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November 4, 2016
Creative Juices
Although I decided not to do NaNoWriMo this year, it’s been pretty fun to have an auxiliary position and get in on the excitement.
November 2, 2016
Book Review: Shiloh
“A story to reacquaint you with courage
In a world of perpetual shadow, a boy is born wielding remarkable power over fire. Amos is seven when he kills a Shadow Wolf and becomes a legend in Shiloh. Everyone is amazed by him… and afraid that his father may be a madman. His father tells stories about a world beyond the Shadow, a time before the Shadow. People who tell those stories usually come to unfortunate ends.
The year Amos and his best friend, Simeon, turn twelve, they are itching to prove...
November 1, 2016
Plate Update: The Queen, Letters, and Friendship
Can you believe it’s November already? Here’s a quick update of what I’ve accomplished from my very full plate/platter/mound/to-do list/schedule.
October 31, 2016
Review November, Coming Soon!
Just popping in to let you know that the amazing Sarah Holman and I are hosting Review November at the Homeschooled Authors blog.
October 28, 2016
8 Ways to Excite Kids about Writing This November
No long post on this blog today, because I’m guest posting over at Perry Elisabeth Design…
Want to hear my ideas for helping younger children with NaNoWriMo? You can find my post here.;)
October 27, 2016
Little Free Library Love
We first discoveredLittle Free Librariesin a book checked out from our regular library.Basically, it’s a small cabinet (almost like a big birdhouse) set up in a central location for neighborsto“take a book, leave a book”. I loved this community-building idea so much, I spent time looking at the website and searching pictures of creative ideas for making your own.
Then I found one near us. *happy dance*
Isn’t it beautiful? When we first came across it, it was completely neglected and empty. W...
October 26, 2016
Free Writing Book!
As my siblings gear up for NaNoWriMo, many questions, story ideas, last minute plot changes, and versions of synopses fly around the house.
I help when I can with such wise words as “that was really cliche”, “what if you introduced them this way”, “I like the idea of Christmas”, and so on.
One of the things mentioned has gotten me especially excited, NaNoWriMo or not.
Two words: free book. Make that: free how-to book.
I’m a huge fan of K.M. Weiland’s book Structuring Your Novel. Comprehensive...
October 25, 2016
Book Review: Storming
“In the high-flying, heady world of 1920s aviation, brash pilot Robert “Hitch” Hitchcock’s life does a barrel roll when a young woman in an old-fashioned ball gown falls from the clouds smack in front of his biplane. As fearless as she is peculiar, Jael immediately proves she’s game for just about anything, including wing-walking in his struggling airshow. In return for her help, she demands a ride back home . . . to the sky.
Hitch thinks she’s nuts—until he steers his plane into the midst of...
October 24, 2016
Holly Ciampi Interview
Join me in welcoming my friend and fellow blogger Holly Ciampi to Once Upon an Ordinary! *applause*
Hello all! Glad to be here!
Holly, tell us a bit about yourself.
First and foremost, I am believer in the One True living God! I am an eighteen year old daughter, of two amazing parents and sister to six siblings. My family and I live in the warm and sunny state of Arizona (that state where you can actually bake cookies in your car and burn like a piece of toast!) Like Kate already mentioned,...
October 20, 2016
Book or Movie?
I watched the movie adaptation of The Book Thief earlier this year and fell in love with it. (Because it’s about words!);D
Then I got to immerse myself in a filtered copy of the book these past two months, and I fell even harder in love with it. *big grin*
If you asked me which one I would recommend, I might stare at you with my mouth hanging open and gibber. My brain would steam. And then I would whimper and say, “Both?”
Reasons why the book is better:
Longer all around. More happiness, m...
