“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen
Thought for the Day: “Instead of waiting for inspiration to start writing, start writing to find inspiration.” ~ Robert Lee Brewer ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Jan Fields at the Institute for Writers always has good posts. HERE she gives us 4 Planning Tools to Use for Successful Revisions. Janice Hardy has a good… Continue reading THE BATBOY AND THE UNBREAKABLE RECORD — REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
Thought for the Day: "There are two reasons I support mistake-making. First, we know that failure means we tried. It also means if the mistake is wrong enough, we can make someone laugh." ~ Jorjeana Marie ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writing good dialogue is a real art. I am always on the lookout… Continue reading WHAT GOES ON INSIDE A BEAVER POND? — Review
Thought for the Day: "I don’t like to write, but I take great pleasure in having written – in having finally made an arrangement that has a certain inevitability, like the solution to a mathematical problem. Perhaps in no other line of work is delayed gratification so delayed." ~ William Zinsser ~ Gifts for… Continue reading THE ENIGMA GIRLS: HOW TEN TEENAGERS BROKE CIPHERS, KEPT SECRETS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II — Review
Thought for the Day: “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.”~ Paulo Coelho ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: It’s important to know what drives our characters. HERE Barbara O’Neal writing for Writer Unboxed has a terrific post on The Wound and the Contradiction. Writers Helping Writers has a great post HERE by September… Continue reading OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS — Review
Thought for the Day: "Not all reveals serve the story best if maintained throughout; sometimes you gain more narrative mileage by spilling the beans sooner, so readers see the aftereffects of the secret and its impact on the characters and story." ~ Tiffany Yates Martin ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: No one wants to… Continue reading SOUNDS GOOD!: DISCOVER 50 INSTRUMENTS — Review
Thought for the Day: "A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it." ~ Rita Dove ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: You never want to confuse your readers. HERE Nathan Bransford has an interesting post with Six Reasons You’re Confusing the Reader. Tracy C. Gold has… Continue reading FACING THE ENEMY: HOW A NAZI YOUTH CAMP IN AMERICA TESTED A FRIENDSHIP — Review
Thought for the Day: “Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics. good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the masters.”~ William Faulkner ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Bitsy Kemper is well-known in my SCBWI region. She used to be our… Continue reading DANCING IN THE STORM — Review
Thought for the Day: "There's no need to plan everything out beforehand. Part of the fun is setting up high stakes without knowing the outcome. This way you'll be right there with your protagonist, struggling to come up with solutions, even as the walls close in deliciously around you." —Julia Bartz from "Writers on Writing"… Continue reading JUST KEEP WALKING — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “You have to learn to take rejection not as an indication of personal failing but as a wrong address.”~ Ray Bradbury ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: This is something I think a lot of writers struggle with, especially with today's climate in publishing, so when I found the post HERE… Continue reading WILD RIVER — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.”~ Truman Capote ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writing in multiple viewpoints is becoming more and more popular,… Continue reading DRAWING WITH SQUIGGLES & WIGGLES: CREATE 100+ CARTOONS WITH FUN SHAPES! — Review
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