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Haiku: Give a Hug/Unnoticed

My haikuforRonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyoneto participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Silent & Loud. I hope you enjoy.

“Unnoticed”

I wait in silence
Nobody notices me,
Though my heart screams loud.

~

“Give a Hug”

Sad, silent raccoon
I reach to give it a hug,
Loud growl, it attacks!

2015 E. Rawls Newsletter

How to read a haiku:
Sad, silent raccoon,I reach to give it a hug.
I reach to give it...

A Half Elf’s Updates: June-July #authorlife #readerlife

Writing and blogging news for June-July so far.

Yes, I switched up the site title and tagline. It now reflects my true heritage as a Half Elf. Shocking, I know. ;) Haha, I can dream, can’t I? And this is a Fantasy-filled blog, after all. Okay, now on to more serious blog topics :) :

The blog’s 1stYear Anniversary is coming up! July 16!!! :D And to spruce the place up, I have done a lot of cleaning out and reorganizing. You’ll hearmore later in this post.I’m thinking of waysto celebrate the oc...

A Half Elf Author Enters the 7/7/7 Challenge #writer

Thank you Blondewritemore for nominating me for this WIP challenge! She’s a talented blonde in the thriller genre, and has a fun sense of humor as she blogs about the daily problems of writers/bloggers. :)

The rules are simple:

Go to page 7 of your WIP Scroll down to line 7 Share the next 7 sentences in a blog post. After the excerpt tag 7 other writers to continue the challenge.

It has been a long timesince my last attempt at this challenge. On that post I had changed things up and made it...

Shine some light into another writer’s or blogger’s world today #writers #bloggers

Rawls E. Fantasy:

Spread the word, my friends, and give writers and bloggers around the world some smiles, love, and encouragement! :)

Originally posted on Blondewritemore:

Its really easy to cast some light into another writer’s or blogger’s world today and it doesn’t take much effort on your part.

Both writing and blogging can feel like dark and torturous journeys at times, things can get so bad youfind yourself feelinglike one of those hobbits making their way to Mordor in Lord of the Rin...

#MadnesSolver: Let’s Go to the Drop!

If you’ve missed any of the previous chapters, you can find them all here. Enjoy!

Madnes Solver
Chapter 10:Let’s Go to the Drop!

“Last day of school~ Last day of school~!” Harrey jumped up and down like an excited rabbit high on carrot juice. He wrapped an arm around Madnes and Alice each as they headed out the high school’s front glass doors for the last time that school year. “We passed our exams, our finals—I managed not to get a D in Math… We should celebrate!”

Alice tried to keep her gro...

D.A.Y and N.I.G.H.T Book Tag #amreading

I was tagged by lovely author Rachael Ritchey for this fun Day and Night reader’s blog tag! I’m finally getting around to doing this and other tags and awards, taking a little break from editing so I can do something else for a change. :) Thank you for tagging me,Rachael ! Okay, now for me to answer some questions about my reading life and love of books!

D: Do you read more in the morning or at night?

I read whenever I have time for it. Day or night. As long as the room I’m in isn’t too loud...

#MadnesSolver: The Road Ahead

Previously in Madnes Solver:

Madnes and his friends Alice and Harrey were enjoying a typical evening, and making fun of Harrey’s latest invention, when Madnes discovered the image of a clock inked into the skin of his wrist–a clock that was ticking down time. After confronting Cheshire what it meant, the cat confessed that the Madness Solver power Madnes now possessed required a terrible price to be paid. The power has rules, and one of those rules is that it needs to feed off the life of its...

Haiku: Plights of a Merchant

My haikuforRonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyoneto participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Gain & hound. I hope you enjoy.

“Troubled Mind”

Ill gain haunts the mind,

Thoughts hound the desperate soul,

Wishing for sweet peace.
~
“Plights of a Merchant”

Did these pants gainweight?

Asks the chubby merchant man,

Will you stop hounding?

2015 E. Rawls Newsletter

How to read a haiku:
Ill gain haunts the...

Changes be a Brewing!

Haha, okay, I think most of the changes are actually done now. :)

Some of you may have noticed the blog looks a leeettle bit different today–Okay, a LOT different. And I’m hoping that’s a good thing! The previous theme was a bit cluttered and difficult to read, so (after many hours of looking through themes, huffing and puffing frustration) I finally settled down to this theme. No content has been changed. Everything is exactly the same except for the new theme. :) Please let me know what you...

#MadnesSolver: Rules like Chains

If you’ve missed any of the previous chapters, you can find them all here.

Madnes Solver
Chapter 8: Rules like Chains

Cheshire looked on from a cluster of bushes at Madnes’ shout ringing the night. He turned his furry head away. “The one thing I hate about this job….” Gray fluffy forehead crinkled. “The necessary price.”

~

The rest of the evening past Madnes by in a fog—as if someone else were moving his legs, vaguely waving “bye” to Harrey, and walking him home. Into his room, and plopping o...