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    6 Tips for Creating Your OWN Mythical Creatures!

    Hi, everyone! This is Alana, but I’m now Madeleine. First off, I want to say that I am really, really, really sorry that I haven’t replied to any of the comments on my previous post “How I Brainstorm Ideas”. I plan to have all of the comments posted and replied on both that post and this one by the end of this week.   Now about the post. I am currently working on a writing project that has many animals in it. Some of the animals are real animals that exist in our world and other are animals in mythology / folktale stories or what I have made up. My…

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    Questions with Shivi, ft Shivi from Shivictionary Blog

    Hello everyone, this is Alana. As you know my last post was two months ago where I did a Narnia Tag and I’m still searching for the wardrobe that will take me to Narnia. *whispers where no one can hear* I think I’m getting close to finding it. *talks in normal voice now* This time I did a collab post with a wonderful friend, Shivi from shivictionary. It’s a great site, you all should go check it out. Here is the link shivictionary.wordpress.com *hinting for you to go check it out* Anyway, I ask some questions to Shivi and here are her answers: If you can have any exotic animal, what would…

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    Narnia Tag

    Hey, everyone, I’m here with a new book tag going around: The Narnia Tag. Here are the rules: 1. Thank the person who nominated you. 2. Describe the rate of your Narnian fanatic (Nostalgic, Serious, Maniacal). 3. Answer the questions below. 4. Tag 5+ bloggers. 5. Have fun! I’m grabbing the tag from Jenna Terese. Check it out here. Rate of Narnia Fanatics: 01. Nostalgic Fanatic—You read the book and/or watched the movies as a child and the word Narnia gives you a warm feeling 02. Serious Fanatic—You rediscovered the wonder of Narnia after you were older and have read the books and watched the movies 03. Maniacal Fanatic—You have lived Narnia from childhood,…

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    Quarantine Reading

    With summer in full swing and having absolutely nowhere to go due to COVID-19, you may find yourself with a LOT of free time. No problem. Here’s a list of some great books to keep you reading over the summer. My friends, Lacey and Maggie, helped me with some book suggestions. The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson With all of us stuck in our own “towers,” why not try out this amazing Rapunzel retelling. Rapunzel is definitely not how we thought her to be. She’s clever, resourceful, and can throw a knife better than anyone. Her only wishes are to learn how to read and to marry one day. So…