I am thrilled that launch day is approaching for Book 4 in the Chronicles of Nadine. My characters and I had to learn some new skills together to get this book out. It was an enormous challenge trying to find an ancient and fantastical way of approaching something that I had only seen in modern […]
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People often ask me why I write medieval fantasy. Well, the answer is simple. I love the history, art and passion of the time. Middle ages folk lived by the land and their raw talents. Yes, they had unscrupulous kings who milked the people of their hard-earned wages and well hygiene standards in most places
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Every two to three years, an insane idea pops into my mind… “Let’s build a 1000 piece puzzle.” I go on this epic quest because I want to do something with my family. It is one of those times where we all jump into the task at hand, and there is no sibling bickering. And
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I am a bit of a movie and series addict. I look for series that are clever, have a different slant and that I immerse myself into the culture of the time. Recently, I stumbled across a series called “The Chosen”, which is a television drama based on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. I
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I recently watched a documentary called the Red Pill. It was about men’s rights activists. The documentary posed some interesting questions about how we perceived people’s roles based on their gender. I can’t say that I am much of an activist. There is so much emotion going on in the different activist groups and a
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This past weekend we moved. It was probably not the most dramatic move we have ever made, because it was from an upstairs unit to a downstairs unit. Although my teen was extremely helpful in the move, she had a rather critical spirit about the new spot. It certainly is smaller and aesthetically. It needs
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Do you ever have those days when you just don’t FEEL like doing things? You know you should, but somehow even the smallest task that you know you HAVE to do seems too big to get done. I had one of those kinds of weeks. Most of the things I know I should do seemed
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