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Kellyn Roth Interview

Join me in welcoming author Kellyn Roth to Once Upon an Ordinary! *toasts with hot chocolate*

Thanks for having me here, Kate!

Jonny Jimison Interview

Check out Jonny Jimison’s Kickstarter campaign and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Mid-Year Book Freak-Out Tag

I like to do these tags on Mondays, but since I don’t have any free ones for awhile (and this is already a bit overdue) I thought it might as well work for today.

Book Review: The Doll with the Yellow Star

“Nine-year-old Claudine doesn’t want to leave her much-loved home in France to go live in America, not without her parents. But she knows about the shortages, about the yellow stars Jews must wear, and about Adolf Hitler. And she knows that there are some things she needs to do even when she doesn’t want to. It’s wartime, and there is much that is different now. There are more things that Claudine will lose to this terrible war. But not everything that is lost must be lost forever. Here is a...

Adorable Excuses

I can sum up my day in two memes.

Slightly brain dead and not progressing much on my projects(although I did tackle emails)…

…and full of fantastic ideas I can’t wait to put into motion.

The Artist Colony

I am surrounded by so many amazing people.People to laugh, cry, study, brainstorm, and ordinary with. People that tell me not to end that last sentence with a preposition. People who send me excessively cheerful emails or “spam” me on Facebook.

They are so fantastic; I really think you should meet some of them.

Dad is my go-to for theological questions and advice. We’ve discussed everything from Anakim to the limited/unlimited atonement, Schrodinger’s cat to Revelation. He is very supportive...

Plate Update: Parties, Shakespeare, and Autumn

I manage to tackle some things on my ridiculously full plate then someone inevitablyoffers me seconds. Who cares when the “food” is so good? ;)Here’s an update on what I’ve been doing. This past month, I…

Beta-read:

You’ll Be Like Faye by J.C. Buchanan (four stars)

The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton (four stars)

Operation Space Cats: The Rescue Mission by Lesa McKee (five stars)

Fitting In by Rebekah Morris (five stars)

I’m also reading someone’s work in progress.

New Short Story!

What do you get if you mix together…

a vintage diner complete with icecream and poodle skirts…

…a mysterious map drawn on the back of a menu…

…and a reminder of God’s love?

My newest short story!

The bedroom light flicked on, and I blinked awake. No storybook sunlight drifted in through the windows, just Aunt Julie standing in the doorway saying a cheery, “Rise and dine!” Faster than I could squeeze my eyes shut against the light, I remembered where I was and sat up quickly nearly banging...

Book Review: Rose of Prophecy!!

“She is afraid. Not because she is alone. Not because thick roiling clouds obscure the moon. Not because the wind rushes through the forest like a wild dragon. She is afraid because she is late. And to be late means death. Her life had been happy once. Despite the destruction wreaked by Tauscher, traitor to the King. Despite the distant war led by the Prince and fought with the help of her three brothers. Despite her own poorly-chosen nickname of Beauty, she’d enjoyed life. Of course, that wa...

While It Lasts…

I have something very important to tell you. *drops voice to a whisper* There are only 2 1/2 days left of Read-to-Win. Better slide into home plate and post those reviews!

And even if you won’t make itin time to enter the giveaway (though my book is remarkably short); it’s still worth it to get $0.99 books, right?