The Word Worker

Tag: Books

  • Summer Flash Sale 2022

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    I do believe dragon breath is scorching my area. The heat is driving everyone inside, so time for some new reading material. Magic, dragons, prophecy, and myth drive Seline toward a destiny she never imagined. Available in ebook at most major retailers through the following link – Https://books2read.com/u/baDgr6 On sale in paperback form exclusively through…

  • Kizi

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    A ray of sunshine peeked into her nest, softened into a pink glow by the delicate petals beginning to unfurl over her head. She blinked in wonder, and yellow dust clung to the green tufts of her hair as she raised her head from her flowery pillow. Gossamer wings fluttered from her back, unexpectedly bouncing…

  • Seasons

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    As many of you many have noticed, the blog has been a little neglected of late. Life comes in seasons, and my family has been experiencing a mildly difficult season. We needed time to work out some instabilities, and that has made writing difficult to accomplish. It also proved to be a time of refocusing…

  • Spring Sale 2022

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    The weather is warming rapidly, flowers are blanketing the world, and (sometimes) peaceful breezes whisper through the trees. It’s the perfect time to curl up on a porch swing or in a backyard nook with a great story. That makes it a perfect time for a book sale! Take advantage of the ebook discount on…

  • Book Review: The Lady and the Spider

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    A spider finds her perfect home in a cozy head of lettuce in a lady’s garden. The leaves collect water and tasty insects buzz and crawl within easy reach. The lettuce even provides quick shelter from larger animals who might turn the spider herself into a meal! When the lady harvests her lettuce she doesn’t…

  • Book Review: The Night the Scary Beasties Popped Out of My Head

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    When Dan is woken up by a horrible racket inside his head, he decides to draw his nightmares. If he can erase the nightmares they won’t bother him anymore, but unfortunately things don’t quite work out that way. Dan is in for quite a wild night when the nightmares escape and begin drawing on their…

  • Book Review: The Green Children

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    Bud and Blossom are green children and the best of friends. They live in the cool shade of Ballybogey Forest with all the Otherfolk, safe from the prying eyes of people. That is, until one day when a strange new music, the sound of bells, lures the two friends into the open road. Spotted by…

  • Book Review: Frog and Toad Together

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    Frog and Toad are best friends. When one gets into trouble, the other is always there to rescue him. When one has a problem, the other is always there to help him solve it. Whether planting a garden, cleaning a house, or trying not to eat all the cookies, neither does anything without the other.…

  • Book Review: The Sneetches and Other Stories

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    The Star-Belly Sneetches hate the Plain-Belly Sneetches and enforce strict segregation. The Plain-Bellies are understandably unhappy until a stranger shows up with a very special machine and promises to fix their problem by giving them stars. Unfortunately, the real problem proves to be deeper than marks on bellies, and the stranger’s machine wreaks havoc on…

  • A Sneak Peek and a Sale

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    _United_, Book 2 of Magicborn, is officially in progress. Because you are my most loyal supporters, I am giving you a rare sneak peek into the first draft of my process. Very few people get to see anything this early, partly because it is mostly bare bones of story waiting to be fleshed out and…