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Maris’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Slap Some Sense – Writing Wednesday Prompt
I recently wrote a scene where a human woman slapped a fae lord (he deserved it and she knew she couldn’t actually hurt him, just startle him), so I decided to turn it into a prompt.
Slapping some sense into an immortal, supernatural creature when you’re half their size probably isn’t a great idea. But sometimes they need it.
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"Nice story of a horrific account
I've always considered what the women from the celebration at Shiloh were thinking of how they were treated afterward, did they think of the women from Gibeah or just accept their fate as captured bride. This story is " Read more of this review » |
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Warrior of the Heart (Days of the Judges #4):
"Props to Mary Ellen Boyd for taking an ugly time in Ancient Israel’s history and making a sweet redeeming story.
I can totally understand the POV of Aksah and why she was angry. I also, loved that Boyd wrote a man who started looking at his actions fr" Read more of this review » |
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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest reaches of their skill.”
― Graceling
― Graceling
“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.”
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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― VALIS
― VALIS
“The great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your subconscious and call them 'magic' or 'dragons' or 'faeries' and get to know them better. But then I write the stuff. Obviously I'm prejudiced.”
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Flights of Fantasy
— 1217 members
— last activity Dec 30, 2025 12:45AM
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, and YA/MG. We reads it. As a group, we seek to read BotM that are a little off the beaten paths. We love the Gaimans, Sande ...more
YA Book Gang!!
— 1967 members
— last activity Nov 15, 2025 08:00AM
Welcome to the YA Book Gang!! This is a place for all YA lovers ...more
The Writer's Cafe
— 461 members
— last activity May 22, 2025 12:50AM
Do you write fiction? Non-fiction? Fantasy? Horror? Romance? Chick-lit? Whatever you write, it's welcomed here. Anyone and everyone can hang out at th ...more
