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Happy Possibilities!
As I add to the story of NewEarth, the Combined Territories and Grabon and Heron’s Clan, I get a buzz in my gut, a sense of excitement as I lure characters into impossible situations and then help them plot and plan their way out. I wonder what kinds of impossible situations I can create…
Read MoreWhat Do You Think 🤔
Bryan, the great and powerful website wizard, made a few tweaks and changes to our appearance yesterday. We added a few pics, put out the cover for book 6, and are making some attempt to limit the bots from hijacking and messing with us. How we got to be a target is beyond me, but…
Read MoreIt Rained
All day yesterday we had little spits of water. The birdbath is full, the ground a bit soggy, we even still have a small puddle or two. Best of all, some of the burnt brown is giving way to green shoots. Some of the bushes that still have leaves are looking perkier, not so shriveled…
Read MoreNut Case Dog
The mighty Jethro, my nut case dog, has associated the flash of lightning with the terrifying roll of thunder. So he woke me up at the dark hour of 4am because the sky had an occasional flash. We finally got a few drops of moisture from the sky yesterday and during the night, but without…
Read MoreFree Books
Yesterday was a lot of fun. I sent out a total of five free books off our list and one sign card. I think I am also going to send out two pieces of art on Friday. I also donated the fifth book to our local library. I was thrilled to hear that all my…
Read MoreNewsletter
Go to JuliaSchmeelk.com and sign up for my newsletter to be eligible for free giveaways, be sure to mark that you want us to send you free stuff when we do giveaways. We have had hundreds of spammers, fakes, and frauds signing up, trying to hack in, creating a problem…. so be sure to fill…
Read MoreReviews and comments
I love going on Goodreads or checking on Amazon and finding a new review. It always makes my day brighter, so thanks everyone. For those of you who are are unfamiliar with Goodreads, it is far easier to leave a review there than on Amazon. I have heard from several readers that while they submit…
Read MoreLeaving
My friend is leaving today, taking her daughter and flying back to work and her real life, leaving behind vacation memories and a quiet house. After the cleaning is done, laundry is put away and folded, I plan to sit at my computer and stare at a blank page while book 14 loads. While I…
Read MoreVisitors
My friend is visiting from Alaska. She is here with her daughter and we are enjoying a week filled with fun and play before she goes back to her classroom and I sink back into the world of NewEarth. Yesterday we went and bought 75lbs of fruit to mess with; 25lbs of peaches, cherries and…
Read MoreRest Areas
Driving across our country gives a traveler a unique view of rest areas. Some had flush toilets, some only mulching toilets and others still with other technologies for processing human waste. The same for sinks, some had fresh water, others had hand sanitizer; we found auto start/shut off on sinks, and push button faucets were…
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