Adventures, Episodes, and Nightstand Books: April/May 2021

The end of last week got a little busy, so I’m combining my April Adventures with my May Nighstand Books post. I didn’t figure anyone would mind. grin

April Writing Adventures

April felt like a bit of a rough month, writing-wise. We started the month off with a birthday and a holiday weekend plus hosting our homeschool group activity, and then dove straight into all my children getting colds, which took up the first week and a half of April. Then the second week of April saw me battling the headache from the abyss for 4 days straight… during which time I did not have a full-on migraine, but I couldn’t read or write at ALL.

Adventures and Episodes, Nightstand BooksJenelle SchmidtMay 5, 2021 Comments

Forbidden Islands and Deserts: Card/Board Entertainment

Today I want to tell you about a couple of super fun games to play with the whole family!

Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert!

These games, created by the same person/company, are very similar in their mechanics, so I figured I could tackle them together in a single post.

Both of these games are cooperative. That means that you and the people you are playing with are playing as a team against the game itself. You are working towards a common goal. Either you all win together, or the game beats you and you all lose together.

Board GamesJenelle SchmidtMay 3, 2021 Comments

Traitor: Storyworld - A Visual Post

One of my favorite Realmie Authors is releasing a new book!

I read Common by Laurie Lucking a few years ago when it was the Fellowship of Fantasy’s monthly club read. If you remember, that story absolutely tore my heart out and I loved it to pieces. You can read my review about it HERE. Ever since then, I have been anxiously awaiting this sequel.

And now it’s finally here! Traitor re

Featured, Interviews and Blog ToursJenelle SchmidtApril 28, 2021 Comments

Truesilver Cover Reveal

I am beyond thrilled to share with you today the cover reveal for DJ Edwardson’s newest book, which will be releasing on JUNE 1st!

I beta-read this book a while back and I cannot even express to you how excited I am that it is finally about to be released into the wild!

But wait, there’s more! There are TWO giveaways going on throughout this cover reveal party!

Cover Reveal, Featured Artist Friday, FeaturedJenelle SchmidtApril 23, 2021 Comments

Portal Fantasy and the Doorkeeper: Guest Post

Do you enjoy portal fantasy? Have you ever opened a door, hoping to find a secret world filled with magic and dragons and talking animals hidden behind it?

Today, I am pleased and excited to be sharing with you a guest post by Fantasy Author and Expert in All Things Fairy Tale: Kendra E. Ardnek, who has a brand new book out!

Yes! The third book in the Rizkaland Legends is available now! And today, Kendra has graciously joined us to talk about how she has incorporated the elements of Portal Fantasy into her stories.

Interviews and Blog ToursJenelle SchmidtApril 22, 2021 Comments