Tag: writing
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One Quirk Later #14–The Island
Hello, friends! I’m here because there’s a quirk–and quirks are important to me, don’t you know. But also I’m terribly busy because my sister is getting MARRIED next week. So let’s keep this brief. Many thanks to Jem Jones for the prompt! A few things you don’t need to know before you read what I […]
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In which I tell you everything about my book, except…what it’s about
Hello, friends! Bold of me to assume I would be gone for the month of May and then…come back at the start of June. Ha. The naivete. And I KNEW there were all kinds of things happening in June and July that would have me Very Busy, but…I was overly optimistic? Let’s just say, I’m […]
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One Quirk Later #13–Just two siblings having tea, certainly no angst…
Hello friends! As you may recall, I told you I would be gone for the month of May. Yet here I am, with the month not yet over? You may well wonder, why have I returned prematurely? The answer to THAT, my dear friends, should be evident from the title of this post. Grandma Jem […]
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One Quirk Later #12–Moonstone (+ Hiatus announcement??)
Hello, friends! *banging and clattering from backstage as I try to find the intro for 30 seconds before shouting, Aw, just give ’em the fanfare.* *trumpet fanfare* Yes indeed, my friends. It’s time for another Quirk from Grandma Jem! You know the drill. And if you don’t, it’s as simple as A, B, C Agonize […]
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Easter shenanigans with some familiar semi-feral children…
Hello, friends! Happy Good Friday! I just realized last night that this would be my last post before Easter, and wouldn’t it be nice to do something Easter-ish? I didn’t have any particular ideas, but I woke up this morning with some certain semi-feral children on my mind, and some Easter shenanigans ensued. (If you […]
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One Quirk Later #11–Dear Mr. Lemonade
Hello friends! I am very short of sleep, time, and brain power today, so we’ll keep the intro brief. *trumpet fanfare* You know what this means, don’t you, you clever people. It means another lovely writing prompt from the lovely Jem Jones! Here’s the Prompt: A few things you don’t need to know before you […]
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One Quirk Later #10–a sandwich to make any janitor weep
Hello, friends! Today I’m once again inflicting angst on unsuspecting fictional characters joining Jem Jones’ One Quirk Later series! What fun! How it works: Observe prompt. Write words. Read words. General pterodactyl screaming. Be sure to check out Jem’s blog if you don’t already follow her, because REALLY now. Here’s the prompt: A few things […]
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8 Bookish Romances I actually…invented–featuring lolly pops and death
It’s that time of year again; that time of flowers and heart-shaped balloons and lovey-dovey-ness and–most importantly–chocolate that will be on SALE come February 15! (That’s the real holiday, folks) Last year I decided to actually acknowledge the holiday with this post in which I listed 8 Bookish Romances I actually support. I thought about […]
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