Category: Augusta Scattergood

Augusta Scattergood, book review, Children's Writing, Elise Gravel, Giveaway Book Giveaway, Making Friends with Billy Wong, Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere, Stick Cat, Writing

Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“Writing is hard for every last one of us… Coal mining is harder. Do you thinkcoal miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?They do not. They simply dig.”~ Cheryl Strayed ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:We all know our epic novels are made of lots… Continue reading Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway

Augusta Scattergood, book review, Children's Writing, Duck and Cover, Giveaway, Janet Smart, Making Friends with Billy Wong, Writing

Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it,ignore it; or offer your own version in return. ~ Salman Rushdie ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy has been running a 28-day revision workshop. I could have posted links to all of them, but I have picked some that… Continue reading Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway

Augusta Scattergood, book review, Kathy Wiechman, Like a River, San Francisco Book Review, The Way to Stay in Destiny

Like a River: A Civil War Novel — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day: “Anyone who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour,before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities,to be direct, simple, brief, vigorous, and lucid.”~ H.W. Fowler, lexicographer ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Working on non-fiction or historical fiction? Kathy Temean has a great post by Erika… Continue reading Like a River: A Civil War Novel — Review and Giveaway

Augusta Scattergood, book review, Glory Be, Len Vlahos, San Francisco Book Review, Scar Boys, The Way to Stay in Destiny

The Way to Stay in Destiny — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day: “The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.”~ Vladimir Nabokov ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Fiction University is always worth a look, but some posts are absolutely not to be missed. Janice Hardy… Continue reading The Way to Stay in Destiny — Review and 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

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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

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

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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