Contests

  • “In the purple dawn, my body is transcendent. It moves with the unconscious grace of a lotus on the water. Though the morning is cool and the breeze quite sweet, my body is cover in a fine sheen of glistening sweat. Every movements is a smooth extension of myself, each step pushes me one bit…

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  • “‘Then he lies,’ Thrawn returned coldly. ‘All men want power. And the more they have, the more they want.’” “Star Wars: Volume 1: Heir to the Empire” by Timothy Zahn I finally did it. I finally ventured into reading (and finishing!) a Star Wars book that wasn’t directly based on the original trilogy or written…

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  • I really enjoyed this article and interview with Lee Child. I think I’ve read one book in which Child had a hand, but there was something in the article that really struck me and made me want to read more of his work: “…Child scoffed at the conventional rule that writers must ‘show, don’t tell.’…

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  • A Quick Contest.

    So, most of you are already aware that Bowlful of Bunnies is out and about, hopping onto a Kindle near you. Now, I’m going very soft on this…I have a few guest posts planned in a little while and I promote the book whenever I get a chance, but, for the most part, I’m not…

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  • Closing Lines Challenge.

    On days like today, when I’m used to having a RoW80 check-in and I can’t otherwise think of anything to write about, I go trolling around the Intrawebz to find inspiring, humorous, or thought-inducing quotes from other authors. In this foraging, I came across a quote that I remember approaching at one point and trying…

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  • RoW80: Final Check-In!

    “Whenever he smiled like that, which was often, Locke imagined that each scar was the mark of a different man who hated Jaxson, and he imagined how he would one day leave a mark of his own.” It’s a little difficult to believe that we’re already on the last day of this year’s first Round…

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  • “She stopped, halted in her tirade as she noticed that Master Donovan was not just pottering around on his own. She did not bother to hide the fact that she was getting a good look at the two young men accompanying him, and Gilferen was glad for that, because it meant he didn’t have to…

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  • “It was at that moment, as if answering a call to destiny, that a woman’s voice interrupted. It was like a whip, snapping leather with a bite at the end. ‘Master Donovan! Where have you disappeared to? We haven’t got all day!’ She continued, in a bit of a whisper, though she didn’t lower it…

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  • “‘I…I’m sorry!’ The pain of a thousand heated needles still pricked his arm, cradled defensively against his chest. The moment his skin had touched that bauble, the effect of excruciating, and it lingered in a way that made him want to whimper, curl up into a protective ball until it subsided. His arm felt stiff,…

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  • ”       ‘You know, Locke,’ he said amicably, once he walked beside his friend again, ‘I really don’t see why you’re in such a hurry to return to Kyano. Here, there is an endless feast of exotic treasures. There’s excitement and beautiful women around every turn.’        ‘Yes,’ Locke murmured, ‘remind yourself of these pleasure the…

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