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Top Ten Tuesday - Books I Recommend to Others the Most
A mix of fiction and writing craft books for this week's top 10. On Wings of Ash & Dust by Brittany Wang A Snicker of Magic by Natalie...

Mary Wockenfuss
May 9, 20231 min read
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Top Ten Tuesday - The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed From My Bookshelf
(Actually, the first 10 I grabbed from boxes because we’re in the middle of moving.) Rainbows’s End - Irene Hannon Sideways Stories from...

Mary Wockenfuss
May 1, 20231 min read
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Book Review - Cavern of Terrors: The Kobold Race
Cavern of Terrors: The Kobold Race by Brittany Wang Episode 5 of On Wings of Ash & Dust Published September 28, 2021 YA Fantasy Blurb:...

Mary Wockenfuss
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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Book Review - Forest of Blood: The Dryad Hunt
Forest of Blood: The Dryad Hunt by Brittany Wang Episode 4 of On Wings of Ash & Dust Published September 14, 2021 YA Fantasy Blurb: Quinn...

Mary Wockenfuss
Oct 6, 20212 min read
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Book Review - Sea of Secrets: The Nymph Challenge
Sea of Secrets: The Nymph Challenge by Brittany Wang Episode 3 of On Wings of Ash & Dust published August 31, 2021 YA Fantasy Blurb:...

Mary Wockenfuss
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Book Review - Palace of Potions: The Sylph Trial
Palace of Potions: The Sylph Trial by Brittany Wang Episode 2 of On Wings of Ash & Dust published August 17, 2021 YA Fantasy Blurb: Quinn...

Mary Wockenfuss
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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Book Review - "Wings of Betrayal: The Faerie Rebel"
Wings of Betrayal: The Faerie Rebel by Brittany Wang Episode 1 of On Wings of Ash & Dust serial novel published August 3, 2021 YA Fantasy...

Mary Wockenfuss
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2021 TBR List
Hey all! I'm back with another Top Ten Tuesday! Check out That Artsy Reader Girl for more top ten bookish lists. (Disclaimer: the links...

Mary Wockenfuss
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Numbers in the Title
I found this "Top Ten Tuesday" blog series a few years ago but forgot about it until now! Created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010,...

Mary Wockenfuss
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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Where do story ideas come from, anyway?
"Where/How do you find ideas for stories?" I’m sure all writers have been asked this question in some form or another over the years. My...

Mary Wockenfuss
Jan 23, 20213 min read
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Book Review: "Pistol Daisy" by Natalia Leigh
Pistol Daisy by Natalia Leigh book 1 in the Pistol Daisy series releases June 9, 2020 by Enchanted Ink Publishing Young Adult | Western...

Mary Wockenfuss
May 16, 20203 min read
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O.W.L.s Magical Readathon
I found out about this readathon last year, but not in time to participate. This year, I got lucky as O.W.L.s 2020 popped up in my...

Mary Wockenfuss
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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7 Books (or Series) I'll Read Over and Over (and over... and over...)
We all have them - those favorites that we just can't read only once and then set on the shelf to be forgotten. The books that are so...

Mary Wockenfuss
Nov 26, 20194 min read
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My… helper?
On the couch this afternoon trying to plan a story I’ve been having problems with, and up jumps Dusty, looking for snuggles and a belly...

Mary Wockenfuss
Aug 13, 20191 min read
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Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt Tag
I found this Tag on Dreamland Book Blog and just *had* to participate! 1. Find an author’s name or title with the letter Z in it. Harry...

Mary Wockenfuss
Aug 10, 20193 min read
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Morning Pages can produce amazing things!
I first found Julia Cameron’s “Morning pages” several years ago, mentioned in her book The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation...

Mary Wockenfuss
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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InCoWriMo 2019
I discovered InCoWriMo (short for International Correspondence Writing Month) last year, long after the event was over. But I was...

Mary Wockenfuss
Feb 15, 20191 min read
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Book Review – “Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians” by Brandon Sanderson
**Potential spoilers ahead** I’d heard Brandon Sanderson mention this series in several episodes of the Writing Excuses podcast. So I had...

Mary Wockenfuss
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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Book Review: “A Coronation of Kings” by S. C. Stokes
Whew! S. C. Stokes warns readers at the beginning of A Coronation of Kings that the novel ahead will have little to no downtime, and held...

Mary Wockenfuss
Apr 9, 20181 min read
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Book Review – “Merry Chris Witch” by CK Dawn
Oh my gosh, what a delightful, hilarious holiday read! (Spoilers ahead.) “Merry Chris Witch” tells the story of Chris Heron, a male witch...

Mary Wockenfuss
Mar 26, 20181 min read
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Using Morning Pages to Tap Into the Subconscious
You know, you read about a topic, and it’s not until a specific person says it in a specific way that really rings true for you. I’ve...

Mary Wockenfuss
Mar 17, 20181 min read
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Book Review: “Dying to Meet You” by S.C. Stokes
For lovers of murder mysteries and lovers of urban fantasy, this is the book. I was hooked from the first page (or… screen, since I got...

Mary Wockenfuss
Mar 12, 20182 min read
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Author Interview with Steve Turnbull
Steve Turnbull is the author of Rebel Dragon, a fantasy novel included in the Fire and Fantasy e-book anthology. He has created worlds in...

Mary Wockenfuss
Dec 7, 20174 min read
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“Why We Write” edited by Meredith Maran
I can’t not write. I need to tell a story. It’s all I know how to do. Every essay in Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why...

Mary Wockenfuss
Dec 5, 20172 min read
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