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Fun Stuff Friday: Disney Dolls

4/28/2017

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Good evening to all my faithful blog readers! Two things: I know I owe y'all part two of my blog on Doll Clothes Superstore, I'll have that next week because I'll be vending at my local Comic Con tomorrow! Busy, busy, getting ready! 

In light of this I thought I would discuss the dolls that will be accompanying me to the event: Refurbished Disney Dolls!

Now, a couple of months ago, I was surfing Ebay when I found this amazing deal on Disney Store dolls, Jasmine, Merida, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Ariel for an amazing price. Of course they needed a general wash and brush up, but on the whole they were beautiful dolls. So far I've finished Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Ariel, and each one comes with three one of a kind outfits. 

I was really impressed with the workmanship on these dolls. Their hair is thick and lovely to brush, their faces are super expressive, and their plastic bodies are very good quality. However, the price point of the Disney Store can put them out of the reach of most people. Additionally, there literally isn't a Disney Store within a hundred miles of my home. I checked.

Enough with the shoeleather! On to the pictures!
First up: Jasmine.

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Media Monday: The Princess Who Had No Kingdom

4/24/2017

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Look at the details in this picture. Holy cow.

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The Writer's Tag: In Which I Reveal the Writing side of this Blog

4/21/2017

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I am taking the "Writer's Tag" challenge! Below you can read my secrets of writing... and even an exclusive excerpt from my latest story. 

1. WHAT GENRES, STYLES, AND TOPICS DO YOU WRITE ABOUT?
I am primarily a middle grade/YA fantasy writer. My stories are meant to inspire, comfort, and teach my young audience, but don't let that fool you. I'm no "Goody-Two-Shoes" type! I can't stand didactic fiction, and I do my dead level best to avoid it.
My style was inspired in equal measures by Lewis, Tolkien, and Brian Jacques, so I suppose that it would make my style third person, past tense. I also like perspective shifts, (something I picked up from Jacques) and I find a lot of inspiration in fairy tales. 
Topics! Ah, topics. I usually don't have an idea for a topic when I get started. They usually present themselves as I'm writing. For instance, I have covered child abuse, PTSD, mental illness, why humans shouldn't mess with "magic" (leave it to the professionals ;)), and right to life issues. I try not to let the topic drive the story, I put the story in the driver's seat and let the topic (if any) do the navigating.

2. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WRITING?
I've been writing seriously since the age of 11. My first stories where really bad crossover fan-fics, featuring blatant Mary-Sues, spelling errors, and "the rule of awesome", throw whatever sounds coolest in there even if it makes no sense. But, hey, I was 11, nobody expects Shakespeare from an 11 year old. I look back to those stories with pride, even if they're bad, you have to start someplace.

3. WHY DO YOU WRITE?
Because all these ideas have to go someplace. Next please. 

4. WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO WRITE?
​It used to be at night, but now I find the best time to work is in the morning or afternoon. My brain is firing on all cylinders in the early morning/afternoon, so I can get a lot done. 

5. PARTS OF WRITING YOU LOVE VS PARTS YOU HATE?
The writing part is what I love best. I write flying by the seat of my pants, its just as much of an adventure for me as the reader. I usually have a rough outline in mind, but other than that its a wild ride. The downside? The thing I hate, revision. Rewrites and revision are necessary, but it doesn't mean I don't hate it. 

6. HOW DO YOU OVERCOME WRITERS BLOCK?
Usually I work on something else or I listen to music. Imagining scenes to music helps get the creative juices back into play. 

7. ARE YOU WORKING ON SOMETHING AT THE MOMENT?​
You betcha! I have a rotation of original works and fan-fiction in the works right now. Currently, I'm working on a fairy tale in the vein of "Beauty and the Beast" (but the characters are only friends in the end) called "The Treeman of Roses" that takes place in my fantasy world. Here's just a sample of this story:
Goewyn walked through the garden listening in marvel to the voices of the flowers, all their languages she knew. Most beautiful of all were the roses. A thousand different kinds and colors, all breeds of the “king of the flowers” bloomed around the center of the garden. The air was heady with the scent and the sound of the drone of bees. A lane ran through garden to a throne made of willow branches and roses. It was empty, but Goewyn walked around it, examining it from all sides.
“A kingdom of flowers. The caretaker of this garden is quite good at what he does.”
Goewyn noticed the stream ran by the rose garden, being careful not to touch anything, she knelt down by the water for a drink. Then she remembered, she had heard of such a garden before, sitting at her mother’s knee. The old song of Meridian floated through her mind, singing of a time long ago, and of a dryad of great power.
“Rhodon. The King of the Flowers. But that’s impossible!”

Goewyn rose to one knee, deciding that if this was the garden of Rhodon, it would be wise for her to leave. He might not take kindly to trespassers.
“Are you aware that you’ve been trespassing?” said a resonant voice from somewhere.
Goewyn jumped, sitting down heavily and looked across the stream. The voice’s owner glided into view. He was a tall creature, taller than an elf, with green and brown skin that was the texture of bark and green eyes shot through with amber and leafy sticks instead of hair. He wore an old fashioned tunic made out of linen that was green with a red and brown border, held closed with two gold brooches at the shoulders, around his neck was a thin gold chain. Goewyn knew his species, he was a tree man, but she didn’t recognise his kind of tree. He looked at her with a mixture of curiosity and caution, like someone who had been hurt before.

“I apologize, it was just so beautiful, I had to investigate.” stammered Goewyn getting to her feet.
“I understand, that’s why I put up my fence.” said the Treeman, walking toward her and through the stream.

“Your pardon sir, I meant no harm.” said Goewyn with a curtsey.
“I’ve been watching you, you came only to look, not to touch. You showed respect for me and my flowers, though you didn’t know I was there. It would have been easy to pick some flowers and no one would know.” said the lordly tree man.
“I wouldn’t like it if someone came into my garden and took my flowers without permission.”
“A wise answer.” remarked the treeman “What is your name, elf’s child?”
“Oh, prince of the trees, I am called Lady Goewyn Nic Mannan of House Meridian.” said Goewyn falling into the old fashioned speech that some tree men still used.
“Few of your kind have set eyes on me in these many long years.” said the treeman, for a moment looking far away. “I am Rhodon.”
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"Goewyn and Rhodon" characters by T.K. Wilson, art by Mirriam Neal
8. WRITING GOALS THIS YEAR?
My main goal is to get something published this year. I plan to start publishing my original stories and fan work with The Fellowship of the King, an online magazine for people of faith to discuss and write fiction for the reading world. I've never published anything before, so this is exciting!
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Media Monday: My Top 5 Superheroes

4/17/2017

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Good day, citizens! I am currently on a short trip to Ohio, and so I would like to offer you another top fives list, this time starring my favorite Marvel/DC superheroes. 

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Yeah, pretty obvious choice. (Courtesy of Warner Brothers)
Number 1: Wonder Woman, DC Comics.
Princess Diana of Themyscira, AKA Wonder Woman has been my favorite ever since I watched her in Super Friends when I was a little squeaker. Bulletproof bracelets, lasso of truth, boomerang tiara, I mean, what's not to love? Maybe her bathing suit costume. Along with being a kick-butt warrior, Wonder Woman was also compassionate and caring with everyone she met. In all, a pretty good role model. 
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For heaven's sake Batman, turn around! (Courtesy of Warner Brothers)

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Media Monday: Gift of the Tortoise 

4/10/2017

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When I was a little girl my parents bought a CD for my brother and I. We had lots of music of all sorts, but this CD was special. It was entitled “Gift of the Tortoise” by a band called Ladysmith Black Mambazo. My brother and I (especially me) were entranced by the beauty of the music and the stories, starting a lifelong love of world music.
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Fun Friday: Doll Clothes Warehouse Part 1: Barbie

4/6/2017

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Good day, which is to say that it is a good day whether you want it to be one or not! For today's blog, I wanted to talk about the company where I do a lot of business and have for years: The Doll Clothes Superstore. Doll Clothes Superstore has been in business since at least the 90s, I should know, because my mom used to buy my American Girl doll clothes there. I'll talk about their fabulous selection of 18 inch doll clothes next week. This week I want to talk about their awesome Barbie clothes!

First meet today's models: Lady Goewyn, 
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And Yingtai.
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Let's begin! Doll Clothes Superstore offers hundreds of different outfits for Barbie and Ken. Each one is hand crafted and made to last. Some, of course may be "hipper" than others, because of the use of vintage patterns. However, ladies looking to restore vintage Barbies will easily find things from the right era, for not a lot of money. The most expensive outfits are under six dollars. 

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