Peek Behind the Story with Mud Crabs and Kelp

(Click here to learn who won the 500 YouTube Subscribers Giveway!)WinnerHalf the fun of writing "Andi" books is finding peeks "behind the story" that I can share to make Andi's adventures come alive. This peek goes along with "Summer on the Sound," o...

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Jul 22, 2025
Five Hundred Circle C YouTube Subscribers Give Away

Hee Yaw! 500 YouTube Subcribers!I hadn't paid much attention to my Circle C YouTube channel until a couple of weeks ago. Then . . . I saw I was at 490 subscribers and thought "How cool if I could get to 500. I would offer a giveaway." And two weeks l...

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Jul 14, 2025
July What Am I Guessing Game and Meet Regal Knight Moon

It's time for our monthly "What Am I" guessing game. The guessing game runs from Tuesday, July 8 to Tuesday July 15. Winners will be announced in the August What Am I newsletter (I email the winner privately). Click the image or the button to make yo...

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Jul 08, 2025
Circle C Writer's Corner Lesson Three - Character Traits

3- Character TraitsWelcome back to the Circle C Writer's Corner. If you missed lessons 1 or 2, you can find them right here:The Five Story ElementsCreating CharactersLast month’s newsletter (May) highlighted the importance of creating interesting cha...

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Jun 25, 2025
Name the New Colt and Win a Book!

Start Brainstorming!I feel badly that I did not share the "Name the Filly" contest with you a couple of weeks ago (for Jewels's new foal). I shared it on Andi's Blog, but it slipped right out of my mind to expand to my newsletter. Two fans each came...

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Jun 23, 2025
June What Am I plus an extra - Homeschool Freebies

It's time for our monthly "What Am I" guessing game. Just in time for summer easy listening, the prize is the brand-new Circle C Adventures Book 8 audiobook Andrea Carter and More Tales from the Circle C Ranch, plus a fun horse sticky notepad.In fact...

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Jun 04, 2025
Circle C Writer's Corner Lesson Two - Creating Characters

2- Creating Characters ✒️Last time, I began a series of newsletters on how to write a story. A story is like a puzzle, and the five essential pieces (elements) had better be there. If one element is missing, the story will fall flat. If you didn’t ca...

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May 14, 2025
May What Am I ❓ Guessing Game

It's May! It's time for our monthly "What Am I" guessing game. I almost did not send this out, what with the emphasis on the "Kick Off to Summer" Writing and Art Contest going on during the month of May. But I know how much you all like the game, so...

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May 07, 2025