Sorry to miss two weeks in a row. I have been slammed with a terrible flu. I have no energy to read or write. I'm told this should be through in about another week. I'll be back at it as soon as I can.
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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
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
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
Totally Wacky Facts About History — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Sometimes I feel like I should link every one of Kristen Lamb’s blog posts. Seriously. And she always makes me laugh. Don’t miss the one HERE with six good hints to clean up your own manuscript. We all have… Continue reading Totally Wacky Facts About History — Review and Giveaway
Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:I have been saving this one for closer to… Continue reading Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles — Review and Giveaway
Clayton Stone, Facing Off — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Making people believe the unbelievable is no trick; it’s work. … Belief and reader absorption come in the details: An overturned tricycle in the gutter of anabandoned neighborhood can stand for everything.” ~ Stephen King ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:We all make mistakes, but mistakes in our writing life can be really costly.… Continue reading Clayton Stone, Facing Off — Review and Giveaway
Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first six sharpening my ax.” ~ Abraham Lincoln ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:I get lots of email from Writer’s Digest and now and then they send a link to an interesting post. HERE you will find 5 Helpful Lessons for Writing a… Continue reading Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life — Review and Giveaway
Last Minute Shopping List
Thought for the Day:"Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’tedit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow yourmost intense obsessions mercilessly." ~ Franz Kafka ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy did a guest post HERE on The Seekers blog that is soooooo good. I especially like the section… Continue reading Last Minute Shopping List
The Best Man — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and… Continue reading The Best Man — Review and Giveaway
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