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    The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen Review

    November 12, 2020 / 49 Comments

    The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen review happens here. Whether you're a new fan or one who's been around from the start, I hope you'll join me for my review and extra thoughts. (Including a lot of exciting, fun stuff.)

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    D.B. Rayne
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    Get to Know Ya Book Tag

    November 8, 2020 / 57 Comments

    What’s up everyone!! Soooo, how’s everyone’s NaNoWriMo coming along (if you’re doing it, that is)? I feel like while we’re in November, that’s just kind of what you have to say to every writer. I don’t know why. (Even though I know a lot of writers who aren’t even doing it.) So, I’m dong my FIRST EVER TAG!!!!! Eeek!! I’m like super excited. Like REALLY excited. Like I need to stop saying ‘like’ excited. So, I found this tag from Cherelle’s site @ Cherelle the Bibliophile. Check it out here. It looked like a fun tag, and I knew I had to do it. So, that’s what’s going down today. Also,…

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    D.B. Rayne
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    Know the Novel: Within the WIP: Hosted by Christine Smith

    November 2, 2020 / 42 Comments

    What’s up, Mondayers!!!! Man, I wish WordPress would stop telling my made up words are spelled wrong. It TOTALLY ruins the fun in it. *pouting in the corner like a two-year-old* Anyway, I’m here with PART TWO in blogger, Christine Smith’s Know the Novel series. It’s all about getting to know what’s up with my WIP, which is a YA contemporary retelling of Aladdin!!!! If you missed part one, you don’t wanna miss it. And if you wanna do this on your own blog or social media (if you’re nothing like me and ACTUALLY HAVE social media, that is) check out her awesome post on it here. I’m gonna act like…

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    D.B. Rayne
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    Try Again and Pick Up Your Pen: The Story of My Writing Journey

    October 31, 2020 / 28 Comments

    The story of where I've been as a writer with some serious encouragement on how to face rejections.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part Three: The Importance of Giving Quirks to Your Characters

    October 27, 2020 / 4 Comments

    Part three of my writing series is happening here. I'm going to talk about why your character should have quirks and how to use them effectively.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part 2: How Much Should You Describe Your Character?

    October 15, 2020 / 6 Comments

    Part two in Maggie's How to Make Memorable Characters series happens here.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • my posts,  Writing

    Know the Novel: Into the Lamp Plus Some Announcements

    October 10, 2020 / 14 Comments

    Come see some awesome, exciting stuff about my current WIP with announcements about upcoming things at TWN.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    The Captive Kingdom is Released

    October 6, 2020 / 8 Comments

    Today is the day. The Captive Kingdom is released. Don't miss all the extra surprises for today!

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    One Day Until The Captive Kingdom is Releaed

    October 5, 2020 / 4 Comments

    Teen Writers' Nook's countdown for The Captive Kingdom keeps going. We have one more day left! Come see my post!

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    Two Days Until The Captive Kingdom’s Release

    October 4, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Two days until The Captive Kingdom is released. Get ready for its release here on TWN's countdown.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    Four Days Until The Captive Kingdom is Released

    October 2, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Four days until The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen is released. And the countdown continues.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    Five Days Until The Captive Kingdom’s Release

    October 1, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Five days until The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen is released. Don't miss the latest installment in TWN's countdown

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    Six Days Until The Captive Kingdom’s Release

    September 30, 2020 / 3 Comments

    The Countdown continues. Don't miss the latest installment!

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    D.B. Rayne
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    Countdown for The Captive Kingdom Begins!

    September 29, 2020 / 5 Comments

    I'm beginning the week countdown for The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen here.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Breaking News from the Book World

    Cover Reveal for Go Teen Writers: Write Your Novel

    September 24, 2020 / 0 Comments

    See the cover for an upcoming book by Go Teen Writers.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • my posts,  Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part 1 With Sneak Peek of My Current WIP

    September 20, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Does building strong characters seem like a tiresome task? Then check out this post with a sneak peek at my current WIP

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Book Reviews

    Aim by Joyce Moyer Hostetter Review

    August 30, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Hostetter will draw readers into an exciting tale about family, forgiveness, love, and healing, drawing you deeper with every word written on the page in Junior’s country boy tone.

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    D.B. Rayne
  • my posts,  Writing

    Things to Know Before You Start Writing

    August 28, 2020 / 0 Comments

    You may be staring at the title, pondering what do I need to know other than my story idea? Not a whole lot, but there is a few things about your story that you should know anywhere in the beginning of your writing process. We’re going to review them here. First you should know who’s telling the story and in what POV (point of view) and verb tense. I’m going to use the example of a spy novel I had written a few years ago. Because I wanted to switch POVs between my two lead protagonists, I chose to use third person limited for my POV and past tense for…

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    D.B. Rayne
  • Book Reviews

    Wars of the Realm Trilogy by Chuck Black Review

    July 15, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Genre: Adventure Fiction, Christian Fiction Age Level: twelve and up Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Maggie “To fight what others can’t, Drew Carter must see what others don’t.” With action, intrigue, and a dash of true love, Chuck Black weaves another great tale that is sure to impact you even after you close the book. The Wars of the Realm Trilogy begins with Cloak of the Light, followed by Rise of the Fallen, and ending with Light of the Last. This series keeps you clinging with every turn of the page, and the characters are unforgettable. Cloak of the Light starts off with showing us Drew Carter.…

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    D.B. Rayne
  • my posts,  Writing

    Where to Begin?

    July 3, 2020 / 8 Comments

    Have you come up with an awesome book idea but don't know where to start? That's what I'm focusing on here.

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    D.B. Rayne
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