Thought for the Day: “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again.” ~ Bob Feller ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Even if we are writing fiction, we really need to check our facts. HERE is a post by Selina J. Eckert… Continue reading No Fixed Address — Review
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Good Dog, McTavish & Little Lunch: Triple Treats — Double Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “A year from now you may wish you had started today." ~ Karen Lamb ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Louise Harnby has a terrific post HERE that will help you deal with accents in your writing. I wish I had found this one years ago! If you are looking for… Continue reading Good Dog, McTavish & Little Lunch: Triple Treats — Double Review & Giveaway
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden — Review
Thought for the Day: “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. “ ~ Winston Churchill ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: The post HERE by Romy Sommer on Jami Gold's blog may be the best I’ve ever seen on writing the dreaded synopsis. My critique… Continue reading The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden — Review
The Atlas Obscura Explorers Guide for the Worlds Most Adventurous Kid — Review
Thought for the Day: "Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.” ~ Christina Rossetti, poet ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: There are a lot of resources and communities on line for writers. The post HERE from reedsy lists Fourteen of the Best Online Writing Communities for Writers. I am… Continue reading The Atlas Obscura Explorers Guide for the Worlds Most Adventurous Kid — Review
The Benefits of Being an Octopus — Review & Giveway
Thought for the Day: “The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” ~ Muriel Rukeyser ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Rebecca Lu Ella Miller at Rewrite, Reword, Rework has a terrific post with lots of good examples HERE on Show Don’t Tell. Time to start querying agents? The Writer Magazine has a good… Continue reading The Benefits of Being an Octopus — Review & Giveway
Finding Langston — Review
Thought for the Day: “ You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” ~ Jack London ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: If you haven’t been thinking about The Payoff in your book, you really should. The post HERE by K. M. Allen will help you make that Payoff… Continue reading Finding Langston — Review
The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Claire — Review
Thought for the Day: "Someone once told me not to bite off more than I can chew. I said I'd rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity." ~ Author Unknown ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I ran across an interesting post by Pamela Donison called Using Poetic Techniques to Strengthen Our Prose. There… Continue reading The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Claire — Review
This Book Thinks You’re an Artist — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” ~ Any Warhol ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Cleaning up a manuscript? Need to cut some words?… Continue reading This Book Thinks You’re an Artist — Review & Giveaway
Carnival of the Animals — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Always be a poet, even in prose.” ~ Charles Baudelaire ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: This is kind of fun. A British professor tells us Why We Should Learn to Love the Full Stop HERE from Aerogramme Writers’ Studio. There is a great writing trick in this one. I linked… Continue reading Carnival of the Animals — Review & Giveaway
The Boy, The Bird, & the Coffin Maker — Review
Thought for the Day: “A drop of ink may make a million think.” ~ Lord Byron ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I have been struggling trying to find the right title for one of my manuscripts for a long, long time, so I was happy to find the post HERE from M. L. Davis… Continue reading The Boy, The Bird, & the Coffin Maker — Review
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