Thought for the day:Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. ~Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing~A gift for my writer friends:Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. For a great article… Continue reading Kathryn Fitzmaurice’s Wonderful New Book — Destiny, Rewritten — Review and Giveaway
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A Review of Wonder and Giveaway of Winter’s Tide
Thought for the day:"Substitute "damn" every time you’re inclined to write "very." Your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." ~Mark Twain ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four great ones this week. For a wonderful site for… Continue reading A Review of Wonder and Giveaway of Winter’s Tide
A Smidgen of Sky — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day:“All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary—it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.” ~Somerset Maugham ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four great ones this week. For a giveaway of The… Continue reading A Smidgen of Sky — Review and Giveaway
After Eli – Review and a Giveaway
Thought for the day:“If we had more fairy tales when we were young, we’d need less therapy as adults.” ~James Hillman~ A gift for my writer friends:Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four this week. Just click on the word HERE after each description to be linked.An extraordinary poem about… Continue reading After Eli – Review and a Giveaway
Two Reviews and a Giveaway
Thought for the day (just because it cracked me up so much): “I haven't any right to criticize books, and I don't do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can't conceal my frenzy from the reader; and therefore I have… Continue reading Two Reviews and a Giveaway
The Mysterious Henry Franks
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
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
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
Treasure Hunting 101 – Review of A Boy Called Duct Tape
I read a lot of blogs. One that I look at regularly is called Two Nerdy History Girls. They both write historical novels and have lots of fun and interesting posts about fashion, travel, etc. from long ago. Last week they posted an absolutely charming modern video for book lovers. Don’t miss this one.http://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2012/04/friday-video-after-hours-at-bookstore.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TwoNerdyHistoryGirls+%28Two+Nerdy+History+Girls%29A few… Continue reading Treasure Hunting 101 – Review of A Boy Called Duct Tape
Rosi Hollinbeck 