~I’m Planning a Book Booth!

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Three different years now, I have had the pleasure of hosting a book booth at our state Homeschool Convention. I’ve loved being a part of the Young Entrepreneur’s program in the past, but this year is different. I’ve aged out of Young Entrepreneurs, so I’ve saved and planned, and for the first time ever, I have been accepted as a regular exhibitor!

The convention is in July, so I am busy preparing and beginning to pull things together. I’m planning a big book order, possibly a new banner, updated fliers, pre-order forms, and a new batch of business cards.

I’m also planning a new design for my booth space, which should be lots of fun, if I can pull it off. I’m leaving the details as a surprise, but I might share some clues as I get things ready. I am so excited!

I was hoping to have Presumption and Partiality finished by the convention, but it looks like I will be needing a bit more time. I am planning to have it available to pre-order signed copies, LORD willing.

It should be a fun weekend – and only seven weeks away! Oh, my! I had better get working!!

To the KING be all the glory!

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~End of Intermission

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My blogging voice has done its level best to desert me and go on a frightfully long intermission. I had grand plans for posting when this year began, which, as you can easily see, have not reached the fruition of their potential.

Still, I really do miss keeping up with my blog. It’s been a long time since I’ve been consistent, I know, but LORD willing, from here on out, the intermission has reached an end.

Since I last posted, Presumption and Partiality has been moving along – slower than I wanted, but moving. It has proven a challenge to write, but challenges, in the end, are very good for us, and so I hope this one will prove to be.

I’ve haven’t ever written a book in full Historical Fiction genre before – only one story-line in Grandmother’s Letters and after that, a short story set in England during WWII – so that aspect has been fairly new. I have enjoyed the research, however. I’ve learned a great deal about Arizona during the 1930’s, which has proved to be quite fascinating.

I have also come to love the characters that I am working with, though it took awhile, since I struggled at first, to separate them merely being cardboard echoes of Miss Austen’s originals, on which they are based. I do believe that I have shifted from that difficulty though. Sidney still doesn’t talk enough and Eloise simply jumps to conclusions too quickly, but I am quite enjoying moving on to the next page right now. God willing, this book will be released in the shortly coming months.

As this book progresses towards publication, I hope to post updates, sneak peaks, and I even have a new cover to reveal soon, as the last one needed a bit of remodeling. Besides that, I have other posts planned, including some book reviews, an article featuring Kylo Ren, a poem or two, a long-coming paper on death in films, and, if I can get it going, a serial story that I’ve thought up.

In the meantime, I’ve added a few new buttons on my sidebar, where you can see my Pinterist, Instagram, and FB pages. You can find clips from my works-in-progress, a folder of ideas as I build part of Sidney Dennison’s library, and some of the things that happen in my day to day!

“Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.” Proverbs 16:3

To the KING be all the glory!

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~Farewell, 2016. Welcome 2017.

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2016 is an era of the past. Though, I suppose, that really doesn’t come as a surprise to most of you, since January also an era of the past, as well. I always do seem to get to my New Year’s posts rather late.

For me, 2016 was shrouded under a cloud of confusion, marked with hesitation, and haunted by flashbacks to the darkest time of my life. And yet…

– In May of 2016, my beautiful, sweet, darling niece made her appearance. I know I am just her auntie, but I had no idea how much I needed this little girl in my life. Her smile is enough to make one forget about a difficult day, snuggling with her is the best, and she is just absolutely precious.

– Also in May, just after my niece arrived, I reached my twenty-sixth birthday. Every birthday to which I attain, nay every single day, minute, second, is a testimony of God’s grace, goodness, and protection in my life.

– In July, I was blessed to man a booth at our state Homeschool Convention. It was a blast, as usual, and I loved seeing my friends, reconnecting with previous book buyers, and meeting new people. The booth, too, was a success!

– Also in July, our dear friends in Colorado came for a visit. We had a lovely week reconnecting, laughing, playing games, and enjoying life together.

– In August, the LORD showed me His ability to provide and brought to a head, that His directions are there to be obeyed. I stopped transcribing, and He brought me to two families, who I now nanny for, much to my enjoyment and delight.

These are the events that stand out the most. That and the Christmas season, which was a combination of haunting memories and rediscovering the absolute joy of celebrating the birth of my Savior.

Now, the new year is not only upon me, but already turning on its wheels. The LORD is good. He is faithful. He is majestic, sovereign, and beyond my comprehension amazing. Yes, I still have fears that try to assail me, regarding the coming months. Things that, for the most part, I have absolutely no control over. Yet, the LORD has provided and taken care of me thus far and He won’t change that. 2017 is no foe; it’s a tool in the hand of the Creator, to be used for my greater good, no matter the events that come to pass.

I pray that this year is a year of growth, faith, trust and excitement – excitement in the adventure that is awaiting me. Because, isn’t that what life is? It will be difficult at times, there may be seasons when the sky is so dark, that I don’t know what to do or think, but there will also be days, when the rain is pouring and revealing rainbows, and the sun is shining in a bright blue sky. There will be days of battle, where I’ll be weary and ready for the end to come, but there will also be days of rest, when the path is easy and bright. What kind of adventure would it be, if everything stayed the same?

Welcome, 2017. I’ve got my armor and my God is in control of every detail, so I welcome you. I am ready as a handmaiden of the LORD and a warrioress of my King.

To the KING be all the glory!

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~Why I Love Being an Author…

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My friend and fellow author, Erin Nichole, put up a post awhile back titled, Why I Love Being an Author. That sounded like a fun idea for a post, and while mine won’t be filled with all the lovely photographs that she graced her post with, I decided to do my own version, listing just a few of my favorite parts of being an writer. It simply took me forever to take this post from paper, to Word document, and then to blog.

~ I get to work and play with words. All kinds of words. Long words, short words, complicated definitions, and simple meanings. I get to create word pictures, use similes, and research synonyms to my heart’s content!

~ My characters. Maybe this should have been first. Obviously, this is only related to anything that I write that is fictional though. (And I like writing non-fiction. Don’t let the long periods of my silent blog fool you!) Still, I love my characters. I learn so much through writing about them – more than I ever thought I would. And, while it may sound cliché, my characters are almost like my “friends,” because they are very real in my head. Even the ones who aren’t based after someone I know. Sometimes those are even more “real” to me, than the others. I even go back to read my own books, just because I start missing them.

~ I get to weave a complicated tapestry with these fictional lives, as best as I can, and it’s just so much fun! I also get to delve into one of my favorite things – a mystery. I almost never know the end of my book, before I get there. I love that! It keeps life adventurous.

~ The LORD teaches me so much, while I write. I’ve mentioned this before, but He does. And I hope He doesn’t stop. Often, it’s been downright painful, but it’s also been beautiful.

~ The readers. I love hearing that someone enjoyed my book or how one of my writings touched them in some way. Anyone who might be blessed, because of something I wrote, is an answered prayer.

~My imagination gets to stretch. The part of crafting a story, where you know what A represents and you understand C, but you have no idea what B is or how it builds a bridge between A and C – and you really just haven’t a clue how any of these tie into E and F at all, but you’re still missing G… My imagination gets to work a lot and, sometimes, that means lots of dishes get washed. Because my imagination’s sidekick, seems to be a stack of dirty dishes.

There you have it! Just a few reasons for why I love being an author!

To the KING be all the glory!

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