tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61200144822521788652024-03-12T16:33:43.763-07:00Ariella MoonNCHHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656100287876238365noreply@blogger.comBlogger540125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-59227769505198147272024-02-14T11:51:00.000-08:002024-02-14T11:51:21.865-08:00A.I. For Authors: What Every Writer Should Know About A.I.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg525uiHTmHl6nrHSTWTEvJvXvNVEd64MTda7xo6VeL3LTcVgW95dGUq5dgAqvs751eWFJc0htK62i5FacczYEn0skiKMh3UkZcwwbD1U9JCs1BG82ia3lB8dhmmTQ3wsN8wJXs8iEblk-iGXRcYoEiRJ9UtSOyww2Ch89Vnjb8XZ6ukaU0WSySbfn5qvJv/s1920/Artificial%20Intelligence%20Presentation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg525uiHTmHl6nrHSTWTEvJvXvNVEd64MTda7xo6VeL3LTcVgW95dGUq5dgAqvs751eWFJc0htK62i5FacczYEn0skiKMh3UkZcwwbD1U9JCs1BG82ia3lB8dhmmTQ3wsN8wJXs8iEblk-iGXRcYoEiRJ9UtSOyww2Ch89Vnjb8XZ6ukaU0WSySbfn5qvJv/w400-h225/Artificial%20Intelligence%20Presentation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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</style><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5f497a;"><b>“What Every Writer Should Know About AI”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #5f497a;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>February 16, 2024</b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>1:00 - 3:00 Pacific Standard Time </b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>Online zoom class for writers</b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>$55.00 PSWG Members</b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>$110.00 Non PSWG Members</b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5f497a;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;">In the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence, authors and other creatives<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;">may be tempted by AI’s promise of shortcuts and easy money. But using AI the wrong way can pose several risks to your publishing contracts, your copyrights, and your monetary interests.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->How generative A.I. collects text, images, and other content<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The US Copyright Office stance on A.I.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Legal challenges and legislative proposals concerning A.I.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Audible restrictions on A.I. generated audiobooks<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Copyright restrictions on A.I. generated images used in graphic novels<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Positive ways authors, artists, and other creatives can use A.I.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;">Award-winning author Ariella Moon will walk registrants through the current issues involving generative AI and how (and why) some authors, and several author and creator-led organizations, are fighting to protect writers’ intellectual property and copyrights in the United States and Europe. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><b>To learn more or to register:</b> <a href="https://palmspringswritersguild.org/event-5458560">Palm Springs Writers Guild Event</a></p><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-30691889806464691802023-12-10T12:28:00.000-08:002023-12-10T12:28:53.435-08:00Cassandra Clare's New Fantasy Series!<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">December’s Top Book Pick!</span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">New York Times Best-selling Author Cassandra Clare launches a new epic fantasy series with<b> <i>Sword Catcher, </i></b>Book One, The Chronicles of Castellane.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">“It began with a crime. The theft of a boy<i>.</i>”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">So begins the tale of Kel, a boy stolen from an orphanage to become the secret Sword Catcher—the body double for the sole royal heir, Prince Conor of Aurelian. All the trappings of royal life, including abundance and hedonistic thrills, and Kel’s growing closeness to Conor, are countered by the weight of living a lie and knowing his destiny is to die for Conor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BO7AeROCRRwRHD7O6ISsegj0mFqrbZWL2ytS5zzd2hEdBVnt_jGbkjZEt-rZTNL_ukO6pm_QDltE4g5wU8CW7HLp_7yy3wczIgs2fTtp7GzJtByomQYNs-paEbG2gFaie4WzXjhor0KjVVqtjxnF-_1UAYb24S3UQq8nAuzTV3t3h_sQ0Z08WJpiIVKR/s519/fullsizeoutput_2951.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="353" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BO7AeROCRRwRHD7O6ISsegj0mFqrbZWL2ytS5zzd2hEdBVnt_jGbkjZEt-rZTNL_ukO6pm_QDltE4g5wU8CW7HLp_7yy3wczIgs2fTtp7GzJtByomQYNs-paEbG2gFaie4WzXjhor0KjVVqtjxnF-_1UAYb24S3UQq8nAuzTV3t3h_sQ0Z08WJpiIVKR/w227-h320/fullsizeoutput_2951.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"> Like Kel, Lin Caster is an outcast. A rare female doctor, Lin is forced to live behind walls within the city because she is an Ashkar. After the Sundering, only the Ashkar possessed the last vestiges of magic, and all magical creatures disappeared overnight. But neither charmed talismans nor Lin’s extensive medical skill have succeeded in healing her best friend.<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> After an assassination attempt, Kel, Conor, and Lin’s lives become entwined in a dangerous web of forbidden love, secrets, conspiracies, and betrayal.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Clare employs enviable writing to breathe life into disparate characters and factions. 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The sale price will show at checkout.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Sale ends October 31, 2023<o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf2WZCVMSJlV_ywqFMvpp5hHhcvbIFa-IMlTOlGEOtpjo1odmjJ5fUS5Kp2P09yAKkypZNdgetWEVQVhXEID-sk3sOOnKdvUG_uAYarjRjRS0l4SdO6QlJ0idwogqvOBN8x10yW6Bnc3a_6VuyjNntMnhDe3nznegptS50q0ddz485A69cUCqOaOJuisj/s1080/99%20cents%20Kobo%20Spell%20Struck.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf2WZCVMSJlV_ywqFMvpp5hHhcvbIFa-IMlTOlGEOtpjo1odmjJ5fUS5Kp2P09yAKkypZNdgetWEVQVhXEID-sk3sOOnKdvUG_uAYarjRjRS0l4SdO6QlJ0idwogqvOBN8x10yW6Bnc3a_6VuyjNntMnhDe3nznegptS50q0ddz485A69cUCqOaOJuisj/s320/99%20cents%20Kobo%20Spell%20Struck.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prefer to start with a spooky (slightly harrowing at times) tale of <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">first love, sibling rivalry, mental illness, & magic? Then check out <i>Spell Struck, </i>on <a href="https://bit.ly/3QhVE6K">Rakuten Kobo</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 20px;">“A fantastic YA paranormal read, reminiscent of the film “Practical Magic”!</span></i></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 20px;">~InD’tale Magazine</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">$0.99 sale ends October 31, 2023</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy Halloween. I hope you enjoy the <i>Teen </i></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><i>Wytche Saga!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYo8majxiGo8rHv3Rh3KxQ3i4h7tY9yxZd2DWF8Fpi3xgTYGXUu3vPVG4n6Fzd4uNxKJ3kqai5BqM9ouiL0Z-KUlsax9H6nowwiV3OvdLOXbED_eNbv3vjthY_SbqCG7bHFCuM2kSI0ay5bqjTyQKjZ6EBsMkZhL0HjqHxKQ8RYbHQg-fHHITQGc08JxZ/s1280/Spell%20book%20with%20purple%20background.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYo8majxiGo8rHv3Rh3KxQ3i4h7tY9yxZd2DWF8Fpi3xgTYGXUu3vPVG4n6Fzd4uNxKJ3kqai5BqM9ouiL0Z-KUlsax9H6nowwiV3OvdLOXbED_eNbv3vjthY_SbqCG7bHFCuM2kSI0ay5bqjTyQKjZ6EBsMkZhL0HjqHxKQ8RYbHQg-fHHITQGc08JxZ/s320/Spell%20book%20with%20purple%20background.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ariella Moon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-78316842702737708252023-10-22T17:17:00.001-07:002023-10-28T16:32:33.036-07:00October Magical, Witchy Recommended Reads!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41sBhLUAbx3lHtDk23CLmAAeIMXPdA6gEh4orFhEBdJ22o0jxPBUElCh9_yF1Sv4w6OdAA7urBtWOfapPQIpoSoJuT_10bBpEM00r9VhGVv6ASFyVAROOwa_F69amhYgSeXtymjd33uOdbrWb_iMfnGKhyphenhyphenFB831HhwoteOu9ysEs4MyE44ZHXXGNiOLZT/s1280/halloween-468026_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41sBhLUAbx3lHtDk23CLmAAeIMXPdA6gEh4orFhEBdJ22o0jxPBUElCh9_yF1Sv4w6OdAA7urBtWOfapPQIpoSoJuT_10bBpEM00r9VhGVv6ASFyVAROOwa_F69amhYgSeXtymjd33uOdbrWb_iMfnGKhyphenhyphenFB831HhwoteOu9ysEs4MyE44ZHXXGNiOLZT/w400-h266/halloween-468026_1280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">This month I am recommending two very different novels that share common themes about families of the heart, coming of age, and magic.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVC_1H8ObSW8NzLx0wkmwup4c-PkPwJZvf15BxIoy-oHcu9A4bQLBk6kJDX2UEMYc81cyE1QGU0ToE9tCzgcSr_7a2KW73gwLvE06al5RwKqbzFpqiQW2kfJHWM1ZXmmt0eRc0nDntzccsLJ-QIhyKpkHTFf9QptHF2Fr722zQEfGt6g_X7wHBhXiz1_yF/s352/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-22%20at%204.59.54%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVC_1H8ObSW8NzLx0wkmwup4c-PkPwJZvf15BxIoy-oHcu9A4bQLBk6kJDX2UEMYc81cyE1QGU0ToE9tCzgcSr_7a2KW73gwLvE06al5RwKqbzFpqiQW2kfJHWM1ZXmmt0eRc0nDntzccsLJ-QIhyKpkHTFf9QptHF2Fr722zQEfGt6g_X7wHBhXiz1_yF/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-22%20at%204.59.54%20PM.png" width="216" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i><b>The Only Purple House in Town </b></i>by <i>New York Times </i>and <i>USA Today </i>Bestselling author Ann Aguirre, is a delightful contemporary novel about Iris Collins, a young woman who never measures up to her family’s expectations. When she unexpectedly inherits a house from her great-aunt, Iris is determined to not add another failure to her life’s résumé. But when her plan to turn the house into a Bed and Breakfast goes awry, Iris switches to renting rooms instead to the displaced, the lonely, and the not wholly human.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">A fortuitous misunderstanding leads Eli Reese to become one such boarder. Although wealthy and not in need of a rented room, he signs on in order to get closer to Iris, his childhood crush. Eli never forgot a fleeting act of kindness Iris bestowed upon him when they both attended Ridgecrest Elementary. Iris, who was two grades ahead of Eli, doesn’t recognize him. He promises himself he will tell her the truth, but the time never seems right, and the longer he waits, the more his lies of omission mount.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Meanwhile, witches have recently come out of the shadows and been recognized by the government. Iris is the only one in her family who wonders what other paranormal communities may exist, hidden in plain sight. A nasty neighbor doesn’t want any of <i>that</i>sort living next to her, and if she discovers the truth about the purple house denizens, she will make sure Iris fails yet again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b>Sparkling inner dialogue, an inventive take on witches, and endearing characters make <i>The Only Purple House In Town </i>a magical read that will keep you smiling long after you finish the book.<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_q8NuDTBRZFEYA53vrwxHQkvCnKK9ipYrmK099fLTi_SfQhqiLJXiCGwTgP_lLWEApC9IVx-WevL9JXuJz_L_kbc373vffitbZ8PzmF_3D2BlEnQG71GazsXQrtCDQmqre2nzPhVxlZLOhHsv8SLnE8T3BDRrRHDHot7Tayk4o-7FRcSQZnY6IJjjafD/s488/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-22%20at%205.01.38%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_q8NuDTBRZFEYA53vrwxHQkvCnKK9ipYrmK099fLTi_SfQhqiLJXiCGwTgP_lLWEApC9IVx-WevL9JXuJz_L_kbc373vffitbZ8PzmF_3D2BlEnQG71GazsXQrtCDQmqre2nzPhVxlZLOhHsv8SLnE8T3BDRrRHDHot7Tayk4o-7FRcSQZnY6IJjjafD/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-22%20at%205.01.38%20PM.png" width="214" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i><b>The Weaver and the Witch Queen </b></i>by national bestselling author Genevieve Gornichec, is an epic tale of three girls in 10<sup>th</sup>century Norway. Gunnhild’s family has wealth and prestige, but she is desperate to escape her cruel mother. Her dearest friends, sisters Oddney and Signy, are impoverished farm girls, who Gunnhild only sees during gatherings.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">After a visiting seeress’s prophecy casts a shadow over the girls’ future, the three take a blood oath to always be there for each other even of they don’t walk the same path. Their paths soon diverge in terrible and epic ways, plunging the reader into a sweeping tale of queens, kings, witches, sisterhood, and the search for personal sovereignty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Rich historical details, compelling characters, and a well-researched and beautifully written system of magic drew me into this wonderfully woven saga. <b>The tribulations, choices, and fates of Oddney, Gunnhild, and Signy stayed with me long after I finished </b><i><b>The Weaver and the Witch Queen.</b><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">I look forward to reading more novels by both authors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">If you love epic Viking Tales, consider <b><i>The Viking Mist by Ariella Moon</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ7qZrxwEje23NeI67A94uuQ8JyBWneRzqTIcm15PfbR85DbocFfzZVVAAmOBYbJtlujihLfgr6E9WqPogRCN01S5AoesVDYKfkK8gt_aAqXTpePXMjP2DHe-qKYtSmI6fCnmDOSOjY5K2m2D_xH8ZGldWfbrPtd8bocRE0KtsX8_j3aM_EAh3qic-g8u/s1080/Kirkus%20Review%20Viking%20Boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ7qZrxwEje23NeI67A94uuQ8JyBWneRzqTIcm15PfbR85DbocFfzZVVAAmOBYbJtlujihLfgr6E9WqPogRCN01S5AoesVDYKfkK8gt_aAqXTpePXMjP2DHe-qKYtSmI6fCnmDOSOjY5K2m2D_xH8ZGldWfbrPtd8bocRE0KtsX8_j3aM_EAh3qic-g8u/s320/Kirkus%20Review%20Viking%20Boat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbG-WuHxvts5Zzzp2Rxs2PyS1WBQIRy8Y7FXsTB7zYoxCw-75MijIbz8dN3tHn2VqXp5DjsEzkuh-NI7S4q5ynxyGP52uD96Ss0Wnp935O01G07jRRFqtL9y876gBKEGFq1Hh-rLTNE6HVRq3jrobif5fYvdghfatNjrGVa9KMYIz7c2potGdSh84ZPJo/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-17%20at%204.45.29%20PM.png" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Holly Black takes a dark turn in <i>Book of Night, </i>her first novel for adults. Black plunges readers into a sordid world populated by con artists, thieves, and occult figures, where shadows can be altered and manipulated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Usually, I abandon novels where the main character appears caught in an unending loop of bad decisions. Black’s latest protagonist, Charlie Hall, a life-long con artist and thief, checks all the boxes. But I stuck with Charlie’s story because of my tremendous appreciation for Holly Black’s Young Adult and Middle Grade novels and my faith in her story telling. Sure enough, Black drew me in with her deft world building and illuminating back-stories. I even began rooting for Charlie. Stick with <i>Book of Night </i>and you, too, will hope Holly Black’s memorable characters find their happy endings. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Happy reading!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Night-Holly-Black/dp/1250812194/">AMAZON</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-60957455139421216212023-07-29T11:20:00.002-07:002023-07-29T11:20:42.446-07:00Review: The Fourth Wing (Empyrean Book 1)<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSLwcmrhZgQolxYcaD46a-h6vdH2oXJq1sof3vZvUjywZXPnPqBZ0ZgdRiB3UOeCEi1RGOgDvrALVZ_0ij8VRkK9xr6xrTt-TVxr4MwfiCxNDH0q0ZqSTCQoKu6pd1RIczYCggOg4UtpBYHsBvz_xG7uarVzW7prPVsTOcD_6K1XO2XWasQAD3xQqx9eP/s218/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-29%20at%2010.52.56%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="146" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSLwcmrhZgQolxYcaD46a-h6vdH2oXJq1sof3vZvUjywZXPnPqBZ0ZgdRiB3UOeCEi1RGOgDvrALVZ_0ij8VRkK9xr6xrTt-TVxr4MwfiCxNDH0q0ZqSTCQoKu6pd1RIczYCggOg4UtpBYHsBvz_xG7uarVzW7prPVsTOcD_6K1XO2XWasQAD3xQqx9eP/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202023-07-29%20at%2010.52.56%20AM.png" width="146" /></a></div>I loved this Coming of Age, Fish Out of Water, and Redemption story set in Rebecca Yarros's magical <i>Fourth Wing</i>. Every page, sometimes every paragraph, is filled with internal or external conflict as Violet Sorrengail, whose mother is the commanding general of the Basgiath War College, forces her bookish daughter into the brutal Dragon Riders Quadrant. Violet faces daily life or death situations - because of her mother, because of her small size and fragile condition, and because of Xaden Riorson and other marked separatists cadets whose parents were executed as traitors during the rebellion.<p></p><p>Violet must draw upon the knowledge she acquired in the Archives to outsmart and outwit her deadly opponents and be chosen by a dragon. But her greatest threat - her wingleader, Xander Riorson - may not be exactly what Violet first thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally, I shy away from books littered with F-bombs. The word often appears gratuitous and indicating a lack of imagination. But in <i>Fourth Wing,</i> the expletives felt organic and appropriate.</p><p>I look forward to reading the next book in the Empyrean series!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Xbij4mbw3xJRJki_R5qPXUdR-YQ0oOC1NglH1YBelFxrcppWIxByzw7f-KfJ1rv3tqgX4o-yEb_WDjiUF7vRAvJFoqXyHAkhDGCz4b9T6OPJ8PVM3A4WVndeM1EkuK5cC7K1zkVpRMDVBHFLJt2gixcyXgAcGYii8alNzquPqBdXuMngkqMNqNnzPyIZ/s970/VikingMist_A+_standardimagewithheadertext_v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="970" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Xbij4mbw3xJRJki_R5qPXUdR-YQ0oOC1NglH1YBelFxrcppWIxByzw7f-KfJ1rv3tqgX4o-yEb_WDjiUF7vRAvJFoqXyHAkhDGCz4b9T6OPJ8PVM3A4WVndeM1EkuK5cC7K1zkVpRMDVBHFLJt2gixcyXgAcGYii8alNzquPqBdXuMngkqMNqNnzPyIZ/s320/VikingMist_A+_standardimagewithheadertext_v2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>If you would like to delve into <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09WK654XX?ref_=dbs_p_mng_rwt_ser_shvlr&storeType=ebooks">The Two Realms</a> fantasy series, </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AKUA0EU?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks">The Beltane Escape</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TPSPDDZ?notRedirectToSDP=1&ref_=dbs_mng_calw_1&storeType=ebooks">The Viking Mist</a>, and the Lady of the Lake companion novella, <br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Elixir-Realms-Novella-Book-ebook/dp/B075L3YZBG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3L253Z539R4H7&keywords=The+Amber+Elixir&qid=1690654220&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+amber+elixir%2Cdigital-text%2C196&sr=1-1">The Amber Elixir</a>, are now available to read for free with Kindle Unlimited. Also available in paperback.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy summer reading!</p><p>~Ariella</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTPSbyUDBzfPQ02Kx3DzMmnZWrYlxl7HuNSEGOJTClyy-go05K7eG5OiGfiCfR9VX-L1edMjQbgfWpF1hF8kTG4Gf3Gf2QWLG5AhXsyLpfY2qysrrNo_MSOF_UKSD_3lP17vUKirLfpyWJjsPyrpxvoW-lIaMYvwC7CBcFY8XhNKw8RFypmHHptTLG0A5/s500/Ariella%20Moon%20shaman%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTPSbyUDBzfPQ02Kx3DzMmnZWrYlxl7HuNSEGOJTClyy-go05K7eG5OiGfiCfR9VX-L1edMjQbgfWpF1hF8kTG4Gf3Gf2QWLG5AhXsyLpfY2qysrrNo_MSOF_UKSD_3lP17vUKirLfpyWJjsPyrpxvoW-lIaMYvwC7CBcFY8XhNKw8RFypmHHptTLG0A5/w200-h200/Ariella%20Moon%20shaman%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-51836376306416477722023-07-10T13:06:00.002-07:002023-07-10T13:15:50.492-07:00Ariella Moon Book Signing Event in Palm Springs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB0xS7L29szBarsanjUPKJIuFQrCNadbWiiJv-L47B84dxRfONRvuVw37JoDQjp8Vq-G9zm3qHRTRph2Gr_IGJER2zIJlZORfYB2VFQlMv6T0mGW1vH0t2xyMC5bra9w29b9P101piqP4NUdtuHs1e4GmZYShEWmQnb_E5s2HIhwWn1UvtYg9je3IE1ds/s1510/IMG_4181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="953" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB0xS7L29szBarsanjUPKJIuFQrCNadbWiiJv-L47B84dxRfONRvuVw37JoDQjp8Vq-G9zm3qHRTRph2Gr_IGJER2zIJlZORfYB2VFQlMv6T0mGW1vH0t2xyMC5bra9w29b9P101piqP4NUdtuHs1e4GmZYShEWmQnb_E5s2HIhwWn1UvtYg9je3IE1ds/w253-h400/IMG_4181.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am super excited about my next book signing/featured reading!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 15, 2023 at Noon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Palm Springs Cultural Center Upstairs Lounge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be presenting and selling books along with author <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/H.-Les-Brown/author/B08NCMML71">H. Les Brown</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5yxXmfkTxOlwBy44_w6mKffaruy7KM6AFQ20XMOYH-h75ViwDEV5wBWyy0ywZ7Fjf1NelS4m__iqZqoQrU0txgxql5WJnRXm_sB3cITCqvr-Ym-B8vfNu90tdMc_sOY9f7A_N2aSJtKLx8SVQ6GQv0SyRNFGgmt7EdCGYlHfB8Xr5jw1DEl74wUsxJgn/s4272/bogomil-mihaylov-ekHSHvgr27k-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5yxXmfkTxOlwBy44_w6mKffaruy7KM6AFQ20XMOYH-h75ViwDEV5wBWyy0ywZ7Fjf1NelS4m__iqZqoQrU0txgxql5WJnRXm_sB3cITCqvr-Ym-B8vfNu90tdMc_sOY9f7A_N2aSJtKLx8SVQ6GQv0SyRNFGgmt7EdCGYlHfB8Xr5jw1DEl74wUsxJgn/s320/bogomil-mihaylov-ekHSHvgr27k-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">There will be an open mic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you, D. Marie Fitzgerald, for organizing and hosting the event! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyPwKNkZkbTRD7zg1uEhK979l0QdJtDhYcDElIX0tsabHyKB3QL6CfLkNkMuHgusYQf-c2svdrEFakxDukAHX_LrJUQVdaTK55NOftoG1sya8TEPec8_x1BTCda9rxT_rmByK6jcoRkDudHq7BliWtBCKva4PRd5kB9m_hTjhQ3PMU5VpRFn__CSdQkgP/s500/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyPwKNkZkbTRD7zg1uEhK979l0QdJtDhYcDElIX0tsabHyKB3QL6CfLkNkMuHgusYQf-c2svdrEFakxDukAHX_LrJUQVdaTK55NOftoG1sya8TEPec8_x1BTCda9rxT_rmByK6jcoRkDudHq7BliWtBCKva4PRd5kB9m_hTjhQ3PMU5VpRFn__CSdQkgP/s320/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ariellamoon.com">AriellaMoon.com</a><br /></div><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-4469714158385925772023-07-01T16:10:00.000-07:002023-07-01T16:10:22.928-07:00The Two Realms Series Now in Kindle Unlimited!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In medieval Scotland and the hidden world of shape-shifters, fairies, and magic, a kidnapped heiress, the new Lady of the Lake, and a time traveling Viking slave navigate the realms of Cold Iron and sorcery in desperate quests </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">against time and fate.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWkp4Q6wSOvA6wpgo6AGgqCIaEXs6F9v02O7c32t0AyEA2ja0bcV36wEtbYNt2LnpITHtudtF_UTVBceBgTENv7MhN2INm1Ofp6dOT-OqEN9LZilU-y8dpO416xz4dysSSr_jZFSq42SP-kVxD4T_If7Jl7I_boa_hvnSEYgcUUOzeUkjnEftNHRkNfqS/s1080/Read%20for%20free%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWkp4Q6wSOvA6wpgo6AGgqCIaEXs6F9v02O7c32t0AyEA2ja0bcV36wEtbYNt2LnpITHtudtF_UTVBceBgTENv7MhN2INm1Ofp6dOT-OqEN9LZilU-y8dpO416xz4dysSSr_jZFSq42SP-kVxD4T_If7Jl7I_boa_hvnSEYgcUUOzeUkjnEftNHRkNfqS/w320-h320/Read%20for%20free%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When the summer heat gets overwhelming, I love escaping into fantasy novels. Do you? If so, pull up a chair next to the air conditioning and catch up on the Two Realms series. For a limited time, you can read Books 1, 2, and the companion novella, The Amber Elixir, for free with kindle unlimited.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beltane-Escape-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01AKUA0EU">THE BELTANE ESCAPE</a> Book 1</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Elixir-Realms-Novella-Book-ebook/dp/B075L3YZBG">THE AMBER ELIXIR</a> Book 1.5 A Lady of the Lake novella<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TPSPDDZ">THE VIKING MIST</a> Book 2<br /></p><p>Happy reading!</p><p><i>Ariella Moon</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PUD0VBuq3u4RDN4ytHMkyVlaPIbXRBBvRc3ra2bzE7D8dDLDXs1TAx7_iiC5IgYSI1UFymWDocePYJdXddh8amGt6dOEt6UBWtsyHzk8xfGbF_7yiFg6_FnUMv--yS6hOl4waMq3OqS9jk2WFpeyu2R3Dfs7kK5SeSLej7vK-SzzYPmnDoCA_wtoZDKB/s500/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PUD0VBuq3u4RDN4ytHMkyVlaPIbXRBBvRc3ra2bzE7D8dDLDXs1TAx7_iiC5IgYSI1UFymWDocePYJdXddh8amGt6dOEt6UBWtsyHzk8xfGbF_7yiFg6_FnUMv--yS6hOl4waMq3OqS9jk2WFpeyu2R3Dfs7kK5SeSLej7vK-SzzYPmnDoCA_wtoZDKB/s320/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-10715904684370166222023-05-02T21:09:00.002-07:002023-05-02T21:09:45.216-07:00Ariella Moon Presents: "Diabolical Devices For Creating Page-Turning Fiction"<p style="text-align: center;"> I am super excited to present "Diabolical Devices For Creating Page-Turning Fiction" to the Central Oregon Writers Guild on May 9, 2023!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuX8sPsTnAS5Ak3zDmorHJfSAdfHRxyrPfvwfRjD2HfHJ1-QdiBvTu6gcXyFmjPCsIWqZebbyaTfbvQ4ZNQcg9Cx2kGN0RJ7pgF6LT90RORx8DZ5CHIrQiGQIQRqKhGX27bpZD0zexKcWDdlEjWjicgZFYCyW1Khh2rmPkiYjOYXrzWWLEvkplepbpw/s1102/Red%20Herring%20Misdirection!.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuX8sPsTnAS5Ak3zDmorHJfSAdfHRxyrPfvwfRjD2HfHJ1-QdiBvTu6gcXyFmjPCsIWqZebbyaTfbvQ4ZNQcg9Cx2kGN0RJ7pgF6LT90RORx8DZ5CHIrQiGQIQRqKhGX27bpZD0zexKcWDdlEjWjicgZFYCyW1Khh2rmPkiYjOYXrzWWLEvkplepbpw/s320/Red%20Herring%20Misdirection!.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p>Plot twists, reversals, red herrings, and chapter cliffhangers are just a few of the devices that will keep readers up all night swearing, "Just one more chapter!" Writers will discover how to avoid sagging plots and amp up their writing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn more at:</p><p><a href="https://centraloregonwritersguild.com/index.html">https://centraloregonwritersguild.com/index.html</a></p><p>In the meantime, </p><p>Happy writing and reading!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUHLiEA_6tCh9jHSj7uJaRCzCPvh9THPAlBEhn-hhVfKposmFa38XY6HiebTyCeEhQl-1evIsQi3HmP6bNcOIXoF4-AS2pVBV18zfj5eiMRN3yRMCJ5QdjV84QqpQywZ5AtWR6PUrWaBm_ccYJlNJEg0rJs_96xpG9T6hqygz2osCfJatORVshcZWIg/s500/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUHLiEA_6tCh9jHSj7uJaRCzCPvh9THPAlBEhn-hhVfKposmFa38XY6HiebTyCeEhQl-1evIsQi3HmP6bNcOIXoF4-AS2pVBV18zfj5eiMRN3yRMCJ5QdjV84QqpQywZ5AtWR6PUrWaBm_ccYJlNJEg0rJs_96xpG9T6hqygz2osCfJatORVshcZWIg/w200-h200/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-58454625731582112372023-03-01T21:06:00.001-08:002023-03-01T21:06:34.934-08:00A Magical Zoom Writing Class From Ariella Moon!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaW3tyKOF7Vdv7QvM7jV5m5xUp91APE3q17uGgc7g35cYnys0gh6DA969916YV6h9KUXgAnbEArcjc-am8OdVpQkKQznfCpOLDctf4tHur77ZhHiYjtu6TYcclG_t2CC_XlJ41iC84pJEG68go_y4uRIyTlh8ELBXrjza59WROvJvY2xgYx34vk4UgQ/s540/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-01%20at%209.07.06%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="540" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaW3tyKOF7Vdv7QvM7jV5m5xUp91APE3q17uGgc7g35cYnys0gh6DA969916YV6h9KUXgAnbEArcjc-am8OdVpQkKQznfCpOLDctf4tHur77ZhHiYjtu6TYcclG_t2CC_XlJ41iC84pJEG68go_y4uRIyTlh8ELBXrjza59WROvJvY2xgYx34vk4UgQ/w400-h149/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-01%20at%209.07.06%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's get magical! </span><p></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have you ever channeled a character and let them dictate a story from their perspective? Do you invoke helpful ancestors or other guides to lead you to needed research information? Does your Shadow-Self (Inner Critic) need to be contained? In “Magical Tools for Every Writer’s Toolbox,” award-winning author Shaman Ariella Moon will aid participants in safely accessing unseen realms, where they will discover and work with supportive energies and entities beneficial to their writing career.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This will not be a typical writing craft class!</span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get the full scoop and register at <a href="https://palmspringswritersguild.org/event-4924949">Palm Springs Writers Guild</a> You do not have to be a guild member to register. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1<b>. Host a casual gathering with friends. </b>Have a pizza party. Watch a movie. Play a sport. Time spent with friends reminds us of how lucky we are to have special people in our life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <b>Hike the great outdoors. </b>Nature is the great healer. Even just a walk around your neighborhood can boost your mood. Greet the people you meet. Make their day and yours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <b>Do good. </b>If the walk around your neighborhood highlights problems, then spend time bagging up litter or help a neighbor in need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <b>Spread love. </b>Perform random acts of kindness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <b>Escape into a good book. </b>Reading is my favorite escape! Before you know it, the big heart day will have passed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BpiizYTPMfWICbMAFsv_VmYL9Q1NK_lS9EtIdvuuFJi9fx2j3YAJhvv_Lz1V-wKDSbm4UHoDxsLoGL8AQrQ9dEXDqFF0p9l4K3aG6EZKF5E5qqdPpkZURJQf02pLkqZEydR2Dv4Uk5CetTOL8BXu_TlEIuzN7A5uMF7qvhaHwYNnsGjhElwGmFYxJQ/s1500/Sweet%20Romances%20TWS%20collage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BpiizYTPMfWICbMAFsv_VmYL9Q1NK_lS9EtIdvuuFJi9fx2j3YAJhvv_Lz1V-wKDSbm4UHoDxsLoGL8AQrQ9dEXDqFF0p9l4K3aG6EZKF5E5qqdPpkZURJQf02pLkqZEydR2Dv4Uk5CetTOL8BXu_TlEIuzN7A5uMF7qvhaHwYNnsGjhElwGmFYxJQ/w266-h400/Sweet%20Romances%20TWS%20collage.png" width="266" /></a></div></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are tempted to perform a love spell... <span style="font-weight: normal;">I suggest you first read <a href=": https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072VKBXGD/">SPELL CHECK</a>, a sweet romance about a teen's attempt to stop her best friend from casting a wrongful love spell. Book 1, The Teen Wytche Saga.</span></h4><div><span style="font-weight: normal;">Happy reading!</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ariella</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1nGbQeOZVmVH4l3ecLKZs4iZ2P6jU8TZHH6fdVuoS6h6PSajO0i_TAVuJOtXkNwr7De47fOI9rePXKjvshUlt8U1DGKmrwLAQ2laNDWBZRRnumJOS0Q_xO5SF_7UwPpUHWEaq_EXhrH7cVHl_-qOreU7x0y8vXCjsj_YKHKZgrnrF0fLGWxMUS3Kbw/s500/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1nGbQeOZVmVH4l3ecLKZs4iZ2P6jU8TZHH6fdVuoS6h6PSajO0i_TAVuJOtXkNwr7De47fOI9rePXKjvshUlt8U1DGKmrwLAQ2laNDWBZRRnumJOS0Q_xO5SF_7UwPpUHWEaq_EXhrH7cVHl_-qOreU7x0y8vXCjsj_YKHKZgrnrF0fLGWxMUS3Kbw/s320/Ariella%20Moon%20logo.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-17050432739538296402023-01-12T19:43:00.000-08:002023-01-12T19:43:05.279-08:00Ariella Moon Book Signing Event!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet Ariella Moon and other Coachella Valley authors at the </div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Palm Springs Writers Expo</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">January 14, 2023 from 1:00- 4:00</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">The Mizell Center in Palm Springs</h3><div style="text-align: center;">480 S. Sunrise Way</div><h4 style="text-align: center;">Admission is free!</h4><div style="text-align: center;">Don't miss this chance to meet award-winning and upcoming </div><div style="text-align: center;">fiction and non-fiction authors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K9xAW2TOXyYfMOko1h19STtW0NddC2vAxiTT0_S7KMRSY0cA-2477dZI5FJI9GYTXWNpjq0_PQSi3lPRpkAaRx7y4zHBjAWLxDs2DXmDsPJBH4OKMBr7WK-GRx_hb7234nsayoQa5731a12tT1Ryd3aBaq6SCF8qkTgdRU9gsiXvIY-sEqufPz11Gw/s1161/Ariella%20Moon%20author%20photoWEB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K9xAW2TOXyYfMOko1h19STtW0NddC2vAxiTT0_S7KMRSY0cA-2477dZI5FJI9GYTXWNpjq0_PQSi3lPRpkAaRx7y4zHBjAWLxDs2DXmDsPJBH4OKMBr7WK-GRx_hb7234nsayoQa5731a12tT1Ryd3aBaq6SCF8qkTgdRU9gsiXvIY-sEqufPz11Gw/s320/Ariella%20Moon%20author%20photoWEB.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Award-winning author and shaman Ariella Moon will be signing and selling books from her two Young Adult fantasy series: <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beltane-Escape-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01AKUA0EU?ref_=ast_sto_dp">THE TWO REALMS TRILOGY</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spell-Check-Teen-Wytche-Saga-ebook/dp/B072VKBXGD?ref_=ast_sto_dp">THE TEEN WYTCHE SAGA</a>. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additionally, Ariella's visitors can receive chocolate (while they last) or an oracle card reading if they say the secret magic password:</h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">"I believe in fairies!"</span></h3><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4-tZslHktBTrb--Xqd_1Wkbw40E4gUuDL2cKMC9MQnd_YTpdO8ykWmpjDqyokJ4umRzUfrkhWPsLCKXfy7Yc_1qPX176srcCiScHzcuRyjveX9di5WiMg0MewuARf0v_tTTYUWY2Pmx5A1rnsxq0mpjAgeH1QISkV4XH06Q_r3ReTOVl9Wd8OdPZlA/s1280/girl%20with%20fairy%20skirt%20PB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4-tZslHktBTrb--Xqd_1Wkbw40E4gUuDL2cKMC9MQnd_YTpdO8ykWmpjDqyokJ4umRzUfrkhWPsLCKXfy7Yc_1qPX176srcCiScHzcuRyjveX9di5WiMg0MewuARf0v_tTTYUWY2Pmx5A1rnsxq0mpjAgeH1QISkV4XH06Q_r3ReTOVl9Wd8OdPZlA/s320/girl%20with%20fairy%20skirt%20PB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Copyright 2023, Ariella Moon</div><br /><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-5275026109665038082023-01-09T14:17:00.002-08:002023-01-09T14:17:16.266-08:00New Zoom Class For Aspiring Authors!<p>Connecting with fabulous presenters is a key perk of being the Writing Labs Coordinator for the Palm Springs Writers Guild, including January's presenter, Margaret Lucke. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFIDx7Yx1oliMSHGygZ8s-C8slGTMJmOdjQ4kXb5WpYrvcXdMypW7ZuwNRS0okpD-1qr8hGDforC-ftBr7y1tC4zodBzMjC1v5lkXnSRj8jZ5StPQxrZSfAYoDQkgDwGRV9F2nr1Ybu_dxBqZpDYVayZe5-Y0VEXWjoJF_ANnlUbBtDuJF3Mo0385Ww/s639/Margaret%20Lucke.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFIDx7Yx1oliMSHGygZ8s-C8slGTMJmOdjQ4kXb5WpYrvcXdMypW7ZuwNRS0okpD-1qr8hGDforC-ftBr7y1tC4zodBzMjC1v5lkXnSRj8jZ5StPQxrZSfAYoDQkgDwGRV9F2nr1Ybu_dxBqZpDYVayZe5-Y0VEXWjoJF_ANnlUbBtDuJF3Mo0385Ww/s320/Margaret%20Lucke.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Margaret Lucke</h3><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"From Brilliant Idea to Successful Publication"</h3><h4 style="text-align: center;">January 13, 2023 1:00 PM -3:00 PM</h4><h4 style="text-align: center;">A Palm Springs Writing Lab on zoom</h4><div style="text-align: center;">$45. for students and PSWG Members</div><div style="text-align: center;">$90. 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The start of a new year presents a good opportunity to take a big-picture look at what you want to accomplish with your writing in the months ahead. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;"> </span></p><p style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18.399999618530273px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times;">In this session we’ll explore the process of developing your story, from getting the initial spark, through putting it down on the page, to getting it published and out into world. 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She writes tales of love, ghosts, and murder, sometimes all three in one book. She is the author of four novels—<i>House of Desire</i>, <i>House of Whispers</i>, <i>Snow Angel,</i>and <i>A Relative Stranger</i>(an Anthony Award finalist)—and is the editor of<i>Fault Lines,</i>a short story anthology from the Northern California chapter of Sisters in Crime. She is a former president of Mystery Writers of America NorCal.<i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Margaret has also published two how-to books on the craft of writing and more than 60 short stories, feature articles, and scripts for mystery weekends. For many years she has taught fiction writing classes for UC Berkeley Extension and other venues. Visit her at <a href="http://www.margaretlucke.com.">www.margaretlucke.com.</a><i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Connect With Margaret Lucke</span></h4></div><div><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B001IOBDG2?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader">AMAZON</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Margaret.Lucke.Author/">FACEBOOK</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To sign up for </div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"From Brilliant Idea to Successful Publication" <a href="https://palmspringswritersguild.org/event-4906708">REGISTER HERE</a></span></h3><div><br /></div><div>When not booking presenters on writing craft, Ariella Moon can be found walking her dogs and dragon, eating chocolate, or writing the sequel to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Mist-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B09TPSPDDZ">THE VIKING MIST</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-86074148496039482572022-10-04T21:13:00.001-07:002022-10-04T21:13:34.627-07:00Hocus Pocus: Another Magical Writing Lab from Ginger Hanson<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(255, 131, 87); font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 24px; text-align: start; text-size-adjust: auto;">Hocus Pocus: How Setting, Props, and Sensory Details </strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong style="caret-color: rgb(255, 131, 87); font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 24px; text-align: start; text-size-adjust: auto;">Add Magic to Your Story</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">A Zoom Online Writing Lab Presented by the</p><p style="text-align: center;"> Palm Springs Writers Guild </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Friday, October 14, 2022</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">1:00 PM - 3:00PM Pacific Time</p><p style="text-align: center;">$45. Standard PSWG Member</p><p style="text-align: center;">$90. Non-Member</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvS5we51Txh-UNqSvbmepQ3Qb2Z2cX_WhK-i1cGoZSIX01mqHcKk-8VxKUHSBsTGLIGZDTwiMyTsWJxcZJbzy6E8BaPinSEsCvWUp82yWGpWw_xbU36GdAOWOEH2gKcOFjGRK7jItcW_4mQcVH9iC_p_QPJc1SNqnm5lvhPMkzUj70Rjv_lReA-Z-mA/s841/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-04%20at%209.02.28%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="841" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvS5we51Txh-UNqSvbmepQ3Qb2Z2cX_WhK-i1cGoZSIX01mqHcKk-8VxKUHSBsTGLIGZDTwiMyTsWJxcZJbzy6E8BaPinSEsCvWUp82yWGpWw_xbU36GdAOWOEH2gKcOFjGRK7jItcW_4mQcVH9iC_p_QPJc1SNqnm5lvhPMkzUj70Rjv_lReA-Z-mA/w400-h343/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-04%20at%209.02.28%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">As Writing Lab Coordinator for the Palm Springs Writers Guild, I am pleased Ginger Hanson will again share her wisdom and insights on how to enrich our stories!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>About Hocus Pocus: How Setting, Props, and Sensory Details Add Magic to Your Story:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Our stories invite readers to exist with our characters in a three-dimensional world we created. Our job is to convince them to stay in this world until the story ends. The wise use of setting, props, and sensory details help to entice readers to stay to The End.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">In this workshop, Ginger Hanson will provide insights into how well-written, three dimensional scenes enhance your storytelling. She will focus on how to incorporate setting, props, and sensory details into your writing toolbox.</span> </p><ol style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; margin: 1em 0px 1em 24px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Setting Up Your Story World</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;">Propping Up Your Characters</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">Do Your Characters Have Sensory Deprivation?</span></li></ol><p align="left" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><strong><span style="color: #ffa400;">Location:</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">Zoom Online Meeting</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 77, 77); color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><p align="left" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time.</span></span></p><p align="left" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;"><a href="https://palmspringswritersguild.org/event-4906112/Registration">REGISTER</a><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Ubuntu;"><strong><span style="color: #fd8b09;">Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay of this presentation</span><span style="color: #fd8b09;">.</span></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete. Meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguo8Id-PWzge5ziIHyVcrRVUCruegWlzrXThxLxvYActK_qg3IaSUjlxgDGCoMilFJ2uEa83_wCdTf3H96OeVWJKrAdGzWVTvF3185UspaaXx-5cTaC3xs9ZWImEs0V6no8A9RfMSxz7HpPBsrg8CPLyckfhw9wL21JJuvJRft2DKg3hbd-yHj9_hsA/s200/Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguo8Id-PWzge5ziIHyVcrRVUCruegWlzrXThxLxvYActK_qg3IaSUjlxgDGCoMilFJ2uEa83_wCdTf3H96OeVWJKrAdGzWVTvF3185UspaaXx-5cTaC3xs9ZWImEs0V6no8A9RfMSxz7HpPBsrg8CPLyckfhw9wL21JJuvJRft2DKg3hbd-yHj9_hsA/w320-h254/Ginger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Ubuntu;"><b>About Ginger Hanson:</b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">When she was 12 years old, Ginger Hanson won her first writing contest with a short story about her puppy. Encouraged by winning a pen set, the future award-winning author decided to become a writer. Her published writing runs the gamut from historical romances to Federal Aviation Administration instructional manuals. She has been a workshop presenter at national, regional, and online writers’ conferences and taught online writing classes. In 2013, she regained the rights to her five published novels and launched Saderra Publishing, adding a novel, novella, essay collection, and two writing skills books to her collection of published works. </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Ubuntu;"><a href="https://www.gingerhanson.com">https://www.gingerhanson.com</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-60646988969199484632022-09-21T13:56:00.000-07:002022-09-21T13:56:03.717-07:00A Great New Mystery Novel by Lucy Foley<p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><br /></span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;">My September Recommended Read</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhluDv9lV8kme_ETsQAZ6v1cgsbEYXs7Z71ghy6n-mdS43CBtqbtNJrx-dK63PMh6c0CEsWmg-3HvStOEpzXqUF00SeQsjnU23dY3mcwi9KRFq3EHsX2oX05ezp_YYcCaRpXOJx4i5axDfmK2IbNi4lTTvVDvCSxc4MIo7QqriJrkOQj4a34fj9kMxg/s377/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-21%20at%201.34.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhluDv9lV8kme_ETsQAZ6v1cgsbEYXs7Z71ghy6n-mdS43CBtqbtNJrx-dK63PMh6c0CEsWmg-3HvStOEpzXqUF00SeQsjnU23dY3mcwi9KRFq3EHsX2oX05ezp_YYcCaRpXOJx4i5axDfmK2IbNi4lTTvVDvCSxc4MIo7QqriJrkOQj4a34fj9kMxg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-21%20at%201.34.05%20PM.png" width="208" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Apartment-Novel-Lucy-Foley/dp/0063003058">AMAZON</a> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Book, television, and movie protagonists are a lot like real people—if I don’t initially like them, I will walk away, no matter how highly acclaimed they may be. Just such acclaim drew me to New York Times Bestseller Lucy Foley’s newest novel, THE PARIS APARTMENT. But I doubted I would warm up to the main character, Jess.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Two things kept me reading.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Firstly, I remembered how some reviewers of my book, SPELL FIRE, said they were glad they stuck with the book despite their initial misgivings about the heroine, a teen desperately trying to hide her obsessive compulsive disorder and depression from her warring parents.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Secondly, I was raised on Agatha Christie novels and I can’t resist a challenge. (I was delighted to discover Foley had employed a subtle homage to one of Christie’s most controversial books!)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">THE PARIS APARTMENT is not for readers who eschew stories told from multiple points of view. Though I felt the author did an excellent job creating distinct characters, an intriguing mystery, and delicious plot twists. Agatha Christie would have been proud.<br /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3XnBvrioPylZ5rH-Y-IcoGtRzMkyPkPN7zyUyNBfxAu6BUH2NZcovvA0bcs9LGTRjk9fbF8cjEVAYYJ4sWx3U68HlSOrGOASvi2AKarCFHWyeUGZ6lvfx7piA4sUQL1yy50bF1P8SiiKVvNzPJwIuVErqqJbtGFnwbgJ4QuO8g0CFlgju8Upv1Kzqw/s750/SpellFire_Ebook_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3XnBvrioPylZ5rH-Y-IcoGtRzMkyPkPN7zyUyNBfxAu6BUH2NZcovvA0bcs9LGTRjk9fbF8cjEVAYYJ4sWx3U68HlSOrGOASvi2AKarCFHWyeUGZ6lvfx7piA4sUQL1yy50bF1P8SiiKVvNzPJwIuVErqqJbtGFnwbgJ4QuO8g0CFlgju8Upv1Kzqw/s320/SpellFire_Ebook_500.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><i>“Mental illness has a stigma attached to it and having such a character was risky. I fell in love with her the first time she washed her hands, and the 100th. Because, like may young adult books, it was written from our Ainslie's point of view it was like peaking into someone’s diary, almost. I am all smushy inside I liked this book so much!” <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><i> </i>~Amazon Reviewer<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0785XSDHB/">AMAZON</a> <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spell-fire-ariella-moon/1117208528?type=eBook">BARNES AND NOBLE</a> <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/spell-fire-1">RAKUTEN KOBO</a><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-67759881796040060802022-09-03T16:47:00.001-07:002022-09-03T16:47:31.724-07:00My August Recommended Read<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPRugimK2VwgRNaMmRVNwDJfT6ATB4MvVIdZ4mbFO9k-CRArNcumHNZS1pYoaFGfP2Hewz_V7VKchQW1Hf2Dwgu_GN9JlRoqFfBFuy7J1GmgOg5bmbv8mLIvBdVgDON-jX_tcYeCjsg6ce9x63-K3fd5ccAbjBm2kGeodsqbq-1RHdO78haAkEi0k7A/s306/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-03%20at%204.35.02%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="206" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPRugimK2VwgRNaMmRVNwDJfT6ATB4MvVIdZ4mbFO9k-CRArNcumHNZS1pYoaFGfP2Hewz_V7VKchQW1Hf2Dwgu_GN9JlRoqFfBFuy7J1GmgOg5bmbv8mLIvBdVgDON-jX_tcYeCjsg6ce9x63-K3fd5ccAbjBm2kGeodsqbq-1RHdO78haAkEi0k7A/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-03%20at%204.35.02%20PM.png" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span class="Formatted">I loved Julie Garwood's recent release, GRACE
UNDER FIRE. Garwood brilliantly built tension, sexual and otherwise, and
set up the protagonist's flaw so that the reader has a gleeful,
here-we-go! moment at a vital point in the story. Terrific world building and
believable characters further enrich this page turning novel. GRACE UNDER FIRE is a fun end-of-summer or any time read.</span></p><p><span class="Formatted">Enjoy!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAhdoV8w_exibA1MwCHYpiij4FrmLWWzpUVXfGlOtfFDhFQctvdqiv_oS6ygrxpTKHloBbjRLVxGJ8mMvS0a_QktbCu0PrQTBYulzZqFYCKx3bCr3o2fCHl45qAaZbvQYzwN418Y8fasiW10EodD6Jn4OJBRNQq9Y4NN5tWqaVbd5L0ynmGaWDwIacQ/s500/Signature%20against%20brushstrokes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAhdoV8w_exibA1MwCHYpiij4FrmLWWzpUVXfGlOtfFDhFQctvdqiv_oS6ygrxpTKHloBbjRLVxGJ8mMvS0a_QktbCu0PrQTBYulzZqFYCKx3bCr3o2fCHl45qAaZbvQYzwN418Y8fasiW10EodD6Jn4OJBRNQq9Y4NN5tWqaVbd5L0ynmGaWDwIacQ/s320/Signature%20against%20brushstrokes.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="Formatted"><br /></span><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-89883081017757847192022-08-11T17:11:00.000-07:002022-08-11T17:11:04.198-07:00New Zoom Class on Scene & Sequel<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Last Day to Sign Up For "Mastering Scene & Sequel"</h2><h3 style="text-align: center;">Presented by Ariella Moon</h3><div style="text-align: center;">Friday, August 12, 2022</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Pacific Standard Time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Online Zoom Writing Lab</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All registrants will receive a presentation recording </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqeO6GoixZCT4BGOkEl5BETA0kkEs3i341b6fAfA5HUDgvnuaO7UKKQSHStT4t322977KhUEd1IBimpd2OcwrMs2CA02Dbnxuq9PyJe3_s5brv2H0-9GCEHIsF_Sf_SEWIJHQMYEEMIgqlcf4MGeMeoZ7d7ukjN9WqYNFxDTn3LJIarCeQIrJ_aSCOA/s288/Scene%20&%20Sequel%20graphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="258" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqeO6GoixZCT4BGOkEl5BETA0kkEs3i341b6fAfA5HUDgvnuaO7UKKQSHStT4t322977KhUEd1IBimpd2OcwrMs2CA02Dbnxuq9PyJe3_s5brv2H0-9GCEHIsF_Sf_SEWIJHQMYEEMIgqlcf4MGeMeoZ7d7ukjN9WqYNFxDTn3LJIarCeQIrJ_aSCOA/s1600/Scene%20&%20Sequel%20graphic.png" width="258" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><style class="WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style">
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If time permits, Ariella will guide each attendee on the live zoom call with an analysis of a brief scene from their work in progress. Please have your scene handy!<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;">#writing class #writingcraft #fictionwriters #writinglab #PalmSpringsWritersGuild #AriellaMoon #storystructure </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;">#aspiringauthors #AriellaMoon</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><br /></div>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-23907515266429895402022-07-25T10:13:00.004-07:002022-09-03T16:54:47.137-07:00The Jade Ring Now Available for Pre-order!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-P48UhBhJUYbCvsJa9jBzISTdCuYvfh2GIrtEN6nfeA9TuCUwqmTbDf4Vpj2ORc1NXl0HvczPd0sDCnSzyky9jtZ2G8XvfMZAqubdQ1wDJJiKhAnNOKDV9HUE4zCV2O2b7HTbEjkcE4uURrmiVNAlykkRq8s8jgb2_cdbSm7B8dHJc3GI8vV7dQgrA/s640/Lu%20Ban%20cover%20JPG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-P48UhBhJUYbCvsJa9jBzISTdCuYvfh2GIrtEN6nfeA9TuCUwqmTbDf4Vpj2ORc1NXl0HvczPd0sDCnSzyky9jtZ2G8XvfMZAqubdQ1wDJJiKhAnNOKDV9HUE4zCV2O2b7HTbEjkcE4uURrmiVNAlykkRq8s8jgb2_cdbSm7B8dHJc3GI8vV7dQgrA/w268-h400/Lu%20Ban%20cover%20JPG.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /> I am so excited for my friend Linda Brown Carlson on the publication of her debut novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Jade-Ring-Book-One/dp/B0B6TBYD24/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FYV2AV8ZWPEX&keywords=The+Journey+of+The+Jade+ring&qid=1658693244&sprefix=the+journey+of+the+jade+ring%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2">The Jade Ring</a><p></p><p>If you love historical fantasy novels and are intrigued by reincarnation love stories, this is the book for you!</p><p>Learn more and Linda's website: <a href=" www.lindabrowncarlson.com">Linda Brown Carlson</a></p><p>Happy reading!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphP_okGBEl6XcJ3XBdwVu9z8a47jAfW8Wc1X6my5_p1ljIaS27_B9m_H3-UMk0BHsu_wpQ0z-6X_APCZIzBSomRSTbnWfHsOsycBmy98LW6-HYyoO5_Rii7FDv2PaiNLGKojv5x_ghbbjvbWPCMGBSvSxsMSQXrylchyiGVk7sr4upo3u2EnXo8nvZQ/s500/Signature%20against%20brushstrokes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphP_okGBEl6XcJ3XBdwVu9z8a47jAfW8Wc1X6my5_p1ljIaS27_B9m_H3-UMk0BHsu_wpQ0z-6X_APCZIzBSomRSTbnWfHsOsycBmy98LW6-HYyoO5_Rii7FDv2PaiNLGKojv5x_ghbbjvbWPCMGBSvSxsMSQXrylchyiGVk7sr4upo3u2EnXo8nvZQ/w200-h200/Signature%20against%20brushstrokes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-14482685498309268632022-06-01T17:06:00.003-07:002022-06-01T20:21:55.303-07:00Exciting Summer Book News!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><i>The Viking Mist </i></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;">Is<i> </i>Now Available in Paperback!</h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbVeEo3mPTImAOp-qPfxNTzu3Jg_C8KvSFRF1izgs9iEcdmJBhfid7MJ8EwCOKXBPpn-wg-p8UQPL3MEA8zeQSoQhJRskGCjWemY0fYOrrut_GNdrseHdZLQg1WMn8EN0MNKOhBOBf-Xb8XOXzgETaYU8Hexg_jSj8uS2Awf5C7KW3D-uUEGXx0at_g/s1500/VM%20ready%20for%20your%20next%20fantasy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbVeEo3mPTImAOp-qPfxNTzu3Jg_C8KvSFRF1izgs9iEcdmJBhfid7MJ8EwCOKXBPpn-wg-p8UQPL3MEA8zeQSoQhJRskGCjWemY0fYOrrut_GNdrseHdZLQg1WMn8EN0MNKOhBOBf-Xb8XOXzgETaYU8Hexg_jSj8uS2Awf5C7KW3D-uUEGXx0at_g/w266-h400/VM%20ready%20for%20your%20next%20fantasy.png" width="266" /></a></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Mist-Book-Realms-Trilogy/dp/099705543X/ " style="font-weight: normal;">Amazon.com</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here in the hot California desert, people don't just read by the pool, </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">they read </span><i style="font-weight: normal;">in </i><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">the pool.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">E-readers are great, but for reading outside in the summer, paperback books top my Must Have list. Now you have a choice when it comes to reading </span><i style="font-weight: normal;">The Viking Mist</i><span style="font-weight: normal;">, a historical fantasy adventure with strong heroines, time travel, and an epic tale of Love and Magic. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Click any link to shop or read an excerpt. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Mist-Book-Realms-Trilogy/dp/099705543X/">Paperback</a></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Mist-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">Kindle</a></i><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-viking-mist">Kobo</a><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-viking-mist-ariella-moon/1141403844"><span style="font-size: large;">Barnes and Noble</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Happy reading!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~Ariella</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdclxinKUG1OZk_Er5VTzngtHueX70iMmylagmt3a6qtocNrEhiZKpH2y9QlwjSJItB6zN0PqsE5l_L561sJ43pBnNyhoraQcTFJVeqCd1Qqf_fDr5-7j4erkh-2xWwtLtQ4EcDEt9hzJ91NvMLAHEyyuSD-mZfyniwm8KL-DE8WytHo7TL4IFHpi14A/s500/Signature%20with%20brushstrokes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdclxinKUG1OZk_Er5VTzngtHueX70iMmylagmt3a6qtocNrEhiZKpH2y9QlwjSJItB6zN0PqsE5l_L561sJ43pBnNyhoraQcTFJVeqCd1Qqf_fDr5-7j4erkh-2xWwtLtQ4EcDEt9hzJ91NvMLAHEyyuSD-mZfyniwm8KL-DE8WytHo7TL4IFHpi14A/w200-h200/Signature%20with%20brushstrokes.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i> </i></h1>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-67516010884550534892022-05-10T10:02:00.006-07:002022-05-10T10:02:59.204-07:00New Zoom Class On Writing Dialogue<p> </p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">"As you wish: The Power of Dialogue"</h2><h3 style="text-align: center;">Presented by Ginger Hanson</h3><h4 style="text-align: center;">A Palm Springs Writers Guild Writing Lab</h4><h4 style="text-align: center;">Friday, May 13, 2022</h4><h4 style="text-align: center;">1:00 PM -3:00 PM PST</h4><h4 style="text-align: center;">Zoom Online Meeting</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Uq9iiDYXV150WrTpEn_sGI1JHMI7DJGqMAXGah5nwWRESjtyreQFaraxJA8xzLOnLBE8WcoJrjO72psDKANdTAIXLEu0FG0uw7zGfQoOjJLYWWLB-ikA_ivDJuY1zw8nDE0KEy-AZEMXdp1VreEBEwbRqweSGhxQpcqr4TD7N8r-f9KfsPcBM4QHQ/s200/Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9Uq9iiDYXV150WrTpEn_sGI1JHMI7DJGqMAXGah5nwWRESjtyreQFaraxJA8xzLOnLBE8WcoJrjO72psDKANdTAIXLEu0FG0uw7zGfQoOjJLYWWLB-ikA_ivDJuY1zw8nDE0KEy-AZEMXdp1VreEBEwbRqweSGhxQpcqr4TD7N8r-f9KfsPcBM4QHQ/w320-h254/Ginger.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginger Hanson<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;">An award-winning author, Ginger Hanson has written everything from historical romance novels to Federal Aviation Administration instructional manuals. She launched Saderra Publishing, a micro publishing company of her works in 2013. A workshop presenter at writers' conferences as well as schools and libraries, she enjoys sharing what she’s learned about writing.</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAvwzSx9YPL3cYzXJRjdV__0sYXnLlWTwvxPsGTyTCM7R5J2_UV70sVgsjTwp4GWeBUzY7fsef-3SKSTmsCm2gj7gw6qM-tca72xlzD6f82bibZP_TuEoEhTaMJmuz_kmL_DfI1mn0nR_gdq07q37rn8IHLS_UHoQhXVjyZH43UDuO4i235c-FeUvug/s385/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-10%20at%209.49.57%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAvwzSx9YPL3cYzXJRjdV__0sYXnLlWTwvxPsGTyTCM7R5J2_UV70sVgsjTwp4GWeBUzY7fsef-3SKSTmsCm2gj7gw6qM-tca72xlzD6f82bibZP_TuEoEhTaMJmuz_kmL_DfI1mn0nR_gdq07q37rn8IHLS_UHoQhXVjyZH43UDuO4i235c-FeUvug/w210-h320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-10%20at%209.49.57%20AM.png" width="210" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAC9YVK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0">99 Cents on Kindle</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><br /></span></p><p style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">"As you wish, The Power of </span><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">Dialogue" </span></h3><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">The phrase “As you wish” firmly planted the character Wesley (<em>The Princess Bride)</em> in pop culture. William Goldman, the author, was a prolific writer noted for his talent in writing dialogue. Dialogue is not a natural skill for every writer, but improving that skill can be. </span></p><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Ubuntu;">In this workshop, Ginger Hanson will provide insights into how well-written dialogue enhances storytelling. She will focus on dialogue pitfalls to avoid as well as how to incorporate body language, props, and setting to give your dialogue more depth.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Ubuntu;"><strong><span style="color: #fd8b09;">Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay of this presentation</span><span style="color: #fd8b09;">.</span></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">You will receive an invitation to the Zoom online meeting after you have registered and payment is complete. Meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m.</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">Register <a href="https://palmspringswritersguild.org/event-4603237">HERE</a></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">$45. PSWG members and students</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">$90. Non-Member</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">I hope to see you on zoom this Friday, May 13, 2022, when I introduce my good friend, Ginger Hanson. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">Until then, be kind and magical.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KV2nXNp4wUoZwS2iKaMe1auMZ358bvUv1UDOy7fOoWAHIaiUf3O3GWZ-czI8zlFWxlEBDAyBzQnYesCefGrEAAbU65dwi8z5vu9yuMnlg-VUAqli7wg8r9OE0XKY-paGu7XNDJmVotVR4m3yYlJEfRpYF2V4LFYBE-eJjIH1BEVjZOOq4MbOkXB6Ww/s500/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KV2nXNp4wUoZwS2iKaMe1auMZ358bvUv1UDOy7fOoWAHIaiUf3O3GWZ-czI8zlFWxlEBDAyBzQnYesCefGrEAAbU65dwi8z5vu9yuMnlg-VUAqli7wg8r9OE0XKY-paGu7XNDJmVotVR4m3yYlJEfRpYF2V4LFYBE-eJjIH1BEVjZOOq4MbOkXB6Ww/w200-h200/1.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Ubuntu;"><br /><span style="color: #4d4d4d;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 25px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard;" /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4></div><p style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br /></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-23136409608679792712022-05-01T15:21:00.000-07:002022-05-01T15:21:43.778-07:00Vote For Your Favorite Book Cover!<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Viking Mist cover is up for Book Cover of the Week! </h2></blockquote><p>Let's show some love for cover artist Amanda Matthews! To vote for Amanda's fabulous cover, or to peruse the nominated covers in the Creme De la Creme Cover Contest, hop over to <a href="http://indtale.com/polls/creme-de-la-cover-contest">InD'tale Magazine</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_syt6B-WrSFHrJdJZGjBw3ECUpiCqegOdXQFCNlpig3W_57Y7cIWxOYNZgBMYUtN61W2oYRvEsZjoer9YXm7jkpXBgx_-X5ea_PUF5YS7_nADyY6wvU-C2cbA0NXH8AoQqQkr1e9vBGF05SBSu7YNaorsDlBlHZMn_l8UCi-zpy5qzDazuWx3Utofg/s2100/VikingMist_1400x2100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_syt6B-WrSFHrJdJZGjBw3ECUpiCqegOdXQFCNlpig3W_57Y7cIWxOYNZgBMYUtN61W2oYRvEsZjoer9YXm7jkpXBgx_-X5ea_PUF5YS7_nADyY6wvU-C2cbA0NXH8AoQqQkr1e9vBGF05SBSu7YNaorsDlBlHZMn_l8UCi-zpy5qzDazuWx3Utofg/s320/VikingMist_1400x2100.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><b><br /></b></div><b>Exciting News as we move through the Dark Moon. <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-viking-mist-ariella-moon/1141403844?ean=2940161150764">The Viking Mist</a></b> <b>is now available on Nook!</b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br />Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-64378435116987635982022-04-26T07:30:00.001-07:002022-04-26T07:30:00.194-07:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>Travel The Two Realms to t</b><b>he Bosta Iron Age House<o:p></o:p></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b> Bernera, near the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland<o:p></o:p></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DK7gsXkdJ1I6o64bj7hJLSWK8D4bvBNFxmz8fmUeiENh9vf-smKoeiGb6j_F8EOsftvvBUkwU_N61G_e9x4kKeuPZHb_8V6VoLgbUSAcOQ1BFvuCaYy3Ju-hi5ja739IhizuZppxwMB11F6_ljxNp4E2flp5PuKl7NkY6etmmHUsJNAAGAP6leE9iQ/s3456/fullsizeoutput_1a68.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DK7gsXkdJ1I6o64bj7hJLSWK8D4bvBNFxmz8fmUeiENh9vf-smKoeiGb6j_F8EOsftvvBUkwU_N61G_e9x4kKeuPZHb_8V6VoLgbUSAcOQ1BFvuCaYy3Ju-hi5ja739IhizuZppxwMB11F6_ljxNp4E2flp5PuKl7NkY6etmmHUsJNAAGAP6leE9iQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_1a68.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Ariella Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Your steps will quicken when you cross the short wooden bridge that leads to the Bosta (Bostadh) Iron Age House, a must-see experience for travelers in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. As you take note of the babbling brook, and the emerald upward sloping glen dotted with daisies and buttercups, you may feel transported to a Tolkien shire.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">The Bosta house is semi-subterranean, with only the tops of the double walls and the timber roof visible above ground. These were covered with sodded peat during my visit. The peat, the knowledgeable docent explained, had proven to be quite delicious to the hungry local rabbits. From some angles, the dwelling blended so well with the surrounding glen, one barely noticed it. Small details like this is why, as a novelist researching settings for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">The Viking Mist</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext">Great Bernera (often referred to as just Bernera) </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext">proved to be such a treasure trove.<span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__VcYafSyHcqnIaFfTPFt2amvyVTjCLJ_i7R08TwWEuyEoN5m3zSj88IMG5EyfeKgGTEzfE5ZWHbjikp3dEjSdnsVt-yirQ2EoS1OpkD_iIuILXJOTnCAhiOo_kSAMmPOqgBcddN-gbElSttgrh6UmB859abcXFYT5NOAg7C7a-_vOlEzFpdLXJc1sA/s640/IMG_1644.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__VcYafSyHcqnIaFfTPFt2amvyVTjCLJ_i7R08TwWEuyEoN5m3zSj88IMG5EyfeKgGTEzfE5ZWHbjikp3dEjSdnsVt-yirQ2EoS1OpkD_iIuILXJOTnCAhiOo_kSAMmPOqgBcddN-gbElSttgrh6UmB859abcXFYT5NOAg7C7a-_vOlEzFpdLXJc1sA/w400-h300/IMG_1644.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Ariella Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrfajCs8suOY0tlA72PMcTMx9ulkOan0KfKvWfyo-KzGY7lRRjFIIgCs9DlXwyxwEb7vvj7cQ58Bo26UwuedThnHYJgXlINp1RLP1fh4UNGeFkRciw4HKSnleSRJPK19lwhQcQAaHBQYAax2Hr2NRDAjpusBOnZztMZMWxk0EahOvtpIX4jUohtKsgw/s3456/IMG_3161.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrfajCs8suOY0tlA72PMcTMx9ulkOan0KfKvWfyo-KzGY7lRRjFIIgCs9DlXwyxwEb7vvj7cQ58Bo26UwuedThnHYJgXlINp1RLP1fh4UNGeFkRciw4HKSnleSRJPK19lwhQcQAaHBQYAax2Hr2NRDAjpusBOnZztMZMWxk0EahOvtpIX4jUohtKsgw/s320/IMG_3161.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Ariella Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;">The only door is accessed via a few stone steps that curve downward toward a very low opening with a heavy stone lintel. The design was meant to prevent wind from blowing the door open. But for my novel, I imagined the semi-subterranean structure, with its hidden-from-sight door, as excellent camouflage and defense against Viking intruders. But what if the design inadvertently blocked a Halfling on a desperate quest to find a potion stolen by the human mother he never knew?<br /><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrbz2EwcmCCsu8rj_Vepv8kpR0z4eswLMqZKj2dcTEbAJynBQazPk8nVphW6NiC79JFXRqMQL3pBEiKV3fnzSIdwdPkEZY4KJPkRXjK61nLOgYqzzJto2mb8tIa2MsOwM5T8sml_oVOuknLTBdd0S5lkKqCY9zziai_BdVE84bwO4AiRZp1vlwKkBBw/s750/VikingMist_500x750.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qvwzlLCtCYlQi9fhjoL1OLQRXY5Gx8udNMKSM9FGKWx_MkKIaRkmwLPXhpwCPGcM9ZKAk5hRgaKx9KwgEEAJLzheE4IBe5vHOJ45WX3rkpuOqShGmc25SVCX4fBTxHjMEp7p5n4D5HTEIFPZRUjAZpZ_Evq2x2vLgGutm-j93NZVgmzSb8PvwSPLTQ/s750/VikingMist_500x750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qvwzlLCtCYlQi9fhjoL1OLQRXY5Gx8udNMKSM9FGKWx_MkKIaRkmwLPXhpwCPGcM9ZKAk5hRgaKx9KwgEEAJLzheE4IBe5vHOJ45WX3rkpuOqShGmc25SVCX4fBTxHjMEp7p5n4D5HTEIFPZRUjAZpZ_Evq2x2vLgGutm-j93NZVgmzSb8PvwSPLTQ/s320/VikingMist_500x750.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Excerpt from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">The Viking Mist</a></h4><div style="text-align: left;">He had almost missed the low, oval farmhouse, cleverly hidden behind a berm and topped with a sod roof. Had the sun’s last rays not glanced across the sheep in their hidden pen, he would have leapt past it. His sudden appearance had set the sheep crowding and bleating. Certain he had landed in the right garden next to the pen where he had seen his mother, he now waited, hoping it was her behind that door.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shivering from nerves, he drew his cloak tightly around his body. The breeze iced, carrying the musty, metallic stench of Cold Iron. His chest tightened, and his skin beneath the serpent bracelet burned.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 32px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><o:p></o:p></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIh4lTeCzePoUD40hikBv8tgLgLLGmif8J5XgdQrp8t8wVO8m8myPFys6NZP5KjEZQfemaHIfMFpuCEEJ78Eu6U83wX3yJz34Te3bbjyucDZtvfnbIOxBl7i0wv0qZZwJDXCGWL09MHp_BFVl_9nHT4OgUwcQ4RSIXTLiMmIwF0gcXOVRhD6EN-slaQ/s3456/fullsizeoutput_1a71.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIh4lTeCzePoUD40hikBv8tgLgLLGmif8J5XgdQrp8t8wVO8m8myPFys6NZP5KjEZQfemaHIfMFpuCEEJ78Eu6U83wX3yJz34Te3bbjyucDZtvfnbIOxBl7i0wv0qZZwJDXCGWL09MHp_BFVl_9nHT4OgUwcQ4RSIXTLiMmIwF0gcXOVRhD6EN-slaQ/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_1a71.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author Ariella Moon. Photo by Kenzi Morison-Knox<br />Bernera, Outer Hebrides, Scotland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you for visiting the Two Realms with me! There is so much more to see, but for now I must return to writing the sequel to The Viking Mist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until next time, be kind and magical. Happy reading!</div><div style="text-align: left;">~Ariella</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkUYyNSn3vc7Acs3WvM8DRzyVGGUI4P--X9iPbIan9oM-0bFUcrkFgmtRZooxk_CI-BlklKOw7pd07s2Cc23l6O3iBvC0P0rdwRtxAvuXJbauiLsMFytVuhWJFwG2VHsJ1nthmSwTcuNphFOu_WEB79Evj4_FmJsZHjKGDvx-Nku0G6F1Q7rNssmcsg/s500/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkUYyNSn3vc7Acs3WvM8DRzyVGGUI4P--X9iPbIan9oM-0bFUcrkFgmtRZooxk_CI-BlklKOw7pd07s2Cc23l6O3iBvC0P0rdwRtxAvuXJbauiLsMFytVuhWJFwG2VHsJ1nthmSwTcuNphFOu_WEB79Evj4_FmJsZHjKGDvx-Nku0G6F1Q7rNssmcsg/w162-h162/1.png" width="162" /></a></div></div><br /><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-87238222756738531672022-04-19T07:00:00.010-07:002022-04-25T16:57:15.993-07:00Standing Stones: Places of Power, Pilgrimage, and Ritual<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b> </b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>Travel The Two Realms: The Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis, <o:p></o:p></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>Outer Hebrides, Scotland<o:p></o:p></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj58Be7p-CqJqwwOgl3un_1iEG4HO45Hj5nIkl9KIANdskqW_814-fmZa2j7i5P0bMYdOu6dYJ1SI7-5J0BQcBQPoAQDKTF-BZbQX2c0shHCWmbZqDhZtyqY2qiQXJbq3uJqvCxahKQfk0lztOUBR8fF_r98Il8fOyEMhprnPItAMaMKya046tuGxJA/s3096/fullsizeoutput_1a41.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2207" data-original-width="3096" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj58Be7p-CqJqwwOgl3un_1iEG4HO45Hj5nIkl9KIANdskqW_814-fmZa2j7i5P0bMYdOu6dYJ1SI7-5J0BQcBQPoAQDKTF-BZbQX2c0shHCWmbZqDhZtyqY2qiQXJbq3uJqvCxahKQfk0lztOUBR8fF_r98Il8fOyEMhprnPItAMaMKya046tuGxJA/w400-h285/fullsizeoutput_1a41.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo credit: Ariella Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p>Have you ever noticed faces in boulders or seen standing stones that resembled people? Spirits embedded in stones may appear alien, their faces distorted like a Picasso Cubist painting. There may be multiple faces and figures on a single standing stone. Some, like some of the Callanish* Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, unmistakably resemble humans who, while gathered in ritual, were struck by a malevolent or accidental spell and turned to stone.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKVpXpII7MTOukZ6MB07E-DJGjkdoCYYQ2jFm1ABI3rWA-TvTp0GNOC9S2RP4mWF4m17CI-_VIlXlR-NLTYXFNrv_Cw00-Pfp9lnA2UWIRSkl-AsIJwKi8L2cYHGTHqnFiVfM3Plyq15kcHVwSEkskWVWm8MccC6NIkgGTh1Qo3pTBMnpykvPSOXgdg/s1280/standing-stones-g570ae13c3_1280.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKVpXpII7MTOukZ6MB07E-DJGjkdoCYYQ2jFm1ABI3rWA-TvTp0GNOC9S2RP4mWF4m17CI-_VIlXlR-NLTYXFNrv_Cw00-Pfp9lnA2UWIRSkl-AsIJwKi8L2cYHGTHqnFiVfM3Plyq15kcHVwSEkskWVWm8MccC6NIkgGTh1Qo3pTBMnpykvPSOXgdg/w400-h266/standing-stones-g570ae13c3_1280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">The Callanish Stones were first mentioned in print around 1680 in <i>A Description of the Lewis by John Morisone Indweller There:<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><blockquote>“There are great stones standing up in ranks, some two or three foot thick and 10, 12, and 15 foot high; It is left by traditione that these were a sort of men converted into stones by ane Inchanter…”</blockquote><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00n8HIgoJQINFLveTa7Ri8HHn7CgNUr4zZgTgCz--GcbAlvEp_1F9Q4Pn_vHziG7t6Ivgfr0eyhmmJw-STDofvWPopMQ93LU6W2dhMFCWutA_dSJyTVNzN98dNsyNGu4fTlnxnMcVK69Flowq66qTmD6CJKiz3l5-P9amN35JFhNcrGAzn60F6GF4rQ/s750/TheAmberElixir_500x750.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00n8HIgoJQINFLveTa7Ri8HHn7CgNUr4zZgTgCz--GcbAlvEp_1F9Q4Pn_vHziG7t6Ivgfr0eyhmmJw-STDofvWPopMQ93LU6W2dhMFCWutA_dSJyTVNzN98dNsyNGu4fTlnxnMcVK69Flowq66qTmD6CJKiz3l5-P9amN35JFhNcrGAzn60F6GF4rQ/s320/TheAmberElixir_500x750.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I made my first pilgrimage to the Callanish Stones years before writing <a href="http://amzn.to/2zPCi0U">The Amber Elixir </a>(Book 1.5 in the Two Realms) and returned there in 2017. On both visits, I was so struck by the human-like appearance of some of the megaliths, that I created a subplot in the novella where Merlin’s spell turned two handmaidens of the Lady of the Lake into stone. <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>The Lunar Standstill<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">In 2017, famed amateur archaeologist Margaret Curtis was scheduled to meet with our small tour group to discuss her findings at Callanish, which encompasses four sites. I was anxious to hear more about her theory about the Lunar Standstill, which inspired a major plot point in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">The Viking Mist</a>. Alas, she was ill and unable to join us. Ms. Curtis’s photos of the Lunar Standstill at Callanish, which occurs every 18.61 years, can be seen <a href=" https://www.geo.org/callan.htm">here</a>. The next opportunity to see this phenomenon will be in 2025. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Ritual at the Callanish Stones<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">A druid friend once told me that standing stones are like acupuncture needles in the earth—they conduct energy, the universal life force known as chi. Having visited major standing stones complexes including Stonehenge, Avebury, and the Callanish Stones, as well as minor stone circles that dot the English and Scottish countryside, I have noticed that many stones feel energetically walled off—shut down.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">How can you awaken the energy? Enter these sites as the ancestors during the Bronze Age might have—ritualistically. Some stone circles have two obvious Guardian Stones that you must pass between, leaving behind the mundane realm and entering the mystical. Not so at Callanish.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfArGdn4QuSHTXgIt7EnUey80cP7unnOnvp7f-Tw5C-id7oopAdQioNnOvQ29x2S9IeFjMNif7g14k9iyPVaZp8WFx1i-oJ41SuO5qy9c1CbQaf3xbgrZ9y9n9Roo4uprYKEJ5b2a5nqvgRjAag-jxXrt06tYgnzfnJIjaA25P28BCrlV59A4K18cKA/s683/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-18%20at%2010.39.17%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="683" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfArGdn4QuSHTXgIt7EnUey80cP7unnOnvp7f-Tw5C-id7oopAdQioNnOvQ29x2S9IeFjMNif7g14k9iyPVaZp8WFx1i-oJ41SuO5qy9c1CbQaf3xbgrZ9y9n9Roo4uprYKEJ5b2a5nqvgRjAag-jxXrt06tYgnzfnJIjaA25P28BCrlV59A4K18cKA/w400-h297/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-18%20at%2010.39.17%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Dr. Gail Higginbottom and Roger Clay/RCAHMS</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">The Callanish Stones form a Celtic cross (cruciform or dragonfly) with a central stone circle. To enter the main site as the druids might have, access it from the north, away from the car park and visitor center. With this approach, you walk between two rows of standing stones that form a long avenue. (Imagine a cathedral’s nave.) By the time you reach the stone circle with its imposing central stone and cairn, you will have mentally and physically transitioned from the ordinary to the non-ordinary realm.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l0PHeaDGlOfKQ1__fb0Nhgne1WBVeuh69y7MVvPoD2BE8DFopBSR0kPa4LWugS3U0KPXa3huL6YfMqf3-qlHIsfN8o2fjGPynQ37VfO1R2LG7XV8RQhZqkVofuqiDAkaBx5kBDTndSgkGhoQrxXDvK91-PevhNdMM_JCUb-XpzAihp9GgrIgjP4l2Q/s3456/IMG_3142.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3456" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l0PHeaDGlOfKQ1__fb0Nhgne1WBVeuh69y7MVvPoD2BE8DFopBSR0kPa4LWugS3U0KPXa3huL6YfMqf3-qlHIsfN8o2fjGPynQ37VfO1R2LG7XV8RQhZqkVofuqiDAkaBx5kBDTndSgkGhoQrxXDvK91-PevhNdMM_JCUb-XpzAihp9GgrIgjP4l2Q/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Ariella Moon</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b>Pilgrimage<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Like most pilgrimages, the journey to the Callanish Stones is, for most, long. First you have to reach Ullapool on mainland Scotland, then take 2-hour, 45-minute ferry ride (Climb to the top, front room for comfortable seats and a spellbinding view!) to Stornoway, then a 12 mile drive. Or travel to Uist on the Isle of Skye and ferry to Tarbert on the Isle of Harris, and then drive north. Both ferry services accept foot passengers and vehicles. As always when you travel the Two Realms, the journey is well worth your time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/09XYRbFaU8o" width="320" youtube-src-id="09XYRbFaU8o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">*Historic Scotland uses a Gaelic spelling, <i>Calanais.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">Next Tuesday we travel to Bernera to discover an Iron Age House. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;">Until then, stay kind and magical.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXMcat9EjZFX-X53OQBapp5NmAIKxSoSIjv2SAz2pScR7Av-1pSq3u_9xQJK8bbqAjSdCuoETmt579BZkJH2n91z-WzMqKuXl3JddnCrtED0GSaV1CkK4oBtZat1X1j2eilcleUtu30yxXfykjJYts0ifhhp54zWVcJ1OWPszjB4CxSTWNrhfmXyefA/s500/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXMcat9EjZFX-X53OQBapp5NmAIKxSoSIjv2SAz2pScR7Av-1pSq3u_9xQJK8bbqAjSdCuoETmt579BZkJH2n91z-WzMqKuXl3JddnCrtED0GSaV1CkK4oBtZat1X1j2eilcleUtu30yxXfykjJYts0ifhhp54zWVcJ1OWPszjB4CxSTWNrhfmXyefA/w200-h167/1.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br />Copyright 2022 Ariella Moon</div>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-26560991163381519462022-04-12T07:00:00.077-07:002022-04-13T14:44:43.008-07:00The Red Bard and the Loch Ness Monster<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;">Travel The Two Realms, </b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Part Three<br /></b><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Loch Ness, Scotland</b></h2><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKOff7W9DHloIFB45N5o5hVYtQSX5QlIAWkNukpyi9iR4zVyx4998D8bW8PuwF18q9-ktNLaHENySU3twWUii1hWftHiDS2lZZr0rtkhLXrpFsh4G4xRGRS78JSOEqyOp2B-zuenKQjW3IoWAtPjtxCQnxKKmvQssfrxccW9PWRm2kxxD6a-5G0FhKQ/s1280/loch-ness-Pixabayjpg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKOff7W9DHloIFB45N5o5hVYtQSX5QlIAWkNukpyi9iR4zVyx4998D8bW8PuwF18q9-ktNLaHENySU3twWUii1hWftHiDS2lZZr0rtkhLXrpFsh4G4xRGRS78JSOEqyOp2B-zuenKQjW3IoWAtPjtxCQnxKKmvQssfrxccW9PWRm2kxxD6a-5G0FhKQ/w400-h266/loch-ness-Pixabayjpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loch Ness, Scotland</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">The ruins of Urquhart Castle overlook the blue-gray waters of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, located about twenty-three miles southwest of Inverness. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Reports of a monster living in the great depths of the freshwater loch have surfaced from ancient times until as recently as April 7, 2022 (<a href="https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/picture-is-this-the-loch-ness-monster-271429/">Monster Sightings Register</a>). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saint Columba and Nessie</span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even the Irish monk Saint Columba, best known for Celtic Christianity, the isle of Iona, and having been found guilty by the High King of illegally copying a religious text, claimed in 562 AD to have encountered the water beast. While staying near the mouth of the River Ness, Columba heard rumors of the monster. So he directed a follower to swim into the river. According to Columba, when the monster appeared, he banished the creature to Loch Ness.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtCWldTFK1jEx1DMHci07p7u4BjCSFuhFGxLTuxFRKj3ueb300YVizk7dcwi4qBcHvjdlZw67C8-y1BIJRbLTHmQllG4FBWeOydISX3rfH6PX_DHWraFsJRY98jgqLyLcHPh8oUZeS-1kfLA5fY0xyVaGNi5OC_sDUzlx5hmNgzi1nylhA9kgMTS-AA/s1280/loch%20ness%20monster%20cartoon%20vector.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1280" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtCWldTFK1jEx1DMHci07p7u4BjCSFuhFGxLTuxFRKj3ueb300YVizk7dcwi4qBcHvjdlZw67C8-y1BIJRbLTHmQllG4FBWeOydISX3rfH6PX_DHWraFsJRY98jgqLyLcHPh8oUZeS-1kfLA5fY0xyVaGNi5OC_sDUzlx5hmNgzi1nylhA9kgMTS-AA/s320/loch%20ness%20monster%20cartoon%20vector.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Alas, when I visited the famed site, “Nessie” was nowhere to be found, except as brightly colored toys in the Nessie Shop at the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition. At the time, I had little thought of including the famed loch, or its monster, in my Two Realms fantasy book series.</span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Years later I realized Loch Ness, geographically and historically, was an ideal fit for my fictional Scottish landscape. So I gave “Nessie” a fresh twist. But what truly clinched my decision to feature Loch Ness monster in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPSPDDZ">The Viking Mist</a> was a historical figure named “The Red Bard.”</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">As William D. McEachern describes in his book, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=wrOGCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT54&lpg=PT54&dq=urquhart+castle+and+the+Red+Bard&source=bl&ots=7xSAyBDrvq&sig=ACfU3U1j0-TINbmcuBFzAYR1XcT98sOc-w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLrvTA-4L3AhVkDkQIHUnfBlYQ6AF6BAhEEAM%23v=onepage&q=urquhart%2520castle%252#v=onepage&q=urquhart%2520castle%252&f=false">Caledonia: A Song of Scotland</a>, a dispute in the 1400s over ownership of Urquhart Castle eventually led the rightful, but impoverished castle owner, the Earl of Huntly, to lease the castle to Sir Duncan Grant of Freuchie. Upon Grant's death, the castle was bequeathed to his grandson, John "the Red Bard," who returned the castle to its past glory, "and ran the estates efficiently and with justice."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr2cgBKponmGf81_qJU99uTfFQnYzFSQvvil4bfT_J8TpNo9vCw86ppA9s_-KOUx66wYKOIcQzPkpA_ZVe60KBfx7T1GYEAfaS0qVTUITwDQysfDgYAsA5m5kD36Vc5vpQLWcH0Frc4DWqj_JhHhcIYPF_i0o7RP86G2tQtWMpSZ6ZmYrwI4j4J1OuQ/s1640/Keep%20Your%20Wits%20Aboot%20You.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr2cgBKponmGf81_qJU99uTfFQnYzFSQvvil4bfT_J8TpNo9vCw86ppA9s_-KOUx66wYKOIcQzPkpA_ZVe60KBfx7T1GYEAfaS0qVTUITwDQysfDgYAsA5m5kD36Vc5vpQLWcH0Frc4DWqj_JhHhcIYPF_i0o7RP86G2tQtWMpSZ6ZmYrwI4j4J1OuQ/w400-h225/Keep%20Your%20Wits%20Aboot%20You.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br />No writer could pass up a great name like the Red Bard. So I created a contentious fictional backstory between my characters' ancestors and the prior owners of Urquhart Castle. </span><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqixta8CUC76M_Lda4SrdgbqioN95dVuJfe9KLTAo7iyDBiHru54VTe9b4Q-j5i2tJLt-IxvbZ9WdnI1-q3a_9ibC_no8PxVAJxOfYS6ED1g-e6dJXXR7nCxJcWEhlED22GBg4kjJnE9k_5EzY9NHh0R3huqInTymUWlwM9FXhvnhWvcWz9UgrZLaCg/s750/VikingMist_500x750.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqixta8CUC76M_Lda4SrdgbqioN95dVuJfe9KLTAo7iyDBiHru54VTe9b4Q-j5i2tJLt-IxvbZ9WdnI1-q3a_9ibC_no8PxVAJxOfYS6ED1g-e6dJXXR7nCxJcWEhlED22GBg4kjJnE9k_5EzY9NHh0R3huqInTymUWlwM9FXhvnhWvcWz9UgrZLaCg/s320/VikingMist_500x750.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div>Tensions spike when the Thaness of Thorburn finds herself not only on enemy land, but face-to-face with the famed monster of Loch Ness.</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Mist-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">KINDLE</a> <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-viking-mist">KOBO</a></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Should you find yourself traveling the Two Realms, venture to Loch Ness and drink in its beauty. Who knows? You may spot something unusual in the water!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;">In next Tuesday's Travel The Two Realms, we will explore the mystical Callanish Stones (Gaelic: Calanais) on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Meanwhile, you can visit <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ariellamoon/travel-the-two-realms-trilogy/">The Two Realms</a> on my Pinterest board.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; text-indent: 0.5in;">Until then, stay kind and magical.</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ariella</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17dQZC1pLujYw9OeSAXa87oYrMyvmxHhQamCzyyNLSbAEu3lblknllyeA5-Dz_Lj9CTP0bNNfkp8RlwU2gmERgIxUgE8WWWY4oSSSd3cKWxAx3c2ipjTATDRq6PRhn3dhh2TxYjQcZHAG2AReYOK3R2GgvKYSi5Aa5uEadh-HLyQ-_q1bw9Wzb6s1Kw/s500/1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17dQZC1pLujYw9OeSAXa87oYrMyvmxHhQamCzyyNLSbAEu3lblknllyeA5-Dz_Lj9CTP0bNNfkp8RlwU2gmERgIxUgE8WWWY4oSSSd3cKWxAx3c2ipjTATDRq6PRhn3dhh2TxYjQcZHAG2AReYOK3R2GgvKYSi5Aa5uEadh-HLyQ-_q1bw9Wzb6s1Kw/w200-h200/1.png" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Copyright 2022 Ariella Moon</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p></div>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120014482252178865.post-50962206335372162752022-04-06T17:15:00.000-07:002022-04-06T17:15:05.611-07:00Happy National Tartan Day!<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24q-1q2HAqePaEUuXgGxlcm7xGZbQkIKjpIeVkmWb_-mPtroz-opjh5mEXMVg0_nx5t0rra818NGp0TQvKqrc-TowP8y6SXTHCoLmHZpG4bxqD6HixxXHHCrf2ijHPxwqfXUpCkq3Lmog2lEGKtYXEmbmWwngy28fDUtHdUO_AipeH8EfiRocr1kVpg/s1500/Pinterest%20Kindle%20Countdow%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24q-1q2HAqePaEUuXgGxlcm7xGZbQkIKjpIeVkmWb_-mPtroz-opjh5mEXMVg0_nx5t0rra818NGp0TQvKqrc-TowP8y6SXTHCoLmHZpG4bxqD6HixxXHHCrf2ijHPxwqfXUpCkq3Lmog2lEGKtYXEmbmWwngy28fDUtHdUO_AipeH8EfiRocr1kVpg/w266-h400/Pinterest%20Kindle%20Countdow%20(1).png" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cameron Tartan, <br />Crown Copyright, Scottish Register of Tartans</td></tr></tbody></table><br />April 6 is National Tartan Day in North America. But I wanted to include fans in the UK with a special Kindle Countdown Sale. After all, the Two Realms series takes place in medieval England and Scotland, and Fairy.</p><p>UK lovers of fantasy, shape-shifters, Arthurian legends, fairies, and strong heroines can find <b>The Beltane Escape Kindle Countdown</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beltane-Escape-Book-Realms-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B01AKUA0EU/">HERE</a> until April 9, 2022. </p><p>But National Tartan Day is celebrated in North America. So in recognition of my Scottish heritage, I featured (above) the ancient Clan Cameron tartan (my mother's clan).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgN7WHnAc6t6ghHo051fi0JZMcEXpdgrmnfg020Bg18AXtnyfXmFttbAzVI8bcIVJ7rAZQTVV6ihFBhtRtOVEdJ5GuBvAqNauDYPrD8p64pzc8rm5QwgOYIMCPZWYm3RRxEi_mj-LXw42Ndc8y56s1DIj46EXFSMuPnVEkV-iLqBTDc_Sgg8NA-iNpw/s2763/fullsizeoutput_13b4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="2169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgN7WHnAc6t6ghHo051fi0JZMcEXpdgrmnfg020Bg18AXtnyfXmFttbAzVI8bcIVJ7rAZQTVV6ihFBhtRtOVEdJ5GuBvAqNauDYPrD8p64pzc8rm5QwgOYIMCPZWYm3RRxEi_mj-LXw42Ndc8y56s1DIj46EXFSMuPnVEkV-iLqBTDc_Sgg8NA-iNpw/s320/fullsizeoutput_13b4.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><p>The Scots are great storytellers. My mother was a wonderful writer. As a child, I loved to sit behind her as she tapped away on her typewriter, spinning a new novel or crafting her African memoir. What a satisfying sound when she pulled a finished page from her ancient Corona. </p><p>Here's to Scots everywhere, and to magical lands and legends. And if you'd like to binge on a series inspired by the Motherland, I invite you to explore <a href="http://amzn.to/1OQMyp3">The Beltane Escape</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2yhb3hY">The Amber Elixir</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPSPDDZ/">The Viking Mist</a>.</p><p>Make your mum proud!</p><p>Happy reading, </p><p> Ariella</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUhhlLTnbuMUjWZ-0T08O2iFHgjI-P4DiWFdXYrUMWN8HMDQdEJn0Ljj1bNywqiCtnkub6Dj5EjC3NIKiXVcbDIoQnlZhkpZ_o90EX6fYaDeWc3Ut4d8a97aohjfe2fVbxgQ3gNmTsxI55osxVIqArT2jUMz4-WUJ8qQDMxof_xeWrVq7h9UmMEZJZw/s500/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUhhlLTnbuMUjWZ-0T08O2iFHgjI-P4DiWFdXYrUMWN8HMDQdEJn0Ljj1bNywqiCtnkub6Dj5EjC3NIKiXVcbDIoQnlZhkpZ_o90EX6fYaDeWc3Ut4d8a97aohjfe2fVbxgQ3gNmTsxI55osxVIqArT2jUMz4-WUJ8qQDMxof_xeWrVq7h9UmMEZJZw/w200-h200/1.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Copyright 2022 by Ariella Moon<br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><br /><br /><p></p>Ariella Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06954539006866814103noreply@blogger.com0