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All Different Kinds of Free, Craig R. Everett, Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune

Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day:“It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.” ~Jack Kerouac~A gift for my writer friends: Here is a link I hope you will find valuable.For blog writers, it’s important to not post photos that are not in the public domain. Here is a good site to find free photos – http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/finding-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WritingAndIllustrating+%28Writing+and+Illustrating%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+MailFor… Continue reading Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune — Review and Giveaway

All Different Kinds of Free, Henry Franks, Jessica McCann, Julie DeGuia, Writer's Digest, Writing

Review of All Different Kinds of Free and a Giveaway

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Thought for the day:  I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.~Connie Willis~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.This is a good time to think about writing scary stories. Even… Continue reading Review of All Different Kinds of Free and a Giveaway

Book Giveaway, Guardian Angel Publishing, Henry Franks, Little Isaac's Big Adventure, Peter Adam Salomon, Tracy Helixon, Writing

The Mysterious Henry Franks

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Thought for the day: “A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.” ~ Richard Bach ~ A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Anne R. Allen’s blog has 8 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Your Writing, tips from Ruth Harris, NYTimes best-selling author and former editor… Continue reading The Mysterious Henry Franks

A Miracle Under the Christmas Tree, Book Giveaway, Jennifer Bayse Sanders, Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Keeper of the Lost Cities, Sacramento Book Review, Shannon Whitney Messenger

Another Great Book by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and a Giveaway

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Thought for the day:  “[A] piece of creative writing, like a day-dream, is a continuation of, and a substitute for, what was once the play of childhood.” ~ Sigmund Freud ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable.Always a hot topic, Adventures in YA & Childrens Publishing posted… Continue reading Another Great Book by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and a Giveaway

Applewhites at Wit's End, Ellen Ramsey, Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Middle Grade Books, The Year the Swallows Came Early, Writing

The Year the Swallows Came Early — A Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day:"Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid develop. You can't--and, in fact, you're not supposed to--know exactly what the picture is going to look like until it has finished developing." ~ Anne Lamott ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will… Continue reading The Year the Swallows Came Early — A Review and Giveaway

Applewhites at Wit's End, Mary McGarry Morris, Norma Fox Mazer, She's Come Undone, Stephanie S. Tolan, The Good Mother, Wally Lamb, When She was Good

Two Reviews — When She was Good and Applewhites at Wit’s End — and One Giveaway

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Thought for the day: “There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.” ~Charles Dickens~A gift for my writer friends. Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Every Tuesday over at Literary Rambles, a blog written by Casey McCormick, you can find a writer's tip. The… Continue reading Two Reviews — When She was Good and Applewhites at Wit’s End — and One Giveaway

Black and White, Nancy Bo Flood, no name baby, SCBWI, Warriors in the Crossfire, Writer's Workshops

Warriors in the Crossfire, a Review and Giveaway.

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Thought for the day:  “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham ~ For all of my readers:Every Sunday, another writer, Shannon Messenger, gathers together a list of blogs that review middle-grade books, many of which have giveaways. If you aren't familiar with her blog,… Continue reading Warriors in the Crossfire, a Review and Giveaway.

Black and White, Colson Whitehead, Joyce Moyer Hostetter, Larry Dane Brimner, New York Times, Sacramento Book Review, Writing

Black and White Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the day:  You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. ~Madeleine L’Engle~Joyce Moyer HostetterA gift for my writer friends. I have a few links I think are really worth checking out. The first is… Continue reading Black and White Review and Giveaway

Book Give-Away, Gail Jarrow, High Five Magazine, Highlights Founders Workshops, Highlights Magazine, Liar and Spy, Rebecca Stead, Sacramento Book Review, Suzanne Bloom, Writer's Digest, Writing

Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More

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Thought for the day:  The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." ~Philip Roth~A gift for my writer friends. I have a few links I think are really worth checking out. I’ve been so busy I haven’t been blogging very regularly – summer hours, you know – so I have more than my usual two… Continue reading Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More

Barry Lyga, Lee Child, Lord of the Flies, Michael Morpurgo, Sacramento Book Review, Show-Don't Tell, To Kill a Mockingbird, Walter Dean Myers

Whole Lot of Tellin’ Goin’ On and a Giveaway

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Thought for the day:  "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." ~ Thomas Edison ~A gift for my writer friends. There has been a LOT of talk on the net the last couple of weeks (while I have been taking some time… Continue reading Whole Lot of Tellin’ Goin’ On and a Giveaway