Monthly Update November

The month of November has gone by fast! It has been a busy month from writing to 4-H to starting this blog.




                                     In writing things 

In writing, I have been working on a adventure story. I'm in the middle getting close to the end. Some days I have been writing a lot and other days not a lot.
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I also have been editing The Historian's Secret. Right in the middle of that one as well. It hasn't been too hard, but it sure takes a while. You can see my board here.
                                                                 
I have been planning the third JAKE detectives book. I hope to have it ready after I'm done writing my WIP.
                                                                 
Also been trying to think up a poem for a contest. And a short story for a different contest I just found out about.


                                                            Books I have read

I have read 2 books this month.

Hostage Run by Andrew Klavan

 


Game Over by Andrew Klavan


I finished the Mindwar Trilogy.  I loved both books. I  love all of Klavan's books.

I am reading The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding. I haven't read much, it seems interesting so far.


                                          In life

Went to some 4-H meetings.
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Started this blog.

Started training for a flying job I will be doing with my dad. It is flying the pipelines dad will be flying while I have to look at the pipe line looking for oil leaks. And I have to take pictures and make reports. 
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Went to achievement day. I won Top Senior horse  member for the most participation of my age group.

And over all horse member. I got a belt buckle and will be getting a saddle. So exciting!!! Also got a door prized.


Training my puppy, Nola. Playing with her.

Sewing a dress for my sister. It has been going slow...

Had my sister's birthday and thanksgiving on Saturday. Had a lot of people over, it was fun!

Went hunting for the first time. On the first day we saw a few dear and my brother shot at one but missed. On the last day of hunting season we hunted most of the day. Walked like two miles across our whole property but didn't get close to the buck we saw. Lugging a gun along is tiring. Later after a brake we went out driving again looking for a deer. We saw a nice big buck and I aimed for it. It kept moving so I didn't get it. We ended up driving closer and I shot a smaller buck. It was a lot of work to cut up all the meat. I cut my self twice. My first buck on the last day of hunting season. I think that is cool!

Been working with my horse, doing a little bare back. It is hard to ride in the winter.

Started a Goodreads account.

You will probably be reading this while I am flying pipeline.
Hope everyone had a good month!

What have you been doing this month? Have you ever went hunting? How has writing been going for you? Tell me below. Always love reading your comments.

What I Have Learned Sewing

I have been sewing for a while I'm not sure how long. I remember first sewing with a needle and tread. I got a sewing machine for my birthday around when I was 10. Later I started trying to sew.
I mostly taught myself a lot of what I know. In for 4-H I have been sewing for about 4 years. You learn a lot having your sewing judged. This might be a little comical. I think some of it pertains to life.



➼If you mess up, you rip it out and try again.


➸Follow the directions and pay attention.


➼Always cut out the pattern on the wrong side of the fabric.


➼Sew up all the lose edges of the fabric.


➼ When in doubt take a brake and come back later.


➼Even your dad can teach you something about sewing. 


➼Fabric is expensive.


➼It is cheaper to buy clothes than make clothes.


➼The more you sew the better you get.


➼Some things you have to let go. It can't all be perfect.


➼Some fabric is harder to sew than others.


➼Cutting out fabric can be scary.


➼Yes it matters how much fabric you need.


➼Keep track of your tools.


➼Table space, need more table space.


➼Never give up.

 
 As you can see I have learned a lot through trial and error. 
                                                        
I know a lot more about fabric now. I really want to experiment with a lot of different kinds. Soon I will start working on my biggest project yet. I will be posting about it, all through my venture.

So have you ever sewn before? If so do you like it? What have you learned sewing? If not, would you like to sew? What would you want to make? Any other questions?
Tell me below.

Mystery Books Part 2

Fun Mysteries here we are. These are all mystery books for anyone. Quick and enjoyable.



The Hardy Boys Series
by Franklin W. Dixon 




The first book The Tower Treasure starts the Hardy Boys Mysteries. I have read a lot of the Hardy boy book not all of them most of them. Some of the first ones were written in the 1920's. In the seventies they started revising them. The Hardy Boys Frank and Joe are always finding a mystery to solve.
 Many different ghost writer wrote the Hardy boys. Franklin w. Dixon was a fake name. I think the first and second book should be read first but after that it doesn't really matter which book you decide to read.

Some of my favorite books are: Wile the Clock Ticked #11, What Happened at Midnight #10, Clue of the Broken Blade #21, The Ghost of Skeleton Rock #37, and The Masked Monkey #51. Just to name a few, they are all good!

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The Baker Family Adventure series
by C.R. Hedgcock


Summer of Suspense being the first.  This series was written by a homeschooler.  They are a fun series about the Baker Family as they solve mysteries and go on adventures learning lessons along the way.
I haven't read the first one in a while, but it is a favorite. The last one I read, The Treacherous Trail was very exciting. Her stories get better and better.
Join Phil, Andy, Abby, and Tom on an adventure of a life time as they battle the bad guys and learn to trust in God.

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Half- Moon Investigators
by Eoin Colfer


This is a stand alone book packed full of fun mystery and a 13 year old detective.

I found this book at a Good Will store and decided to get it. It didn't disappoint. This is a great funny mystery that anyone would enjoy.

Fletcher Moon is good at sniffing out mysteries. He even has a detective badge for completing his Internet class. Soon a class mate at school asks him to solve a mystery than his badge goes missing. All clues point to one family. When Fletcher is framed for a serious crime this Irish boy must crack the case and he only has 24 hours. What will happen?
This story gives plenty of room to let you guess. But you will never guess. It is so surprising, a little crazy, but awesome.

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The Name of this Book is Secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch



This is not your normal mystery but there is mystery, and secrets. It is a series but I don't know the name of the series. Okay, I just found out but it is a secret no really it is. The Secret series. It is a super fun series and the author makes it a cool read.

I would tell you more and maybe the real name of the book but it is a secret. The adventures of Max-Ernest and Cass is secret as they try to stop a society from some evil secrets. These books are not good for you and if you read them it is too late.
Really, though, read them they are cool books with lots of mystery. 

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The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book
by Carolyn Keene
                                                       

This is a fun book, full of short stories and sleuthing knowledge. If you want to learn about codes and Fingerprinting stuff this is a interesting book to read it gets you started with codes yet somethings are not very realistic.
This is a one of the only Nancy Drew books I have read. It is mostly because I like the Hardy boys, they have a lot more action.
There is plenty of activities in this book for fun detective work.  I recommended for a starters sleuth guide.

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Any questions about the books? Which one looks the best? Tell me below. 

Hope you try them all or one.  Next week will be a monthly up date so be back for that.

Random Post ...about my books

Well it is not too random, but it kind of is. So just go with it. This is about the books I have written. About when I started them and finished them.

The Mystery of Jenkins'  Treasure was my first book to finish. I had begun writing it when I was ten. I remember starting it at my great grandma's house in Florida. It started out with a Slash! I had the idea to make it a mystery like the Hardy Boys. Later I wrote more and wanted it to be like the Hardy boy book, The Fire Rocket. I finally finished it in 2015, five years later. It is set in 1973, it use to be in 1979, but I ended up changing it.

Now a little bit about it.

Kayla and Joe Cuttingham are cousins to Andrew and Edmund Cartwright, who's father is a detective. Soon they are on a case.
Jenkins a known thief stole a bank and ran for it. He was last seen near Davenport. The sleuths search for clues. Notes warn them to stop the case or go up in flames.
Where is Jenkins? Why is he still in Davenport? Will he get away before they find him?

The Historian's Secret. Second book in the JAKE Detective series. I finished writing this one I think in 2017. Finished writing it in 6 months. Which was fast. I had everything planned out so it went very smooth. I am very happy with it. It was a lot of fun to write. I am in the middle of editing it. I hope I can make it a novel.


And a preview.

The JAKE Detectives, Joe, Andy, Kayla, Ed,  all head off to DC for different reasons. And find themselves with a mystery. Allen Knight was shot and almost killed.
Now unable to talk they find out he knew about a museum robbery. But when is it going to take place? Which museum? As they search for answers more puzzles come up. And someone is trying to stop them. Will they solve the historian's secret before it is too late?

Okay, this next one I started nit long ago and finished it in May. I call it the Lawrence Book. It doesn't have a name yet.
I write all my books in notebooks so I have to transfer them to the laptop. By the time I get them transferred I usually have a name for the book. I started it in January and more or less just wrote. Not much planning went into it until I was half way through. It is a cool book, set in 1936 New York. This is when Lawrence Cartwright Andy and Ed's dad was 18.  This is about his first mystery. It is a stand alone book.

Now, about it.


Lawrence was just trying to get out of the pouring rain. When he hears about some crime. The Tommy Gun toting thugs catch him, but he gets away only to get involved again. All Lawrence knows is that the bad guys are doing something illegal and they have a lot of money. Lawrence follows them and finds their head quarters on a boat. What else are they up to?
Honey, Lawrence's sister is suspicious of Lawrence's actions. She wants some answers. Finally he tells her everything, only to keep her quite.
Can Lawrence solve the mystery? The bad guys will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. With a unlikely companion, sent by Honey, Lawrence will get deep in danger to stop the crime.

I thought about adding the book that I am working on right now, but I think I will wait. It is not a mystery, but a adventure story. So stay tuned.

So what do you think?  Do you have any name ideas for the Lawrence Book?

Tell me below.

Mystery Books Part 1- Darker Moods

Five mystery books that I have read and enjoyed. Five mystery books that have darker moods.

I'm sure I have read more than these but these are really good ones. Most of them are in between. Some are scary and some will having you reading late into the night. All of them will having you guessing until the end.


Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie



This book is now a movie. I haven't seen the move but I read the book and it is really good. Agatha is known for here red herrings and you will never see it coming. It is a murder so they talk about the the murder but not in much detail. It is one of the best I have read of Agatha Christie. She twists everything around, who did it? When did they do it? Did they get off the train already?
They are now stuck on the train snowed in, so no one is getting away. Can Detective Piorot solve the case? They have no way on know who each of the passengers are so Piorot has to thing it threw. I don't read a lot of murder mysteries and this was clean.

Code of Silence by Tim Shoemaker


This is a christian mystery thriller. Three kids witness a robbery and a man is knocked out trying to stop it. Warned to keep quiet, they form a code of silence. Lies soon entangle them. The cops want answers but the code stands. Will anyone tell? What is the right choice?
This is a fast pace thriller. It totally kept me reading. He is an awesome writer! This is the first book in the series and maybe the best. It can be somewhat scary which is the reason it is this is in the darker mood mystery books. It has a great theme and really points out some great lessons.

Young Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Lane


In this series Young Sherlock Holmes Death Cloud is the first book. This series has ruined me from any other young Sherlock books. They are the best and the author is from England making the mood is perfect.
You learn  how Sherlock learns to play the violin. How he started solving mysteries. Some of them can be darker and sad. Still it comes a surprise when the bad guy is caught.
My favorite one I have read is Knife Edge. You really get to guess what trick the bad guy is trying to pull.
I think they are worth the read especially if you like Sherlock Holmes.


Nightmare City by Andrew Klavan


Tom is a reporter for his school and he was discovering something big; when it happens. But what what was going on? Why was his town deserted? He is looking for answers. He tries to remember what happened. Soon the fog is getting  closer and closer. Time is running out. Can Tom get out in time?

This is a very fast paced. I was turning the pages with excitement and curiosity. What had happened? Where was Tom?  This has a lot of mystery in it even if it is not your usual mystery.
As you can guess for the books name Tom in in Nightmare City. The fog is chasing him. Klavan is one of my favorite authors. He really knows how to make you love the characters. This Christian story shows why you should never give up on life. I  extremely recommend if you like mystery and fast paced books.


The Paranormal Puppet Show by Justin Richards


The first book in the Invisible Detective Series. The Invisible Detective is a detective no one sees but solves baffling crimes. Four children know the secret of this detective but no one would believe it anyway. Soon they come across a strange case involving puppets, disappearing people, and faceless bodies.
A boy from today finds this story in a old shop. A strange connection seems to be between him and the children in the story.

I found this book at a good will store and decided to get it. Written and published in England I don't think too many of these books are around. It is a good mystery somethings I started to figure somethings out, but is worth the read. Some of the story gets a little scary is why I put it in the Darker moods post. It has a very good mood just the type for 1930's England.
I haven't read this book in a while so I'm a little rusty in remembering everything.

                                                                         
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Be sure to be here next Thursday for Part Two: Fun Mysteries.

These are some mystery books I have read. Looking in my book case I see i have some more mystery books I haven't read so they are not on the list. Of course I have read lots of other mysteries I probably can't remember. I know for sure these are some awesome mysteries to start reading.

So what are you waiting on? Go get one of these.

Also if you want more information of one of these books ask below. I will give you some info. And if I can't remember I have most of these books, so I can just look it up.

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