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✒ Christian Fantasy Writer
🏹 Awkward Elvish hobbit. Word Jedi. Hufflepuff.
🔱 Brave daughter of The King
🐈 Cat mama #jemmananigans
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What kind of a planner are you? ⁠ ⁠ I had ambi

What kind of a planner are you? ⁠
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I had ambitious plans for myself last week, goals to accomplish and a long to-do list... and while I did finish most of it, I still felt like the week fell flat. It was the weirdest first week of January. ⁠
Is anyone else walking around confused? ⁠
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- I did not get much reading done. I was supposed to. I have over-booked myself (haha, I'm so punny) and I have no idea how I am going to keep up. ⁠
- Okay, so I did write 3 out of 4 days but it was very awkward writing and we (I mean myself and my MC) were walking around a little aimlessly because I am a pantser and therefore worldbuilding happens simultaneous with plotting and writing. ⁠
- There was no routine throughout the week (and not much of one this week either). But maybe snowstorms disrupt the flow of time or something. I wouldn't know, I've never had a conversation with a snowstorm. ⁠
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What kind of list-maker are you? ⁠
🐔 Makes lists and also somehow manages to bake everything (is a maniac).⁠
🐕 Faithfully makes and finishes lists. ⁠
🐸 Sporadically makes lists, sporadically finishes lists.⁠
🐈 Always makes lists, never feels like following them. ⁠
🐻Never makes lists, are you kidding me? Just live your life.⁠

Squee! LOOK at this wild ink bae. I needs it. Happ

Squee! LOOK at this wild ink bae. I needs it. Happy cover reveal day, @cmbanschbach ! I can't wait to read this adventure. It sounds SO COOL. Releasing February 24, 2022 under @uncommonuniversespress 's Steel Rigg imprint. ⁠
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Laramie was born to ride the desert wilds. And she won’t let anything stop her, even a fearsome warlord who wants her captive–or dead.⁠
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A genius mechanic–and a rare descendant of the once-magical Itan–Laramie drifts from dusty town to dusty town in search of the family that was taken from her.⁠
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But her rambling desert journey becomes a game of survival when Laramie crosses a ruthless warlord’s territory. Taken prisoner by one of the warlord’s biker gangs, she befriends a quiet, dangerous man named Gered. After surviving hellish circumstances Gered is tired of fighting for a better life.⁠
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Laramie will always fight. And she’ll stop at nothing to win their freedom.⁠
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Enjoy this pulse-pounding motorcycle adventure in a post-apocalyptic western setting with found family and being brave in brutal circumstances.⁠
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B u y L i n k s ⁠
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Autographed paperback: https://uncommonuniverses.com/product/then-comes-a-drifter-paperback/⁠
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Then-Comes-Drifter-Duology-Book-ebook/dp/B09PGMJ2MM/⁠
Other online retailers: https://books2read.com/u/31RK8D⁠

Don’t Settle. That’s my advice for 2022. ⁠
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Don’t settle for the choice that makes your walk easy. ⁠
Don’t settle for enough when you know it could be victorious. ⁠
Don’t settle for a whisper when you can sing the song. ⁠
Don’t settle for distance when you can be nearer. ⁠
Don’t settle for worry when you could have peace. ⁠
Don’t settle, friend, be strong enough to look up instead of down. You got this. ⁠
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What is one thing you plan to do in 2022? A trip, or a dream you want to pursue, or a dessert you want to bake? ⁠
I’m going to be ambitious and try to finish a draft in a year. I’ve never done it before. The last draft took me over 2 years and I thought that was such an accomplishment for me. ⁠But I believe I can do better. Let's do this!

Very serious discussion today on Christmas movies.

Very serious discussion today on Christmas movies.⁠
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Cheese factor: go or no?⁠
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Sappiness: approved or unapproved?⁠
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My answer: No, and not approved.⁠
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I am aware that this may be an unpopular opinion but for the love of delicious, pure, cheddar, does cheese and romance need to be served with terrible soundtracks, awkward acting, and the same plots on repeat?⁠
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I mean, Star Wars was served to us with some cheddar but look at that excellent sci-fi film all grown up and now a staple in your American nerd home. It can be done, folks.⁠
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My favorite Christmas movie will have to be The Santa Clause (but we do not speak of The Santa Clause #2). The cartoon Grinch is also adorable, and Rudolph is too nostalgic not to love. I’m sorry but I do not care for Elf very much. 🙈⁠

What is your idea of a perfect day off? ☕⁠ ⁠

What is your idea of a perfect day off? ☕⁠
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🍃 I am very much a hobbit with deeply Elvish aspirations. Like Bilbo, I suppose. I love that he appreciates coziness and home, but there is always a longing inside him for wide open spaces and the freedom to just do and be. ⁠
Ah, to just be is sweet delight.⁠
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🍃 Although it is fun to get out in the world and have an adventure, my soul really loves total freedom. Fields, sun, coffee, ink, and joy. If I close my eyes I can touch and taste and smell all of these. They’re the only ingredients I need for a perfect day. ⁠
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🍃 What 5 words are your ingredients for a perfect day?⁠

~ Photoshoot gone wrong ~ 🤣⁠ ⁠ Sometimes ph

~ Photoshoot gone wrong ~ 🤣⁠
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Sometimes photoshoots with pets don't go as planned. I've been thinking about a reel (in the future?) on tips for taking Bookstagram shots with pets. Is this something that interests any of you? ⁠
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Yay or meh? ⁠

It's Friendsgiving time! Let's play a game. ⁠Yes

It's Friendsgiving time! Let's play a game. ⁠Yes, I stole this game from @vanessarasanenauthor.
Whose invited to your party?⁠
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🍂First letter of your favorite dish - makes all the plans⁠
🍂Last letter of your least fav dish - ignores all the plans⁠
🍂Second letter of your favorite hot drink - decorates over-ostentaciously⁠
🍂First letter of your first name - starts a fight⁠
🍂Last letter of your last name - makes the most perfect pie⁠
🍂Middle letter of your favorite side dish - laughs the loudest⁠
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@katiepcreative makes all the plans (accurate, lol)⁠
@nighttooisbeautiful ignores all the plans (epic!)⁠
@heidiwilson.thehobbitkhaleesi decorates over-ostentatiously ⁠
@angelarwattsauthor starts a fight (🤣)⁠
@writerraesbooknook makes the most perfect pie 👑⁠
@jayneandgreen laughs the loudest ⁠
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Sounds like a great party to me. I'm dying of laughter at the moment. How's yours looking? Did you have a jolly good time or was it a fiasco?⁠
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Thanksgiving break for me starts at 5:00 PM today and I'm very excited for a long break - you can bet I'll be baking, reading, and writing for sure. ⁠

I'm doing emailed Christmas cards this year! ⁠
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I mentioned this in my stories, but in case you missed it, here's the deal. ⁠
I will be sending out Christmas cards by email this year instead of physical cards. I love sending letters to friends and I wish that I could send you all cards, but alas, I cannot. The sign up link is in my bio.⁠
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🎄The Christmas cards will include a most epic Christmas playlist. ⁠
🎄You do not need to be signed up for my newsletter to receive a Christmas card from me, and signing up for your card will not automatically add you to my newsletter. ⁠
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And now, for the #qotd, how many books can you read at once? ⁠
I may have made a mistake. I am currently reading 3 books at once and it was not intentional. I have never actually juggled this many books at once that I can think of. Must be a new record. ⁠
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🍃Ella Enchanted for purely nostalgic reasons⁠
🍃Heir of Elriyon by @kmichelemosely because I got it on audio, which I only listen to while driving⁠
🍃Ruin and Rising, because I waited TWO MONTHS for it from the library and could not stand waiting any longer⁠
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It's a good thing I get a couple of days off for Thanksgiving because you can bet I will spend some time hiding away with one of these ink baes. ⁠

Who is your favorite red-headed heroine?⁠ ⁠ I

Who is your favorite red-headed heroine?⁠
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I may or may not have been low-key obsessed with Mara Jade Skywalker in college, and let's be real here, Natasha/ Black Widow is the bomb. Essie may (actually) be royalty here but she's also grace and humility and I love her for it. And who doesn't love Anne of Green Gables, especially those of us with a bend towards word-wandering and soaking in every tiny beauteous detail of creation? The MC in my WIP is also a red-head, by the way. Somehow it just suits her personality.⁠
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Okay, ladies! Your turn. Tell me who your favorites are and what you like about them. *Passes around chocolates* ⁠

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