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
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Another Great Book by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and a Giveaway
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
The Year the Swallows Came Early — A Review and Giveaway
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
Two Reviews — When She was Good and Applewhites at Wit’s End — and One Giveaway
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
Warriors in the Crossfire, a Review and Giveaway.
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 Review and Giveaway
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
Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More
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
Whole Lot of Tellin’ Goin’ On and a Giveaway
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
Two Reviews and a Giveaway: Ted & Me and Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator
Thought for the day: “Don't romanticize your "vocation". You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no "writer's lifestyle". All that matters is what you leave on the page. And work on a computer that is disconnected from the internet.” ~Zadie Smith A gift for my writer friends. Creating characters seemed to be on… Continue reading Two Reviews and a Giveaway: Ted & Me and Guy Langman, Crime Scene Procrastinator
It’s About Character
Thought for the day: “The difference between the right and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug.”~ Mark TwainA gift for my writer friends. Writers’ Digest sends me e-newsletters all the time with links to articles. Some are good and some are not worth much time. I think… Continue reading It’s About Character
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