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Color Coding Characters Red (action oriented / extroverted) Yellow (fun loving / extroverted) Green (sensitive / introverted) Blue (thoughtful / introverted)A Spell for ... writing series

A Spell for World Building

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A Spell for Suspension of Disbelief

Here, you'll find excerpts from books and fun interviews of characters by Godfrey, a fictional paranormal reporter.

Character Interviews ... from Outside the Circle Series Robert, ghost Abigail Grimshaw, Grimm Jimi and Nica, seers Judith Chan, witch, constable Talin Higgins, wizard, constable The Stray Siamese, shifterExcerpts

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Historical Fantasy Romance EXCERPTS from... The Cauldron Effect Book 1, Coven At C...

Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Shifts Gears “Grief is the price we pay for love.” Queen Elizabeth II said those words 20 years ago in support of those grieving the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States. In this next episode of Death Shifts Gears, Abbie is experiencing a similar sense […]

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Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Shifts Gears “The cars we drive say a lot about us.”  -Alexandra Paul In this next episode, we’re led on a car chase that will end with the discovery of a gruesome murder and an intriguing discovery. A Grimm’s work is never dull. Besides cars, the plants we grow […]

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Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Shifts Gears Finding out you’re a Grimm, with a legacy to uphold is pretty cool. Learning there are actual demons that want to kill you and innocents to protect? Well, that’s a little scary. But when you’re suddenly responsible for two little kids who need uniforms, are missing their […]

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Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Takes a Detour We hear about ghosts and restless spirits. Are they real? If they are, why are they lingering instead of passing on? Oftentimes, it’s because they have unfinished business. Like the welfare of their children. Especially if those kids are under threat. Inside an abandoned church, a […]

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Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Takes a Detour There are no triggers as big as thinking a child is in danger. Most people would vault over any obstacle to help in such situations. Abbie is no different, even though she’s currently going through a recovery period after a traumatic incident took out three of […]

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Genre: Urban Fantasy Mystery Book: Death Takes a Detour Meeting someone in a graveyard, at night, for the first time, can be harrowing. Meeting someone who is mourning a loved one is even more difficult. How do you console a stranger? But when danger intrudes during that encounter, how well would you trust that stranger? […]

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Hurry up and put on your skates! There were many places to skate in winter in England, such as rivers and ponds that froze over. The most exciting had to be London, England, when the River Thames froze to a safe ice thickness. This could happen in tidal flat areas. Frost fairs have traditionally been […]

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Loss can be devastating. Now, or in 1816. This particularly heart-wrenching emotion can devastate us, make us re-examine what we want from life, change how we behave going forward. One young woman is about to find out, as she strolls along a graveyard at dusk, that this emotion will re-acquaint her with old friends, introduce […]

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