Thought for the Day:“Almost anything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes. Even you.” ~ Annie Lamott ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Stephanie Gayle did an interesting guest post on The Writer’s Dig that outlines seven fatal flaws that will tell you your novel isn’t ready to submit. You can find it HERE. Number… Continue reading Mister Max: The Book of Kings — Review and Giveaway
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The Disappearance of Emily H. — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very;’ otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”-C.S. LewisGifts for My Writer Friends:Feeling a little delusional about your writing? Maybe we all are a little delusional about our work. Anne… Continue reading The Disappearance of Emily H. — Review and Giveaway
Lincoln’s Spymaster — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."~ Nelson Mandela ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Beth Stilborn at By Word of Beth has a great post with lots of terrific links all about character names and… Continue reading Lincoln’s Spymaster — Review and Giveaway
Halloweensie Special Edition
This is a special edition of The Write Stuff. Every year, writer and teacher Susanna Leonard Hill runs a Halloween writing contest on her blog, and every year I mean to enter but never seem to get my little story done on time. She calls the contest the Halloweensie Contest "because it's not very long… Continue reading Halloweensie Special Edition
Connect the Stars — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.”~ Earl Nightingale ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Erika Wassall has written a great post on… Continue reading Connect the Stars — Review and Giveaway
Juba! A Novel by Walter Dean Myers — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeine-addled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing,and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.”~ Robert De Niro, actor ~Gifts for My Writer FriendsThe Writer’s Circle post on useless words is a really good one. The word THAT is one we… Continue reading Juba! A Novel by Walter Dean Myers — Review and Giveaway
The Looney Experiment — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“I have often thought that this [East of Eden] might be my last book.I don't really mean that because I will be writing books until I die. ButI want to write this one as though it were my last book. MaybeI believe that every book should be written that way.” ~ John… Continue reading The Looney Experiment — Review and Giveaway
Watch Out for Flying Kids — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to flow." ~ Louis L’Amour ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:The Write Practice has an interesting post on Point of View. Most writers know a lot of what’s HERE, but there are some new things. Writers Helping Writers… Continue reading Watch Out for Flying Kids — Review and Giveaway
The Safest Lie — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"You can fix anything but a blank page." ~ Nora Roberts ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:I have been saving this one for quite awhile. So just in time for Halloween writing: Adventures in YA Publishing has a great post up called How to Write Scary by Gretchen McNeil. I know I would like to… Continue reading The Safest Lie — Review and Giveaway
The Girl in the Torch — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"Don't quit. It's very easy to quit during the first 10 years. Nobody cares whether you write or not, and it's very hard to write when nobody cares one way or the other. You can't get fired if you don't write, and most of the time you don't get rewarded if you… Continue reading The Girl in the Torch — Review and Giveaway
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