A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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Beautiful Books #2 | A Link-Up

Hosted by Sky, from Further Up and Further In, and Cait, from The Notebook Sisters, (inventors of Beautiful People) it is designed with NaNoWriMo in mind.  But it is not required that you actually participate in NaNo in order to link-up.  While I do not take part in NaNo myself, I still look forwar…
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Beautiful Books | A Link-Up

Wow.  I just stumbled upon this thanks to my blogger friend, Jameson C. Smith, and her Lovely Whatsoevers.  Pop on over and give her little blog a look-see.  Her story ideas are amazing! AND she's a fan of Middle Earth.  :]  Of course, that's not all (though it should be enough to make you…
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April Snippets!

Here's a new round of Snippets for you!  These are taken from my Safia and Kyndi projects

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Her rapid movement cost a fall to her knees once again, but as the man moved forward in seeming concern, she brandished the vase as if it were a sword.           &qu…
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Character Spotlight [Konner]

Konner Strand age:  20 height:  6' weight:  180 lbs. eye color:  grey-blue hair color:  sandy-blond home country:  Norska
Personality: Strong character.  Confident.  Adventurous.  Reckless.  Arrogant at times, but quick to correct his mistakes. 
Occupation: Merchant sailor aboard the Lady of Leif.  Ser…
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What's in a Name? [Surnames]

Wow.  I haven't blogged all week. . . O_o  And it seems today you may get two posts in one day.

Because it's Friday.  Remember?  A + A Fridays?  Yep.  Don't forget to check back later!

Ahem.  Looking back in my archived posts, I realized I have only published one TWO rounds of surname…
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Character Spotlight [Rydan]

Prince Rydan age:  22 height:  6'1" weight:  185 lbs eye color:  amber/light brown hair color:  brown home country:  Gondoa
Personality: Easy-going.  Ambitious.  When he sets a goal for himself, he won't stop until it is completed.  A natural leader. As a royal, he is used to having control. …
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Character Spotlight [Gunnar]

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends!  Cherish this time!

My grandmother loves quotes just as much as I do and she always has this one to say around this time:  "What if, when we wake up in the morning, all we have was what we thanked God for today." (unknown…
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Character Profile [Safia]

Because these posts are profiles of characters in my WIP, Safia, I only thought it fitting to share the info of the main character, for whom the story is titled.  =]
Safia Leifson age:  17 height:  5'4" weight:  118 lbs eye color:  deep blue hair color:  jet black home country(ies):  Charan &…
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Character Profile [Mo]

Welcome back, dear readers!  
I've wanted to do this for a little while now, and finally it has happened!  I give you the first in my line of Profile posts, in which I will give an overview of my original characters in my WIP, Safia, and the medieval-fantasy world of Everon.
And so, without fu…
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What's in a Name?

Nuru Gender:  Masculine Usage:  Eastern African, Swahili Pronunciation:  noo-ROO, NEW-roo
Meaning & History Means "light" or "born in daylight" in Swahili, ultimately from the Arabic nur.











Anjali
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  Indian, Greek
Pronunciation:  UN-jah-lee, AHN-jah-lee

Meaning &…
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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …