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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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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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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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Unorthodox Music

11 Monday Jul 2016

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author, band, entertainment, french horn, fun, glass harp, life, lol, Marbles, music, Stephanie Beavers, Sugar Plum Fairy, unorthodox, wine glasses, Wintergartan, writer

Hey guys, I have a few unorthodox pieces of music to share with you. This first guy obviously had WAY too much time on his hands, but his results are undeniable. Check it out:
Wintergatan – Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

I do deeply love this song, but I think it’s especially beautiful played on wine glasses. Yes, you heard me, wine glasses:
Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky – Glass Harp

This isn’t in the same musical caliber as the two above, but I bet this was an awesome band practice when they figured this out:
Duet for French Horn and Chair

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Crazy Wedding Pics

06 Monday Jun 2016

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author, bride, dinosaur, entertainment, force choke, fun, funny, groom, humor, life, lol, married, marry, photo, Stephanie Beavers, wedding, wedding party, writer

No, not for my wedding. Not yet. Not quite. But don’t expect a blog from me next week, as I will be on my honeymoon!

In the meantime, enjoy this crazy wedding pictures:
drunk wedding bride groom groomsmen

ew kissing hide your face wedding picture

flee from the dinosaur on your wedding! T-rex

funny wedding photo

force choke the wedding party

squish the groomsmen wedding pic

Marry us right meow

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Cute Contest 2: Tail Noms Versus Baby Foxes

30 Monday May 2016

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adorable, animals, author, babies, baby, baby animals, cat, cats, cute, entertainment, fox, foxes, fun, humor, kit, kits, kitten, kittens, life, lol, nature, pet, pets, snow leopard, squee, wildlife, writer

Round 2: Who wins the cute crown this time?
Today we have tail-nomming snow leopards versus baby foxes!

big cat

fox kits

adorable leopard kitten

squee so cute

predator relaxing playing

fox kit snow play time

fun snow leopard tail nomming

hide and seek peekaboo fox

ah eat mah tail cuz its tasty

napping baby animal

Mom's tail tastes good

Are leaves food?

I realize the snow leopards might be at a disadvantage, simply because they’re not all babies… but lookit them fluffy tails!

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Dog Days

14 Thursday Apr 2016

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adorable, animal, animals, author, cute, dog, dog days, doggy, dogs, fun, hot dogs, life, lol, passed out, pet, pets, sleeping, Stephanie Beavers, writer

In response to some of the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been having, here are some hot/sleepy/randomly passed out dogs, compliments of TheTango.Net.
tired corgi

asleep husky puppies

labrador puppy sleeping

faceplant dog

dreaming of flying dog

uncomfortably asleep doggie

tongue loll doggy

Dead? dog

puppy loves his food

passed out dog

puppy asleep on armrest

face in shoe

stretched asleep

Puppy thinks he's people sitting like that

Puppy is strapped in and ready to go...asleep

Yoga dog?

That can't be comfortable

Not appreciating the view, too busy sleeping

Pet my belly until I'm asleep. You don't need to work. Really.

Sleeping dog

Do you have a favorite, readers? I like “Yoga Dog” with his feet in the air.

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The Hedgehog Cafe

11 Monday Apr 2016

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Today, in Adorable News, I bring you: The Hedgehog Cafe.

pat this  lil hedgepig

Photo Credit: Wiki Commons


Now, we all know, thanks to the internet, that something this odd (though adorable) could only be the brainchild of Japan! Thanks, Japan. We owe you one for this. In fact, we may just refrain from making any remarks about the next truly bizarre thing you come up with. (Maybe.)

Anyways, the Harry Cafe can be found in the Roppongi District of Tokyo.

The name “Harry” stems from a wordplay on the Japanese word for hedgehog.

For $9-11, you can go pet and play with hedgehogs (presumably while drinking tea? It is a cafe after all… Then again, maybe not.)

Mizuki Murata, who works at the cafe, told Reuters, “We wanted to show people the charm of hedgehogs, which give the impression of being hard to handle. We wanted to get rid of that image by letting people touch them.”

She added, “The cutest thing about hedgehogs is getting them to finally open up and show you their face.”

And what cute faces!
cute hedgehog
P.S. Did you know that a group of hedgehogs is called an array or a prickle? A prickle of hedgehogs!

So what do you think, readers? Would you like to pet a hedgehog, or are they too prickly for you?

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And a Sprinkle of Trolling

07 Thursday Apr 2016

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Thank you, Cheezburger Network, for these contributions to my Thursday post.

Happy Pizza

Conan

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

You're not a train

Mildly Sexist bicycle

Pizza Request

Police with a sense of humor

Fire Exit

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I Love You Phone Free

04 Monday Apr 2016

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advertisement, author, commercial, drive safe, entertainment, fun, funny, hands free, humorous, lol, phone, phone free, safety, Stephanie Beavers, writer

This ad made me giggle, and since I ran out of time for a real blog post, I thought I’d share it:

Regardless of what message is being pushed (even if it’s just “buy this!”, I do love me a genuinely entertaining ad.

How about you readers, are there some ads you don’t mind so much, or even enjoy? Are some Telus animals among them? /guilty

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