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Chronically Writing - The Spinning Wheel
I've always seen life, especially with chronic illness, as a spinning wheel. The universe is constantly taking a turn at it. Just when you think something is going good or you get used to life, something else stops you and drops you to the ground. It might not seem like a lot. You're used to being hit all the time. You're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. But this is different. This is a power that you do not understand. It's your own body. From the inside, it attack

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Nov 123 min read


#Break #Thankful
Here is the end of the first part of season 4 of #BehindTheScenes and #TriviaTuesday The next two months are generally busy for us. But there is a series that also begins its fourth season - #Thankful in which I talk about the things I am thankful for. It's not just a self-reflection for me, but a look into the things that life has handed us because I chose to be an indie author full time. You can find it on my social media from today until Thanksgiving, which falls on the 27

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Nov 11 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 38
Happy Halloween and a blessed Samhain, everyone! Here are the spooky #FindOutFriday answers. How many ones did you get? Comment below! Trebuchets - These medieval machines, first built in the Middle Ages, were for sieges. Until gunpowder came along, these catapults were the ultimate weapons. Seeing them in many movies involving Scottish independence from England inspired the fireballs in Casting Shadows onward. The machines were ferocious and exacted extensive damage. Child M

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Oct 311 min read


#BehindTheScenes 59 - Car Rides
Ahh, the car ride. Those were the best and the worst memories I had with my father. While this #BehindTheScenes is more of a memory, it does affect me as an author. These road trips with my father inspired a lot within me. It was not only the quiet moments filled with music, although that was the coolest part dealing with him. It was the long road ahead and the stories along the way. Growing up, I never took an airplane trip. My family took a LOT of car trips, though. We visi

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Oct 233 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 37
Hey, everyone! Here are the answers to this week's #TriviaTuesday. How many did you get right? Let me know in the comments below! Souvenirs - There are many mentions of souvenirs throughout the book series. The one I wanted to focus on was in From Across the Sea . Victoria heard rumors about the Demons of the Cross, a militant Christian group terrorizing the freed lands. One of them was that they liked using human skin as a coat and used ears as good luck charms. Soldiers fro

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Oct 172 min read


Chronically Writing - Autism Masking
"You don't look disabled." "No! You don't look autistic!" Those are things that I hear often. They are right. I am thirty-six years old and have managed life pretty ok. Although it took a while, I have a Bachelors in Educational Studies. I am self-employed as an author. I have a son and a husband and two fur babies. I own my home and can pay my bills, take phone calls and answer the door. Take walks and act civilized in public mostly. Smile and greet people. Run and play with

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Oct 164 min read


#BehindTheScenes 58 - Dog Mom
I've talked about all the fur babies. Now, it's time to focus on Tips. As this #BehindTheScenes talks about, I loved dogs long before...

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Oct 94 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 36
Here we are, back for another episode of #FindOutFriday on this autumn day. These are the answers. How many did you guess right? Let me...

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Oct 32 min read


#BehindTheScenes 57 - Fan Fiction Beginnings
I had an active imagination when I was younger...and this #BehindTheScenes is going to prove it. Maybe. But it was where I began writing...

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Sep 254 min read


What's Up With the Amendments?
Or why I chose a meme with the US Constitution's first amendment. Or why I have been a little more outspoken about the hottest issues of...

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Sep 211 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 35
It's Friday again, and here are the answers from Tuesday's trivia. How many of them did you get right? Let me know in the comments below!...

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Sep 192 min read


#BehindTheScenes 56 - Education
This #BehindTheScenes is a strange one, and more of reflection than anything else. I am sorry about posting this a day later than usual,...

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Sep 123 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 34
Welcome to Season 4 of #FindOut Friday, the trivia game with a twist. These are the answers from #TriviaTuesday Which ones did you get...

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Sep 52 min read


#BackToSchool #SeasonFour
God, that went by fast. Calvin is in eighth grade and we are back to #BehindTheScenes and #FindOutFriday for the school year! For the...

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Aug 251 min read


#Excerpt 5 - From Across the Sea
Before long, it was the Giving Season. I found myself in the hallway a few days before the holiday, washing down the walls. Faith did not...

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Aug 114 min read


#Excerpt 4 - From Across the Sea
The Glorious Revolution (as it was being called) was being planned for early 281, 282 at the latest. While it was a long time away, Julia...

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Jul 116 min read


Chronically Writing - The Unexpected Turns
Life brings me a LOT of unexpected turns. Growing up, my parents hung out with various people, and they brought their friends to other...

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Jul 53 min read


School's Out!
School's out for summer! Spending it with my family. Finding time to be outside. Going to the library and running to the park. Seeing...

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Jun 131 min read


#Excerpt 3 - From Across the Sea
More rumors followed us in the cooling season. We did not know what was true until several sources said the same thing. One of the...

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Jun 104 min read


#BehindTheScenes 56 - Movies!
Welcome back to #BehindTheScenes everyone! Today, the last until September, is all about the movies or segments called movies. The good,...

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Jun 42 min read
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