Miscellaneous

Intentional Disclosure

The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall - 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm

A to Z Blogging

Fortune & Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Book Review

Fortune and Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Author: Janet EvanovichPublished in 2020Publisher is Atria BooksAvailable in eBook, audio, and print (mass market edition is 352 pages)Book 27 is not the last in The Stephanie Plum SeriesHumour | Mystery | Crime Thriller Janetโ€™s style, that witty, humourous, and mischievous style, is one place I drew (continue to draw)… Continue reading Fortune & Glory: Tantalizing Twenty-Seven Book Review

Writing

Deleted Scene

It has now been three months since The Ember Stone launched; thank you Twin Horseshoes Publishing. Many of you have been along for the journey with me since I started writing The Ember Stone in January 2021, that first post can be found: here. Thank you for all the support. Today I thought I would… Continue reading Deleted Scene

Miscellaneous

Stopping for a quick break

This year I am writing a novel but today I am taking a little break. What do you call a story about a broken pencil?Pointless. - Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) Where do pencils go for vacation?Pencil-Vania. (Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) A hungry lion roamed through… Continue reading Stopping for a quick break

A to Z Blogging

J โ€“ Jargon

This year at Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils my theme is โ€œthis year I am writing a novel.โ€ So, in light of that I decided to try and keep to the theme a bit with my A to Z topic. I decided on using writing words that start with each letter of the… Continue reading J โ€“ Jargon

Writing

Oath of Allegiance, an Oath of Office, and an Oath of Secrecy

My diploma had a gold seal in the corner that was decorated with the RCMP insignia: a front facing buffalo head, the words Maintiens le Droit, maple leaves with a crown at the top over the name Canada, and a scroll at the very bottom with the RCMP title. I received a shiny gold plated… Continue reading Oath of Allegiance, an Oath of Office, and an Oath of Secrecy

Miscellaneous

My NaNoPoBlano post for November 9th

Knock, Knock.Whoโ€™s there?A broken pencil.A broken pencil who?Never mind. Itโ€™s pointless! (Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) What do you call a cow that just had a baby?De-calf-inated. -(Whee Winnโ€™s book, lots of knock-knock jokes for kids) A NaNoPoBlano post shared by Shari Marshall - 2020

Writing

More than I can chew

On November 1, 2020 I spontaneously decided to join NaNoPoBlano for the first time. So, here we are on day #3 with my day 3 post titled, โ€œMore than I can chew." I was aiming for a bit of humour today while still trying to stay true to my 2020 photo prompt challenge. --------------------------------------------------------------- More… Continue reading More than I can chew

A to Z Blogging

The โ€œQโ€ in 2020 A to Z

Quarantine Brain: When all you can do is laugh Husband: โ€œCan you turn the oven on to 450 degrees please?โ€ he asks me as he leaves the room. Me: โ€œSure,โ€ as I absently move wonder over to the oven and type it in before I carry on with what I was doing. Husband: A few… Continue reading The โ€œQโ€ in 2020 A to Z

Coffee Blog

Reframe

So, itโ€™s the middle of the night when it starts because why wouldnโ€™t it be? I decide that I am going to ignore it because it doesnโ€™t appear to have woke anyone else up. I start to drift back to sleep and WHAM 70 pounds of terrified muscle has pounced directly onto me and I… Continue reading Reframe