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Realm Makers at Teach Them Diligently

Thu, May 8, 2025 10:30 AM 10:30 Sat, May 10, 2025 5:00 PM 17:00
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The Realm Makers Bookstore is returning to Pigeon Forge, TN, May 8-10!
Join us at the Teach Them Diligently Conference in the LeConte Center. I had such a blast last year and am looking forward to sharing Nica’s story with the homeschool community again.

Here is the reel from 2025:

And here are some highlights from 2024:

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Mar

11:00 AM11:00

Events, blog

The Authors Storm Valhalla

Saturday, March 29, 2025
11:00 AM 5:00 PM 11:00 17:00
Valhalla Board Game Café (map)
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On MARCH 29th, Sci-Fi & Fantasy authors will storm the halls of Valhalla!

This will be a free "Meet the Authors" event with door prizes and book signings! All this bookish love will be brewing at the Valhalla Board Game Café on Saturday, March 29th. Valhalla has fun, Norse-inspired food, drink, and vibes. If you're local, I hope you'll hang out with us. I'll have more details in next month's newsletter.

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Realm Makers Readers' Choice Award Opens for Nominations

Mar

to Apr 15

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Realm Makers Readers' Choice Award Opens for Nominations

Sat, Mar 15, 2025 10:30 AM 10:30 Tue, Apr 15, 2025 11:30 PM 23:30
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Realm Makers Readers' Choice Award Opens for Nominations!

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May

to May 4

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REALM MAKERS at Teach Them Diligently

Thu, May 2, 2024 7:30 PM 19:30 Sat, May 4, 2024 8:30 PM 20:30
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The Realm Makers Bookstore is coming to Pigeon Forge, TN May 2nd - 4th!!!

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Mar

to Mar 3

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CoastCon 46

Fri, Mar 1, 2024 11:30 AM 11:30 Sun, Mar 3, 2024 12:30 PM 12:30
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First Con in the books!

I had a BLAST at CoastCon! Met tons of people, saw awesome cosplayers, and sold some books! I even got brave and did a Nica Cosplay. Let me tell you, it's not easy getting green!

My first vendor table at a convention!

Michael J Allen & Minion

Michael and his amazing daughter, Brittenney, were next to me. I enjoyed chatting with and learning from them.

First sale at CoastCon!

New friend Barbara was the first person to purchase Water’s Break at CoastCon.

Anime Snacks and Stuffies

It really wasn’t fair having Korean & Japanese snacks in the space right across from me. What’s a girl to do? Buy the shrimp ships and Asian cakes, or course! I also came home with a good assortment of ramen.

Actual Human Being...

like the shirt says.

NASA Scientist & SciFi Author Les Johnson

It was so cool to meet Les Johnson, NASA scientist and Sci-Fi author extraordinaire.

Solar Sail!!!

Les allowed me to hold a piece of solar sail! It was amazingly lightweight! Look at me, holding space stuff in my hands!!! Total geek-out moment!!!

Gino was a cool customer!

I had so much fun talking to new people about Water’s Break. Thanks, Gino, for stopping by.

NICA Cosplay - Step One

Getting her hair color! Lava Locks!

NICA Cosplay - Step Two

NICA appropriate clothing. I sacrificed one of my son’s dress shirts for this, but they hadn’t bothered to claim it since the aughts.
Don’t you think the design looks a bit seaweedy?

NICA Cosplay - Step Three

All the green makeup!

ULTA is my friend!

It’s not easy going green, but with some help from ULTA, I think I pulled it off!

NICA!!!

Rando Mandos

Blue Dude

Nica meets the Urban Fae dude

Another Craig!

Jake Stormoen!

It was great fun to meet Capt. Garrett Spears in person!! HAHA. Craig and I enjoyed watching Jake in The Outpost, so this was a treat.

Jake 2

He was a super-nice guy!

KRISTI!!!

I have connected with KRISTI in Ukraine, multiple times in Birmingham,1 and at the Natchez Trace terminus in Louisiana! She’s come to Dima’s soccer games and Vicka’s races and this time she drove two hours to meet me in Biloxi. <3

OYSTERS!!!

How does one repay a friend for driving two hours to hang out with you? You introduce them to raw oysters and all kinds of seafood!!
(Kristi liked the oysters!)

WarHammer

I really wished Craig had been able to come. He would have loved to check out the WarHammer displays.

Author Teresa Howard

Teresa is a new local author friend, and has been helping me navigate book events like CoastCon. Thanks for inviting me, Teresa!!

Teresa's Books

I just finished Teresa’s recent release, PROPHECY’S DAUGHTER , which is a cool blend of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Now I need to read the first book in this series, ALDEBAR HOME.