"'Use that money to buy up some of the grazing fields out west. Start raising cattle and sheep. Sell the meat to the local butchers.'''
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"'Use that money to buy up some of the grazing fields out west. Start raising cattle and sheep. Sell the meat to the local butchers.'''
Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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Breech (Working Title)
Calian,1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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"Despite the blurriness of the picture, I recognized it as the second-hand image of her mother – a snapshot from Yi Min’s camera of the news story."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
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November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Despite the blurriness of the picture, I recognized it as the second-hand image of her mother – a snapshot from Yi Min’s camera of the news story."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 8: Digging Up Hatchets
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"Nellie brushed her fingers along the rolls of film, drumming a little song with her fingers."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"Nellie brushed her fingers along the rolls of film, drumming a little song with her fingers."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
I got two in once scene, but stuck with this one.
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"With one unbroken movement, he scooped Lavender’s face into his hands and placed a kiss on her forehead."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"With one unbroken movement, he scooped Lavender’s face into his hands and placed a kiss on her forehead."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 5: Four Stags
Here's hoping the first book of this series ever sees the actual light of day.
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"On rare occasions, they were too busy covering up Windsor’s murderous trail to remember at all. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"On rare occasions, they were too busy covering up Windsor’s murderous trail to remember at all. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I swear, grief is like a quiet ghost, haunting every chapter of this book.
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"He was tall, with neatly parted dark hair and steel-colored eyes. The man gave me a slight smile and something about it made me feel ill."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"He was tall, with neatly parted dark hair and steel-colored eyes. The man gave me a slight smile and something about it made me feel ill."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
I had a few good ones for this, but opted for a later chapter.
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"'We’ll make a nice profit, which is why I came looking for you.'"
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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November 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"'We’ll make a nice profit, which is why I came looking for you.'"
Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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Breech (Working Title)
Calian - 1204 in the Age of the Warring Gods
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"The cellar was cluttered with crates and supplies. Cobwebs hung from the low ceiling, clinging to my forehead and disheveled hair. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
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November 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"The cellar was cluttered with crates and supplies. Cobwebs hung from the low ceiling, clinging to my forehead and disheveled hair. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 2: The Promise That We Made
I think I'm almost ready to query....
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"Soon, everyone was bent over with laugher, drunk on hope and accomplishment. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
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This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
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This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Soon, everyone was bent over with laugher, drunk on hope and accomplishment. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
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This chapter has always been one of my favorites. It has the same feeling as the day I finished this book for the first time.
“'No streamers? This is an unacceptable welcome home for our prodigal Keeper,' Anila complained into the radio as I killed the engine."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“'No streamers? This is an unacceptable welcome home for our prodigal Keeper,' Anila complained into the radio as I killed the engine."
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 7: Dear Kite
I need to read more fiction and fewer essays for my health.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"'It fills hot air balloons extremely fast,' she said. 'I won first prize in a science fair for it.'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
Yesterday, I made sure to tell my daughter she was good at math, because no one ever told me that.
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
Yesterday, I made sure to tell my daughter she was good at math, because no one ever told me that.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"'It fills hot air balloons extremely fast,' she said. 'I won first prize in a science fair for it.'"
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
Yesterday, I made sure to tell my daughter she was good at math, because no one ever told me that.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 6: The Vanished
Yesterday, I made sure to tell my daughter she was good at math, because no one ever told me that.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"She held out her hand. In it was Ethan’s pull-string bear, the one I had fixed for him."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I think this is one of my favorite parts of the book - the first step in the grieving process.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I think this is one of my favorite parts of the book - the first step in the grieving process.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"She held out her hand. In it was Ethan’s pull-string bear, the one I had fixed for him."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I think this is one of my favorite parts of the book - the first step in the grieving process.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 9: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I think this is one of my favorite parts of the book - the first step in the grieving process.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"To seal the deal, I pulled out a golden ink pen August had lifted from the overseer’s office a while back."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 5: The Wandering Keeper
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I always like Nellie's character, and I'm excited that there's more of her in book two.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 5: The Wandering Keeper
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I always like Nellie's character, and I'm excited that there's more of her in book two.
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"To seal the deal, I pulled out a golden ink pen August had lifted from the overseer’s office a while back."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 5: The Wandering Keeper
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I always like Nellie's character, and I'm excited that there's more of her in book two.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 5: The Wandering Keeper
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I always like Nellie's character, and I'm excited that there's more of her in book two.
"Lucky for us, August thought we were a bit more important than livestock. With one swift movement, he scooped up the oversized helmet and shoved it onto my head.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 1: Fodder
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That was an entire week of Disney and illness.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 1: Fodder
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That was an entire week of Disney and illness.
September 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Lucky for us, August thought we were a bit more important than livestock. With one swift movement, he scooped up the oversized helmet and shoved it onto my head.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 1: Fodder
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
That was an entire week of Disney and illness.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 1: Fodder
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
That was an entire week of Disney and illness.
"Finally, Lyric managed to get her hands on a heater. It was small but being able to warm our hands made all the difference."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
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There's a bittersweet taste to the later chapters that I love.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
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There's a bittersweet taste to the later chapters that I love.
September 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Finally, Lyric managed to get her hands on a heater. It was small but being able to warm our hands made all the difference."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
There's a bittersweet taste to the later chapters that I love.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 16: Crosswinds
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
There's a bittersweet taste to the later chapters that I love.
"'I got plenty of practice helping the overseers demolish what’s left of the mill you fell off of. '"
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
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This is a hell of a chapter to follow the final stage of grief for Kite, but I think it hits well.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This is a hell of a chapter to follow the final stage of grief for Kite, but I think it hits well.
September 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"'I got plenty of practice helping the overseers demolish what’s left of the mill you fell off of. '"
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This is a hell of a chapter to follow the final stage of grief for Kite, but I think it hits well.
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 14: Robotic Hearts
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
This is a hell of a chapter to follow the final stage of grief for Kite, but I think it hits well.
"This was the backlash from a country the other four had left in pieces over a decade ago."
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
I want to work on this story so bad, but I have a job and a wrecked car to fix D :
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Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
I want to work on this story so bad, but I have a job and a wrecked car to fix D :
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September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"This was the backlash from a country the other four had left in pieces over a decade ago."
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
I want to work on this story so bad, but I have a job and a wrecked car to fix D :
#wipsnips #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
I want to work on this story so bad, but I have a job and a wrecked car to fix D :
#wipsnips #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
“'People aren’t perfect, but that’s what makes them worthwhile. You love them even when they make it hard to do so. After all, if you can’t treasure someone at their worst, how can you expect them to do the same for you?'”
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 4: The Potter
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 4: The Potter
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September 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“'People aren’t perfect, but that’s what makes them worthwhile. You love them even when they make it hard to do so. After all, if you can’t treasure someone at their worst, how can you expect them to do the same for you?'”
Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 4: The Potter
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Windmill Keepers, Book 2
Chapter 4: The Potter
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"At twenty-four, he already looked half-dead."
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
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Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
#wipsnips #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"At twenty-four, he already looked half-dead."
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
#wipsnips #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
#wipsnips #booksky #writingcommunity #fantasy
"Samson cracked under the pressure, shouting that the key was in the bank."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 7: Eye for an Eye
I wanted to get this out sooner, but a car rear-ended me at a stoplight and ruined my whole morning with appointments.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 7: Eye for an Eye
I wanted to get this out sooner, but a car rear-ended me at a stoplight and ruined my whole morning with appointments.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Samson cracked under the pressure, shouting that the key was in the bank."
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 7: Eye for an Eye
I wanted to get this out sooner, but a car rear-ended me at a stoplight and ruined my whole morning with appointments.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 7: Eye for an Eye
I wanted to get this out sooner, but a car rear-ended me at a stoplight and ruined my whole morning with appointments.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
"Kai-Rin looked up at the person who was using her as a walking stick. 'If you’re going to be impressed by anything, Torque, it should be Cane’s ability to exist solely on nicotine and coffee.'”
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
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Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
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September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Kai-Rin looked up at the person who was using her as a walking stick. 'If you’re going to be impressed by anything, Torque, it should be Cane’s ability to exist solely on nicotine and coffee.'”
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
#fantasy #wipsnips #writingcommunity #booksky
Breech (Working Title), 832 in the Age of the Sleeper God
#fantasy #wipsnips #writingcommunity #booksky
"The main event still hadn’t hit when we got word from Livio that all the cars were stripped. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 15: Banco Windsor
I want to get back to this book so bad, but I have a mountain of tasks to do to fix my house.
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 15: Banco Windsor
I want to get back to this book so bad, but I have a mountain of tasks to do to fix my house.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
September 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"The main event still hadn’t hit when we got word from Livio that all the cars were stripped. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 15: Banco Windsor
I want to get back to this book so bad, but I have a mountain of tasks to do to fix my house.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 15: Banco Windsor
I want to get back to this book so bad, but I have a mountain of tasks to do to fix my house.
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky #writingcommunity
“'I told them I was doing a food drive for some homeless kids at my school. Some of them said it was against policy, but those clods left their fruit just sitting in bowls on the counter. Bags of coffee too.'"
Windmill Keepers Book 2, Chapter 1: Familiar Stranger
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Windmill Keepers Book 2, Chapter 1: Familiar Stranger
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September 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“'I told them I was doing a food drive for some homeless kids at my school. Some of them said it was against policy, but those clods left their fruit just sitting in bowls on the counter. Bags of coffee too.'"
Windmill Keepers Book 2, Chapter 1: Familiar Stranger
#wipsnips #yabooksky #booksky
Windmill Keepers Book 2, Chapter 1: Familiar Stranger
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"I needed my mask to stay sane. So, I blocked the entire experience from my mind. But untruths can only go so far before they start to hurt you and the people around you. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 10: Ire
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 10: Ire
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September 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"I needed my mask to stay sane. So, I blocked the entire experience from my mind. But untruths can only go so far before they start to hurt you and the people around you. "
Windmill Keepers, Chapter 10: Ire
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Windmill Keepers, Chapter 10: Ire
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