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#BlogBattle Week 39 “Bricks” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 39 Story Theme:Bricks (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can […]

Charles Dickens—Using Symbol, Theme & Allegory to Create Enduring Stories

Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Why are there certain stories we just can’t get enough of? Why do some stories fade away while others become staples for every generation? Charles Dickens’A Christmas Carol has been made into all kinds of movies, plays, cartoons, musicals and there are countless variations of Dickens’ original story:…

Random Captive Hope Snippets

I’m totally random, and so I’ve chosen totally random pieces of text from my next novel, Captive Hope. This is book two in the Chronicles of the Twelve Realms and I’m incredibly excited to be publishing it in January, 2016. I’ll have a solid date for you by the middle to end of December. Sorry […]

One Way to Write a Novel

Great insights with more advice to look forward to! One Way to Write a Novel – Reblogged from author Michael Dellert About two years ago, I went through a transformation as a writer. I had been taking workshops and classes for longer than I like to admit and I was growing frustrated that it was […]

Book Review: The Beauty Thief by Rachael Ritchey

Originally posted on Kev's Great Indie Authors:
I interviewed Rachael back in September this year: Rachael’s InterviewBefore that, back in August we did a Book Blurb & Trailer post introducing the first of her Chronicles of the Twelve Realms series: The Beauty Thief. Rachael’s BlurbIt was her trailer that eventually intrigued me enough to…

Fallow No More

#BlogBattle Week 38 “Fallow” It’s true, I’m trying not to do serials for BlogBattle, but I’m having fun writing this odd little tale, so it continues. I hope you’re enjoying it, too! It would make Don’obahu happy if you’d give him a grin back. Just sayin’ ;) Part one: Bottled Up, Part Two: Arrival of […]

#BlogBattle Week 38 “Fallow” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 38 Story Theme:Fallow (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can […]

Arrival of the Pathfinder

BlogBattle 37 “Arrival” genre: fantasy (mystery, drama) I am continuing last week’s “Bottled Up” story today! We’ve been sucked into a bottle on the edge of the sea. Let’s find out where we’ve gone if we can! Her eyes squeezed closed and could not be pried open no matter how many times she whispered, “Open […]

#BlogBattle Week 37 “Arrival” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 37 Story Theme:Arrival (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING: Anyone can […]

Power? I’m Not She-ra

I do not have the power. Seriously, no power at my house. Half my block has it, but the rest of us continue to live in the dark. I really cannot complain as we are lucky enough to have a gas stove to heat the house. I can still access the internet on my phone, […]