre, is resigned to his fate, but that doesn't stop him from hunting down the descendants of the sorceress

Lessons from Tangled

I've been wanting to do a blog post on Tangled since the first time I saw the movie in the theater, but I couldn't decide what topic to cover. Honestly, this is one of those movies which does so many things right that it is a pure joy to watch and study (not just watch for enjoyment). I finally decided I would do a series of posts covering a few different topics instead of trying to cram

Lessons from Raising Hope

If you haven't caught Raising Hope on Tuesdays yet you are seriously missing out. Probably the funniest show on television today. I wasn't too sure about it when I first heard the premise, but I caught an episode purely by chance and laughed the entire time.

Onto the lesson from Raising Hope.

Finding humor in everyday occurrences and challenges. The charm of this show is Jimmy (the dad) and

Lessons from The Secret of NIMH

I remember watching The Secret of NIMH when I was a child. Don't remember exactly when, but I do remember being terrified by this movie. I recently rediscovered it thanks to Netflix Streaming. Both of my girls were insistent on watching it overruling my cautions of it being frightening. Thankfully, both of my girls weren't frightened by it as I was, but then again I was one of those kids who got

Lessons from Race to Witch Mountain

I loved Race to Witch Mountain. I know, I know, total kid movie, but kid movies can be a lot of fun. This is a remake of the classic Escape to Witch Mountain which I watched and loved when I was a kid. So, I really wasn't certain if I would like it. Saw it in the theater and the above picture features one of my all-time favorite FX-action scene ever shot. On to the Lesson and Spoiler.

Lesson: If

Lessons from Aquamarine

This is a movie which is in our home library and I've seen it I don't know how many times. Aquamarine is the story about two teen girls who find a mermaid and are promised any wish if they can help the mermaid find true love (spoilers below). The lesson I want to talk about actually doesn't have much to do with the plot itself, but with a topic I've covered in previous "Lessons from" posts.

RWAOnline Workshop The Plotting Wheel

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RWA Online presents:

The Plotting Wheel
Presented by Becky Martinez and Sue Viders
June 6 - July 1, 2011 (Dates arranged so writers attending the RWA National Conference can still take this class!)

About the class:
Plotting a novel can be a daunting task, but no matter what method of plotting a writer uses, there are certain elements that need to go into

Lessons from Back to the Future

I just rewatched Back to the Future with my daughter who had no idea what I was talking about when I made a BTTF reference. So, of course, I had to rent it for her. :-) I can't even remember how long it has been since I had seen it last, but it completely lived up to my memories of it.

The lesson I want to cover, which for some reason I didn't consciously remember about the movie, is layering.

Horse Charmer Now Available

Horse Charmer is now live and available as an ebook at Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon. Through Smashwords Horse Charmer will shortly be available through Apple, Sony, Kobo, Borders/Borders Australia, Whitcoulls, Diesel Ebook Store, and ScrollMotion.

Horse Charmer by Angelia Almos

At sixteen years old, Cassia would rather spend her days in the royal stables than in the royal court.