• “And so they continued up the gradual slope toward the stables, while Gilferen contended with the knot of dread in his stomach. It wasn’t exactly the gobbits that caused it, or even the dangers and discomfort of the desert ahead of them. It was just a good, old-fashioned bad feeling and he glanced toward the…

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  • Thanksgiving!

    With today being the day Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, and with being American and all that, I figured it would make sense to do a gratitude post today of all the things in my life I’m thankful for. So grab a cup of coffee, a leg of turkey, and settle in, because there’s quite a few…

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  • “Naturally, it was with those final words that the gobbit released a massive sneeze, narrowly missing Taluin’s outstretched hand with a trajectory of thick, milky mucus. Placidly, it licked what remained dripping from his nose. ‘Oh, yes,’ Gilferen murmured, almost losing his straight face thanks to Locke’s snickering. ‘They’re just lovely.’” Hello, everyone! Today is…

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  • “So you see there is some ground for supposing that Curdie was not a miner only, but also a prince. Many such instances have been known in the world’s history.” “The Princess and the Goblin” by George MacDonald.* With a great deal of adventure, action, mystery and magic, with a young Victorian heroine even more…

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  • Writer Quotes: Abbey.

    “I’m one of those writers who, when writing, believes she’s god-and that she hasn’t bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.” -Lynn Abbey I chose this quote today because it’s the complete opposite of how I feel when I write, and that…

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  • “As Gilferen contemplated the city disappearing behind them and the sand and sky stretching ahead, Locke gripped his sleeve for support. Faintly, Gilferen sent a grin his way. ‘This is absolutely insane, isn’t it?’ he asked. We’re actually going out there. We’ve all got to be stark raving mad.’” It looks like it’s my week…

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  • “She was always puzzled that people say that darkness falls. To her it seemed instead to rise, massing under trees and shrubs, pouring out from under furniture, only reaching the sky when the spaces near the ground were full.” “The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane” by Katherine Howe Since I adore the concept of this…

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  • World-Building: Maja.

    A little while ago, I came across a post from a fellow RoWer (I can’t remember for the life of me right now who it was, arrrg!) who posted a few thoughts about the currency system in her novel, which got me thinking about doing some worldbuilding posts of my own, especially since Aryneth has…

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  • “We’d both read and seen enough romantic fiction to know that if the writer seems to insist on throwing two characters together, it’s their job to resist, for as long as they can, anyway. A silly reason not to love, I know…but are there any that aren’t?.” “Variable Star” by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider…

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  • “There were no signs of scheming on that bold, frank face, though. Just the same hard determination that had always been there, with the faint mist of something else clouding his eyes. On closer inspection, Gilferen could find those eyes steadily on the back of Taluin Sera Cohl, on the long pale braid swaying slightly…

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