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Gamer Face.

There’s a pirate in the book who just showed up. I asked Lee what the pirate’s beard should look like. “A pencil-thin goatee.” I held up a finger vertically on my chin. “Like this?” “No.” He drew the line around his chin. “Ohh. Like a hexagon. Hey! Our pirate’s going to have gamer face!”

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One Man’s* Castle

*Or woman’s The fifteen top castles built largely by one person. Bishop’s Castle is #2. I am totally wanting to check out #14, the Magical Museum of Robert Tatin. But it’s in France. The House on the Rock is #15, which makes two on the list I’ve seen. I could totally think of worse things

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Writerly Ramble.

My POV character in the current book, Nancy, is much more observant than I am. I’m having a hard time describing the things she sees: of course she sees things that I wouldn’t, but she also sees things in a different order than I would — she can only see so many things at a

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Word of the Day.

pinchbeck (PINCH-bek) noun An alloy of zinc and copper, used as imitation gold in jewelry. adjective Counterfeit or spurious. [After watchmaker Christopher Pinchbeck (1670-1732), who invented it.It’s ironic that today his name is a synonym for something counterfeitbut in his time his fame was worldwide, not only as the inventor ofthis curious alloy but also

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Iron Road: Not human.

“That’s right. I never told Frank about the Graemlings. Did you ever hear the stories about gremlins the pilots tell? Little goblins that got onto planes and wrecked them?” “But–“ “Well, it turns out the legend had some basis in fact. The Graemlings did exist, but they’re gone now. A completely different race. Not human

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SHOES!

Ray tied her shoes last night! She kept saying things like, “It’s too hard for my fingers.” But she laughed her way through the tricky process–success! I made her untie them and do it again–and she did it again! She will probably have to learn it again today. Her fingers do not know how to

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