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After Eli, Keeper of the Lost Cities, Shannon Whitney Messenger

A Review of Keeper of the Lost Cities

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Thought for the day:"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."~ Scott Adams ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. For a query letter that worked with agent comments, click HERE.For 7 Ways to Add… Continue reading A Review of Keeper of the Lost Cities

After Eli, Book Giveaway, book review, Jennifer Rumberger, Marvelous Middle-Grade Monday, Rebecca Rupp, Shannon Whitney Messenger

After Eli – Review and a Giveaway

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Thought for the day:“If we had more fairy tales when we were young, we’d need less therapy as adults.” ~James Hillman~ A gift for my writer friends:Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four this week. Just click on the word HERE after each description to be linked.An extraordinary poem about… Continue reading After Eli – Review and a Giveaway

Book Giveaway, Jack Reacher, Jacqueline Davies, Killing Floor, Kristen Lamb, Lee Child, Lemonade Wars, Sacramento Book Review, Vin and the Dorky Duet, We Are Not Alone

Two Reviews and a Giveaway

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Thought for the day (just because it cracked me up so much): “I haven't any right to criticize books, and I don't do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can't conceal my frenzy from the reader; and therefore I have… Continue reading Two Reviews and a Giveaway

book review, Illusionology, Kathy Temean, Maggie Lyons, Prius, Vin and the Dorky Duet

Vin and the Dorky Duet – Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day:“No artist is pleased.  There is no satisfaction whatever at any time.  There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”~ Martha Graham, in a letter to Agnes De Mille ~A gift for my writer friends:   Here are some… Continue reading Vin and the Dorky Duet – Review and Giveaway

Gail Jarrow, Gary D. Schmidt, Gillian Rogerson, Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Nancy Bo Flood, Philip Pullman, Rebecca Stead, Sacramento Book Review, Walter Dean Myers

I Am Here to Help — Last-Minute Shopping Suggestions

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Thought for the day: “I see small orbs of light, spaced like night lights in dark hallways.  I see forks in the road, in the form of distractions and small ideas.  Too much plotting, too much worry.  Does a caterpillar plot and worry its way into butterfly-hood?  Hell no.   It has things to do, like eat poisonous… Continue reading I Am Here to Help — Last-Minute Shopping Suggestions

book review, Clementine and the Family Meeting, J. M. Barrie, Shannon Hitchcock, The Ballad of Jessie Pearl

The Ballad of Jessie Pearl Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day: “You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.” ~ James M. BarrieA gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Great post on how to reconnect… Continue reading The Ballad of Jessie Pearl Review and Giveaway

book review, Chudney Ross, Clementine and the Family Meeting, Lone Bean, Marla Frazee, Sara Pennypacker, Writing

Clementine and the Family Meeting – Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day: “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” ~Kurt Vonnegut~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Interview with teens on what they want in YA lit: http://authoretc.blogspot.com/2012/11/be-not-afraid.htmlGood article on what children should read: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/what-should-children-read/?ref=opinionHow… Continue reading Clementine and the Family Meeting – Review and Giveaway

Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, book review, Chudney Ross, Elizabeth Varadan, EN{COEUR}AGE, Lone Bean, Sacramento Book Review, The Amazing Harry Kellar, The Fourth Wish

Take Care of Yourself – You’re All You’ve Got

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Thought for the day:  “The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.”  ~John Steinbeck~ A gift for my writer friends:  Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.A… Continue reading Take Care of Yourself – You’re All You’ve Got

Carolyn Yoder, Gail Jarrow, Sacramento Book Review, The Amazing Harry Kellar - Great American Magician, Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune, Writing

The Amazing Harry Kellar — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."  ~ G. K. Chesterton ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Kristen Lamb’s blog is always worth checking out. She is a… Continue reading The Amazing Harry Kellar — Review and Giveaway