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April 15, 2014
I Built a Mountain
I Built a Mountain I built a mountain. When I reached the top of that mountain, I found I was afraid of heights. I slipped, tumbled head over heels until I crashed at the bottom. My leg was broken, but not my spirit. I bided my time until that leg healed, yet I waited, and waited longer. “It’s too cold to climb today,” I’d say to myself. “It’s too windy. … Continue reading →
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December 14, 2013
The Moving Blog
Diapers, Bookmarks, and Pipe Dreams is Moving! I’m in the process of switching my blog over to another site. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not that technologically savvy so it’s taking longer than expected. That shouldn’t affect you (hopefully) as I plan to keep the same URL. Hoping to have everything switched by the new year, but I’d say more likely by February of 2014. Everybody is still on my … Continue reading →
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August 9, 2013
From the Depths – Climbing Back from Sickness
From the Depths I’m sure most of you still sticking around waiting for an update for my blog are sick of hearing about my sick updates and ready for a REAL blog post. I have a good one about home schooling, or summer school, coming soon from a pal of mine. In the meantime, you’re stuck listening to me go on about life lessons learned in every day life. This … Continue reading →
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May 14, 2013
Book Review: The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus) by Terry Goodkind
Book Review: The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus) by Terry Goodkind I was looking for another book to fulfill my abnormal need for fantasy this summer and the most recent find was The First Confessor (The Legend of Magda Searus) by Terry Goodkind. It’s could be considered a prequel to the Sword of Truth series (also by Terry Goodkind), but I’m not sure I’d classify it as such. … Continue reading →
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May 1, 2013
A Social Butterfly I am Not
A Social Butterfly I am Not Those of you who have followed this blog awhile, or have known me from other social media sites, know that I’ve been absent much of 2013. I’ve been in contact with a few of you to confirm that I’m okay, that I’m still alive and still writing, but for the rest of you I haven’t had the opportunity. This post is more personal than … Continue reading →
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April 18, 2013
Book Review: The Way of Shadows (Book 1, Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks
Book Review: The Way of Shadows (Book 1, Night Angel Trilogy) by Brent Weeks Goodreads suggested this book to me. If you haven’t heard of Goodreads, you should check out the site by clicking here. It’s a site for bibliophiles to share their thoughts and ratings on books and in turn gives you suggestions according to those ratings. It’s a much better system for picking out books than the “Customer … Continue reading →
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April 9, 2013
Interview With Grant & Linc Vasser – #BeNotorious Blog Tour Day Two – Guest Post with Katie Jennings
Interview With Grant & Linc Vasser – #BeNotorious Blog Tour Day Two Welcome to Day Two of the #BeNotorious Blog Tour! We are revving up to the release of the highly anticipated sequel of Katie Jennings’ family drama When Empires Fall, aptly named Rise of the Notorious! Follow along on this notorious blog tour from April 2nd till release day on April 23rd, and be sure to enter the giveaway … Continue reading →
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March 27, 2013
Writing: You Can’t Control Your Book Sales… Much
Writing: You Can’t Control Your Book Sales… Much I hope all of you out there writing your next novel will stop over to leave your thoughts on this blog post. I’m asked the same question daily by other authors and people just joining the literature field. They want to know the secret to sales and keeping those sales over the long term. My first response is usually that they’re asking the … Continue reading →
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March 13, 2013
Book Review: A Memory of Light (Final Book, Wheel of Time Series) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: A Memory of Light (Final Book, Wheel of Time Series) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Quite a while ago, I wrote a blog post about the book that caused me to become a bibliophile and eventually brought me to pursue my dreams as an author. I told of how my dad found a random fantasy book and tossed it on my lap one day. I also told … Continue reading →
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March 5, 2013
Writing: Are the Details of Your Story Plausible?
Writing: Are the Details of Your Story Plausible? Plausibility came up today in the book I’m writing so I thought I’d talk about it today on my blog. The first two definitions of plausibility from www.thefreedictionary.com: 1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse. 2. Giving a deceptive impression of truth or reliability. Plausible Magic? While there are many circumstances in every book when plausibility becomes … Continue reading →
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