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Happy New Year and happy Monday! My resolution for this year is to be better about setting aside dedicated writing time to finish the manuscript for The Rose of the Lorebark! What are your new year resolutions?

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We had a wonderful Christmas and extended weekend! Here is a belated Merry Christmas from the Lane family!🎄

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Happy Christmas Eve Eve!🎄

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Nostalgic memories as my daughter pretends to ride this pony that I had when I was a kid 🥰

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Got a new rug for our living room and while it's very soft, it also doubles as a skating rink ⛸🥴

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Doing the last of my Christmas shopping this weekend. How's your Christmas/holiday shopping going?

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Some of our Christmas traditions are getting a new ornament, Christmas light viewing, watching Polar Express & opening 1 present on Christmas Eve. What are some of your Christmas/holiday traditions?

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My favorite Christmas movie is The Santa Clause. I loved it as a kid and it's a must-watch every holiday season! What's your favorite Christmas/holiday movie?

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11 years ago my best friend asked me out on a date. 11 years later and it's still the best decision I ever made!

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I don't like the cold, but snow is pretty and fun to play in. Sometimes I wish I lived somewhere where it snows because 80°F in December just isn't right.

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One of my favorite Christmas memories is when I introduced my husband to this gem from Belle's Enchanted Christmas. Now it's one of his favorite things 😂

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Loving our Christmas tree this year as this was the first year our daughter could actively participate in decorating!

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Authors/writers, what do you post when you don't know what to post?

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Happy Monday! I hope y'all enjoyed the meet the character series last week. This week I'm going to be decorating for Christmas so my writing schedule will be sporadic. But Christmas!!🎄

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Amiable, curious, enthusiastic. Consults with Tahli when she needs help with a case. I like to say she thinks she's like Sherlock Holmes, but she's actually more like Scooby-Doo.

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*Late post today*

Meet the character series!

Keilkhi - 2'5" kobold detective, blue-steel scales & eyes, steel dragon descent, outcast due to lineage.

*collage made with Pinterest

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Former naval officer turned pirate. Captain of the Crimson Guard. Close contact of Tahli and helps her and Ialannati in their travels.

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Meet the character series!

Aldaire LeVoix - 6'2", 46 yrs, tanned skin, dark brown hair peppered with gray, brown eyes, charming, sarcastic, gentlemanly.

*collage created with Pinterest

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Nomadic bounty hunter with psionic abilities from the Frozen North. Hired to find Ialannati, but ends up helping her instead.

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Meet the character series!

Tahlvaina (Tahli) Simque - 5'2", 26 yrs, alabaster skin, white hair, steel gray eyes, insightful, impersonal, sarcastic.

*collage created with Pinterest

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Naïve, emotionally charged. Lives with a coven of moon elves until she decides to leave to prove a prophecy wrong.

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Meet the character series!

Ialannati Claerness - 6 ft, 150 yr old elf (20 human yrs), long, curly red hair, blue eyes, fair skin with blue undertone.
*collage created with Pinterest

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Happy Monday! We had a nice long Thanksgiving weekend that included a slumber party with my mom, sister, and nephew. Didn't get much writing in, but did have some much needed relaxation. Now it's back to the work grind!

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I'm thinking about The Rose of the Lorebark constantly, but there just aren't enough hours in the day with working full time and being a SAHM.

But it is coming soon!!

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I'd rather be writing 😒

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Happy Monday! Spent yesterday evening getting in some solid writing time! How was your weekend?

"Don't be 'a writer,' be writing."
-William Faulkner

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Happy Friday! In addition to writing, I also enjoy painting. Here are a couple of my favorite pieces along with an old Saphira sketch I love.

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It's very rainy today so I thought I'd share my little cuddle buddies! Mysty (short for Mystogan), Majik, and Brownie 😻

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Who knows? Not me! 😭

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