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Book Review: Wrath of the Storm
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva has two of the three magical amulets of the Roman gods, and he knows where the stone that can become the Jupiter Stone, the last and most powerful of the amulets, is hidden. And that means that Rome, the Praetors, and the gods aren’t done with him yet. Nic…
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Learning to Dream Realistically
Writers are dreamers. We are people with our heads in the clouds, to some extent. After all, we have to be able to imagine up worlds unseen and people unknown. But writers are also normal people like everyone else. Which means that we have to be realistic to an extent. And recently, I’ve realized I…
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Book Review: The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby The Morningstarr twins shaped New York into what it is through their numerous inventions. And then, one day, they suddenly disappeared. The only thing they left behind was the Old York cipher, a puzzle tied to the city that promised treasure at the end. For years, people have tried and failed to…
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2019 Recap
Happy New Year everyone! It is hard to believe that 2019 is gone and that 2020 is here! 2019 was a pretty big year for me when it comes to my writing. In 2019 I: Started Façade in February Started to create this website in March Wrote 100,000 words of Façade by the end of…
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Book Review: Spindle
by Shonna Slayton Briar Rose works in a New England mill, trying to support her siblings and figure out her life. Her plans for caring for her siblings have been dashed, and she only has so much time until she turns seventeen and Nanny will stop looking after them. Briar’s life is then turned further…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that you have a wonderful day celebrating. And to all of my fellow book lovers, may your Christmas be filled with books! Merry Christmas!
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Book Review: Rise of the Wolf
by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Praetor War, a battle between both humans and gods for Rome, is happening and Nic Calva is at the center of it. The Praetors believe that Nic holds the key to the Malice of Mars, the next of the amulets of the gods after Caesar’s bulla. The Praetors are desperate…
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Book Review: A Touch of Gold
by Annie Sullivan King Midas may have been the one cursed with the Touch to turn things to gold. But he isn’t the only one the Touch affected. The king turned his daughter, Princess Kora, to gold. And even though she is back to normal, the curse hasn’t left her alone. Kora has been left…
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Book Review: Mark of the Thief
by Jennifer A. Nielsen Nic Calva is a slave in the Roman mines. He lives his life mining away and following the rules, except for the ones that he thinks are stupid. Which means that he refuses to enter a haunted cave to look for a bulla, an amulet, that once belonged to Julius Caesar.…
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What is the Mentor?
A while ago, I watched Night at the Museum. As I watched the movie, I realized that Teddy Roosevelt is a pretty good example of the Mentor arch-type.So, I would like to use Teddy Roosevelt to help show you what the Mentor character is. Mentor means an experienced and trusted adviser. And that is basically…
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