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The Silmaril Awards 2019 Awards Ceremony: Least Competent Henchman

Post published:September 23, 2019
Post category:Reading
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At last the day has arrived! You sent in your nominations, you made your votes, and, finally, it is time to see who will walk away today with the prize! Welcome to the awards ceremony for the Least Competent Henchman! *trumpets and fanfare* The buzz of the great crowd echoes from inside the…warehouse? I frown as I step up onto the stage, or what’s supposed to be a stage, but, in reality, is nothing more than a bunch of boards nailed up on top of some slabs of stone. What suspiciously looks like bed sheets hangs behind the “stage”, posing…

The Silmaril Awards 2019 Voting: Least Competent Henchman

Post published:September 9, 2019
Post category:Reading
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Welcome, welcome, to the 74th annual Hunger Gaaames! …Oh. Wait, wait! *squints at card* Whoopsie. Totally read that wrong. Let’s try this again. AHEM. Welcome to the next round of The Silmaril Awards! Which is a much nicer game, I promise. Last week we asked you to nominate and second your favorite fantasy literary characters in ten categories and, boy, did you amazing people deliver! We got a ton of nominations. I absolutely loved seeing the enthusiasm for so many great fantasy characters (and being reminded about how many fantasy books I’ve yet to read but desperately need to *cough,…

The Silmaril Awards 2019 Nominations: Least Competent Henchman

Post published:September 2, 2019
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NOMINATIONS CLOSED! Come back Monday (Sept. 9) to see and vote for the top 5 nominees! I have some super, ultra, ubertastic, frabjous newssss! I HAVE JOINED THE SILMARIL AWARDS TEAM. Annnnd, as of today, The Silmaril Awards have BEGUN! *cheers and fanfare* Alrighty, let me back up for just a sec because you may be tilting your head thinking, “What???” What are The Silmaril Awards? Back in 2016, Jenelle Schmidt and DJ Edwardson, being the brilliant, magical wizards they are, created a new type of awards ceremony. Not one for the best actors, singers, dancers, sports players,…

Fantasy Favorites Tag

Post published:February 25, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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My awesome friend Jenelle is hosting “February is Fantasy Month” on her blog and across social media, and it’s just as the name suggests—spending all of February celebrating the greatest genre of all time (not that I’m biased or anything). As a part of the fun, Jenelle has created a TAG. Which is what I shall be doing today! I honestly can’t believe we’re so close to the end of February. Like HOW??? Can I get a refund? I had about a million and twelve plans for this month, and only got to touch like…a fourth of them. I feel…

A Heart-Shaped Box of OTPs Tag

Post published:February 18, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
Post comments:45 Comments

Valentine’s Day might has passed BUT that doesn’t mean we have to stop the love. And, to be honest, I usually just use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to gush about my favorite fictional couples. I HAVE A PROBLEM OKAY? Luckily, in honor of this month of love, my dear friend and awesome person all around Kiri Liz has created a linkup literally catered toward gushing over fictional ships. Best tag ever? I THINK SO. This tag focusing on all our different OTPs (which is fandom-ese for “One True Pairing”) and compares them to chocolate. Like opening a heart-shaped box…

10 Valentine’s Date Ideas for the Fantasy Dwellers

Post published:February 11, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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Valentine’s Day is this week which means a lot of people are scrambling around trying to figure out the perfect dates for their sweethearts. And for a lot of people, it’s pretty simple. A nice coffee shop date, going to the theater, or just grabbing some flowers and a card at Winn-Dixie. But what about if you live in a fantasy world where such conveniences aren’t available? Not every fellow has a Walmart around the corner after all. I mean, sure, you may be adept at swordplay and the lost heir to the entire kingdom, but how is that supposed…

The Language of Worlds – Syram

Post published:February 4, 2019
Post category:Writing
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Language of Worlds is back! *happy dance* If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can find all the info HERE. But essentially, it’s a linkup created by the ever lovely Liv K. Fisher, catered toward speculative Christian writers (though anyone is welcome to join in!) and asks ten questions about any character of our choosing. I debated who to answer the questions for, because technically I’m shifting my focus back on Burning Thorns as I gear to do this next edit. Buuuut I talk about those characters a LOT. So I decided, at least for today, to…

{Book Review} Five Poisoned Apples

Post published:January 28, 2019
Post category:Reading
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A TALE SO DARK AND LOVELY Falling Snow: The strange dark circus is the only life she’s ever known—but is Snow a performer or a prisoner? Raven’s Heir: Taking her in could risk the lives of his rebel band—but how can Damien leave the young woman at the huntsman’s mercy? The Fairest One: Her people look for the prophesied Fairest One—but can Livna find courage to step out of the shadows and save her nation? Red as Blood: He’s been hired to assassinate the princess, no questions asked—but how can Zaig take the life of one so young, so…

My Top 5 Books and Movies of 2018

Post published:January 14, 2019
Post category:Fangirling Reading
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It is never too late for lists, right? Because…like, since I took a break from blogging at the end of the year, I didn’t do all those fun year-end list posts everybody and their pet chinchillas were doing. Soooo I thought I’d just do them NOW. Because LISTS. If I had to sum my life up it’d be: Writing, reading, and watching movies. (Geek, anyone?) Since I talk about my writing probably more than I should here, I thought today I’d switch over to my other two favorite subjects and list my top five favorite reads and movies watched in…

Know the Novel Part 3 – The Writing of Kings Bleed Gold {NaNoWriMo 2018}

Post published:December 11, 2018
Post category:Writing
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Annnnd I am back to go ahead and answer the questions to my Know the Novel linkup, which I posted yesterday if you missed it. *wink, wink* I have news. Super excited, happy neeews… I FINISHED WRITING KINGS BLEED GOLD. Fiiinally. IT. IS. DONE. I mean, the first draft is done… It needs a total uber major rewrite but we’re not thinking about that right now because IT IS WRITTEN AND I AM SO RELIEVED. I feverishly kept writing through all this first week of December and Thursday night, December 6th, I made it to THE END. I may…