Hello, everyone! So far, Camp NaNo has been rather interesting… I’m definitely behind where I should be as far as my goal is concerned, but I know that I am also not too far behind to be able to catch up by end of the month. While I haven’t done much in the way of […]
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So, the first part of this project was something I did a while back. The blog post for that one is Embroidery: Dual Hearts (Part 1), and the pattern I used can be found here. I recently picked up embroidery again after something of an unintended hiatus. As such, it is now time for the
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Hello! I hope y’all are having another fantastic week! We are coming up on the final third of Camp NaNoWriMo this month. For those of you working on your own projects, whether writing, editing, or something else, I hope you are making progress. Every little bit gets you closer to your goal. This has been
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The first session of Camp NaNo is coming in about a week and a half, and I am still in the middle of preparations for it. One of my primary preparatory tasks is finishing a timeline for the first draft of the fourth book of my series. For those who aren’t familiar with Camp NaNoWriMo,
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So, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I know enjoy reading fanfiction, particularly in over the last decade or so. Most of what I’ve read has been Harry Potter fanfiction- it seems like the Harry Potter world is set up well to allow for so many different ideas. I’ve also tried my
Most often, my world building comes through the process of writing. As such the information I have about my world largely comes from what I have needed to know for a story, whether it is part of the main series or a side story. In talking with other people it occurs to me that that
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I’m sure I’m not the only one who has heard “Why can’t these two characters who have been friends forever just remain friends? Why do they need to start dating?” Or “It would be great if these characters maintained a close platonic relationship.” I think this topic is a rather slippery slope because there are
Platonic Friends to Relationship Material: Yea or Nay? Read More »
I saw a post recently that was asking why every fantasy series feels the need to have giant spiders. For instance, many of us are probably familiar with Aragog from the Harry Potter series. And we likely think of Shelob and Ungoliant as the main contributors to this trend. However, the response that came back
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So, due to a bit of work travel, and trying to put a dent in one of my larger craft products (a blanket that has been waiting far too long for me to finish it), I have not gotten much work done on my current draft of my first book. Now that things have settled
One of the side projects I have been planning involves compiling an Author Bible. I figure part of this will include assorted information about my world, races, and timeline. I also plan to put together dossiers for each of my characters, detailing characteristics and such at different points in time (namely at the start of
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