The Power of the Story: Guest Post

Good morning, dear Reader! Today I am excited to share with you a new release by fellow indie author Jenny Fulton. Jenny graciously agreed to write a post today about the power of story, why stories are so important to us, and how yes, even fantasy stories can teach us something. I think you’ll enjoy it! I certainly did!

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In Which I Flail a Lot

So… the other day I saw over on the Realm Makers Consortium that the Finalists for this year’s Realm Awards had been posted.

I also got an email about it, because I’m signed up for ALL the updates.

And while, yes, I had entered several different pieces… I must confess that I clicked the link with absolutely zero hope or confidence. I mostly opened the link just to see which of my Realmie friends I should go congratulate for making the finals.

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Nightstand Books April 2021

April has arrived! And you know what this means! A new month, a new list of books to read (or continue reading).

It has been a fantastic reading year for me already. I’ve found some new favorites, and I’ve already read 31 of the 50 books-goal I set over at Goodreads.

But a dear friend reminded me last week in her blog post about the need to not run the creative well dry. Last year saw me struggle a lot with this, and although I’ve started out strong in 2021, I will confess that I started to feel the ripply edges of burnout flickering about my heart and soul in the second half of March.

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Marvel Champions: Card/Board Entertainment Guest Review

Today’s card/board entertainment review is a guest offering

My dear friend and fellow author and co-host of the Silmaril Awards, DJ Edwardson has mentioned/recommended this game MARVEL CHAMPIONS to me several times, and so I asked him if he’d be willing to write a review of it as a guest post so that I could get a better feel for what this game is all about and how it’s played, and share it with all of YOU at the same time!

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