The Pencil Princess Workshop

Young adult science fiction and fantasy with strange worlds, stranger creatures, bits of romance…

…and princesses, of course.

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The Cover of Songs of Healing, Book 1 in the Dicrandia Chronicles by R. L. S. Hoff. shows a young woman staring at a dragon. IN the background, a city is below and a mountain above.
The cover of Steph and the Unicorn (a short story in the world of the Dicrandia Chronicles) shows a woman in a ballgown facing a lavender unicorn. In the background, there's a mountain above and a modern city below.
The cover of Leaving Hope by R. L. S. Hoff (Book 1 of The Golden Terrace Colony) shows blue crystalline butterflies escaping from a portal.
StarRacer by R. L. S. Hoff (Book 2 in The Golden Terrace Colony) shows a blue crystalline spaceship in front of a blue explosion.
The cover of Hope Gardens (A novel in the Golden Terrace Colony universe) shows flowering branches shaped like lungs set on a backdrop of space.
Cover of Light Catchers by R. L. S. Hoff, showing the title, author, and the phrase "a serial in the Golden Terrace Colony Universe" on a starry background with a purple-ish space ship.
Cover of Dragonpets: The Sacrifice by R.L.S. Hoff, showing the title, author, a stylized dragon, and vining leaves

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Pencil Princess Workshop Books

This shows the Cover for Leaving Hope--blue crystalline butterflies flying out from a bluish explosion. The background is black. A caption says this is Free on Kindle Unlimited
Leaving Hope is the first book in the Golden Terrace Colony Series

Leaving Hope Amazon links: US link, UK link, Canada link, India link, Australia link

On a purple background, the cover of Songs of Healing--which shows a girl facing towards a dragon. In the background, behind mist, a mountain rises above, and a city sits below.
Songs of Healing is the first book in the Dicrandia Chronicles--a modern fairy tale that takes place in a constitutional monarchy.

Songs of Healing Amazon links:  US link, UK link, Canada link, India link, Australia link

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Digital Songs of Healing

Paperback Songs of Healing

On a purple background, is the cover of Dragonpets: The Sacrifice by R.L.S. Hoff, showing the title, author, a stylized dragon, and vining leaves. Below is a black band that says "Available now on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited and paperback.

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The cover of StarRacer sits on a blue background above the words "Available now on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, & Paperback. The Cover of StarRacer shows a blue crystalline starship heading toward a blue explosion of light above the words R. L. S. Hoff and Golden Terrace Coloiny Series Book 2
StarRacer is the second book in the Golden Terrace Colony Series

Kindle and paperback versions of StarRacer are now available on Amazon: US link, UK link, Canada link, India Link, Australia Link.

The cover of Steph and the Unicorn sits on a purple background above the words "Get a free copy when you sign up for my newsletter." On the cover: A mountain forms the background of the top, a city borders the bottom. Behind the title and a cloudy mist, a girl in a ballgown faces away from the viewer and toward a lavender unicorn that is rearing.

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Bookshelf

Reviews of mostly Young Adult & Middle Grade books. A few classics and books on writing and publishing.

If you have a young adult or middle grade book (especially in fantasy or science fiction) that you’d like me to review, shoot me a note. I’ll give it a read, and if I like it or love it, I’ll review it here. (On my website, I only review stories that I’d give four or five stars on Goodreads or LibraryThing.)

Scribbles

Writing and writing-related art that's just little bits, mostly for fun and experimentation. Not all of it is by RLS Hoff.

Kid Stuff

Bits about parenting and life in the Hoff household (often, but not always, including stories about our adoption journey)