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The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

The quest continues–I finished reading The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien this weekend, continuing my journey through the very-intimidating Lord of the Rings.  I enjoyed Fellowship pretty well (review here), and I think I liked Towers better.  Tolkien is still … Continue reading →

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Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

One of my goals for Once Upon a Time was to continue my way through the Sevenwaters series by Juliet Marillier.  It’s a wonderful series that has been taking me far too long to read!  I just finished Heir to … Continue reading →

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The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Continuing recent trends, I reread The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley for Once Upon a Time, and for my goal to reread old favorites.  I’ve no idea when I last read this, but it may have been middle school.  By now, … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Voice

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Exciting news today!  Recently my friend Ruth told me about a contest for writers with polished manuscripts hoping to find an agent.  Step One was to enter a lottery just to be in the contest–and I got in! Step Two … Continue reading →

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The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Drumroll and fanfare…I have successfully finished reading The Fellowship of the Ring!  And yeah, that probably wouldn’t be a big deal to a lot of you fantasy readers out there.  But I’ve been intimidated by the Lord of the Rings … Continue reading →

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