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Happy Easter 2017!

16 Sunday Apr 2017

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#SundayBlog, adorable, animal, animals, author, bunnies, bunny, chocolate, Easter, Easter Bunny, entertainment, fun, jokes, puns, Stephanie Beavers, writer

It doesn’t matter your religion. Who doesn’t love Easter? Adorable bunnies (and, frequently, other baby animals) and lots and LOTS of chocolate! Here, have some Easter-themed amusement:

emo bunny doesn't carrot all

eggsercise bunny puns

Every bunny was kung fu fighting

bunny ears on rabbit for easter

chocolate bunny joke

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The pufferfish is more romantic than you.

03 Monday Apr 2017

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#MondayBlog, animal, animals, author, castle, courtship, fish, fun, nature, pufferfish, romance, romantic, Stephanie Beavers, writer

Sir Romantic Fish

Ah, love in the animal kingdom. It’s not always happy or pretty, but every so often it is just. So. Cute!

Take the romantic little pufferfish (a particular variety of it, anyways), who creates beautiful, temporary designs on the ocean floor to woo the lovely lady fish.

Pufferfish courting designs

For my lady, a castle.

For over a decade, no one actually knew what made these underwater beauties were or why, but finally a team of researchers tracked the little lovebirds down. LiveScience notes that “[a]lthough the fish are only about 12 centimeters (5 inches) long, the formations they make measure about 2 meters (7 feet) in diameter.” That’s a big sandcastle for a little fish to build!

And it has to be a good sandcastle! The lady fish will come and inspect the male’s handiwork before deciding if she’ll mate with him. If the castle is a winner, they’ll lay their eggs in the center of the pattern, where the pattern itself creates an ideal environment – the ridges on the outside protect the silt in the middle where the eggs are cradled.

For more details, check out the LiveScience article and the video below!

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Enjoying Music Again: Home Free

31 Friday Mar 2017

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author, Boondocks, country, country music, entertainment, Fishin' In The dark, fun, Home Free, Honey I'm Good, inspiration, life, love, moods, music, Stephanie Beavers, Try Everything, writer, Zootopia

music mood mover pixabay Music plays a different role for everyone. I’ve always found it to be a huge mood-influencer. If I’m happy, it’ll pump me up. If I’m melancholy, it’ll carry me away. If I feel one way and want to feel another, I turn to music.

However, as I’m coming out of a stressed-out, depressed and burnt out episode of my life, that it’s been a while since I’ve really, actively, enjoyed music. For the last while, it’s mostly been filler, background noise, and a distraction. But it’s been ages since I’ve sat at my computer and cruised YouTube for new tunes.

And I’ve rediscovered Home Free. They’re an a capella country band, and the sound that makes them them is delightfully unique. They do occasionally cover other genres, and while I enjoy the novelty of it, I enjoy their country stuff best.



I’ll probably have to source their CDs now…

How about you readers? What have you been rocking out to lately? I have a fairly eclectic taste in music – I might like it!

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Noblebright Fantasy

23 Thursday Mar 2017

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adventure, amwriting, author, books, Calling On Fire, fandom, fandoms, fantasy, fantasy adventure, Fire Within, fun, grimdark, Harry Potter, heroic fantasy, lol, Lord of the Rings, lovebooks, magic, magical, meme, noblebright, noblebright fantasy, read, reader, reading, Stephanie Beavers, writer, writing

One of the first thing people ask me when I tell them I’m a writer is, “What do you write?”

I, of course, tell them that I write fantasy, but unfortunately, that doesn’t really narrow it down much. You see, there are many different kinds of fantasy. So after I say, “fantasy,” I get responses like these:

“Oh, like Lord of the Rings/Game of Thrones?”

Well, kind of, because there are races of magical creatures and it’s a medieval setting and whatnot, but I don’t write epic fantasy, with the massive cast of characters (many of whom die) and all that. Also, in my fantasy, I like to have more magic than those.
lord of the rings you shall not pass meme
Or, “Oh, like Harry Potter?”

Well, kind of, because I like to think I have a similar spirit of adventure and create a fun sense of awe for magic, but mine aren’t really intended to be children’s books, and the setting is not in modern times.
Harry Potter what house are you from
Or, “Oh, like [insert some author I’ve never heard of]”

Er…maybe?

And the thing is, I couldn’t think of a term to describe my kind of fantasy. “Heroic fantasy” is close, as is “fantasy-adventure,” but neither quite nailed it.
Then I heard about noblebright fantasy. It’s something of a new concept, and not a widely-known term (yet?), but I like it. A lot.

Noblebright fantasy centers around good characters who try to do good things for good reasons. Not everything is peachy and happy, but in the end, they’re able to make some kind of difference. There’s hope. There’s magic. It doesn’t have to be a children’s book; in fact, sometimes even a noblebright novel can be quite dark.

I feel like we need this label. If I know a story is noblebright, I know I don’t have to worry about reading yet another story where a good character can’t get ahead and just makes things worse until everything is awful and the characters are all so corrupt you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.
noblebright sunlight hope
I like it better when fiction inspires us and brings hope. Life needs a little more noblebright.

If you’re curious to know more about noblebright, I set up a page about it here.

So what do you think, readers? Do you like the concept of noblebright? I know some people love the “gritty” and “grimdark” stories that are so popular today. Are you one of them? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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Skittle Addiction

30 Monday Jan 2017

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author, candy, entertainment, fun, Skittles, Stephanie Beavers, Stephanie Stewart, sugar, sweets, writer, writing

I have a confession. I have a Skittle addiction.

Well, really it’s more of a sugar/munchies addiction, but let’s face it, “Skittle” is a fun word and “Skittle addiction” sounds better than “snackaholic.” Maybe. Actually, “snackaholic” sounds pretty awesome too. Ahem. Anyways.

I love candy, and everyone who knows me, knows that, including people at work. I have earned the nickname “Squirrel” for the snacks I stash away, and also “Hummingbird” for the sheer amount of sugar I consume (ironically, not usually in liquid form, as I don’t drink pop). They are all familiar with me nibbling away on chocolate, skittles, other candies, and Tostitos.

No Skittles for me, thank you. -Nobody

Which brought me to an amusing thought. What if, while typing, every time I ate a bite of something, I had to type the word skittle? When I send invoices to customers, it would probably read something like this:

“Dear Mr. skittle Smith,

Please find you invoice skittle attached.

Thank you for skittle your business.

Regards,
Stephanie skittle”

Or what about when I’m working on my manuscript?

“Vhi hovered behind skittle the thick trunk of a cottonwood, occasionally peeking around it at the village down the road. The village skittle looked to be a fairly humble one, with largely thatched roofs and accessed by a road that was more of a wide path of earth packed by feet and wooden wheels. Humble or no, each skittle glimpse of it drove her back into hiding behind the tree.”

Again, I may have a problem.

By the way, Orchard Skittles are the best variety of Skittles. Just sayin’.

Orchard Skittles are the best

So, dear readers, what’s your favorite kind of Skittles?

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Creativity That Deserves a Tip

09 Monday Jan 2017

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author, entertainment, fun, humor, life, lol, service, Stephanie Beavers, tip jars, tipping, writer

TheTango.Net featured Creative tip jars that deserve to make all the money.

dog pants debate tip jar

snow or no tip jar competition

men versus women tipping jar

Cullen versus Buffy tipping jar

1-10 how attractive are you tip competition

employee alcohol tolerance research fund tip jar

Chuck Norris punches Justin Beiber fans tip jar

ninjas killed my family revenge fund

kittens sloths or money

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Halloween Wins: Parent-Child Costume Combos

31 Monday Oct 2016

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author, best costumes, costumes, creativity, Disney, family, fun, Halloween, kids, Stephanie Beavers, trick or treat, writer

Bored Panda posted a fantastic series of parent-child costumes. Here are my favorites: Rapunzel costume halloween

Alladin Jasmine Abu costumes

Up Disney movie costumes

beekepers bees hive costumes

slice of pizza costume

I am Groot costume

Little Red Riding Hood costume

Which is your favorite?

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Bumper Stickers For All Kinds

17 Monday Oct 2016

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author, baby on board, bumper stickers, Calling On Fire, Fire Within, fun, funny, humor, laugh, lol, passive aggressive, smart alec, Stephanie Beavers, think, writer

Bored Panda had some amazing bumper stickers the other day. I’ve picked my favorites and divided them into categories for you:

For the passive-aggressive types:
Sorry for driving so close in front of you

Stupidity isnt' a handicap, park somewhere else

Watch out for the idiot behind me

Stickers for people tired of seeing “Baby on Board” signs:
Durex: no babies on board.

Adults want to live too

Fair warning stickers:
So gay I can't drive straight

70 leave me alone

Asian Driver: good luck everyone

“Deep” bumper stickers:
Just because no one understands you doesn't make you an artist

Don't believe everything you think

Smart alec bumper stickers:
This isn't the best car ever, it's just a tribute

I've got a perfect body, but it's in the trunk and it's starting to smell

Carbon offset

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Lucifer Returns

19 Monday Sep 2016

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angels, author, comedy, devils, fiction, fox, fun, lore, Lucifer, morningstar, police procedural, shows, Stephanie Beavers, Supernatural, television, tv, writer

Today I’m totally stoked because Fox’s TV series Lucifer is coming back for a second season.

the devil

Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar.

Lucifer is by far my favorite current show (although there are old favorites still unshaken). The premise? Lucifer gets bored with Hell and decides to take a vacation in L.A. He opens a nightclub with his demon buddy Maze.

demon Mazikeen

Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze.

Then he meets a detective named Chloe who is mysteriously immune to his supernatural powers of charm and persuasion. Intrigued by that and titillated by the idea of punishing evildoers, he starts helping her on her cases.

cop buddy

Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker.

Did I mention that Lucifer has a badass brother angel?

the badass brother angel

DB Woodside as Amenadiel.

Oh, and Lucifer has a psychiatrist.

Humor me

Rachael Harris as Kim Martin.

So if you’re looking for a new TV show in the vein of comedy/supernatural/police procedural, look no further. It probably isn’t quite what you’re expecting.

Anyone else out there seen Lucifer? Are you thinking of trying it now?

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Summer Is Women’s Winter

22 Monday Aug 2016

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AC, air conditioning, author, CollegeHumor, entertainment, fun, gender stereotypes, Stephanie Beavers, summer, winter, writer

I’m one of those people. Yes, one of those people. The one who’s always cold. It will be crazy hot outside (say, mid-thirties Celsius – mid-nineties to you Americans), and I will be packing a sweater around because the second I step foot inside, I know I’ll be freezing. ‘Cause y’all have the AC on too much.

So while the below video is a very humorous portrayal of this trait divided across gender lines, I take it to new heights. The other women laugh at the fleece blanket that I cuddle up in while they’re complaining about the heat.

So ladies, take pity on me, because if you feel like the ladies in the video, imagine how it must be for me; when you’re warming up, I’m still cold.

How is it for you, readers? Are you like me, always cold, or like the guys, laughing at the cold people?

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