Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Nov 6, 2009, 1:50 pm
This from Inkygirl.com
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Nov 6, 2009, 9:38 am
The first one is going to be a santa. He's not going to be the plain old red and white - I think this one is gong to have more of a folksy woodland theme. The second one I'm not sure. I h...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Nov 6, 2009, 9:26 am
Nano is going well, I think. Although I am a bit behind on my word count but hopefully I can catch up this weekend! Here's how I'm keeping track of my word count - Calculating that...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Fantasy Scribbler: Writing for Children - Oct 31, 2009, 5:37 pm
Nanowrimo is about to start in a few hours! I have my outline and characters all ready to go! What I found with doing this challenge last year was that the first week goes great. The enthusiasm for it...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Oct 31, 2009, 5:34 pm
Nanowrimo is about to start in a few hours! I have my outline and characters all ready to go! What I found with doing this challenge last year was that the first week goes great. The enthusiasm for it...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Oct 21, 2009, 6:06 am
I love my kids but I can't write when they are at home! I get so used to having the house to myself from 8.30 to 3.30 that the very fact they are here is a distraction - even when they're asle...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Oct 11, 2009, 2:26 pm
I put some little things up on Etsy. Some Unicorn Horn focal beads that people can put on chains or cords or whatever they prefer and some Dragon skin bookmarks that I've had for a while but never...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Fantasy Scribbler: Writing for Children - Oct 11, 2009, 2:15 pm
This is a recent conversation with my daughter. I go into her bedroom clutching the top of me head like my brain is about to fall out. Me: Ow, your brother just hit the top of my head with his knee! ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Oct 11, 2009, 2:11 pm
This is a recent conversation with my daughter. I go into her bedroom clutching the top of me head like my brain is about to fall out. Me: Ow, your brother just hit the top of my head with h...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Oct 7, 2009, 12:00 pm
Two drunken yobs thought they would start on a couple of transvestites in the street. One of them went up to one man in hot pants and a pink wig and punched him in the face. The victim's friend th...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Jackie's Jabberings - Oct 7, 2009, 2:50 am
I caught my son looking at porn on the internet (he's 12) but after the standard lecture I couldn't help thinking how fast they grow up! : ) It wasn't that long ago he was making up storie...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Oct 3, 2009, 3:54 am
Look what came in the post for me today! My prize for the Summer competition! The box was packed full of glitter, micro beads, flowers, 3mm eyes, ribbons and lots of other bits and pieces! Squee! : ) ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Jackie's Jabberings - Oct 2, 2009, 8:16 am
My father died when I was 17, a week before his 40th birthday. Now that I'm three months away from my very own 40th birthday I've realised just how young he truly was. When you're 17 ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Oct 2, 2009, 7:54 am
I'm cutting back on my sculpting time because I want to concentrate on my writing, which means I'm going to close this blog and just leave my main one. I'm not going to have a lot of news ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Oct 2, 2009, 7:48 am
I didn't realise it's been so long since my last post! Anyway, this is what I've been up to - I started another blog for my children's writing. There probably will be double posts...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Fantasy Scribbler: Writing for Children - Sep 27, 2009, 2:03 pm
I've just finished two YA Fantasy novels that are not only very different from each other but are also different from the usual Fantasy fare. The Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon This novel has an Asi...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 27, 2009, 3:28 am
This is from the wonderful Fantasy OOAK Creations Group. I very rarely win things so this just made my week! : )
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Fantasy Scribbler: Writing for Children - Sep 24, 2009, 10:18 am
I'm a big reader and have been since I can remember. Memories of summer days spent lying in the grass with a book, sun on my back, cool breeze blowing or winter days curled up on the sofa in front...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Sep 23, 2009, 9:24 am
This is the Box of Lost souls that I made for Halloween. I bought the wooden box in the local craft shop then I covered it with clay and painted the inside. It's going up on Ebay tonight and I'...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 23, 2009, 6:45 am
As I was walking along to the local supermarket I passed a little girl being pushed along in her buggy saying hello to everyone she passed. She must have been maybe 14 months old and had the cute...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Sep 22, 2009, 12:30 pm
I used to be one of those writers who had an idea, mulled it over for a while, maybe take some notes. I would go great guns for a while then I would start jotting down chapter synopsis, doing a few in...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Fantasy Scribbler: Writing for Children - Sep 17, 2009, 3:33 pm
Okay, I've started this blog to go in conjunction with my main writing blog http://jmkirk.blogspot.com There are some things I'd like to put in that blog that I would be uncomfortable for any ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Faerie Bower - Sep 17, 2009, 2:34 pm
It was almost a week before Sara met her unusual nocturnal visitor although she had begun to notice some strange incidents around her garden. Like the bulbs she had planted the week before that had on...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Sep 14, 2009, 8:09 am
I love those eyes! They're such fun to do as well! I needlefelted them over a rubber ball - nothing like stabbing something with a large sharp needle! Anyway, they are in my Fuzzb store right now.
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 13, 2009, 2:41 pm
She's done and I'm quite pleased with the result! I love doing these stand dolls and I'll definitely do more in the future. She's up in my Etsy shop now.
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 10, 2009, 10:59 am
I painted her with water mixable oil paints. They give a lovely soft sheen to the clay, you just need to be a bit more patient when it comes to waiting for it to dry! I'm quite pleased with the ou...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 9, 2009, 5:48 am
Some progress on her. It suddenly dawned on me today that I better check to see if she will fit in the oven as she is a little taller than I usually do - 17 inches with her wooden stand. When I'm ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Sep 7, 2009, 2:13 am
Finished and in my Etsy shop. I didn't like the clay I was using for this so I think I will be doing another soon just to get something I'm happer with. *sigh* Are we ever really happy with wh...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Sep 5, 2009, 4:07 pm
See those word count meters in the sidebar? Those are the novels that I started and never finished. At least, they are the ones I think have some merit to them, that might actually make a decent story...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Sep 4, 2009, 3:18 pm
I've decided that I want to do something pretty, just because that's the kind of mood I'm in today! She's going to be another stand doll and I've put a picture of the armature up. ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Sep 4, 2009, 3:00 pm
Finally got started on my Yurei. I've not went for the scary looking yurei but a gentler one - more a lost soul than an avenging spirit! : ) The clay was a bit old I think so I'm not sure what...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Sep 2, 2009, 12:42 pm
Audiobooks are not really my bag I have to admit. I have on occasion listened to the odd one but never really liked them enough to want to listen regularly. I'm not sure if it was because the ones...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Tales Spun From Moonlight - Sep 2, 2009, 11:53 am
The wind picked up the scarlet leaves of the fallen tree and scattered them to the west, towards the sea. Swirling and weaving they gusted, ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Sep 1, 2009, 12:25 pm
My Halloween fairy is done. I have a few tiny details to sort and make something for her other hand when I decide what it is. Don't think I'll be selling her though as she just isn't smoot...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Aug 28, 2009, 1:54 pm
This is my first full sculpt fairy in a while. I was never very confident with these but I'm taking my time with this one and it seems to be working okay! I'm quite pleased with her little pum...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Jackie's Jabberings - Aug 26, 2009, 1:08 pm
Lately my daughter has been coming out with some rather surprising opinions, mainly about sex. Apparently the popular girls ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Aug 26, 2009, 12:30 pm
Ha ha! Bet that made you look! The bust that I dropped before baking has turned out not badly and she just looked like a Hobbit. So, here she is. I just need to add some final touches to the base and ...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Aug 26, 2009, 12:29 pm
Excuse the theatrics! Well, he's painted and I've worked on the base a bit. Now all he needs is his collar and that should be him......
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Faerie Bower - Aug 23, 2009, 4:02 am
    Sara groaned as she straightened her back and felt the vertebrae popping in protest after being in the one position for s...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on J M Kirk - Aug 22, 2009, 2:50 pm
Now that I've made the decision that I need to go out and get a job so I can pay my bills I've been spending a lot of time pondering...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Haunted Grove - Aug 21, 2009, 2:20 pm
I've always thought that Nosferatu looked a little like a manic hamster but I couldn't resist trying him out for one of my little busts. I've only tried an older face once before so I'...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Midnight Grove - Aug 21, 2009, 2:02 pm
This one took a tumble when I was getting her ready to put in the oven. I fixed her as best I could but I really didn't have the heart to do more! A bit of colour was added before baking so that n...
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Jacqueline Kirk posted an article on Tales Spun From Moonlight - Aug 21, 2009, 5:55 am
He reached out a hand towards her that trembled slightly even though he barely breathed so she wouldn't wake. Her skin looked warm from the sun but he couldn't resist wanting to know for himse...
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