Monthly Archives: July 2014

Movie Review Double Feature: Transformers: Age of Extinction & Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Posted on July 26 2014 by Colleen Houck

Transformers: Age of Extinction I always give spoilers so consider yourself warned. =) Colleen’s Movie Review Romance: Sigh. There was a pathetic, sloppy attempt to have a romance but in the three hours of robot destruction they managed to put in only two vague references to a girl and a boy being in love. I kinda liked the guy. I loathed the girl entirely. And I’m talking about loathing with a level of passion that is hard to rouse from me in a film where I had less than zero expectations. Incidentally, I would have boycotted the film altogether if my nephews …

How to Make the Best Banana Bread Ever!

Posted on July 21 2014 by Linda

I’m sharing my favorite banana bread recipe (both with and without chocolate chips) for today’s blog. It’s afternoon time in the summer, the boys are hungry for a snack and there, sitting on the counter is a bunch of overripe bananas. Yep you guessed it, it’s time to make banana bread. Now, I dare say that this banana bread recipe is the best ever! That’s a pretty bold claim you say? Well, I ask you to try the recipe out for yourself and see what you think. Mind you, my seven year old is a pretty picky eater and he …

Mangos

Posted on July 14 2014 by Shara Lane

During Kelsey’s journey to India she came across India’s King of Fruits, the mango. Summer is now upon us and mangos are turning up in the grocery store in peak season. If you have never tried one, it’s time. When you cut the skin off of the slippery fruit you inhale it’s sweet fragrance. As sticky juice runs over your fingers you know you are in for something of a treat. This blog will be short on purpose. You need to get to the store right away and pick up some mangos. Here’s my favorite recipe that Linda, my little sister, served my …

THE MODERN INK SOCIETY

Posted on July 14 2014 by Linda

FEATURING GUEST KIMBERLY DERTING| WHAT I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP Welcome to the fourth session of THE MODERN INK SOCIETY! A thought on growing up . . . “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up” ~Pablo Picasso Introducing, Kimberly Derting . . . What did you want to be when you grow up? “One of the questions a lot of authors get asked is: Did you always want to be a writer? For me, that answer is simple. No. The end. I wanted to be about …

Colleen Houck Book Club

Posted on July 9 2014 by Linda

BOOK FOR THE MONTH OF JULY- THE PLEDGE I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and are enjoying your summer so far. If you didn’t get a chance to read last month’s pick, After the End by Amy Plum, it’s not too late to check it out. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads with authors Amy Plum and Colleen Houck, thanks! It was so much fun to read everyone’s questions and participate in the discussion. For July’s book selection, Colleen has chosen… THE PLEDGE by her good friend Kimberly Derting This …

Writing Process Blog Hop

Posted on July 6 2014 by Colleen Houck

Writing Process Blog Hop Before I begin let me say that I have no idea who started this blog hop or how far back it goes. I only know that my good friend Tera Lynn Childs asked me to do it and whatever she asks, I do. Like most people I have days when my writing process goes awry but to make it as a full time author you have to get past that and rededicate yourself to your craft pretty much daily. So here’s my process when it works. 1) What Am I Working On Right Now? My current WIP …

July Art Contest

Posted on July 3 2014 by Linda

One of the many benefits of summer break is the time to relax and do things we don’t normally have the time to do. I love lazy summer days by the pool, watching movies, reading books from the library, and stopping by the corner store to get my soda fix of Code Red Mountain Dew or Cherry Coke! Or driving in your car with the windows rolled down and rockin’ out to your favorite tunes on the radio? Me too! Thanks to Radio Waves for this kind of updates. Ahhh, the good ol’ summer days! As a grown up …

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