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Editing Counts!

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Tell Me a Story — Narration in Today’s Writing. Book Reviews and a Give-Away

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Book Give-Away, book review, Character Development, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, One for the Murphys, Sacramento Book Review, Writing

One for the Murphys Review and Give-away

Here is a little gift for all of you. It’s a link to something that is just flat funny. If you like Shakespeare, you will really love this one.http://biggeekdad.com/2011/11/the-three-little-pigs/#.Tt7qe3p6n5F.facebookThis second link is for my writing friends. It’s a great blog post on character development. Enjoy! http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/ten-character-development-tips/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WritingAndIllustrating+%28Writing+and+Illustrating%29I know I’ve been posting less than usual this year,… Continue reading One for the Murphys Review and Give-away

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News and a Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

"I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars." ~ Fred AllenI would just like to say to Fred Allen (no, I cannot really speak to the dead, but often wish I could), that if it only took a year,… Continue reading News and a Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Book Give-Away, book review, Caroline Starr Rose, Jaime Richards, May B., Writing

I’m Back … With a Book Review of May B.

Hello Blog Readers. I know some of you must think I fell off the edge of the world, but I didn’t. After the craziness of the holidays, my husband was hit with some serious germs, and I have spent my time nursing and worrying. We aren’t out of the woods yet and won’t be for… Continue reading I’m Back … With a Book Review of May B.

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Here – On Our Stage – The Fabulous Dawn Lairamore!

It's that time of year, so I'm a little slow with posts, but this one is really worth waiting for! Things will pick up after the first of the year. And I would like to wish all of you the happiest of holidays, whichever holidays you celebrate. I wish you quiet time with those you… Continue reading Here – On Our Stage – The Fabulous Dawn Lairamore!

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This and That and Ellen Klages

I had a good day today. First I met with my good friend and fellow writer, JaNay Brown. We are working on a collection of seasonal poems and are making great progress. She’s a very talented writer, and I am excited to be working with her on this project. I felt pretty energized after our… Continue reading This and That and Ellen Klages

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Forget Black Friday…and a Book Give-Away

Forget the crowds and the lines and staying up all night. Give the gift of stories and reading this year. AND you don’t have to spend a lot of time sorting through all the books out there. I’ve been writing book reviews for this blog and for the Sacramento Book Review this year, so I… Continue reading Forget Black Friday…and a Book Give-Away

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Chris Crutcher … Here … On My Blog … OMG … Not Kidding!!

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Please Mind the Gap…

or in this case, please don’t mind the gap between this post and the last post. My last post mentioned the coughing, blowing, energy-sapping flu I had been fighting for over two weeks before our trip to Europe and was still hanging on as we enjoyed our river cruise. Guess what? It’s still hanging on,… Continue reading Please Mind the Gap…