Thought for the Day: “Creativity is like washing a pig. It’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done, you’re not sure if the pig is really clean or even why you were washing a pig in the first place.” ~ Luke Sullivan ~ Gifts… Continue reading Courage for Beginners — Review and Giveaway
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Dash by Kirby Larson — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it.Get over it.”~ Twyla Tharp ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Anne R. Allen has a post all of us need at one time or another. Click HERE to read 14 Block-Busting Never-Fail Tips Every Writer Needs to Know. Fiction University… Continue reading Dash by Kirby Larson — Review and Giveaway
The Secret at Haney Field — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Mistakes are part of the dues that one pays for a full life.”~ Sophia Loren ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Editor reminds us HERE that our characters do not live in a vacuum. Not only does nature abhor a vacuum, but our readers do as well. Read this one. Such… Continue reading The Secret at Haney Field — Review and Giveaway
The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There… Continue reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez — Review and Giveaway
Fake ID — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I write when I'm inspired and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning." ~ Peter de Vries ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Rick Riordan wrote a terrific post on getting published. You can find it HERE. Have you ever wondered about what makes great writing? You might… Continue reading Fake ID — Review and Giveaway
Stained by Cheryl Rainfield — A Review and Giveaway and Overview of A Bird on the Water
Thought for the Day: “I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.” ~ Vladimir Nabokov ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Kathleen Temean gives us a story that is particularly motivating and interesting. All writers should read this one. Click HERE. We all know… Continue reading Stained by Cheryl Rainfield — A Review and Giveaway and Overview of A Bird on the Water
Shane — the real Best Western — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Start early and work hard. A writer’s apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he’s almost ready to begin. That takes a while.”~David Eddings~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Anne R. Allen, whose name you see here quite often, has a terrific post for writers about… Continue reading Shane — the real Best Western — Review and Giveaway
The Hogan that Great-Grandfather Jack Built — Review and Signed Copy Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"Words are never too big for children as long as they are the right words." ~ Jane Yolen ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:Christie Wright Wild has been running a series of posts on her wonderful blog looking at story elements in picture books. Click HERE for the link for the latest… Continue reading The Hogan that Great-Grandfather Jack Built — Review and Signed Copy Giveaway
The Paradox of Vertical Flight — a Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” ~ Carl Sandburg ~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Spice up your dialogue, but just enough… Continue reading The Paradox of Vertical Flight — a Review and Giveaway
Shadows on My Wall — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ~ Albert Einstein ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Nancy Stewart posted some fascinating, albeit a little scary, information about how much people read by country. Click… Continue reading Shadows on My Wall — Review and Giveaway
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