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“All the Crannies and All the Nooks!” Let’s pretend for a minute that I’m more than a thousandaire, and I could have the most awesome dream library in the world…

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I read "Secondborn" by Amy A. Bartol via Amazon Kindle First reads, and since this was the only fantasy/sci-fi option, it was a no-brainer choice. AND it has a beautiful cover. (I do love me a beautiful cover!)

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Stories uncovered! Secrets revealed! Sounds like an article straight out of the tabloids, right? This first-Friday A Drift of Quills are looking at the way people, news stories, or current events play a role in our works. Are we under the influence of current events? How do we use it?

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Aren’t surveys fun to take? Well, it turns out they’re fun to read, too, and I have some fun things to share with you about what my on-going survey says—and a link so you can participate, too!

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Have you read The Portrait of Geraldine Gérmaine by E.M. Epps? You should. A peek at the “Look Inside” convinced me to download this marvelous novelette. I danced through it last night and went to bed smiling.

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Hello, faithful readers! This is not the post I’d planned for today, nor the time I meant to post it (oops! I’m late!), but it’s been a busy week, so what I have for you is a quick update. On May 21, grandchild #3 came into our lives. We are smitten. He is adorable. Then, on … Continue reading It’s Been a Busy Week! →

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We are a list-loving society, and for those of us who adore books, that means keeping some kind of inventory of what books we own, what we want to own, what we’ve read, what we want to read—and how well we liked what we read… Today 'A Drift of Quills' delves into the subject of social cataloging for books—What do we use? What are some other options?

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In Real Life, the Green Gomboo is sticking to me like glue. Luckily, there are more exciting things going on in the world than my slow-as-a-herd-of-snails recovery. Like pre-orders for a book by one of my favorite authors.

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Original plans called for me going through vacation pictures and making witty captions to post about my recent vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. However…

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Today A Drift of Quills are looking at writerly things. We’re writers. It happens. We're breaking out the ol' writerly toolbox and taking a peek inside. I don’t know about you, but as a reader I love learning about how my favorite authors work and what they like to use. And read. And see. It makes them more whole in my mind’s eye (if that makes sense).

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