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Need a Book? Check These Out! Pt. 2

If last week’s books didn’t intrigue you, hopefully these books will. I don’t personally own any of the books below, BUT they did end up on my “to be read” list. These are all books that I encountered while at the Realm Makers Expo a couple weeks ago. I hope you find a couple toContinue reading “Need a Book? Check These Out! Pt. 2”

Takeaways from Realm Makers Pt. 2

Need a Book? Check Out These! Pt. 1

At my time at Realm Makers, I encountered A LOT of new books I wanted to read. Here are the ones I actually obtained at the conference and plan on reading at some point. All of them are within the featured image of this post.

Takeaways from Realm Makers pt. 1

Man Made of Letters

While at the Realm Makers writing conference in Grand Rapids Michigan, I had a long walk from the hotel to the conference. On that walk, I passed this statue of a man made of letters. At first, I didn’t realize he was made of letters. He was just this silver mash-up of metal sitting thereContinue reading “Man Made of Letters”

Do We Have Everything?

The Hall is bustling. So much activity has me pausing as I step inside. Fauns are straightening the tables and wiping every speck of food off of them. Several elves are on ladders around the walls, cleaning off the banners. Two look like they’re trying to straighten one out. It looks pretty straight to me,Continue reading “Do We Have Everything?”

Here’s to…

Here’s to hope like the sunrise. Here’s to serenity like the moon. Here’s to boldness like a lioness. Here’s to community like a church. Here’s to being clothed like the flowers And fed like the sparrows. Here’s to vigilance like a knight To loyalty like a furry friend. Here’s to gentleness like a hummingbird. Here’sContinue reading “Here’s to…”

Always a Choice

Shadows flicker on stone walls as the candles reach their limits. A grand hall is quiet. The shuffling footsteps that usually fill it were somewhere tucked away in slumber. I sit on the edge of one of the many tables in the hall. I can’t keep my legs still and let them swing in andContinue reading “Always a Choice”

Two Weeks From Now

It’s wild to me to think that two weeks from now I’ll be at the Realm Makers Writing Conference and Expo. Just two weeks. I should feel excited, but nerves are getting in the way. In exactly two weeks from today, I’ll be pitching my novel again to editors and publishers. I’m still in theContinue reading “Two Weeks From Now”

Book Review; Bear Knight

I recently finished my audiobook of Bear Knight by James R. Hannibal. It’s the second book in the Lightraider series. I really enjoyed the first novel Wolf Soldier, and like a true sequel, Bear Knight sets up the trilogy. I’ve already started the third book, Lion Warrior. When I sit down and think about BearContinue reading “Book Review; Bear Knight”