Category Archives: Books

Prizes! Celebrate Launch of Emblazon Website

Come celebrate the birth of a new website called Emblazon! Together, our sparks will light up the lives of young readers. Help us blaze new trails and make a difference. A wise person once said, “Write your name on the heart … Continue reading

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Princess Kandake – Released Today!

Today is the official launch date for Stephanie Jefferson’s PRINCESS KANDAKE – Warrior By Choice….Appointed to Rule. My post of January 4, 2012, explained the inspiration behind this story. If you missed it, you can read it here. The January 11 post … Continue reading

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The Making of a Leather Breastplate

Last week I shared the inspiration behind Stephanie Jefferson’s novel, PRINCESS KANDAKE – Warrior By Choice….Appointed to Rule. If you missed it, you can read it here. Today, I’d like to cover the fascinating process Stephanie went through to make the leather breastplate … Continue reading

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Meet a Nubian Princess

My good friend, Stephanie Jefferson, is beyond excited, as most writers are when their debut novel is about to come out, but this is an extra-special time in Stephanie’s life. You see, she had a close call with death in … Continue reading

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Interview With a Pirate Rat!

I have a special guest for you today. Please welcome Vlad, the talking pirate rat. Thank you for visiting, Vlad. I’m thrilled I get to pick your brain today. Arrr, swabber! No one be messin’ with me poor brain, lest … Continue reading

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MONSTER MOON – Show Me The Bounty!

ARR! Let’s give a great big hook hand to Rebecca Kiel, who will receive a copy of SECRET OF HAUNTED BOG, and Tina Laurel Lee, who will get a copy of CURSE AT ZALA MANOR. Neither had to pilfer or plunder … Continue reading

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Props For School Visits

“There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.”                                          … Continue reading

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