Thought for the Day:"Good observers have the manners of trees and animals, and if they add words, it is only when words are better than silence. But a vain talker profanes the river and the forest, and is nothing like so good company as a dog.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writers Helping… Continue reading Sniffer Dogs by Nancy Castaldo — Review, Interview, & Giveaway
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Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader." ~ Robert Frost ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Editor’s Blog has a terrific post that will answer a LOT of questions about quotations and italics usage. Click HERE. Since marketing is increasingly becoming the purview of authors, HERE is… Continue reading Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner — Review & Giveaway
The Other Half of My Heart — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” ~ Maya Angelou ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Fiction University has a great post on character development you can find HERE. The ladies at Writers Helping Writers have a fantastic post on how to have your characters show what… Continue reading The Other Half of My Heart — Review and Giveaway
Cousins and Robbers — A Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as afriend to be silly with.” ~ Robert Brault ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Editor’s Blog has a terrific post you can find HERE that covers habits, motions, and common actions of fictional characters. This is a good one. Find… Continue reading Cousins and Robbers — A Review and Giveaway
Bird by Crystal Chan — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I learned long ago that being Lewis Carroll was infinitely moreexciting than being Alice.” ~ Joyce Carol Oates ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Click HERE to find some good ideas for critiquing. HEREis a great list of tips for editing and proofing. If you click HERE you will find a good list… Continue reading Bird by Crystal Chan — Review and Giveaway
A Bird on Water Street — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.” ~ Raymond Carver ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Editor has a great post on how to get your manuscript squeaky clean before you send it out. Click HERE to read it. Good post HERE on How… Continue reading A Bird on Water Street — Review and Giveaway
The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There… Continue reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez — Review and Giveaway
Fake ID — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I write when I'm inspired and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning." ~ Peter de Vries ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Rick Riordan wrote a terrific post on getting published. You can find it HERE. Have you ever wondered about what makes great writing? You might… Continue reading Fake ID — Review and Giveaway
Screaming at the Ump — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.” ~ Charles De Secondat ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Shaping sentences and choosing just the right word is explored nicely HERE in a post from The Editor’s Blog. There is a great list of books HERE that every creative person… Continue reading Screaming at the Ump — Review and Giveaway
Wish You Weren’t — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.” ~ Allen Ginsberg, poet ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Martina Boone from Adventures in YA Publishing wrote a GREAT post on getting an agent. This is a must read. Find it by clicking HERE. Having trouble with your opening? Click HERE to see what… Continue reading Wish You Weren’t — Review and Giveaway
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