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October 31, 2014
Halloween NaNo Inspiration- Stephen King
Sign up for the D. Marie Prokop Newsletter!Filed under: NaNoWriMo, Quotes Tagged: books, books. Stephen King, fear, Halloween, horror, imagination, inspiration, NaNoWriMo, novels, quotes, reading, writing
October 27, 2014
Book Review- The Legend Trilogy by Marie Lu
Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time.” ― Marie Lu, Legend He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my […]
October 20, 2014
Unravel by Bjork
While you are away my heart comes undone It slowly unravels in a ball of yarn The devil collects it with a grin Our love in a ball of yarn He’ll never return it (When you come back) (We’ll have to make new love) Read more: Björk – Unravel Lyrics | MetroLyrics Stay in […]
October 17, 2014
A Good Yarn…The Red String Yarn!
From sheep to shawl. . .The Red String yarn transforms. Watch the process! Thanks to my friend, Julia W., who let me use her drum carder to make this fluffy goodness! (Spun on my Babe’s Spinning Wheel.) I knitted the shawl on size 5 needles. Pattern is improvised. Sometimes you need a rescue. Rescues can come as […]
October 14, 2014
My NaNoWriMo Prep Month List
Research like crazy. Reserve books at the library, watch You Tube videos that will cause uniformed officers to come knocking on my door, and dive head-first into Wikipedia. Write down every flipping thought related to the possibilities to come. No, this is not an outline. That comes later . . . maybe. Blog about it. […]
October 8, 2014
Here is my interview with D. Marie Prokop
Originally posted on authorsinterviews:
Name- D. Marie Prokop Age- 39 Where are you from- I’m originally from historic (or pre-historic, if you can still read the faded spray paint) Mercersburg, Pa. (the birthplace of James Buchanan- the only President from Pa.) I’ve also lived in Arkansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. But I have lived in Texas…
Name- D. Marie Prokop Age- 39 Where are you from- I’m originally from historic (or pre-historic, if you can still read the faded spray paint) Mercersburg, Pa. (the birthplace of James Buchanan- the only President from Pa.) I’ve also lived in Arkansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. But I have lived in Texas…
October 7, 2014
The Eerie Side of China
Originally posted on Thirdeyemom:
As much as I loved visiting China two year ago, there is one thing about China that still drove me mad. The horrifying, dense layer of suffocating pollution that cripples most of the major Chinese cities. China continues to have a major problem with pollution and not only does it look…
As much as I loved visiting China two year ago, there is one thing about China that still drove me mad. The horrifying, dense layer of suffocating pollution that cripples most of the major Chinese cities. China continues to have a major problem with pollution and not only does it look…
October 6, 2014
So, I Want Your Email…
I now have a newsletter and I want you to sign up for it. That is all. =) Sign me up!Filed under: Author's Voice, News, Uncategorized Tagged: Author, books, d.marie prokop, Days of the Guardian, fiction, news, Newsletter, novels, self-publishing, The Red String, writing, young adult fiction
September 29, 2014
Book Review- A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle
“I didn’t hear the last lines because my mind stopped with A deep but dazzling darkness. And then it picked up the first poem he’d read, with eternity being a great ring of pure and endless light. Grandfather looked at me. “He’s great, this Vaughan guy,” I said. A Ring of Endless Light […][image error]
September 23, 2014
Review The Baiji!
“I was born in The Year of the Snake. Everyone says that’s why I talk so much. Grandma always tells me, ‘Child, you were born under a sign of wisdom. Remember, wisdom is attained by three methods: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is […]
