“The Floor is Lava” is Ending Tomorrow!

The game “The Floor is Lava” is ending TOMORROW at 12:00pm MST. If you’re on MeWe, take part of the fun by joining the group “The floor is lava, come play.” You might win a free book!

Post a funny lava-related meme, an article about volcanoes, a recipe for a volcano cake, or anything lava-themed. Just make sure there’s no pornography, strong profanity, or anything you wouldn’t want your twelve-year-old to see.

Don’t forget to like, comment, and share others’ posts, too. Whoever receives the most responses on their post will win Kandi J. Wyatt’s book Uprooted.

Have a blast, everyone! A volcano-sized blast, that is.

P.S. Did you know that there’s a matcha lava cake? It’s true. Check out this video.


“The Floor is Lava” Game is Still Happening

There’s still time to play “The Floor is Lava,” where you may win a free book!

If you’re on MeWe, join the group “The floor is lava, come play.” Then post a funny lava-related meme, an article about volcanoes, a recipe for a volcano cake, or anything lava-themed. Just make sure there’s no pornography, strong profanity, or anything you wouldn’t want your twelve-year-old to see.

The game ends THIS SATURDAY at 12:00pm MST, so make your posting soon. Whoever receives the most likes, shares, and comments on their post will win Kandi J. Wyatt’s book Uprooted. Here’s a trailer for the book.

Have fun, and be brave like this fox. Hope he outwits the lava!

A Giveaway of Middle Grade and YA Books!

Need to fill up your bookshelf? Author Kandi J. Wyatt is hosting a giveaway of books on her site. It’s happening for three more days, so don’t delay in signing up! The following are the books in the giveaway.

(Fun fact: I had the honor of reading Vincent in Wonderland and To Slay a Curse before they were published.)

The giveaway also includes this dragon trinket box and this stuffed toy that looks like the dog in The Dog Snatcher.

Here’s the link. Click it!

Giveaway

“The Floor is Lava” Game is Still Going!

Check out these pumpkins withstanding the lava!

Want to share a picture of pumpkins floating on lava? And maybe win a free book? Join the group “The floor is lava, come play” on MeWe.

Post a funny meme of a person or animal keeping their feet off the floor (or a pumpkin avoiding lava, ha ha). You can also post a link to science facts about lava, books about volcanos, or even lava cake recipes. Just be sure they’re family friendly, please.

Then like, share, or comment on your favorite posts. The post that receives the most responses by November 12 at 12:00pm MST will win a free copy of Kandi J. Wyatt’s young adult novel Uprooted (Four Stars over Ardtaz: Sovereigns Book 1).

Here’s the blurb:

Hest’s dad taught him all he knows about horses, but when the most magnificent stallion he’s ever seen walks through his stable, 18-year-old Hest’s life changes as drastically as it did the day his parents died.

Now in the service of the warrior who owns this fabulous creature, Hest travels far from the only home he’s known and into the world of kings, princesses, and court intrigue.

If only life was as simple as working with a horse, but people are more complex and want more than fresh straw and some oats. If Hest isn’t careful, he’ll end up on the wrong side of a sword or worse—betraying the very people who have taken him in. (Amazon.com)

Post as many posts as you want. I’ll post my own stuff too, but I’m exempt from the game. 

Have fun!

“Tales of the Chawnsa Corps: Beginnings” by Joseph Ficor

Have you ever seen haiku intermingled in a story? Joseph Ficor demonstrates that in his “Tales of the Chawnsa Corps: Beginnings.”

This short story is fitting for a high school and adult audience, as it shows a character undergo a major operation to become a cyborg. It isn’t too graphic, though, and the story overall contains engaging emotion, a right amount of tension, and out-of-this-world battle action.

Starship Chi-Rho Studio

This is the first of an experimental series of stories written in the haibun style. Haibun is from medieval Japan in which a haiku was written after a section of prose. I learned of the style when I read an English translation of the book Oku no Hosomichi (“The Narrow Road to the Deep North”) by the Japanese poet Matsuo Basho.

I have taken more than my share of liberties in writing this style in this work, but I hope that you can enjoy it nonetheless.

The Kwanje Galaxy has been terrorized by the dreaded cyborg race, the Daregei, for centuries. The six-tentacled monsters of mysterious origin send their “harvest groups” to gather children to be converted to Daregei. The Kyasan Empire fears that they will be next. Their scientists have developed a desperate and bold plan to halt the monsters, but the individuals volunteering must forfeit humanity itself.

Beginnings

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In the Mood for Poetry?

Here is a poem written by Kaley Kriesel from her blog Words. Don’t think this is a Halloween poem. This poem causes you to think and feel for those who may be cold on the outside but are wounded on the inside.

Hey warriors! I recently realized I’ve been trying too hard to create helpful posts when this blog isn’t just for writing tips but for my writing! So here’s a poem I wrote. I hope you enjoy it! The Dark House The sound of beating hoovesPound across the cobblestonesCracked and coated in dirt.From years of heavy […]

The Dark House: A Poem — Words

“Daddy’s Job” by Joseph Ficor (Starship Chi-Rho Studio)

Hi, all.

Want a short story that’s fitting for teens and adults? Something that’s sci fi and dystopian? Look no further than Joseph Ficor’s “Daddy’s Job.” Here, a little girl finds out that her dad’s job may not be so amazing. Rather, it involves murder. Ooo, that sounds dystopian right there, doesn’t it? Take it away, Joseph.

Here is the first story in my story a week challenge. It is a revision of a rough draft that I wrote last year. Please enjoy.              Daddy’s Job Nine-year-old Amarisa nearly ran into a wall when her little brother popped out of his hiding place behind the power junction near the hatch of their […]

Daddy’s Job — Starship Chi-Rho Studio

On MeWe? Come Play “The Floor is Lava” With Me!

Hi, everyone!

I’m hosting a game on the MeWe page, “The floor is lava, come play!” Join the page to post a lava-themed meme or article, and you can win a free copy of Kandi J. Wyatt’s young adult novel Uprooted (Four Stars over Ardtaz: Sovereigns Book 1). Here’s the blurb:

Hest’s dad taught him all he knows about horses, but when the most magnificent stallion he’s ever seen walks through his stable, 18-year-old Hest’s life changes as drastically as it did the day his parents died.

Now in the service of the warrior who owns this fabulous creature, Hest travels far from the only home he’s known and into the world of kings, princesses, and court intrigue.

If only life was as simple as working with a horse, but people are more complex and want more than fresh straw and some oats. If Hest isn’t careful, he’ll end up on the wrong side of a sword or worse—betraying the very people who have taken him in. (Amazon.com)

Have fun!

Dog Stories for Young Kids

You may have detected my obsession with canine stories. *smiles* If you share my love for them, here’s a couple of adorable tales for younger children. This here is Pupunzel, a retelling of Rapunzel for emerging readers.

Like Rapunzel, this cute golden pup has super long hair and is stuck in a tower. I do wonder why Pupunzel doesn’t chew her hair off and make a rope out of it. Then she can escape the tower that way. Maybe only scissors and razors can easily cut dog fur, and hers would be a lot of fur to chew through.

Reading of Pupunzel by Dixy’s Storytime World

You may remember my review on Laika: Astronaut Dog. It’s based on the story of Laika, the first dog to orbit Earth. If you haven’t read the review, you can read it through this link, but be warned. I do share the sad ending of Laika’s real story and explain how the retelling’s ending does her story a disservice.

Book Review of Laika: Astronaut Dog

But here’s a happier story about dogs who went into space.

The following link is Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud’s reading of Dogs in Space, the story of Belka and Strelka. And she’s joined by her adorable canine puppet, Jones.   

Dogs in Space Reading by Ruth Gilmore Ingulsrud