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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: August 2016
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Wiling Away at Awhile. Oh the joys of writing and English grammar! It's a rat-hole, folks. Here's one piece of advice I received from an editor: be consistent with my use of "awhile" or "a while." So I picked one, did a search and changed them all to the one word "awhile." Nice and easy, right? Not until another editor looked at it and pointed me in the opposite direction: "awhile" should be "a while.". Says "awhile" means: for a short time or period as in stay for awhile. And i...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: April 2016
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Saturday, April 30, 2016. Friday Five: Garden Pics. I devoured the words in The Nest by Kenneth Oppel. As well as the fabulous illustrations by Jon Klassen. It's not my usual type of read, and thankfully, I pulled it off the shelf for the cover and size alone. Not to mention, I'm a big fan of Jon Klassen's artwork in picture books ( I Want My Hat Back. This Is Not My Hat. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole. I couldn't put it down. Naturally, what do I find in my garden this morning? Sunday, April 24, 2016. 3 I'm re...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: March 2016
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Sunday, March 27, 2016. Going with the Flow. I'm still riding the corner bookmark. Wave, but I'm nearing the end. Last project, I swear. Maybe. I found the perfect book to use for my "Happy Reading" cards, one that practically begged to be repurposed since pages were falling out left and right. It was a paperback about various versions of the Rumpelstiltskin story I had picked up at the thrift store awhile back. Not my favorite fairy tale, so I had no guilt plucking it apart for this project. This book h...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: In Formatting Hell
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Friday, October 28, 2016. I was so excited to push that button! Everything looked perfect when I converted my .ePub file for Riding with the Hides of Hell. To a mobi one via the Kindle Previewer (". Is a graphical user interface tool that emulates how books display across. Devices and apps," says Google). A Thing of Beauty. View on Kindle Previewer. Riding with the Hides of Hell - first page. Blogged about my new book release. Shared the news with my friends on Facebook. What a hot mess! And it going liv...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo 2016
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Sunday, October 30, 2016. Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo 2016. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Is upon us, so get ready. It runs the month of November and starts on All Saints Day, right after Halloween. The goal: Write 50,000 words toward a novel. If not for you, do it for the dogs. Do it for Tilly Bean. I mean, really.look at that face! NanoWrimo 2016 Participant Web Banner. Sorry, but no. So I made my own Facebook. Banner. I pulled up my Destination Moon illustration. Feel free to share! So my ...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: May 2016
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Friday, May 27, 2016. Packing, Camping, Reading. Just a quick note, then it's lights out. My goal is to get up at the butt-crack of dawn and beat the southbound traffic to our campground. Me and mornings? We don't get along so well. So.back to the quick part. I can't go anywhere without my journal and a book or two. I read what I'm in the mood for, so I need to pack plenty of options. Just give me the facts, man. I'm not even half way through, and it's loaded with good material. So far, so good. The grea...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: Currently: Enjoying a New Book Release!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Currently: Enjoying a New Book Release! Riding with the Hides of Hell. Bouncing Book Baby #2. I woke up and said, " What the hell. Why not? And I hit the publish button. It's available on Amazon. As I write this, and it's up for grabs on Kindle Unlimited, too. And. as if it's kismet, the paperback. Proof arrived today. Thank you, Mr. Mailman! I've only been waiting for FOREVER. I'm so excited to share this with the world. It was a fun one to write. What you say?
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: Still in Formatting Hell
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Saturday, October 29, 2016. Still in Formatting Hell. I posted a big ol' whine fest earlier about my formatting woes. With regards to the Holy Mess Fest that is Amazon's "Look Inside The Book" feature. My .mobi files look pristine in the Kindle Previewer and on Calibre. So without taking hours, days, weeks of my time to shoot in the dark, I chose to start over. What's with the spacing, yo? Look Inside The Book" (LITB) on Amazon. Riding with the Hides of Hell. When I published Dealing with Blue. Currently...
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Stacia Leigh at Espial Design: October 2016
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Sunday, October 30, 2016. Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo 2016. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Is upon us, so get ready. It runs the month of November and starts on All Saints Day, right after Halloween. The goal: Write 50,000 words toward a novel. If not for you, do it for the dogs. Do it for Tilly Bean. I mean, really.look at that face! NanoWrimo 2016 Participant Web Banner. Sorry, but no. So I made my own Facebook. Banner. I pulled up my Destination Moon illustration. Feel free to share! So my ...
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