Barry Lyga, Lee Child, Lord of the Flies, Michael Morpurgo, Sacramento Book Review, Show-Don't Tell, To Kill a Mockingbird, Walter Dean Myers

Whole Lot of Tellin’ Goin’ On and a Giveaway

Thought for the day:  "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas Edison ~A gift for my writer friends. There has been a LOT of talk on the net the last couple of weeks (while I have been taking some time… Continue reading Whole Lot of Tellin’ Goin’ On and a Giveaway

Audrey Wait, Book Giveaway, book review, Character Development, Charles Lindberg, Guy Langman Crime Scene Procrastinator, Josh Berk, Robin Benway, Ted and Me, Ted Williams

Two Reviews and a Giveaway: Ted & Me and Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator

Thought for the day:  “Don't romanticize your "vocation". You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no "writer's lifestyle". All that matters is what you leave on the page. And work on a computer that is disconnected from the internet.”  ~Zadie Smith A gift for my writer friends. Creating characters seemed to be on… Continue reading Two Reviews and a Giveaway: Ted & Me and Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator

Characterization, Donald Maass, Writing, Writing the Breakout Novel

It’s About Character

Thought for the day:  “The difference between the right and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug.”~ Mark TwainA gift for my writer friends. Writers’ Digest sends me e-newsletters all the time with links to articles. Some are good and some are not worth much time. I think… Continue reading It’s About Character

Jennifer Rumberger, Jenny Lundquist, Sacramento Book Review, Seeing Cinderella, Stephen King, What She Left Behind

Seeing Cinderella — A Review and Giveaway

Thought for the day:  “When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revis­ing a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.” ~ Stephen KingA gift for my… Continue reading Seeing Cinderella — A Review and Giveaway

Anne R. Allen, author interview, book review, Helen Hemphill, Hope Clark, Ray Bradbury, Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind, Writing

A Review, An Interview, and a Giveaway – What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen

Thought for the day:  “You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads.”  ~ Ray Bradbury (We will miss you, Ray Bradbury!!)Some gifts for my writer friends. The following are links I think… Continue reading A Review, An Interview, and a Giveaway – What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen

Anatomy of Nonfiction, Gotham Writers Workshop, Helen Hemphill, Long Gone Daddy, Nancy Bo Flood, Peggy Thomas, Runaround, Stephen King, The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones, Writing

Helen Hemphill Wrote Some Books

Thought for the day: “The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.” ~ John Le CarréSome gifts for my writer friends: The following are some links I think are worth your time. First is a really wonderful interview with Nancy Bo Flood, the… Continue reading Helen Hemphill Wrote Some Books

Carolyn Yoder, Elizabeth Partridge, Highlights Founders Workshops, John Lescroart, Nancy Bo Flood, no name baby, PCCWW, Peggy Thomas, Susan Bartoletti, Writing, Writing Conferences

Invest in Yourself. You’re Worth It!

Thought for the day: The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.~ Robert CormierMy daughter Maggie sent the following link. It certainly is food for… Continue reading Invest in Yourself. You’re Worth It!

Jacqueline Davies, Nancy Bo Flood, Natalie Standiford, no name baby, The Bell Bandit, The Lemonade Wars Series, Writing

Two Reviews and Two Giveaways — The Secret Tree & The Bell Bandit

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Nancy Bo Flood, no name baby, Steven Roxburgh, Writing

Review of "no-name baby" and a giveaway

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author interview, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, May B., Neville, One for the Murphys, Writing

Meet Author Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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