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Quick fanart of Maia, from The Goblin Emperor. Which is a book I highly recommend — you can read my review here on GoodReads. Character property Katherine Addison.
Author: Danielle
Writing Tool: OWL (Online Writing Log)
Indie Publishing Friends, WritingFor any writers out there aspiring to track their wordcount, this is a new tool by a bloke I see on Mastodon. He’s been working hard on it, so for those of you who don’t want to use monster spreadsheets, this might be a good option for you!
Dorkula
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Hotel Transylvania is great for inspiration. Hooray for Genndy Tartakovsky and his wonderful monster shapes!
Fishing Aloha and Kittenville silhouettes
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Silhouette studies of the cast, Aloha fishing, and exploring another new kitten, Carolina the fashionable kitten!
French Bulldog Studies 2
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More French bulldog studies from GIS (Google Image Search). Love that intense li’l stare.
Coming soon: a new PG-13 horror story
WritingHappy to announce that my latest novelette, WHAT THE CAT BROUGHT BACK, is finished and ready to be sent off to my proofreaders!
What’s it about? Well, you know those hoarder cats who bring their owners back random “treasures” they’ve stolen? In What the Cat Brought Back, a woman’s pet cat begins bringing her disturbing, otherworldly objects.
And that’s just the start…
It’s disturbing, atmospheric, and going to be released in time for Halloween reading! More news will be posted here as things proceed. And, as always, you can sign up for my free writing newsletter to be the first to know when it’s released!
Have a happy Monday!
Squeaky Service Dog at the VA
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Last week we entered one of the VA hospital’s many waiting rooms alongside a delightfully shaggy service dog. While we were waiting for our number to be called, it began making this squeaky-hinge whine.
I figure the VA’s gotta be pretty bad if even a service dog finds it unbearable.
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My husband urged me to give the sketch to the dog’s owner. I was terrified she would think I was making fun of her dog (because I am, by volume, made up of 80% anxiety). But after taking some photos so I could post it, I let him give it to her.
To my surprise, the dog’s owner came up to me afterwards and was totally delighted. She even said she was going to frame it!
Who knew?
French Bulldog Studies 1
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French bulldog studies (from Google Image Search). I like how this page came out.
Free LDS Easy Piano Five-Finger Hymn Arrangements
Music, Music CompositionMy sheet music page has new piano music added! Mormon piano teachers and beginning players, you’re gonna love this.
A grown student of mine, Sue, wanted dearly to play some of our church hymns, but we both found the Hymns Made Easy book to be above her level.
In response, I simplified them even further, transforming the melodies into 5-finger arrangements. This means there are zero to no hand position changes and almost no chords!
Though they’re nothing fancy, Sue really enjoyed being able to play the worship songs she loved!
These public-domain hymn arrangements are presented as-is; feel free to write in any fingering or letter name helps! These are FOR YOU!
- 5 Finger LDS Hymns – Choose the Right
- 5-Finger LDS Hymns – Come, Come, Ye Saints
- 5-Finger LDS Hymns – I Know That My Redeemer Lives
- 5-Finger LDS Hymns – In Humility Our Savior
- 5-Finger LDS Hymns – Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee
- 5-Finger LDS Hymns – Lead Kindly Light
- 5-Finger LDS Primary Songs – Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- 5-Finger LDS Primary Songs – Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
- 5-Finger LDS Primary Songs – Jesus Once Was a Little Child
Frenchie Illustration Test 2: Smiling French Bulldog Speedpaint
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A Frenchie painted with one brush in Krita. My research sketches will be posted this coming week, but for now this is what my brain picked up.
Krita says I only spent 20 minutes on it but I think it must have been a little longer. Unless I’m getting faster?!??