Tag: books
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National Black Cat Day
Reflections from Princess Gracie, Narrator, Muse, and Reluctant Cover Model Greetings, dear readers and fellow admirers of feline refinement.It is I — Princess Gracie, royal household manager, literary narrator, and muse-in-residence for the Gnomeward Bound series. You might know me as the voice behind The Gnome with the Golden Hat, Gnome Too: The Gnome Grove…
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International Artist Day
A Cat’s View from the Easel I decided early on to let my cat, Princess Gracie, narrate the Gnomeward Bound books.At first it was a whim — she already had that air of knowing everything while saying nothing.But it quickly became clear she had the better perspective.Cats see the world without ego, without approval ratings,…
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Where Gnomes and Alpacas Meet
When I wrote The Gnome with the Golden Hat, I had absolutely no intention of turning gnomes into a series. After all, I was out of blank gnomes to paint, and that felt like a perfectly reasonable stopping point. But here’s the thing about stories: they’re like glitter. Once you spill a little, it’s everywhere.…
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The Scent of a New Chapter
“There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.” Robert Jordan In my introduction post I explained how I was born with the spark to write. So, why did it almost take 60 years to get to author stage? “A Beginning” happened to me early 2025 when…
A Heep of Words: Books by Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane 