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
Shout-Out and a Giveaway

I am so excited to introduce you to a brand-new streaming service that carries all of my audiobooks. But it is not just an audiobook streaming platform. They also have audio drama! They carried audiodrama before diving into the “audiobook” side of st...

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Jun 10, 2025
The Fillly’s Name Revealed

Congratulations, Micaiah and Ashlyn. My daughter chose part of each of the names you entered: Jewels Moonlight Treasure Micaiah entered “Jewels Misty Moonlight. Ashlyn submitted “Jewels Heavenly Treasure.” Both girls win the prize of the book of thei...

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Jun 09, 2025
Welcome, Little Miss Filly!

I don’t have time to do more than give you the joyous news. Jewels foaled last evening (Saturday night). The filly has exceeded even Kristel’s expectations. A beautiful buckskin paint tobiano (or tovero, or something rare like that). Rubicon’s (the s...

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Jun 08, 2025
Kick-Off Contest Winners & Entries

Writers and artists were given a month (May 1-May31) to respond to the prompt below with either a writing piece or a piece of artwork. Click on the tabs to see the winners and all of the sixty entries that came in. Imagine yourself living on a ranch...

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Jun 07, 2025
Tonight or Early Tomorrow Morning

Jewels’ milk hit the threshold: 6.2 pH. So there is no turning back! It will be tonight or tomorrow morning. Sadly, I will be leaving for a 5.5 hour drive over the mountains (Cascades) for our grandson Levi’s graduation. So even if she foals, I may n...

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Jun 07, 2025
Hopefully Today!

No foal yet and her due date was last night (well, June 5). All that fussing and pre-labor for nothing! But here is the pH strip (as if that means anything these days). I’m thinking it only gives false hope. LOL However, joy of joys, Jewels has sudde...

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Jun 06, 2025
June What Am I? Game

WHOOPS! I had this all written but forgot to post it yesterday. I guess with Jewels ready to pop and the Kick-Off contest ending, and sending off the entries to my publisher, well . . . I forgot. Here is real encouragment for you to sign up for the C...

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Jun 05, 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
Missing Scene from The Last Ride

So, I have a new blog post category: A Blast from the Past. I originally had it as historical stuff, but now it is transitioning to include old blog posts (or pages) that have gotten lost in the sea of posts. Some go back three or more years. Hopeful...

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Jun 03, 2025
Circle C Kick-off Art and Writing Contest

The contest ended on Saturday, and wow! So many wonderful entries especially the fun art ones. I’m just letting you know, that if you submitted an entry using the Google Form, I for SURE got your submission. You should have received an email today (M...

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Jun 02, 2025