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Mango Delight — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”~ Herman Cain ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Editing? Aren’t we all always? HERE are 25 Editing Tips for Tightening Your Copy.  Anne R. Allen’s blog has a post HERE that… Continue reading Mango Delight — Review and Giveaway

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Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:”Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do---the actual act of writing -- turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really… Continue reading Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) — Review and Giveaway

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Ronit & Jamil — a Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”~ Zig Ziglar ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy again with a great revision trick HERE about getting rid of passive voice. I received an email from Alex at Ride the Pen with a link to this absolutely… Continue reading Ronit & Jamil — a Review and Giveaway

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Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“Writing is hard for every last one of us… Coal mining is harder. Do you thinkcoal miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?They do not. They simply dig.”~ Cheryl Strayed ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:We all know our epic novels are made of lots… Continue reading Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway

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Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it,ignore it; or offer your own version in return. ~ Salman Rushdie ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy has been running a 28-day revision workshop. I could have posted links to all of them, but I have picked some that… Continue reading Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway

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Duck and Cover — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“Don't get it right, get it written.” ~ Ally Carter ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:While the post HERE I found in Gotham Writers Newsletter focuses on writing mysteries, it has a great lesson an openings that will grab readers. Don’t miss this one. When you are feeling stuck, maybe a writing prompt will help.… Continue reading Duck and Cover — Review and Giveaway

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Junction of Sunshine & Lucky — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “Love is the answer to everything. It’s the only reason to do anything.If you don’t write stories you love, you’ll never make it. If you don’twrite stories that other people love, you’ll never make it.”~ Ray Bradbury ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Revision. Revision. Revision. I hate the word, but I know it’s necessary. Janice… Continue reading Junction of Sunshine & Lucky — Review and Giveaway

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Scar Island — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”~ Thomas A. Edison ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Jessica Strawser has an interesting post on Writers in the Storm HERE about Acting Out of Character and how that can add interest and… Continue reading Scar Island — Review and Giveaway

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Garvey’s Choice — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:"A successful book is not made of what is in it, but of what is left out of it” ~ Mark Twain ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Lisa Cron has a brilliant post HERE on backstory. Don’t miss this one.Sarah Albee has a great post HERE that will help you inject humor into your writing… Continue reading Garvey’s Choice — Review and Giveaway