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Fire on the Island~

It's another Sapphire Star Spectacular author! Her name is J.K. Hogan!!! Let's give a huge round of applause to J.K!! She is going to be here all week long. Now, her book, Fire on the Island, has not been released, YET, but it is coming August 2. My goal this week is to entice you with so much "What in the world?" attitude and this will, of course, make you want to buy it! Tricky, huh? (I know. I think I am in a silly mood today. Just overlook my crazy:)










So for today, we are going to start a word cloud and by the end of the week, I hope to have it full of interesting words that describe Fire on the Island. Go ahead and comment below. I know you haven't read the book yet, but this is just a game and you can guess, can't you? If your word doesn't really go with the book, I'll give you a hint on how to change it.

It's kind of like a mini writing course. Talking about interesting words and how to change them. Are you in?

All these words appear in Fire On The Island. What can you add?

Comments

  1. Kendra503July 9, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    Uhh... I'll take a wild guess...

    Meadow? =/

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  2. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    No meadow, specifically. But what about things related to a meadow?

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  3. JuhiJuly 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Mist

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    1. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 8:18 PM

      oooo! Good one! Now be creative. What else can describe MIST?

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  4. AnonymousJuly 9, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    Haunting

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  5. Carrie ButlerJuly 9, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    Ancient!

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  6. Ink in the BookJuly 9, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    Yep! But...Ancient what????

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  7. Kendra503July 10, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Um... What about 'dew'?

    You got an award on my blog. (; Congrats! http://flamecycle.blogspot.com/2012/07/award-number-three-stylish-blogger.html

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  8. Ink in the BookJuly 10, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    Thanks soooooo much for the award! I am honored:)

    As for dew, good answer. I need to add to my word/rock climbing graphic!

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