tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40348363704859448862024-03-12T19:15:46.932-07:00E. Kaiser Writes-A-BlogE. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-46333723081803640052022-11-29T11:54:00.003-08:002022-11-29T11:55:33.685-08:00Jeweler's Apprentice in the Black Friday Sale!<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sale.perrykirkpatrick.com/?fbclid=IwAR2QW2-ZY2Ia2ws9SU6NpZL2LWAWu8PChVfbfXThp11IO3ki1r1NpNhfhxI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJugcszhnATFl2RpDb4BeskKC1thCHl6CAFpa7BMBRIGOKo5sPiuDduRRIaOaJcykVntOn2_8GQayyDtG1RVolYO3XPg-lsZSKJXsRr8gHw_xqZ2UFudkGLO3W0zzn3geKBwpx_z8pOIv0L33-leu2ZKM3cL1mQLW5AeyQHrIP6ZkBHx4mM4IH0paP/s320/JA%20jewel.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Can't believe it's already nearly the end of the year!!<br /> But it is.<p></p><p> And that means... that my first book, <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://sale.perrykirkpatrick.com/?fbclid=IwAR2QW2-ZY2Ia2ws9SU6NpZL2LWAWu8PChVfbfXThp11IO3ki1r1NpNhfhxI" target="_blank">Jeweler's Apprentice, (the non-illustrated version, but they are BOTH on sale 99 cents!</a>)</span> is in the Black Friday Sale (along with 600 other titles, so it's a big turn out! all under a dollar each, so check those out as well!)</p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; 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border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#bookstagram</a></span></div></div><p><br /></p><p> (We had internet outages here in the countryside, so only recently got back online... so this is the final hours!)</p><p><br /></p><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505;">(And here's the </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DX7NMFG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4" target="_blank">Illustrated by Author version, also at .99</a>)</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-50145286784290654442022-01-25T12:00:00.003-08:002022-01-25T12:00:44.143-08:00It's 2022... already???<p> Oh, boy, it's 2022 already!!<br /><br /> I can hardly believe it... it just seems to mind-boggling that this ol' world could have hung in there for<br /> so long , already, since I was a wee tot!!<br /><br /> (I recall learning to write the date back in the 1990's, and thinking how utterly weird it would be to have to put any other two numerals at the front... and now here we are, and I have to learn to put not just a 2 and a ), but then a another 2 as well, for a full three spaces of "twilight zone, the future is NOW" feel to things!<br /><br /> <br /> And yet, the Real World feels awfully un-future-like... the little birds are chattering like crazy outside the window right this minute, even though it is winter...</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9qs5IGNHrMnSuwfcWCFzUbRlWcfONTNFFnqkDG6z15uLXD3Z4JS-aRa3mUeRXIKiWSsiXPyz0inDREIiT_Sfylwv0_emeM8_MCr0PiTsjWEeCJnausCpoku92vgsLkT4meMHF1Wjz30xSmG72dUi_4yFQXqegivEKE48n3fUH0Q99hrcyLKblYiGf=s353" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="353" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9qs5IGNHrMnSuwfcWCFzUbRlWcfONTNFFnqkDG6z15uLXD3Z4JS-aRa3mUeRXIKiWSsiXPyz0inDREIiT_Sfylwv0_emeM8_MCr0PiTsjWEeCJnausCpoku92vgsLkT4meMHF1Wjz30xSmG72dUi_4yFQXqegivEKE48n3fUH0Q99hrcyLKblYiGf=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I share this motivational quote from a mailing I <br />receive... always love their tidbit quotes!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> And I can hear the low thrum of the tractor as the cows are fed their hay...<br /><br /> And I was informed just now that another two baby goats have been added to the herd... just as they have been born for ages, and for every year since the 90's when we started having goats to be born.<br /><br /><br /> It just feels so... anti-climactic, ya know?<br /><br /> Like, forget the fact that hover-boards are not nearly as prevalent as the "Back to the Future" movies would have one believe... but also the discordant unrest in the world at large just seems to get worse and worse, and yet... <br /><br /> Birds are still twittering. Babies are still being born. The cows still need feeding... and so What Is Happening? <br /><br /> I tend to think the future is not Now. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJMchTZojBzM_CGq7a1duQCXkT85r2-LI2ywLo368ccq56DM-c8nj5O0RPmayvtGpqPdjEIBHk5o88amox9dg9fA-OJHZaDrHWuPWbGJZme-LWkQ3mJWz11q557xvPqlZNNtQI4m5VaFA2RtgwOUdnVW4hXTWJbEWeoGzVr6BYJE8gMZekGIWlG53=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="900" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJMchTZojBzM_CGq7a1duQCXkT85r2-LI2ywLo368ccq56DM-c8nj5O0RPmayvtGpqPdjEIBHk5o88amox9dg9fA-OJHZaDrHWuPWbGJZme-LWkQ3mJWz11q557xvPqlZNNtQI4m5VaFA2RtgwOUdnVW4hXTWJbEWeoGzVr6BYJE8gMZekGIWlG53=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> But my saddened heart desperately hopes that True Peace will come as soon as possible, because until that happens it just feels like people will continue to grow more and more destructive and self-attacking, both within and without, and its just super depressing.<br /><br /> So until then... I guess I'll try to concentrate on the good things which continue to go right, in spite of all the "big bad world out there" goings on.<br /><br /> Hope you all are finding refuge in good places, as well!!<br /><br /> Take care,<br /> E.</p>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-30572543725551507922021-06-10T04:30:00.001-07:002021-06-10T04:30:00.194-07:00The King’s Spell cover reveal: E.J. Kitchens Realm and Wand, book 1<p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Today we have a cover reveal from E.J. Kitchens... and isn't this cover fabulous?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fyv2no8mUmkXuXV2KHsgwRdQkUpY6fxby0ChWC2WcMOntGjIFT511gGJadrFxMetxNUkTApfWSKLFfCWV9aia2On3u3hBxcjJK-Ado3QnF6LJWJTQJFPMK5tAc2OdUbxHD4u2zqLoNI/s1152/21-164-E-J-Kitchens-The-Kings-Spell-768x1152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fyv2no8mUmkXuXV2KHsgwRdQkUpY6fxby0ChWC2WcMOntGjIFT511gGJadrFxMetxNUkTApfWSKLFfCWV9aia2On3u3hBxcjJK-Ado3QnF6LJWJTQJFPMK5tAc2OdUbxHD4u2zqLoNI/w266-h400/21-164-E-J-Kitchens-The-Kings-Spell-768x1152.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>A Magic Collectors series, YA fantasy, Christian: release June 17, 2021<p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Only a king can banish sorcerers and strip enchanters of their power. Only a king is immune to spells and potions. Only a king knows the truth behind the legends. Until now.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal;">Magic Collector Devryn Ashby may have deserved the curse that saps his magic-manipulating abilities, but it certainly won’t help him with the task King Reginald has assigned him. Instead of allowing him to continue hunting for those who stole the powerful </span><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Enchanter’s List</em><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal;">, the king makes Devryn trainer-in-magic to the mischievous enchantress Lady Meredith Lofton.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal;">Except for an occasional matchmaking exploit, Lady Meredith has little use for her power of enchantment—until the king asks her to train in magical warfare techniques. This both excites and terrifies her. And irks her, for she refuses to be bossed around by the critical </span></em></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"> Devryn Ashby, a man she’s not even sure she should trust. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;">But as dangers increase and the sorcerers’ schemes unfold, Devryn and Meredith must choose whom to follow—their own desires and prejudices or their king. Only a king knows how much the kingdom depends on their choice.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMd5CRx4yD_O7uC3P_SlAB-9elIOoQ7i1Y7sCX2UABbM9zAnyOHbFcxg_QqXph3y8gxbEuZSD83IQtbXNQsD0BaxO-a16fo3kFBOxniey0KA4tyh1mFl_uQlpT1I8a-LDjx6R-NUMsKc/s940/9-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMd5CRx4yD_O7uC3P_SlAB-9elIOoQ7i1Y7sCX2UABbM9zAnyOHbFcxg_QqXph3y8gxbEuZSD83IQtbXNQsD0BaxO-a16fo3kFBOxniey0KA4tyh1mFl_uQlpT1I8a-LDjx6R-NUMsKc/s320/9-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Praise for The King’s Spell</strong></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">I thoroughly enjoyed The King’s Spell. Set in a Jane Austen-esqe world with fascinating magic, mystery, and intriguing and enjoyable characters, this book is a must for readers looking for something more than the usual medieval fantasy fare. I need the next book (and a cup of tea) now!</em></p><p class="has-text-align-right" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">~Morgan L. 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The unique, fully realized magic system captured my interest and the realistically developed characters held it, binding me to the unpredictable, compelling plot that kept me guessing. I didn’t want the story to end, and I may have wailed in despair when it did. </em></p><p class="has-text-align-right" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;">~Lauricia Matuska, author of <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Healer’s Rune</em></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-29730462237876835242021-04-07T22:49:00.000-07:002021-04-07T22:49:00.751-07:00Book Review: The Bear of Rosethorn Ring by Kristen Fichter<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegkni4fzOqgofSo9gJl1dglbl_VRUmskqUUa497ZL_LonjWrc-lOuxYWxOvX60t9cWJcfIp8OFKT8F_fU-1xidE6qg_6Ll6lVdN5b1dJzIFlcPE8o2lWTgVr4iN0aVaP8fMvwEuTJ0Do/s1080/BoRR+Blog+Tour+Promo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegkni4fzOqgofSo9gJl1dglbl_VRUmskqUUa497ZL_LonjWrc-lOuxYWxOvX60t9cWJcfIp8OFKT8F_fU-1xidE6qg_6Ll6lVdN5b1dJzIFlcPE8o2lWTgVr4iN0aVaP8fMvwEuTJ0Do/s320/BoRR+Blog+Tour+Promo.png" width="320" /></a></div>Kristen Fitcher’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Bear of Rosethorn Ring (A Snow White and Rose Red Story) </i>offers up several <br />
unique twists on this lesser known, classic fairytale. It was easy to see where
most all the elements were included, and the re-worked versions of them added
interest for the overall tale. <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">An "absolutely
</span><i style="text-indent: 0in;">zero</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> magic", kingdom adventure,
type of fantasy... with horses, siblings, and family dynamics set primarily
against a backdrop of circus life and the spectacle of performing, this should
appeal to those who like vibes of </span><i style="text-indent: 0in;">Once
Upon A Time</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> mashed with </span><i style="text-indent: 0in;">The Greatest
Showman</i><span style="text-indent: 0in;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Continuing a narrative from the series as a whole, and
leading into the book to come, the characters as emotionally alive and driven
by their individual motivations, their quirks and flaws add to the story arc
and the eventual resolution is feels satisfying.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Not overly long, with a pace which clips along, it was a
quick read for me, but would last longer for someone who reads slower, without
overwhelming them with detail. For fans of fairytale retellings, circuses, and
performing in general, the setting is colorful and the tensions rise until the
high stakes climax.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">If this sounds like
you, check it out! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; text-indent: 0in;">J</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Title:</span></b><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Bear of
Rosethorn Ring: A Snow White and Rose Red Story (Once Upon a Twist Tales, Book
#4)</span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOJKCyKJ85eKSwK6D34wdhRve3wDLNbTQ7rotMBldrZMZvjjBLthW8hbYkqONGaJqrWfTFyv671Fe7H48oe4f7mvVV4axe5WPN0kj4vSWgHFmXqOYDsVNlzOEthy13y1dJUja9CB6bq8/s2048/BoRRfinalcover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOJKCyKJ85eKSwK6D34wdhRve3wDLNbTQ7rotMBldrZMZvjjBLthW8hbYkqONGaJqrWfTFyv671Fe7H48oe4f7mvVV4axe5WPN0kj4vSWgHFmXqOYDsVNlzOEthy13y1dJUja9CB6bq8/s320/BoRRfinalcover.png" /></a></i></div><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><br /></i><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Release
date:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">
April 6<sup>th</sup>, 2021</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tagline:
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">How
far would Snow White and Rose Red go to save the man behind the bear?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">About
the Book:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
their father runs away, Marita and Diamond Kadlec realize how different twins
can be. Marita’s ready to forget Lucas entirely, but Diamond wants to give him
the second chance she’s never been able to give before. That’s before they
discover that Lucas is indebted to the ill-tempered D’vard and his traveling
circus, the Rosethorn Ring. The Ring’s entertainment lacks a bear, and Lucas
must play the part of the savage creature to regain his freedom.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lorcan
D’vard cares only for three things: tending to his beloved beard, promoting his
Rosethorn Ring, and eradicating the assassin out to kill him. With time running
out, D’vard agrees to cancel Lucas’s debt and let him go free – if Marita and
Diamond can apprehend the assassin before the assassin ends the show.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
is Snow White and Rose Red with a twist like you’ve never seen it before.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">About
the Series:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Once
Upon a Twist Tales</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
are your favorite fairytales retold backwards and upside-down, with a little
bit of steampunk thrown in for fun! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other
Books in the Series:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Book
One ~ <i>The Rose and the Balloon: A Beauty and the Beast Story</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book
Two ~ </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Spindle Dreams: A Sleeping Beauty Story</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Book
Three ~ <i>Diamond: A Rapunzel Story<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">About
the Author:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Nwnq7MJd3cxZ8XejXC-7FITCY1xutOH8ZwsLnXF318Od-e6CDLvcU46k3go3eZtqBMW_BL09f96CDExcVyFzcuy0Whn6smYm21jd7Kkkz7MnGZU-b3TqBsU5PDoAGw2bpbLkkj4Fw98/s1536/KFitcher+AuthorPic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1374" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Nwnq7MJd3cxZ8XejXC-7FITCY1xutOH8ZwsLnXF318Od-e6CDLvcU46k3go3eZtqBMW_BL09f96CDExcVyFzcuy0Whn6smYm21jd7Kkkz7MnGZU-b3TqBsU5PDoAGw2bpbLkkj4Fw98/w179-h200/KFitcher+AuthorPic1.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Kirsten
Fichter is a twenty-something Christian writer who loves being the wife to her
favorite person ever, mommy to two precious blessings, a piano enthusiast, a
dragon buff, a serious bookworm, and an INFP synesthete. Fairytales have always
fascinated her, and she has made it her goal to rewrite as many as possible and
become known as the "Grimm Dickens" (i.e. mixing Grimm fairytales
with a Dickens style). She is present in many online circles under the name
"Kiri Liz" if you care about things like that. As you read this,
she'll be somewhere under a maple tree - trying very hard to finish the
seventeen and half other stories she unwisely started all at once.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Important
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p><p><br /></p>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-77800821687625171052021-03-13T12:05:00.001-08:002021-03-13T12:05:27.114-08:00The Bear of Rosethorn Ring Cover reveal... by Kristen Fichter<p> I'm always intrigued by how other writers put a twist on fairytale re-tellings, and this looks like it might be a fun one! Have you ever read anything by Kristen Fichter?</p><p> Love the cover! So pretty!!!</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiie76KjsEumWVjhAP_GsDtnZduQDzDFM-NxMsXYi6JSZeNlQ_J_eKJOmQWhsFJYlfbgx4ED1WNKtYg1JuN09O-rPXbGr8HFQc7GT3Bk907P9cwuQboxiDtEP-AFs-wLXrx9KnKyY5s91Y/s2048/BoRRfinalcover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiie76KjsEumWVjhAP_GsDtnZduQDzDFM-NxMsXYi6JSZeNlQ_J_eKJOmQWhsFJYlfbgx4ED1WNKtYg1JuN09O-rPXbGr8HFQc7GT3Bk907P9cwuQboxiDtEP-AFs-wLXrx9KnKyY5s91Y/s320/BoRRfinalcover.png" /></a></b></div><b> Title: The Bear of Rosethorn Ring: A Snow White and Rose Red Story (Once Upon a Twist Tales,<br /> Book #4)</b><p></p><p></p><p><i>Release date: April 6th, 2021</i></p><p></p><p>Tagline: How far would Snow White and Rose Red go to save the man behind the bear?</p><p></p><p><i>About the Book:</i></p><p>When their father runs away, Marita and Diamond Kadlec realize how different twins can be. Marita’s ready to forget Lucas entirely, but Diamond wants to give him the second chance she’s never been able to give before. That’s before they discover that Lucas is indebted to the ill-tempered D’vard and his traveling circus, the Rosethorn Ring. The Ring’s entertainment lacks a bear, and Lucas must play the part of the savage creature to regain his freedom.</p><p></p><p>Lorcan D’vard cares only for three things: tending to his beloved beard, promoting his Rosethorn Ring, and eradicating the assassin out to kill him. With time running out, D’vard agrees to cancel Lucas’s debt and let him go free – if Marita and Diamond can apprehend the assassin before the assassin ends the show.</p><p></p><p>This is Snow White and Rose Red with a twist like you’ve never seen it before!</p><p></p><p><i>About the Series:</i></p><p>Once Upon a Twist Tales are your favorite fairytales retold backwards and upside-down, with a little bit of steampunk thrown in for fun!</p><p></p><p><i>About the Author:</i></p><p>Kirsten Fichter is a twenty-something Christian writer who loves being the wife to her favorite person ever, mommy to two precious blessings, a piano enthusiast, a dragon buff, a serious bookworm, and an INFP synesthete. Fairytales have always fascinated her, and she has made it her goal to rewrite as many as possible and become known as the "Grimm Dickens" (i.e. mixing Grimm fairytales with a Dickens style). She is present in many online circles under the name "Kiri Liz" if you care about things like that. As you read this, she'll be somewhere under a maple tree - trying very hard to finish the seventeen and half other stories she unwisely started all at once.</p><p><br /></p>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-2188381852307098332021-02-27T17:24:00.003-08:002021-02-27T17:26:22.353-08:00Lovely Irish inspired children's fantasy!<p> </p><p>Pangur Ban, the White Cat draws inspiration from the Irish monk’s poem penned in a long ago in the<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612386606l/56940211._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1612386606l/56940211._SY475_.jpg" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> days of painstakingly hand copied books where precious treasures.</p><p> Pangur Ban, the White Cat draws inspiration from the Irish monk’s poem penned in a long ago in the days of painstakingly hand copied books where precious treasures.</p><p> This tale sets the scene immediately like the brisk breeze from the sea across a sun soaked hill of Irish green... and a flare of temper, a sudden death, and banishment for the angered party fleeing righteous revenge.<br /> And the White Cat who started the trouble happens to scurry aboard to save his own skin, and thus inadvertently shares the exile he has carelessly caused.</p><p> This is historical, fantasy mash-up of the finest water, the writing style is lavish and swashbuckling without being over done or melodramatic, the characters are instantly alive and sparklingly unique. The action follows one up on another in a cascade of realistic consequences, and the setting is poignantly drawn and beautifully lighted for an almost cinematic feel which lulls with its loveliness while providing stark contrast to the dramatic conflicts the characters find themselves in.</p><p> Although it's presented as a children's fantasy, this had me seriously sad! I would have serious re-thinking on letting anyone soft hearted/ sensitive read this... it's got some heart breaking moments.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3863541778" target="_blank">My Goodreads Review</a></p><div><br /></div>E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-83758421221893152362020-02-07T19:10:00.000-08:002020-02-07T19:21:36.387-08:00Fairytale Blog Tag... from Fairytale Central!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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– What’s an obscure fairy tale you love?</div>
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– If you got to choose Disney’s next animated princess movie, what fairy tale would you choose to be adapted?</div>
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<span style="color: #6d686c; font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">E. ~ I might get yelled at by some, but after recently seeing Frozen 2, and loving it even more, perhaps, than Frozen 1... right now, I'd vote for Frozen 3. I love the sister dynamic, and exploring more about how to grow up and yet stay close... a theme that's often ignored in entertainment.<br /> (And personally</span>.</span><span style="font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;">.. as someone who gets super tired of that beaten-into-the-ground trope; I love that "Twu Wuv!" is NOT the focus.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;"> Also, my soul adores the Nordic aesthetic for that world... it's beautiful in ways I can't even articulate here!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">E. ~ I can't recall... perhaps Red Riding Hood? I've always hated that one... the "oh, they're still alive!" twist at the end can't make up for all the deaths that batter you right off the bat in that tale!</span></div>
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– If you were to embark on a fairy tale quest, what necessities would you pack in your bag<span style="background-color: transparent;">?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">E. ~ Oh, definitely a water canteen, a dagger, and fire starter, and pens and paper to make maps and notations so I'd be less likely to get lost!! ;-)<br /> Then I'd wrangler up a couple horses, because I'm all about the ability to get away fast, and having multiple horses to switch through boosts the chances of success on that!! </span></div>
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– What’s your favorite fairy tale trope?</div>
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– If you could be any fairy tale character archetype (the princess, the soldier, fairy godmother, talking animal, mischievous imp, wise old woman, evil stepmother/sister, etc.), who would you want to be and why?</div>
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<span style="font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;">E. ~ I've always had a deep affinity for the Cinderella archetype... I suppose it ties in with my answer above. So the Princess and the Pea is a great one (though I've always had mixed feelings about the Pea part of that tale... I prefer "actions speak louder than words" type of solutions! :-) )</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">E. ~ Well, a horse would be invaluable for traveling, but dogs are fantastic, so I'd not want to be on an adventure without one.<br /> Also, goats are terrific, and so devoted and generous... so I guess I'd be the classic "Dairy maid with goat herd in tow, accompanied by dog/s and with a stout, sturdy horse to complete my animal friends."<br /> (Is that allowed? ;-) )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lato" , sans-serif;">E. ~ I like certain elements from many eras, and yet dislike other parts of each, so for my "perfect world" I pull from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Victorian eras... and enjoy the mashup!</span></div>
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– If you could change a fairy tale’s villain into a hero, who would you choose and why?</div>
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<span style="color: black;">E. ~ I'm generally okay with the villains being bad... I mean, that's the point of fairytales. To show Bad Things, in extreme focus, so hopefully they're easier to recognize in the real world?<br /> But... as much as I enjoy the Frozen movies.... I get very irritated when tales represent the polite, well mannered, and dignified (usually a prince!) as a the "Horrible Person" TM... It really makes me angry.<br /> As someone raised to by a mother who instilled manners and expectations of gracious behavior... and who schooled us to value those things in others, it makes me see red when those merits are treated as signs of despicability.<br /> (And the vice versa trope, where ill-mannered boors are naturally the Hero (TM) Ugh. Hate that!) </span></div>
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– Do you prefer fairy tales with happy endings or sad/tragic endings? why or why not?</div>
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<span style="color: black;">E. ~ Oh, they must be happy. Of course... nothing else would be worth while!!!</span></div>
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Wow! 2019 flew by, and I can hardly believe it's 2020 already!!!</div>
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The year that in so much past fiction has been treated as "science fiction Is Here!" and yet... it seems a lot like the past couple of decades, in real life.</div>
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I guess there's a strange, anti-climatic feel to this year, because it's been so talked about in the past... So that it kind of feels like "Oh, nothing like that is likely!"<br /> ...and yet on the other hand, almost a hint of "well, what if something Big did happen...?"<br /><br /> One can never rule that out, and it gives the year an almost eerie quality... perhaps having too much to live up to does that!</div>
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On the other hand, 2020 has provided plenty of fodder for the meme-makers, and I've been laughing at the "2020 vision" memes, </div>
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...as well as the "--20's, has historically had plague outbreaks"... somehow, that punchline just cracks me up every time!)</div>
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And then I hear there are even memes about WW3... all things that have been talked about so many times, the concepts sound almost worn to death... and yet.....</div>
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<br /> One can never rule it out, either!!<br /><br /> Anyway, could be an interesting year.</div>
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E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-25442071878686304052019-04-02T18:42:00.000-07:002019-04-02T18:42:36.775-07:00Have you heard...about Fairy Tale Central?<div style="text-align: center;">
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a dream. A dream of a fairy tale site, an internet library, if you will, for all the fairy tale lovers of the land to gather and converse. To learn, to read, to fangirl/boy, to bask in the goodness that is fairy tales.<br />
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As this dream blossomed, the two girls recruited a third. Because, after all, all good fairy tales come in themes of three.</div>
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With the third member in place, the girls got to work. The dream began to take shape, until it was no longer just a dream. But something real.</div>
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Introducing…</div>
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In the midst of preparing the release events for Kind's Ward and the Five Gems relaunch, there happens to be even more news!<br />
This past year I was honored to be asked by long time editor, friend, and fellow author, Kelsey Byrant, to help with The Road To Bremen; her middle grade fairy-tale retelling of the Brementown Musicians.<br />
She did such a delightful job with that tale, and the animals' personalities all really shine through, and definitely made me laugh as well as touched some poignant nerves while reading through their adventures.<br />
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Working with her was especially fun, since she'd already done a lot of the visual research for her setting and era, and we were able to showcase some local breeds and plants as our illustration models.<br />
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But only friendship can make that dream a reality.<br />
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Etzel the donkey is getting old, but he works hard on his farm—until the day Herr Hoffman decides he is no longer worth keeping. With no choice but to escape, Etzel sets off on the road to Bremen to seek his fortune as a musician. On the way, he rescues three other animals—a dog, a cat, and a rooster—who are also old and destined for death.<br />
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Will these four new friends find their success and worth as musicians in Bremen? <i>Or does the road hold something better?</i><br />
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<i>Based on “The Bremen Town Musicians” from the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Ideal for kids from 7 to 11 years old, but great for all those young at heart.</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUAC6kiN5p9e4Jdl4WS3JF36aQbbE7cjsXGr0jzfRrZ4aTW-N0fN45b4TrV0t1TvWRJaTog-zg4hx8KSMfg5NF6lhzf05kBlMD15nJ-zIy_kJb-X6axwR4iZtlkjOuv4qEAhXkbg2d1Q/s1600/Kelsey+Photoshoot-Edited-0154+Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1336" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUAC6kiN5p9e4Jdl4WS3JF36aQbbE7cjsXGr0jzfRrZ4aTW-N0fN45b4TrV0t1TvWRJaTog-zg4hx8KSMfg5NF6lhzf05kBlMD15nJ-zIy_kJb-X6axwR4iZtlkjOuv4qEAhXkbg2d1Q/s200/Kelsey+Photoshoot-Edited-0154+Cropped.jpg" width="166" /></a>Kelsey Bryant lives in Central Texas, but being one-quarter German, she’s always wanted to visit <br />
Germany. Bogged down during the crafting of a much longer book, Kelsey started writing a retelling of one of her favorite fairy tales, “The Bremen Town Musicians,” to resuscitate her creativity. She rather liked the result.<br />
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of the Vintage Jane Austen series. <i>The Road to Bremen</i> is her first book
for children. Besides writing fiction, Kelsey is a copyeditor, a martial arts
instructor, and an avid student of the Bible. Visit her at </span><a href="http://kelseybryantauthor.com/"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">kelseybryantauthor.com</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or on her blog, </span><a href="https://kelseysnotebookblog.blogspot.com/"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kelsey’s Notebook</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Their conversation was my absolute favorite of all!! (You gotta check that one out!)<br />
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Then a blog tour hosted by Silver Dagger Tours <a href="https://www.silverdaggertours.com/sdsxx-tours/five-gems-series-book-tour-and-giveaway">kicked off on their blog:</a> with a Rafflecopter giveaway featured. There are 4 swag packs up for grabs, so make sure you enter and let us know which prize you'd choose!!!<br />
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And both <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DX7NMFG">Jeweler's Apprentice</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Traitors-Knife-Five-Gems-Books-ebook/dp/B01DYEJ6EE">Traitor's Knife</a> are currently on sale at 99 cents, so everyone can get caught up on what's happened so far!<br />
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King's Ward is nearly finished being polished, and we're working hard to get everything in order for it's release February 9th!<br />
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I know a lot of wonderful readers have asked and asked when it was coming, and the Big Move and everything really postponed it's arrival for a while... but the wait is almost over!!!<br />
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So... how about a cover reveal?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The South windows let in a lot of light, a lot of heat, but we got the porch on this summer! (After pic)</td></tr>
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At this point we are still "en media res" with the construction, even though that has really slowed down to a crawl.<br />
(As in, outdoors work has taken precidence over indoors finishing!)<br />
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We've got most of our stuff moved over, but it's far from organized at the new place. My lovely spinning wheels are sitting largely unused, and our closet (in the background) still holds so much electrical and lighting supply that it's not functioning for the wardrobe very well!<br />
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But! I've used a free standing drying rack to drape my project fabrics on, working against the "out of sight, out of mind" principle.<br />
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They are really pretty, and I do find myself impatient to begin getting them worked up into their intended garments!<br />
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Stacking the lightweight shelves on top of our old childhood dresser gives us so much vertical space, we haven't utilized it all!<br />
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But you can see the really beautiful faux fur roll at the top, which trimmed the Short Cape, and the Old German gown.<br />
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<br />E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-77613310220718372352018-09-23T11:06:00.000-07:002018-09-23T19:40:00.109-07:00Report: Realm Maker's '18All right!<br />
Well, it's been a while, but here's my Realm Makers report.<br />
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We survived!<br />
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I was fortunate enough to travel up with long time online friend Mary, and her husband (both of them long time Realmies, so it was great to have 'veterans' as guides!) and one of Mary's long time real life friends; who had also been before. So I was the only "Realmie newbie" in the car, and it felt like slow a transition into the conference started at the spot we met up and departed from!<br />
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The Chalet hotel it was held at did a great job of looking classic and Old World-ish, so that was a lot of fun. I'm usually not a fan of hotels, but this one felt more authentic than the 'post modern' type of stop-overs.<br />
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My roomies arrived a bit later than us, so I mingled with arriving attendees in the lobby; (which had such comfortable chairs! I loved that! ) While showing Space Kitties 2 to a brand new friend, I looked up from the author pic of H. L. Burke to see Heidi herself walking through the doors. That was kind of coincidental, and of course it was great to meet some Space Kitty authors in person.<br />
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There was also a lot of pilots coming and going on the shuttle from the airport all through the event, and I couldn't help but wonder where all those people who'd spent a night in the same hotel would be spending their next night... all over the world!<br />
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First nights in new places are usually hard for me to sleep through, and this was no exception. After discovering I'd left key items at home, panicking for a couple hours, and then being rescued by my roommate, (shout out to Deborah O'Carrol!) I finally did get some sleep.<br />
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Thursday was a blur of new connections, and trying to find one's feet among a busy throng of 400; which was challenging for the introvert in me! I tried the old "fake it till you make it!" adage, and met lots of new folks.<br />
It was a relief to see just how many of them I had already friended on-line, which helped ease the panic mode quite a bit. All that hanging out on FB paid off!<br />
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So that was validating for me! I love to help people not be disappointed, and bringing order to outer chaos tends to calm my own inner kind.<br />
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Chatting quietly with the other volunteers was great too, because it was such a low pressure situation and very one-on-one. I find I actually don't know how to "not have a job" well!<br />
As Tosca Lee was leaving, she actually <i>asked</i> for a pic with my Tardis dress, which I was thrilled to comply with. I was much too inhibited to ask for a pic with her, but I was sort of desperately wanting one, since I don't hob-nob with NYT bestselling authors a lot! So that was definitely a highlight. (My Tardis dress was my most popular costume, and "broke a lot of ice" for me, so that was worth all the trouble it took!!!)<br />
Listened in on some of the big speakers during the afternoon, then got to bed and had a good rest before Saturday.<br />
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Saturday was when I'd lined up all my pitch sessions and mentor appointments, so I knew it would be a stressful day. But by making big strides to meet everyone on Thurs, and then taking it easy on Friday, I was rested and familiar with my surroundings, and so didn't feel too nervous about things all Saturday. Met some new folks there as well, and felt it was a very successful day overall!<br />
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I wore my "Little Bo Peep in blue" /or/ "18th century shepherdess". Had to explain it to a lot of people, so it was clearly not as iconic as the Tardis dress. (But it's still one of my favorites!) Didn't get as many picture/selfie requests with it, either, had to ask someone to take a pic, so I had one! ;-)<br />
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(My own camera had promptly died upon arriving, even though I'd put fresh batteries in before leaving home... so I only had my gift-kindle as a photo device, and it was slightly hard to selfie well with.)<br />
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Sunday was wrap up and I was disappointed to see so many people heading out. It felt like I'd just started getting to know a lot of them! Got some time to chat with folks who hadn't left yet, and spent another lazy day with a lot of conversing, which was great to catch up on.<br />
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Then we all loaded up and headed out, and it was a gray, cloud spotted day, which was nice for traveling. Mary got us to Springfield around noon, where my ride met me. We got a final pic of the 'troop', which Mary regretted not getting when we started out!<br />
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But alls well that ends well, and I was really glad to get snuggled in my own bed again. (Although I had taken my pillow with me, to help ease sleeping in strange places, there's just nothing like my own bed!)<br />
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At the end of the conference it was announced that Realm Makers will be in St. Louis again next year... so tell me, are you going to be there? :-) Let me know!<br />
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E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-49350903496748131532018-07-17T15:10:00.003-07:002018-07-17T15:10:59.246-07:00Fare Thee Well, Wherever You Fare! :-) <div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmPNyo2BtxbvjluAc6uJkpZVO-DLsEbL8ZUbR49IYdCZ1MIXNcT3GGAo1uu2NauQhtJwcGexmZZPQvmobr7-TNHQoTYZZOYbzNPExzL93URrG3ggeubDlBpKR-oGD6TCPnVO7-PaCjwo/s1600/bilbo_baggins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmPNyo2BtxbvjluAc6uJkpZVO-DLsEbL8ZUbR49IYdCZ1MIXNcT3GGAo1uu2NauQhtJwcGexmZZPQvmobr7-TNHQoTYZZOYbzNPExzL93URrG3ggeubDlBpKR-oGD6TCPnVO7-PaCjwo/s1600/bilbo_baggins.jpg" /></a> Tomorrow is departure day, and I'm... not ready. But if there's one thing I've learned, it's that life never <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">waits for me to be ready! </span><br /> So we jump anyway.</div>
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<br /> Then Abi and I hashed out how many days, and what to wear when, and she strongly pre<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">sented that packing more then 4 costumes would be unnecessary and un-mindful of my fellow travelers... so it's only the best 4 that will be coming.</span></div>
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Hope to give those a full, expansive showing over this coming week!!! <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fa5/1.5/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">:-)</span></span></div>
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So, in spite of a super busy summer, crazy hectic week, lots of mid-progress going on here at the farm... I've wrapped things up as well as I can wrap them, and will set forth to do battle with new adventures, in the company of friends! </div>
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E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-63549960947142073982018-07-12T20:59:00.001-07:002018-07-12T20:59:20.511-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BYYwsTi9_iyHPtGCSZcKUIAbV28lz3qSdUb6fGv0ytkmxommUPKbplqX-lQm4iBMB_GUfcY73KreRlgT-CmokSm_HPs8yrfJWCcYnFwMhPpGgfMX8HbArGgeJ1zq1deg1YC9v-0T9Yw/s1600/IMG_20180712_112554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BYYwsTi9_iyHPtGCSZcKUIAbV28lz3qSdUb6fGv0ytkmxommUPKbplqX-lQm4iBMB_GUfcY73KreRlgT-CmokSm_HPs8yrfJWCcYnFwMhPpGgfMX8HbArGgeJ1zq1deg1YC9v-0T9Yw/s640/IMG_20180712_112554.jpg" width="363" /></a>So!!! Crunch time! With less than a full week to go til departure day, I've got a lot of sewing still to do! The costume line up is still a bit in flux, and as some of the staple outfits near completion the remaining time does affect decisions made on the less 'must have' ensembles.<br /> I think we've gone back and forth on several of these multiple times! That's a problem with having more fun ideas than you have days to wear them on at Realm Makers.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> I've worn it around a few times, to let it "wear in" to smoother shape... there may be a few tweaks needed still but it's good enough to be considered Done.</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="text-align: center;"> Here's a shot of the side of the bodice.</span><div>
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So, all that remains is the skirt, since I whipped up the apron this afternoon. (No pic of that yet, sorry!), and got this pic. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWZPDApXgV-Rxj2NB9SGTX7HbdgBlob43zR30ksRHQtDBXDdpWzsFPlpXF_geTn_DQJGcNu7BWY1bCbRKtPkcLs5gho2bDrPu5N9EehIianeUuLERocIcYoC5F3rqpU33RoY5deMZ6J8/s1600/IMG_20180712_112604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWZPDApXgV-Rxj2NB9SGTX7HbdgBlob43zR30ksRHQtDBXDdpWzsFPlpXF_geTn_DQJGcNu7BWY1bCbRKtPkcLs5gho2bDrPu5N9EehIianeUuLERocIcYoC5F3rqpU33RoY5deMZ6J8/s320/IMG_20180712_112604.jpg" width="182" /></a> In other news, Abi found her pieced quilt top, unearthed from some box where it had lain hidden for 2 years, since the move. She was pretty excited to see it again, so we hung it up in the window on top of the curtain, and the light shining through gives it a stained glass effect.</div>
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E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-44585564482183034552018-07-02T21:05:00.000-07:002018-07-02T21:13:11.340-07:00Faux Burgandian, now Old German, gown; update!We've been hard at work on making progress... even though we've been blessed with some great visits from friends, which of course are always more than welcome! 😊<br />
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That being said, I thought I'd just nab a short clip of what we've got so far.<br />
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So there you have it!<br />
The addition of the faux-fur trim is really the thing that brings it to life.<br />
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#6costumes2monthsE. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-1886885738055140802018-06-04T14:00:00.002-07:002018-06-04T14:02:41.723-07:00Progress report: Silk is Slow Sewing. :-) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are hard at work on the Faux-Burgundian, though it begins to look like it'll be more of an "old German" gown... and it's slower going working with the slippier fabric.<br />
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I have finished off the chemise for underneath it, which I used as a "muslin" and made the pattern-test first on that! It's turned out really nice, and lead the way so nicely... but the change in fabric has necessitated a few differences in getting this over-gown done.<br />
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This is the basic shape laid out as we were sewing it together...<br />
(Tip: paper under your pressure foot is a must! And a layer on top is even better, so keep the stuff from slipping into a wrinkly seam. We learn as we go! )<br />
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The "hand" is really gorgeous on this fabric, though. My very first foray into sewing with actual silk. (From Dharma Trading.)<br />
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I've found that sometimes it's faster to just hand-stitch something rather than fight the slippery through the machine. So I'm developing a technique for when to sandwich with paper and when to iron in place and stitch by hand!<br />
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In all, I'm really loving the look of the over-gown, and I think this is really going to come together nicely. But it is taking longer than I'd hoped... but new things often do!!!<br />
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On the up side, we've figured out ways to re-use the piece multiple times, and will be having the sleeves as an "add one" piece instead of firmly attached. This will allow us to go with a lot of different looks while using this one main gown, and should help in the long run with our completion schedule!!<br />
#6costumes2months And we're already into our second month now!!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So, as a wrap up on the previous post, with the embroidery question, the horse definitely won out on the votes!</span><br />
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<br />E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-45136872684509309842018-05-24T10:44:00.000-07:002018-05-24T11:52:03.809-07:00Foundation Layers: catch-up update. Chemise #3<br />
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So, with the cutting off of the excess sleeve from Chemise #1, I couldn't bear to let that ruffled edge be tossed. So I resolved to re-utilize them, and the thing that came to mind was to embroider on the odd, angle-y piece and make it look like an intentional insert.<span style="text-align: center;">I think this will be super cute for the Shepherdess outfit, so I'll have to do some pondering there. The 18th c. was renowned for having very wide, exposing necklines... which I'm not interested in doing, so what to use instead, which will look "correct" with the rest of the outfit is a question.</span><br />
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I like the look of Elizabethan era "black work", or sometimes when done in red it's called "red work". But I don't like black or red all that well, so I resolved to make some "blue work". ;-) I drafted up the pattern by stages, applying the steps one at a time as I decided on them.<br />
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Of the two general styles of black-work, most is rather 'cross-hatch-y' and geometric, but there are examples that are more "scroll work-ish". I like that better, so went with that for my main pattern.<br />
Then I drew up the bees on honeycomb, the Belgian Tervuren heads, and the dancing kid goats, and put them in as I finished with their concepts.</div>
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But I'm not sure the "un-horsed" sleeve looks quite "finished" yet, so I guess I can't decide whether the pattern needs more activity or to leave it alone at this stage.<br />
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<o:p> Since I referenced it in my post for Indie E-Con, I thought I'd share this snippet from my upcoming novel, <i>Thaw: Reindeer King</i>.</o:p></div>
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"A bellow erupted
from the forest ahead. The sturdy forest horses froze in their tracks, and Hess
took a firmer hold on the reins, expecting anything.</div>
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what was happening. He flapped his legs against his mount’s sides with no
effect, so immediately afterward he bailed off and hit the ground running,
every leap emanating fierce protectiveness.</div>
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Snapp and Snurr
burst from the curve ahead at a dead gallop, and then Hess heard the snarl as a
furry gray beast took the curve right on their tails. The canine’s body leaned
nearly sideways for the turn, the flying paws digging deep in the snow and
litter of the past year.</div>
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The reindeer
bellowed half in anger, half in fear, and Kai let loose with a bellow of his
own to warn any and all predators… that these two herbivores belonged strictly
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The reindeer
bolted past Kai, then swung their heavy antlers in a sharp turn to circle up at
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The pack
retreated, slinking backwards into a sullen ring of watchers, cautiously
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Several leaned
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The creatures
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Kai was faster,
and the opportunist met the flat power of the oak staff, chock against the base
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The hunter
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Hess and Tompte
raised their heads to see a figure cloaked in hides barreling down the slope.
The newcomer was clearly bipedal, but that was about all that could be told at
first glance, with the very furry outerwear, it could have easily passed for a
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With an
unnerving yell the apparition charged at them, straight through the pack of
dogs, and lit into Kai with its own stout quarter staff, which had clearly come
from these same, rough, mountains."</div>
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I think we can all agree there's going to need to be lots of conflict resolution before these two are friends again!!! </div>
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Okay! Well, Indie E-Con is barreling right up!!! *Gulp* (That arrived sooner than expected, time just flies around here!)<br />
(Isn't that a lovely graphic, by the way? What a luscious combination of blues/blue shades!)<br />
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So, today's the day that all the presenters for the Indie E-Con (next week) are supposed to share a little about themselves on each other's blogs... so that's me, and that's also Miss <a href="http://morganhuneke.blogspot.com/">Morgan Huneke</a>!!!<br />
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(Isn't she the cutest thing? The first time I saw her online, that's the thought that popped into my head. "Aw... she's so cute! And lovely hair..."<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>[disclaimer]</i>*I want to tack an addendum of apology on to this confession; in case she's the type that "just wants to breath fire", like the little dragon in <a href="https://www.majestymusic.com/patch-the-pirate/adventures-recordings-companion-products/kingdom-chronicles-cd.html"><i>Kingdom Chronicles,</i> episode of Patch the Pirate.</a> My mom is super cute, and super Un-Stoppable, I know what it's like to be adorable <i>and</i> demand to be taken seriously... so for me the two are not at all exclusive!)<br /><br />{By the way, I loved that Celtic skirling song in that episode! So good.) If you don't know what I'm referring to, do be encouraged to investigate further!)* <i>[/disclaimer]</i></span><br />
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Anyway, check out Morgan's <a href="http://www.morganhuneke.com/about-me.html">About Me, </a>(linked above) and all her books!<br />
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It's all part of the Great Indie E-Con Scavenger Hunt, wherein you can win fancy prizes and have fun! (Details at end of post.) In case you're just joining in, it all starts at <a href="http://kandijwyatt.com/2018/05/indie-e-con-scavenger-hunt-2018-stop-1/">Kandi Wyatt's post. </a><br />
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<a href="https://triciamingerink.com/">Tricia Mingerink</a> will be hosting me, so pop on over there to hear about my Top 5 influential books (more like Authors, since I can't contain myself on this subject) as well as a somewhat summation of my Writing Themes. (Basically, why I write what I write, and what that kinda is!)<br />
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Well, anyway, here's Morgan's Top Five books!<br /><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"> 5 Books/Series That Shaped Me As a Writer<br /><o:p> </o:p>No author exists in a vacuum. There are influences
everywhere. Our own lives, our families, our communities, the books we read. The
books we read are enormously influential in shaping who we are as writers. If you
are what you eat, you write what you read. Here are the top 5 books/series that
shaped me as a writer.<br /><o:p> </o:p>5.<i>Elsie Dinsmore
Series </i>by Martha Finley<br />While Martha Finley tends to commit
lots of literary sins, I <i>love</i> her
writing style. The old-fashioned language is amazing, and it definitely
influenced my own writing style, though it is more prominent in some books than
in others.<br /><o:p> </o:p>4.<i>Little House: The
Caroline Years</i> by Maria D. Wilkes and Celia Wilkins<br />I debated which historical fiction
to include on this list because there are so many, but these were my favorite
as a kid, so they won. It doesn’t matter what story I’m writing, what genre,
what time period, there is always an American history element. History is
amazing, and I want everyone to get as excited about it as I do.<br /><o:p> </o:p>3.<i>The Tale of
Despereaux</i> by Kate DiCamillo<br />Dungeons! If you were to ask me why
I love throwing my characters in the dungeon, I would immediately point you
here. It’s a fabulous book, and it permanently infused my imagination with
dungeon love. I’ve yet to publish a book that does not feature imprisoning my
characters in some way—<i>The Experiment</i>
is the only one to feature a prison cell that is not in a literal dungeon.<br /><o:p> </o:p>2.<i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>
by Madeleine L’Engle<br />This book was my introduction to
science fiction, and one of those books that shaped my writer mind and
imagination in a big way. It—along with <i>The
Giver</i> by Lois Lowry—is a huge influence in my dystopian-esque writings, and
it encourages me to weave in those political, faith-based themes that are
prominent in my writing.<br /><o:p> </o:p><i>1. The Chronicles of
Narnia</i> by C. S. Lewis<br />How could my all-time favorite
series <i>not</i> make it onto this list? Read
any of my books and you’ll find <i>Narnia</i>
influence everywhere, whether it’s references (both explicit and obscure), big
things like the premise of children having to save a fantasy world, and small
things like the general flavor and feel of the book. I’ve had numerous books
compared favorably to <i>Narnia</i>, and
there is no greater compliment.</span></blockquote>
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Okay, on to the details of the hunt! Visit all these <a href="http://kendrasgiraffecrafts.blogspot.com/p/indie-e-con-2018-scavenger-hunt-stops.html">blog posts in order</a> to collect the clues, and then use them to fill in the blanks on the statement-graphic above! (Kind of like hang-man, but hopefully no one will get hung with this one. )<br />
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E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-15609560550115847712018-05-19T08:30:00.000-07:002018-05-19T08:30:06.024-07:00#6costumes2months Short Cape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't feel brave enough to go with a full length cloak, but looking on Pinterest sparked the desire to have a mid-length cape to use.<br />
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The Tudor-era style of wearing a short cape slung over only one shoulder always looks so dashing to me, so I hoped to create one that could go either way.<br />
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I used a short plush polly, of a sort of "polar fleece" variety, but with enough nap to look like one of the velvet family.<br />
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I am a huge fan of making things reversible, and if we were going to trim this with the faux fur I wanted that to look nice on both sides. That proved to be a trick, something that I'm still not sure I have a great answer to.<br />
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Basically I just ended up wrestling with it until it succumbed to my will.<br />
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But the collar is full fur on the underside, so if reversed it has a different look. (I like doing that!)<br />
It is possible that the front edges could use something to stabilize them, rescue from a tenancy to 'sag' courtesy of all that stretch I mentioned earlier.<br />
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Or I could run the faux fur up there as well, and hopefully I'd have a smoother time of it this time around, having busted through that wall once already.<br />
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Although we took a photoshoot of it the instant it was "done"... (<i>a la</i> these pics) It still isn't really done.<br />
The lower trim isn't finished off at the front edge, because I'm still not decided on whether to run that up the front or not... and it needs a clasp or several to be fully functional.<br />
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(I used straight pins to attach it to my bodice straps for this shoot. A practice I do not intend to make a habit of... those stab!)E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-38429831739108969282018-05-17T19:08:00.003-07:002018-05-17T19:08:44.697-07:00Hey!<br /> If you're on Goodreads, would you mind stopping by and voting up my books<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/124083.Indie_e_Con_Books?al_user=7296641-e-writes&utm_content=A&utm_medium=email&utm_source=list"> on this list?</a> The higher they are the more people will see them, and that's what Goodreads is all about!!<br />
<br /> As the author I'm not allowed to vote for them... though I've already voted for the books I have read and liked.<br /><br />E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-17499582384363090412018-05-17T18:04:00.000-07:002018-05-17T18:04:36.028-07:00Foundation Layers: catch-up update. Chemise #2<br />
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The idea with this was to have a rectangles for the upper/shoulder area, and the sleeves, and then the lower part is fuller and gather on to the upper part rectangle.<br />
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A pair of triangles go in the bottom of the sleeves, as gussets. This renders the sleeve attachment nice and roomy enough for ease of movement, in spite of a rather small overall armscye.<br />
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That worked out great, except that I miscalculated the needed shoulder width, so I had to have add smaller rectangles on the side, then the sleeves onto that.<br />
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Also, I wasn't sure how to finish off the collar area, so it's still just an open seam at the top, with a slit down the front to make it wide enough for a head to go through.<br />
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I like to wear my new garments a bit to make sure they feel all right... and this one has already made it into two photoshoots.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-Dy6eLwuaxzS-lZ2-JeszBarLuCOU-bnzLE47dwiL2AHzTZmV98CuI9DuUkRxBZS5PLiov1191QyswdhySnUHIUXMxqsCfzpy59HdGIdS16rq4eyBNBE0P21lV_jHYR5nCYTyG7YtFk/s1600/Stand+side+reach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-Dy6eLwuaxzS-lZ2-JeszBarLuCOU-bnzLE47dwiL2AHzTZmV98CuI9DuUkRxBZS5PLiov1191QyswdhySnUHIUXMxqsCfzpy59HdGIdS16rq4eyBNBE0P21lV_jHYR5nCYTyG7YtFk/s320/Stand+side+reach.jpg" width="257" /></a> One was for author friend Caitie (C. R.) Hedgcock visiting from England last month... we put a hastily concocted cravat on it to cover the unfinished collar, and used it under the boned "ladies waistcoat" we custom made for her while she was here.<br />
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Caitie's look has the sleeve ends tucked in for a more polished appearance, whereas when Abi-sis and I did a shoot for my short cape (think Tudor style!) I opted to leave the ends open.<br />
In retrospect it seems that for me, the sleeve rectangles might have also been cut too short for my arms... so next time I might consider making all the upper rectangles longer.<br />
But it still works!<br />
<br />E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034836370485944886.post-31567912192385472862018-05-16T20:16:00.000-07:002018-05-16T20:16:00.055-07:00Foundation Layers: catch-up update. Chemise #1<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, I've been sort of holding the idea in my head for some time, of the "Just Do IT" nature concerning my "dream costumes"... and with RM being in St. Louis, etc. this past winter I started tentative steps forward. </div>
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Chemises are the base layer, and made of muslin which is a fairly "non-panicky fabric" for me, so I started there.<br />
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Chemise #1:<br />
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I tried a bit of contour in the body, with a simple ruffle neck line in a sort of scoop (which turned out to be a bit too open, for my proportions, so I'll have to see if this actually gets used for Realmies.)<br />
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I've always loved super fluffy sleeves, (on other people, I've never been brave enough to try them myself) so I went with a really "angel wing" fullness in a sort of three quarter length.<br />
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I undid the sleeve at the shoulder, cut the fullness down by about half, and re-sewed to the body. This resulted in the final sleeve, at right.<br />
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I also found that the contour I had cut the body at was too tight at the waist for the rest of me to fit through (although it looked very nicely fitted once I got in, but only if I had help to struggle into it!)<br />
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This loosened it up all over quite a bit, but chemises are usually loose so that's par for the course.<br />
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I had a vague idea of using this as a chemise for a Belle outfit, so as an added touch I stitched a heart, white on white, on top of the pleating. (You can barely see it, but it's the little details that make garments fun.)<br />
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The sleeve pieces that remained were way too use-able to just discard... (all that ruffling was still on them! That was hard work!)<br />
So, I put them aside to become sleeves in their own right on what turned out to be Chemise #3.E. KaIser Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13423651525099604208noreply@blogger.com0