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December 17, 2016

A True World War 2 Story

This is a true story of the lives of three people, and how they were forever changed.

On December 7, 1941, a Japanese force of six carriers and 423 aircraft attacked the United States base atPearl Harbor, Hawaii. Commander Fuchida was chosen to help plan and lead the air assault, flying along the southern coast past Honolulu.

[image error]As the first wave of Japanese returned to their carriers, Fuchida remained until the second wave of attack, to observe the extent of the damage in Pearl Harbor. His craf...

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Published on December 17, 2016 04:54

December 9, 2016

Why He Came by Rachel Rawls | Day 9 | Advent Calendar 2016

Today my mother’s Christmas poem was featured on Solveig Werner’s blog for day 9 of the advent calendar!

Solveig Werner

Advent Calendar 2016

Day 9 | Advent Calendar Why He Came by Rachel Rawls

This Christmas poem was written by my mother. I would like to share it with you, with her permission, to get into the spirit of the holidays. It’s a poem about the Christian holiday and the meaning behind it.

“Why He Came”

The Christmas tree

Shines full of light

Presents below

Stockings hung tight

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Published on December 09, 2016 20:31

December 5, 2016

Three Things I Learned This Year’s NaNoWriMo

This November was my first ever attempt at NaNoWriMo (even if I didn’t “officially” sign up). This venture wasn’t easy, but it did show me usefulways to tweak daily writing habits—good habits thatwill help me draft a storyfaster. Here I’llshare with you thosethreetips I found most vital.

Before this, I thought: “Me? Right a storyin one month? Nah!” I’m a slow snail writer, purebred. Writing anything bigger than a short story in one month just wasn’t feasible! But I kept hearing about this NaN...

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Published on December 05, 2016 06:15

November 28, 2016

The Fairy, The Hunter, And The Quest For Fhern #NaNoWriMo #beautifulbooks link-up

Today, I’d like to introduce you to the novella project I’ve been working on for NaNoWriMo, as well asanswer this month’s Beautiful Booksquestions on its progress thus far.

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Amonthly link-up, hosted by Paper Fury and Further Up & Further In, where authors/writers answer a series of questions regarding their books-in-progress!Find my other BPposts here.

First, a quick introduction to theNaNo project:

Title: The Fairy, The Hunter, And The Quest For Fhern

This novella takes place inthe V.Chronic...

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Published on November 28, 2016 04:45

November 21, 2016

How I Read, Book Tag

Fellow bloggerTrisha Anntagged me for this questionnaire (a long while back)and it’s all about books and reading, so you knowI had to do it!
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Published on November 21, 2016 04:46

November 18, 2016

Maze #3LineTales

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He stepped forward with care, peering around the corner of each alcove he approached.

The air smelled of damp rock and mold, and fog began creeping up from the flagstones underfoot.

He had to hurry, had to escape this stone maze.

My piece for the weekly Three Line Tales prompt by Sonya of Only 100 Words, in which you write 3 lines based on or relating to that week’s promptphoto.

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Published on November 18, 2016 04:31

November 12, 2016

Time To Tease The Characters Of Strayborn!

I was nominated by fellow writerSara Letourneau to do this fun tag called The Six-Questions Character Challenge. This is a funway for me to further introduce you to three of thecharacters from Strayborn (novel-in-progress), and add a dose of humor!

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Published on November 12, 2016 04:45

November 8, 2016

October Summary and Leaf Love, 2016 #monthlywrapup #booknerd #authorblog

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Fall colors, pumpkin spice and everything nice! Isn’t autumn so beautiful? I don’t know about you, but I took way too many photos of treesthis season! (said photos in this post
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Published on November 08, 2016 06:15

November 5, 2016

Interview with author Hazel West

Today I would like to welcome you all to indie author Hazel West of urban fantasy, YA, and much more. First, her book’s synopsis, and then theinterview!

Book Synopsis:

Six months after Ciran defeated King Lorcan and instigated a peace treaty between the High Court of Ireland and the Goblin realm, things have been slowly getting back to normal in the kingdoms. That is, until the council decides that it’s time for High King Eamon to find a queen.

On top of that, there seem to be stirrings of re...

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Published on November 05, 2016 04:31

November 1, 2016

The Evil Beneath #MadnesSolver

Previous Chapter

Madnes Solver
Chapter:The Evil Beneath

Read all thechaptershere. Enjoy!

Previously: In the Wonderland realm,Madnes and his group have split up in their search for the 7 crystals of the Terraforming Spell (a dangerous spell currently threatening to destroy their home on Earth, Okinala Island). Cheshire is with Cosmic, Harrey is with the orphans, and Madnes with Alice. They now journey throughtheir individual missions, but the Red King has his own plan to put a stop to them, se...

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Published on November 01, 2016 17:54