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book review, Chris Crutcher, Lisa Bullard, Period 8, Sacramento Book Review, Turn Left at the Cow

Review and Giveaway of Turn Left at the Cow

Thought for the Day: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are… Continue reading Review and Giveaway of Turn Left at the Cow

Book Reviews, Christmas Shopping

Last Minute Christmas Shopping Help and a Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: This is a post that really speaks to me and probably will to most writers. Laurie Wagner at 27 Powers Writing True Life is speaking our language HERE. And if you subscribe… Continue reading Last Minute Christmas Shopping Help and a Giveaway

Anna Staniszewski, Augusta Scattergood, Book Giveaway, Book Reviews, Glory Be, Mary Ann Rodman, Yankee Girl

Reviews of Glory Be and Yankee Girl plus a Book Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”~Hans Hofmann, painter~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Click HERE for a fun little article telling about odd jobs some great authors had before they got their big breaks. Randy Ingermanson has a terrific post on making… Continue reading Reviews of Glory Be and Yankee Girl plus a Book Giveaway

Carrying Mason, Dark of the Moon, Healing Water: A Hawaiian Story, Helen Hemphill, Highlights Founders Workshops, The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones, Tracy Barrett

Review of Dark of the Moon and Giveaway of The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones

Thought for the Day: “I want to live other lives. I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.” ~Anne Tyler~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: If you write YA, Tween, or MG do not miss this incredible post from the folks at Adventures in… Continue reading Review of Dark of the Moon and Giveaway of The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones

A Crow Doesn't Need a Shadow, book review, Carrying Mason, John Drury, Joyce Magnin, Lorraine Ferra, Myra Cohn Livingston, Poem-Making, Poetry Dictionary

Poetry Craft and a Review and Giveaway of Carrying Mason

Thought for the Day:"Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads." ~Marianne Moore~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: I love this post by K. M. Weiland on strengthening character voice. Click HERE to see it.  Click HERE for one of the best posts on that old bugaboo Show Don’t Tell that I’ve… Continue reading Poetry Craft and a Review and Giveaway of Carrying Mason

Charms & Blessings, David Almond, Joyce Sidman, San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review, Sketches from a Spy Tree, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, What the Heart Knows: Chants

Two Poetry Collections: Sketches from a Spy Tree and What the Heart Knows and a Double Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ~Thomas Mann~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Interesting post on The Editor’s Blog can be found HERE on keeping the words flowing. This post from The Editor’s Blog was exactly what I needed at this… Continue reading Two Poetry Collections: Sketches from a Spy Tree and What the Heart Knows and a Double Giveaway

Augusta Scattergood, High Five Magazine, Highlights Founders Workshops, Highlights Magazine, Joke van Leeuwen, Linda Pratt, Nancy Castaldo, The Day My Father Became a Bush, Tracy Barrett

Home from the Workshop and a Giveaway

Thought for the Day: "Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system." ~Flannery O'Connor~  Some Gifts for my Writer… Continue reading Home from the Workshop and a Giveaway

Darcy Pattison, Highlights Founders Workshops, Kurt Vonnegut, Linda Sue Park, Sacramento Book Review, The Mighty Quinn

I Am At a Workshop, But I Am Still Posting — and a Giveaway of The Mighty Quinn

Thought for the Day:Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower.… Continue reading I Am At a Workshop, But I Am Still Posting — and a Giveaway of The Mighty Quinn

Book Reviews, Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, Laurisa White Reyes, Never Say Die, Rose Under Fire, Sacramento Book Review, The Last Enchanter, Will Hobbs

Review of Rose Under Fire and Giveaway of Never Say Die

Thought for the Day: “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” ~Crowfoot, Native American warrior and orator (1821-1890) ~Some Gifts for My Writer… Continue reading Review of Rose Under Fire and Giveaway of Never Say Die

Giveaway, Laurisa White Teyes, The Celestine Chronicles, The Last Enchanter

The Last Enchanter by Laurisa White Reyes – Blog Tour and Double Giveaway

Thought for the Day:  “Writers end up writing stories--or rather, stories' shadows--and they're grateful if they can, but it is not enough. Nothing the writer can do is ever enough” ~Joy Williams~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:  Terrific post on making your writing more immediate can be found HERE:  Click HERE to find a good article… Continue reading The Last Enchanter by Laurisa White Reyes – Blog Tour and Double Giveaway