The End of the Penmaiden
"All good things come to an end", or so the saying goes. It's completely inaccurate, as the source of all "good" things happens to be an...
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joellestoneauthor
Jul 303 min read
Story Day - Fortune & Wanderer
Once again, the story for today was so short I decided to give y'all another one along with it. You're welcome. XD The Prompt This was...
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joellestoneauthor
Jul 238 min read
Getting Blood on Your Pages - what I learned from Fight Write
A long long time ago, I entered in a giveaway and won several books. One of those books was Fight Write by Carla Hoch, a "trained fighter...
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joellestoneauthor
Jul 167 min read
75 Prompts for the Uninspired Writer (with pictures)
What writer doesn't like being able to plagiarize without getting sued? That's what these prompts are for: take 'em, leave 'em, take half...
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joellestoneauthor
Jul 910 min read
Introducing... Song of the Wind
Those of you who are subscribed to my newsletter know that I've been working on a Top Secret project for several months now. I've been...
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joellestoneauthor
Jul 210 min read
The Trauma of Moral Injury (featuring a military chaplain)
Way back in April, I spent four days at Mount Hermon, CA, attending a missions conference put on by the same organization I'm a summer...
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joellestoneauthor
Jun 254 min read
Story Day - Toad & Bounce
Once again, I had a couple short stories next to one another. SO I decided to go ahead and give y'all both of them. You're welcome. XP...
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joellestoneauthor
Jun 1810 min read
Que the Music - a musical tag
This tag was so much fun. I practically live off music, so this one was a perfect fit. I stole it from Sisters Three, by the way, if you...
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joellestoneauthor
Jun 1110 min read
The Corruption Arc: a case study of King Saul
I, for one, struggle with negative character arcs. Mostly because I operate from a false sense of the "good" in humanity, and I really...
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joellestoneauthor
Jun 48 min read
Review: Calculated by Nova McBee
It's been forever since I had a review on my blog. And since Calculated kept popping up in recommendations all over the place, I decided...
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joellestoneauthor
May 282 min read
Story Day - Drip
For the record, I'm slightly claustrophobic and really hate not being able to see the sky. Also knowing I'm trapped usually freaks me...
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joellestoneauthor
May 2110 min read
20 Obscure, Underrated Weapons for Your Next Novel
If you've never browsed The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons by Leonid Tarassuk & Claude Blair, you have been missing a vital part...
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joellestoneauthor
May 143 min read
The Siblings Tag (and memes)
I've decided I have a problem with stealing tags. I was not tagged for this, I just saw it and liked it and swiped it. XD Ah well. I have...
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joellestoneauthor
May 93 min read
Study With Me (Psalm 1)
It has been forever since I shared one of these with you guys. After the book of Mark, I picked up Psalms. Yes, I'm hand-copying the...
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joellestoneauthor
Apr 306 min read
Story Day - Golden
This is another one of my favorite stories. It came out all at once with such vivid pictures in my head that I was very tempted to turn...
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