Yvonne Carder's Blog
February 19, 2019
I Love YA Books
Check out this awesome book event! If you love young adult books this is just for you. It's happening on Facebook right now through 2/24/19. Visit NOW! Snag books for your TBR pile here!
November 27, 2018
Good-Bye iBooks, B&N, and Kobo: Hello KU!
Good-Bye iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo Luminata released in June wide, meaning available on my website, Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. Because of that, it wasn't allowed into Kindle Unlimited (KU).
Amazon requires a book to be 100% exclusive in order to be part of KU. So, after much deliberation I have decided to put Luminata into KU starting on Tuesday, December 4th. What does that mean for you? If you read on iBooks, B&N, or Kobo, you only have a few days left to snag a copy! After Tuesday, December 4th Luminata will only be available through Amazon. So grab your copy now!!
Hardbacks direct from me: https://www.yvonnecarder.com/store/c3/Books.html
iBooks: https://apple.co/2HL8k2k
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/2Ha4dMT
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2Gzi9TD Hello Kindle Unlimited! Luminata will be available free on KU starting next week! I'm excited to share Luminata with KU readers. I'll keep you updated for when it launches into KU, so get ready!
Need another story in the Meclauks Kingdom? 'Mastering Stables: A Story in the Meclauks Kingdom' is the short story selected for the 'Voices of the Valley: Journeys' anthology. If you like Jacob and want more of him, this short story is all Jacob.
'Voices of the Valley: Journeys' is a great addition to your collection, and can make a great Christmas present to someone on your list. Find it on Amazon here: amzn.to/2Sd08vF I'll talk to you soon!
~Yvonne
Amazon requires a book to be 100% exclusive in order to be part of KU. So, after much deliberation I have decided to put Luminata into KU starting on Tuesday, December 4th. What does that mean for you? If you read on iBooks, B&N, or Kobo, you only have a few days left to snag a copy! After Tuesday, December 4th Luminata will only be available through Amazon. So grab your copy now!!
Hardbacks direct from me: https://www.yvonnecarder.com/store/c3/Books.htmliBooks: https://apple.co/2HL8k2k
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/2Ha4dMT
Kobo: http://bit.ly/2Gzi9TD Hello Kindle Unlimited! Luminata will be available free on KU starting next week! I'm excited to share Luminata with KU readers. I'll keep you updated for when it launches into KU, so get ready!
Need another story in the Meclauks Kingdom? 'Mastering Stables: A Story in the Meclauks Kingdom' is the short story selected for the 'Voices of the Valley: Journeys' anthology. If you like Jacob and want more of him, this short story is all Jacob. 'Voices of the Valley: Journeys' is a great addition to your collection, and can make a great Christmas present to someone on your list. Find it on Amazon here: amzn.to/2Sd08vF I'll talk to you soon!
~Yvonne
November 1, 2018
Vegas Baby!
If you're in Las Vegas next week Thursday come join me and 100+ authors at Sam's Town and meet some pretty awesome authors of many genres. There's a $2.50 cover fee to get in and you'll be entered into a drawing for a Kindle. If you've got a copy of my book bring it and get it autographed. Sam's Town Address: 5111 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NVDate and Time: November 8th, 2018 from 3 pm - 5 pm See you there!
October 20, 2018
Sailing on the Jolly Roger
"The captain is requesting you to arrive at the dock at 5 pm tomorrow instead of 6 pm." Wait? What?
Needless to say, I totally forgot to put something in my Google calendar and if it's not on my calendar, it doesn't exist. (Anyone else like that?) Back in August my best friends bought tickets for my husband and I to go on a cruise. The reminder email had me scrambling to make sure I could get out of work early enough to make it to the dock on time. Thankfully we made it happen. My co-workers were almost as excited as I was for the trip.
Only 3 people on the gangplank at a time
Lady Washington © Grays Harbor Historical Seaport We weren't sure what to expect, and I completely geeked out! We boarded Lady Washington, a full-scale replica of a late 18th century trading ship. If you're like me, she looks familiar. You guessed it. She was the Jolly Roger on 'Once Upon A Time'. I pictured Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones standing on the deck and sailing the seven seas. (I mean, who wouldn't want to picture Colin O'Donoghue standing next to you?)
My husband was 'Shanghaied' into being part of the crew. He was part of the crew raising the main mast sail. Following the very specific orders of raising the mast sail with a halyard. (It's a whole language I know very little about.) He was enamored and smiled the whole cruise. Hopefully he won't be conscripted.
Unfortunately it was a calm wind evening, so we didn't use the sails as much as we wished we did. But, it was still to sing shanty's, learn nautical terms, and listen to the creaks and groans a ship makes when wind catches a sail.
I would definitely do this again, I kept thinking I should write a story based on a tall ship. I'd love to be out on the ocean with wind on our backs and hear the snap of the sails. And, there's a battle they do as well... that may have to happen in the future.
I'm very grateful they sent me a reminder email. Want to board a ship yourself? Grays Harbor Historical Seaport is an educational non-profit organization based in Aberdeen, Washington, but they travel on the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts. Their goal is to preserve maritime history and traditions for people of all ages, and they travel up and down the west coast sharing information about tall ships. You can go on a cruise or even join the crew for a short period of time to learn how to sail a tall ship like the Lady Washington. I highly recommend checking them out on their website www.historicalseaport.org for more information and to get tickets.
Needless to say, I totally forgot to put something in my Google calendar and if it's not on my calendar, it doesn't exist. (Anyone else like that?) Back in August my best friends bought tickets for my husband and I to go on a cruise. The reminder email had me scrambling to make sure I could get out of work early enough to make it to the dock on time. Thankfully we made it happen. My co-workers were almost as excited as I was for the trip.
Only 3 people on the gangplank at a time
Lady Washington © Grays Harbor Historical Seaport We weren't sure what to expect, and I completely geeked out! We boarded Lady Washington, a full-scale replica of a late 18th century trading ship. If you're like me, she looks familiar. You guessed it. She was the Jolly Roger on 'Once Upon A Time'. I pictured Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones standing on the deck and sailing the seven seas. (I mean, who wouldn't want to picture Colin O'Donoghue standing next to you?)My husband was 'Shanghaied' into being part of the crew. He was part of the crew raising the main mast sail. Following the very specific orders of raising the mast sail with a halyard. (It's a whole language I know very little about.) He was enamored and smiled the whole cruise. Hopefully he won't be conscripted.
Unfortunately it was a calm wind evening, so we didn't use the sails as much as we wished we did. But, it was still to sing shanty's, learn nautical terms, and listen to the creaks and groans a ship makes when wind catches a sail.
I would definitely do this again, I kept thinking I should write a story based on a tall ship. I'd love to be out on the ocean with wind on our backs and hear the snap of the sails. And, there's a battle they do as well... that may have to happen in the future.
I'm very grateful they sent me a reminder email. Want to board a ship yourself? Grays Harbor Historical Seaport is an educational non-profit organization based in Aberdeen, Washington, but they travel on the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts. Their goal is to preserve maritime history and traditions for people of all ages, and they travel up and down the west coast sharing information about tall ships. You can go on a cruise or even join the crew for a short period of time to learn how to sail a tall ship like the Lady Washington. I highly recommend checking them out on their website www.historicalseaport.org for more information and to get tickets.
October 12, 2018
Great Valley Bookfest 2018!
Click on the picture to print out a flyer to share Join me in Manteca, California tomorrow! Tomorrow I'll be spending the day in Manteca for the Great Valley Bookfest again this year. I hope you can come out and join me for an awesome festival centered on books! Is there anything better than that?This will be fun for all ages and there is an awesome line up of authors that will be there sharing their books.
I hope you come out! Please make sure to stop and say hello, I'll have goodies for you.
See you tomorrow!
Yvonne
PS: if you'd like to RSVP click on the Facebook event on my page and let me know.
The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley
280 Lifestyle St.
Manteca, Ca 95337
October 2, 2018
YA Scravenger Hunt Fall 2018!
Welcome to the YA Scavenger Hunt!!This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors... and a chance to win some awesome prizes!On this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one book from each author on the hunt in my team!
But play fast: this contest (and all the exclusive bonus material) will only be online for 120 hours!Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are SEVEN contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the PINK TEAM--but there are also RED, BLUE, GREEN, GOLD, ORANGE, & PURPLE teams for a chance to win a whole different set of books!
If you'd like to find out more about the hunt, see links to all the authors participating, and see the full list of prizes up for grabs, go tothe YA Scavenger Hunt page.Scavenger Hunt Puzzle
Directions: Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the PINK TEAM, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!). There will be 20 authors per team, so make sure you get 20 numbers to add together! Entry Form: Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize. Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.
Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by Sunday, October 7th 2018, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.Scavenger Hunt Post
Today, I am hosting Olivia Wildenstein on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt!Olivia is an USA TODAY Bestselling author. She grew up in New York City where she attended a French lycée before heading to Brown University. When she’s not writing, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets (Yes. Everyone), eavesdropping on conversations to gather material for her next book, baking up a storm (that she actually eats), going to the gym (because she eats), and attempting not to be late at her children’s school (like she is 4 out of 5 mornings, on good weeks).
Find out more information by checking out Olivia's website here! http://oliviawildenstein.com/
The Vampire Diaries with faeries. Welcome to Rowan...
Founded two centuries ago by a powerful tribe of Gottwa Indians, Rowan was a quiet town, so quiet that I fled after graduation. Staying away was the plan, but Mom died suddenly.
Dad said she suffered a stroke after she dug up one of the ancient graves in our backyard, which happens to be the town cemetery.
Creepy, I know. Creepier still, there was no corpse inside the old coffin, only fresh rose petals.
As we made preparations for Mom’s burial, new people began arriving in Rowan, unnervingly handsome and odd people.
I begged them to leave, but they stayed, because their enemies--my ancestors--were beginning to awaken.
Fans of Kresley Cole and Stephenie Meyer will adore Wildenstein's new Faerie-tale series. #element-a4153650-ae91-4da6-aac5-98bbc5e9ffed .content-color-box-wrapper { padding: 20px; border-radius: 0px; background-color: #ff13ff; border-style: None; border-color: #555555; border-width: 3px;}Go to Amazon for your copy!Exclusive Content just for YA Hunters from Oliva!Check out the playlist Olivia wrote Rose Petal Graves to. Character Cast:Can you guess who's who?
And remember to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me, Yvonne Carder, and the other authors who joined the hunt! Can you guess why I chose the number below? It's the date I published Luminata! Remember to add it to your number scores to enter the drawing.
Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the PINK TEAM and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!Continue The HuntThank you for visiting my site! I hope you're having a great time. To keep going on your quest for the hunt, you need to check out the next author! Check out Scarlett Kol here. #element-27fb6f72-43d8-41a5-9c58-d9dfffd683c1 .content-color-box-wrapper { padding: 20px; border-radius: 0px; background-color: #ff13ff; border-style: None; border-color: #555555; border-width: 3px;}Tweet #YASH
September 30, 2018
Book 2 in the Meclauks Kingdom Sneak Peak
You helped the book get named, so here it is: #element-c9b7a4d6-316e-467e-88be-46dc32ca1c73 .content-color-box-wrapper { padding: 20px; border-radius: 0px; background-color: #882c76; border-style: None; border-color: #555555; border-width: 3px;}Isik's BladeBook 2 in the Meclauks Kingdom Series Chapter 1 Sneak Peak During the YA Scavenger Hunt you can read the first chapter of Isik's Blade: Book 2 in the Meclauks Kingdom Series. Be sure to check out Dax Varley's blog between Tuesday, October 2, 2018 noon PST and Sunday, October 7, 2018 noon PST to read the full chapter.
If you're still new to the YASH, check out the official page for more info on how to play and enter to win the grand prize!
Go to http://www.yash.rocks/ and join the hunt!!
Follow #YASH on social media to hear hunt updates first.
#TeamLuminata #imreadingya #yafantasy #meclaukskingdom
If you're still new to the YASH, check out the official page for more info on how to play and enter to win the grand prize!
Go to http://www.yash.rocks/ and join the hunt!!
Follow #YASH on social media to hear hunt updates first. #TeamLuminata #imreadingya #yafantasy #meclaukskingdom
September 23, 2018
YA Scavenger Hunt
The Hunt Starts October 2, 2018! I'm excited to be part of the YASH coming up in October!
The YA Scavenger Hunt begins October 2nd and ends on the 7th. Never joined the hunt before? It’s easy. You can start on my website or on the YA Scavenger Hunt website the day of the hunt and then you hop from blog to blog completing one team at a time adding up secret numbers as you go. When you’ve finished one entire team, you enter the total of all the numbers you found for that team on the rafflecopter on the YASH website to try for the grand prize which is one book from every author on that team. You can stop there or try for every team on the hunt. There are loads of giveaways since most authors do their own as well so mark your calendars. The hunt begins soon!
Be sure to follow #YASH on social media and be part of the hunt.
I'm on TEAM PINK so I'll start the hunt on Tuesday, October 2nd and you can jump right in from my blog and move from here.
Below are the books and authors that are part of the YA Scavenger Hunt. Enjoy!!
Check out the seven teams!
Team RED ABBY J. REED–AMY FELLNER DOMINY–AUSTIN ASLAN–BRENDAN REICHS–CAITLIN SANGSTER–CHRISTINA JUNE–CM MCCOY–ERIN CASHMAN–F.M. BOUGHAN–JENNIFER BRODY–JM SULLIVAN–LISA MAXWELL–MARGOT HARRISON–MARY AMATO–MARY CROCKETT–PAULA STOKES–SARA B. LARSON–SUZANNE VAN ROOYEN–WENDY HIGGINS–YVONNE VENTRESCA 
Team ORANGE ABIGAIL JOHNSON–CASSANDRA MORGAN–CECILY WOLFE–CORINNE O’FLYNN–DANA MELE–GK DEROSA–J. ANDERSEN–JENNIFER DIGIOVANNI–JULIA EMBER–JULIE MOFFETT–KATY UPPERMAN–LIVIA BLACKBURNE–LORI M. LEE–LYDIA KANG–LYSSA CHIAVARI–MARSHA BLACK–PAIGE LAVOIE–T. RAE MITCHELL–T.L. SHIVELY–TORI RIGBY 
Team GOLD A.M. ROSE–ADDIE THORLEY–ANNIE SULLIVAN–COLLEEN HOUCK–COLLEEN OAKES–EMILY SKUTSKIE–HEATHER MCKENZIE–JACOB DEVLIN–K.M. ROBINSON–KAT ROSS–KATHY MACMILLAN–L.H. NICOLE–LEAH & KATE ROOPER–LISA MANTERFIELD–MARGO KELLY–ROSALYN EVES–SARA FUJIMURA–SHAILA PATEL–SHONNA SLAYTON–TERA LYNN CHILDS 
Team GREEN ALICE REEDS–BETSY CORNWELL–GINA DAMICO–H. M. GOODEN–JESSICA BRODY–JOSHUA DAVID BELLIN–JULIE REECE–KATE BRAUNING–KATIE FRENCH–KELLY DEVOS–LM PRESTON–MEG KASSEL–MELANIE HOOYENGA–MELISSA CHAMBERS–MICHELE BARROW-BELISLE–MICHELLE REYNOSO–MINDY MCGINNIS–NATASHA SINEL–PATRICIA B. TIGHE–SHANNON KLARE 
Team BLUE AMALIE HOWARD–AMBER R. DUELL–BRENDA DRAKE–COURTNEY BRANDT–DARLENE P. CAMPOS–DOROTHY DREYER–EMIL SHER–EVA POHLER–FONDA LEE–GINA CIOCCA–GINGER SCOTT–J. KELLER FORD–JESSIKA FLECK–KRISTIN SMITH–L. E. DELANO–MICHELLE BACON–ROXANNE LAMBIE–SL BEAUMONT–TIANA SMITH–TOBIE EASTON 
Team PURPLE A.G. HOWARD–C. J. REDWINE–CARLY ANNE WEST–CHANDA STAFFORD–CHELSEA PITCHER–CHRISTY SLOAT–DEBBIE MANBER KUPFER–ERIC LINDSTROM–JC WELKER–JESSICA RUDDICK–JULIA DAY–JULIE ESHBAUGH–KRISTY CENTENO–MACKENZIE FLOHR–MADELINE DYER–MELINDA R. CORDELL–OLIVIA HINEBAUGH–S.A. LARSEN–SHANNON A THOMPSON–STEVIE RAE CAUSEY 
Team PINK AMY MCNULTY–ANN AGUIRRE–CHAD R. ODOM–CHEYANNE YOUNG–DAWN IUS–DAX VARLEY–JAMIE BLAKE–JOLENE PERRY–KENZIE HART–KRISTI HELVIG–MAGGIE ANN MARTIN–MARTINA BOONE–MAY FREIGHTER–OLIVIA WILDENSTEIN–PATTY BLOUNT–PINTIP DUNN–SCARLETT KOI–STACIE RAMEY–TAYLOR FENNER–YVONNE CARDER See you in the hunt!!! Yvonne
The YA Scavenger Hunt begins October 2nd and ends on the 7th. Never joined the hunt before? It’s easy. You can start on my website or on the YA Scavenger Hunt website the day of the hunt and then you hop from blog to blog completing one team at a time adding up secret numbers as you go. When you’ve finished one entire team, you enter the total of all the numbers you found for that team on the rafflecopter on the YASH website to try for the grand prize which is one book from every author on that team. You can stop there or try for every team on the hunt. There are loads of giveaways since most authors do their own as well so mark your calendars. The hunt begins soon!
Be sure to follow #YASH on social media and be part of the hunt.
I'm on TEAM PINK so I'll start the hunt on Tuesday, October 2nd and you can jump right in from my blog and move from here.
Below are the books and authors that are part of the YA Scavenger Hunt. Enjoy!!
Check out the seven teams!
Team RED ABBY J. REED–AMY FELLNER DOMINY–AUSTIN ASLAN–BRENDAN REICHS–CAITLIN SANGSTER–CHRISTINA JUNE–CM MCCOY–ERIN CASHMAN–F.M. BOUGHAN–JENNIFER BRODY–JM SULLIVAN–LISA MAXWELL–MARGOT HARRISON–MARY AMATO–MARY CROCKETT–PAULA STOKES–SARA B. LARSON–SUZANNE VAN ROOYEN–WENDY HIGGINS–YVONNE VENTRESCA Team ORANGE ABIGAIL JOHNSON–CASSANDRA MORGAN–CECILY WOLFE–CORINNE O’FLYNN–DANA MELE–GK DEROSA–J. ANDERSEN–JENNIFER DIGIOVANNI–JULIA EMBER–JULIE MOFFETT–KATY UPPERMAN–LIVIA BLACKBURNE–LORI M. LEE–LYDIA KANG–LYSSA CHIAVARI–MARSHA BLACK–PAIGE LAVOIE–T. RAE MITCHELL–T.L. SHIVELY–TORI RIGBY Team GOLD A.M. ROSE–ADDIE THORLEY–ANNIE SULLIVAN–COLLEEN HOUCK–COLLEEN OAKES–EMILY SKUTSKIE–HEATHER MCKENZIE–JACOB DEVLIN–K.M. ROBINSON–KAT ROSS–KATHY MACMILLAN–L.H. NICOLE–LEAH & KATE ROOPER–LISA MANTERFIELD–MARGO KELLY–ROSALYN EVES–SARA FUJIMURA–SHAILA PATEL–SHONNA SLAYTON–TERA LYNN CHILDS Team GREEN ALICE REEDS–BETSY CORNWELL–GINA DAMICO–H. M. GOODEN–JESSICA BRODY–JOSHUA DAVID BELLIN–JULIE REECE–KATE BRAUNING–KATIE FRENCH–KELLY DEVOS–LM PRESTON–MEG KASSEL–MELANIE HOOYENGA–MELISSA CHAMBERS–MICHELE BARROW-BELISLE–MICHELLE REYNOSO–MINDY MCGINNIS–NATASHA SINEL–PATRICIA B. TIGHE–SHANNON KLARE Team BLUE AMALIE HOWARD–AMBER R. DUELL–BRENDA DRAKE–COURTNEY BRANDT–DARLENE P. CAMPOS–DOROTHY DREYER–EMIL SHER–EVA POHLER–FONDA LEE–GINA CIOCCA–GINGER SCOTT–J. KELLER FORD–JESSIKA FLECK–KRISTIN SMITH–L. E. DELANO–MICHELLE BACON–ROXANNE LAMBIE–SL BEAUMONT–TIANA SMITH–TOBIE EASTON Team PURPLE A.G. HOWARD–C. J. REDWINE–CARLY ANNE WEST–CHANDA STAFFORD–CHELSEA PITCHER–CHRISTY SLOAT–DEBBIE MANBER KUPFER–ERIC LINDSTROM–JC WELKER–JESSICA RUDDICK–JULIA DAY–JULIE ESHBAUGH–KRISTY CENTENO–MACKENZIE FLOHR–MADELINE DYER–MELINDA R. CORDELL–OLIVIA HINEBAUGH–S.A. LARSEN–SHANNON A THOMPSON–STEVIE RAE CAUSEY Team PINK AMY MCNULTY–ANN AGUIRRE–CHAD R. ODOM–CHEYANNE YOUNG–DAWN IUS–DAX VARLEY–JAMIE BLAKE–JOLENE PERRY–KENZIE HART–KRISTI HELVIG–MAGGIE ANN MARTIN–MARTINA BOONE–MAY FREIGHTER–OLIVIA WILDENSTEIN–PATTY BLOUNT–PINTIP DUNN–SCARLETT KOI–STACIE RAMEY–TAYLOR FENNER–YVONNE CARDER See you in the hunt!!! Yvonne
September 12, 2018
Loving Your Library
E-Books and Audio at Your Local Library
Have you heard about Libby yet? Libby is an app by OverDrive that connects you with your library!
With Libby you can read e-books and even listen to audio books. All for FREE! It's super simple to use. Just download the app onto your phone, pick your library, and enter your library card number. That's it! In a few minutes your connected and you can immediately begin borrowing books. Request a book at your library Did you know that you can request a library carry a book? If the book is distributed wide, meaning they aren't exclusive on Amazon, then it's likely the book is available through OverDrive and can be purchased by a library to have in their collection. It's easy, just ask! I know Luminata is available through OverDrive, so I'm asking my local library to carry it so people can read it at no cost to the reader. It's a Win/Win for everyone.
I'm currently listening to Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth. It's my very first audio book and I have to admit it took me a few minutes to get used to it, but I'm totally diggin' it now.
I'd love to hear your experiences using Libby or another similar app for renting books from the library. Here's the link to find out more about Libby: https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Talk to you soon, Yvonne
Have you heard about Libby yet? Libby is an app by OverDrive that connects you with your library!With Libby you can read e-books and even listen to audio books. All for FREE! It's super simple to use. Just download the app onto your phone, pick your library, and enter your library card number. That's it! In a few minutes your connected and you can immediately begin borrowing books. Request a book at your library Did you know that you can request a library carry a book? If the book is distributed wide, meaning they aren't exclusive on Amazon, then it's likely the book is available through OverDrive and can be purchased by a library to have in their collection. It's easy, just ask! I know Luminata is available through OverDrive, so I'm asking my local library to carry it so people can read it at no cost to the reader. It's a Win/Win for everyone.
I'm currently listening to Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth. It's my very first audio book and I have to admit it took me a few minutes to get used to it, but I'm totally diggin' it now.
I'd love to hear your experiences using Libby or another similar app for renting books from the library. Here's the link to find out more about Libby: https://meet.libbyapp.com/
Talk to you soon, Yvonne
September 3, 2018
She Shacks
A She-sheier She Shack Thanks a lot State Farm for putting the term 'She Shack' into my consciousness. I'd never heard it called that before, but now that I know about it, I'm hooked. Granted, I may call it my writer's retreat, but She Shacks are definitely all the rage right now.
I've been searching for ideas and I have to admit, I'm a little all over the place trying to decide what I want to do. The hardest part is that I'm pretty handy and I can see my husband, our best friends, and I creating whatever we out our minds to. Styling It's a blank canvas right now. I could go totally normal and create a modern shed to write in that would be pretty and functional. I can get a pre-fab shed and adjust it to meet my needs. While the simplicity of this idea appeals to me, I keep gravitating to a shack that is more unique. More elaborate. More MAGICAL!
In a perfect world my She Shack would be something out of one of the stories I love to read.
Maybe a castle? I'll be the book nerd in the turret, my reading nook, floating away to distant lands.
Or what about the witches cottage in the woods? I could create a fairy tale tiny home complete with flower garden filled with herbs for potions.
What about the house from Practical Magic? Midnight Margaritas!!!
Oh wait, I'm limited by the size of my backyard. LOL (Reign it in, Yvonne!)
But really, the possibilities are endless and I'd love to have a retreat from the world I could read and write in that is inspiring and I can call a place all my own. So, maybe I can talk my husband into building a mini-castle in the backyard. ;-)
Check out my Pinterest board with the fun ideas I've saved. Let me know which ones are your favorites.
Click on the image for She Shack ideas on Pinterest May Magical Adventures Find You!
I've been searching for ideas and I have to admit, I'm a little all over the place trying to decide what I want to do. The hardest part is that I'm pretty handy and I can see my husband, our best friends, and I creating whatever we out our minds to. Styling It's a blank canvas right now. I could go totally normal and create a modern shed to write in that would be pretty and functional. I can get a pre-fab shed and adjust it to meet my needs. While the simplicity of this idea appeals to me, I keep gravitating to a shack that is more unique. More elaborate. More MAGICAL!
In a perfect world my She Shack would be something out of one of the stories I love to read.
Maybe a castle? I'll be the book nerd in the turret, my reading nook, floating away to distant lands.
Or what about the witches cottage in the woods? I could create a fairy tale tiny home complete with flower garden filled with herbs for potions.
What about the house from Practical Magic? Midnight Margaritas!!!
Oh wait, I'm limited by the size of my backyard. LOL (Reign it in, Yvonne!)
But really, the possibilities are endless and I'd love to have a retreat from the world I could read and write in that is inspiring and I can call a place all my own. So, maybe I can talk my husband into building a mini-castle in the backyard. ;-)
Check out my Pinterest board with the fun ideas I've saved. Let me know which ones are your favorites.
Click on the image for She Shack ideas on Pinterest May Magical Adventures Find You! ~ Yvonne
