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Help Make Night Bells FREE for the Kindle!

Hi, everyone! Any indie author will tell you the benefit of having a free eBook available for readers. Lindsay Buroker has spoken at length on this very topic and about how it has helped her gain a rabid dedicated fan following. The first book in my Tales from Niflheim series,Night Bells, is currently free at Smashwords and Novel Nook, but I’m still trying to get it listed as free on Amazon for my Kindle readers. If you have about a minute to spare today, I’d love it if you’d consider helping...

My New Love for Audiobooks

As I’ve been preparing for myNine Nights of Narniablogging event later this month, I’ve been listening to the audiobook version ofThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. All I can say is, I’m totally hooked on audio-reading. I had no idea I would enjoy audiobooks so much! The version I’m listening to is performed by Michael York and he has such a fascinating way of bringing the characters to life! I have always thoroughly enjoyed being read to and I knew I would adore audiobooks.

I’m not sure w...

What You Might Have Missed

Since I was sick much of last week, I spent lots of time working from bed and resting. Still got lots done, but it was a more relaxing week than usual. If you haven’t been able to check your blog feeds recently, here’s what you might have missed onUnearthing Words.

>> The Dark Ship Ebook Winner Announced and More Giveaways! <<

>> Book Review: Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier <<

>> Wednesday Wanderment <<

>> 5 Things <<

>> 10 Great Things About Goodreads <<

>> Finding Inspiration in Unlikely Places <<

Finding Inspiration in Unlikely Places

When I was a little girl, everything around me became a potential story-source. I viewed the world in a wholly unspoiled lens of imagination. Throughout each day, I would prattle on and on to myself, family, and friends my countless character ideas and story points. It was a magical time. Many writers might mourn the loss of their childhood simply for the ideas they mislaid in aging. When you’re a child, you hardly think of rushing to a notebook to write down every spare snippet of your imagi...

10 Great Things About Goodreads

If you’re not on Goodreads, you should be. Never heard of it? Goodreads is an online community of authors, readers, and book-lovers who review books, share their recommendations, and interact with fellow readers and writers. Goodreads authors can regularly host giveaways and get involved with discussions in forums. It’s a great, great place. What makes it so great? Here are my 10 reasons.

//1// It has a pleasing user interface that is very approachable and friendly. — Goodreads has a lovely in...

5 Things

The lovely Savannah of the Maiedae blog tagged me in her 5 THINGS post, so here’s my response post. The point of this post is to share 5 things that you might not know about me. So, here goes!

//1// I created the beginnings of my own language in middle school. Not only did it have its own lettering system, but it also had different rules from English. I went all out–suffixes, prefixes, the beginnings of a dictionary, sentence structure, etc. Middle school, folks. I was a major nerd. I have l...

Wednesday Wanderment

Springtime = The start of Allergy Season…

For much of this week, I’ve been bed (or couch) ridden with a pile of tissues lying around. I’ve literally used EVERY box of Kleenex in the house in just four days. Oh, springtime…how I wish I could love you…You’re so vibrant and pretty, but you’re a cruel mistress for the allergy-afflicted-souls. If, like me, you are practically dying from your spring allergies, I extend my condolences and best wishes! Get thee a bottle of Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar,...

Book Review: Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier

Title: Son of the Shadows

Author:Juliet Marillier

Series: Sevenwaters, Book #2

Length: 464 pages

Genre:Fantasy

My Rating:5/5

If you read my review forDaughter of the Forest, you’ll know that I have a very special relationship to Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwatersseries. Every year, I try to reread some of theSevenwatersnovels and this year, I started withSon of the Shadows. This second installment of the series follows Liadan–the daughter of Sorcha and Red. Liadan is both similar and different than her m...

The Dark Ship Ebook Winner Announced + More Giveaways!

It is SO hard to believe it is already April 1st! Don’t worry, though, no April Fool’s shenanigans are going down on Unearthing Words today. All of this giveaway goodness is LEGIT. First off, I want to announce the winner ofThe Dark Shipebook giveaway! Thank you to everyone who entered. If you didn’t win, no worries!The Dark Ship is available in ebook for $.99 and in print for $9.99. Click on the widget links below to get your copy!

Congratulations, Shirley! I’ll contact you soon with your co...

What You Might Have Missed – Easter Edition!

**The GIVEAWAY for the free ebook copy ofThe Dark Ship ends tomorrow at noon! Be sure to enter TODAY!

I wish you all a very Happy Easter! I hope that your day is filled with love, memories, and great times! Here’s what you might have missed this week if you’ve been crazy busy:

>> My Spring Reads <<

>> Giveaway! Win a free copy of The Dark Ship <<

>> The Next Big Thing Award! <<

>> Wednesday Wanderment <<

>> Book Review: Out of the Silent Planet <<

>> A Week of Quiet Repose <<

>> Don’t Miss The Dark Ship’s Ebook...

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