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Jody Hedlund- A New YA Medieval Series

 Two absolutely amazing stories came out in the last month and it is my great honor to share them with you.

I loved Jody Hedlund's previous YA medieval series so of course I freaked out when I found out that she was publishing a series not just about knights and kingdoms but also princesses and lost treasures.

Intrigued?

A little more about the books including my incoherent reviews:





The Blurb
A fierce elite guard. A loyal lady in waiting. They must work together to save three princesses from...

My Top Six Animated Series

So... we're trying something different today. Actually we aren't even having a book related post. Instead I thought I would share my favorite animated series. I chose to do those first because I actually have clear favorites here unlike live action series and movies and books and such.

Anyway... without further ado some series that you absolutely have to watch:




Spectacular Spiderman

Maybe this show doesn't have the best animation (I think I heard somewhere that it was hand drawn? But I'm not sur...

The Language of Worlds: SoS

Guess what time it is again! If the above picture isn't an immediate giveaway it's time for another Language of Worlds. This one is for July/August but since I'm always so fashionably late I decided to wait until closer to the end of August to do it because that's just how I roll.

This Language of Worlds, hosted by the lovely Liv focuses more on the book project as a whole rather than specific characters. And while I certainly have many of projects to choose from, I thought I wo...

Amar Fanart Winners!

Last August I decided to hold a Fan Art contest for my series taking place in Amar. It was supposed to end in January of 2019 but I decided to extend it until August so that it ran for a full year. But now it has come to an end and it is time to select the winners.
However before that, a little about the contest to those only just learning about it. The rules and prizes were:
The rules:
The pictures must be of either characters or scenes of any of my Amar books I've written. That would...

My Story on Havok 2.0

I know that today isn't my usual day for posting, but I just wanted to let y'all know that another one of my flash fiction pieces is live on Havok today! (and yes I am still freaking out). If you aren't a member of Havok, this is the only day you can read it, so I suggest you don't dally XD

Go, read it, tell me what you think. Then join me in the celebration *passes out ice cream*

It's based off of a 1960's song and I'm curious if any of you can guess it. If you do you could get entered in a dr...

Meet My Characters: The Four

So I realized with all this talk of My Time in Amar that some of you haven't actually read it and have no idea who these characters are. So I thought that I would remedy that and introduce you to my main characters. Also known as the four.
Four saviors, summoned, shall come But only three permitted to leaveDestined to save what is threatened by OneFor if Amar falls, all shall grieve
They will journey to the Bextian SeaWhere they will seek an amulet goldWith it learn who my heir must beThen ret...

July Wrap-Up

Another month gone and you all know what that means. Time for my monthly wrap-up!


Life

A lot happened in this month. Honestly I'm a little surprised by how much happened. For one I bought a car which is terrifying for sure. My uncle and cousin from Texas came to visit and we went to the zoo and had a grand old time. Also we went to the Medieval Faire. I went as a pirate dragon queen (as opposed to the pirate dragon king *winks at certain someones*).

Reading

I've been in a bit of a reading slump f...

Announcements//Updates//And more

So I think I should start this off by saying that I did not actually finish A Time of Trepidation, Pirates, and Lost Princesses this week as I would have liked. I did write 12,000 words and now I only have less than five chapters left.



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So much so that I have an announcement... and that is that I have finally decided on a rerelease date for ToT. Are you ready for it???

*drum roll please*

September 1st!

With that said, this is the call for advanced readers and people who want to be a part...

Camp NaNo: Goals and Progress

Here we are in July. It's the middle of the year and the middle of yet another Camp NaNo. Which of course I am participating in because it turns out that I can't turns down a challenge, specifically a writing one.

Last April my project was A Matter of Curiosity, but in July I decided to focus on the other end of Amar. My goal was to write 75k in My Time in Amar book 3 A Season of Subterfuge, Courtiers, and War Councils.

Of course that plan fell apart before July even began.

Unfortunately I was u...

MY HAVOK STORY!!!!

Just a short post for today, but my story that I wrote for Havok is finally up! (and yes I am totally freaking out about that). If you aren't a member of Havok, this is the only day you can read it, so I suggest you don't dally XD

Go, read it, tell me what you think. Then join me in the celebration *dances around with cake*

It's based off of a 1950's song and I'm curious if any of you can guess it. If you do you could get entered in a drawing Havok is doing for a $10 Amazon gift card. So make s...