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Busy, busy, busy!
Woah, it’s been a crazy week! Between our normal duties due to foster care, I also took up copywriting this week and cast a line out to some publishers for my picture book manuscripts. The bad news?...
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“Mountain Goats are Kids like You!” Book Review
It’s rare that I review children’s non-fiction, but “Mountain Goats are Kids like You!” is one non-fiction picture book that reads as easily as fiction. The book was written by Rena Jones and uses her...
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New children’s ebook published! “Petar: An inspiring story about an...
I just wanted to write a short blog post to let all my readers know that I just released a new children’s short story ebook! This ebook, Petar: An inspiring story about an unexpected friendship, is a...
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Do the 2016 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge with Me!
I decided to do the 2016 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge this year! I have already started and plan to make YouTube videos each month to update which categories I have completed in the challenge. If you...
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Life Update: MRSA, Cleveland Vacation, Freelance Writing, and Book Awards!
Me at the USS Cod Museum in Cleveland, Ohio As June 2016 draws to a close, I thought I would do a quick life update. Things have been kind of crazy lately between health problems, summer vacations,...
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Promotional Opportunity for Other Indie Authors and Artists!
Hello everyone! This is a special post to invite my fellow children’s authors to take part in a new promotional opportunity! I recently opened a PO box for my YouTube channels, and want other indie...
View ArticleA Chance to Support a New Children’s Book Publisher!
Hello everyone! Just a quick post today to share a new YouTube video from my toy & book channel. In this video I had the pleasure to support a new children’s book publisher who I am proud to even...
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Author Self-Interview! (Fun Facts About Me)
So the idea and questions for this post come from the Usborne “My First Story Writing Book” which is an awesome resource for helping kids learn creative writing skills! I thought it would be fun to...
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“Mini Myths”, Kids Board Books Based on Greek Mythology
I love children’s books. I collect many different kinds of books for kids and honestly probably have more books geared towards children in my library than I have books geared for adults. Recently I...
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March 2018 My First Reading Club Subscription Box Review!
I told you all that soon I would have a new subscription box to share and review and it is here! This subscription box is called “My First Reading Club” and they have a wide variety of ages you can...
View ArticleI Finally Have an Instagram!
This is just a short note to let you all know I finally figured out Instagram and have my own account now! I plan to mostly post pics of my hobbies (art, toys, books, dolls, puzzles, etc.) as well as...
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Free Reviews for Indie Authors!
Lately I’ve missed reviewing indie books, which is something I used to do frequently and even did as a paid gig for a while. That is why I am offering the opportunity for any indie authors to contact...
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Water is Back! 800+ Blog Followers! Awesome Book Series!
Hey everyone! There were a few random things I wanted to share today. First, an update about my water heater situation….we now have hot water again! I can shower, I can brush my teeth, and I can flush...
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I Published a New Children’s Ebook on Kindle!!!
I just published a new children’s ebook on Amazon! I originally wrote this silly little book back in 2012, but never published it because I wasn’t happy with all the photos I had at the time for use....
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Merry Christmas Eve! My Fave Gifts So Far!!!
Happy Christmas Eve everyone!!! We do our present opening today, so my husband and I went ahead and opened our gifts for each other. Here are a few pics of my favorite things! First off, my Harry...
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Goals for 2019 – Blog, Writing, Art
I don’t set personal resolutions for New Years, but I do try to set some goals to try to reach the coming year, especially for my blog/social media, writing, and art. I did meet and even surpass some...
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Kindle Direct Publishing’s New Reporting System and Some Author Updates!
Yesterday I logged into my Kindle Direct Publishing account on Amazon and while looking at the reports, noticed there is a new “beta” reporting program they are working on that I could test (the...
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Poetry: A Bit of Lewis Carroll Nonsense
A Bit of Lewis Carroll Nonsense By: Maranda Russell The serious ones and the bonkers ones are rare birds telling tales of biscuits and chewed pencils served with curry and elegance – a feast which you...
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Poetry – Malice
This little poem was inspired by a middle grade book series called “Malice” by Chris Wooding. I liked the world that was created, and decided to capture just a bit of it in poetry (my favorite line is...
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I Am An Obsessive Collector
Part of my toy/collectibles/art room, unfortunately you can’t see all the stuff organized in the closet or in the cabinets behind me. I collect too many things. I collect tons of toys/action...
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