Thought for the Day: “So the writer who breedsmore words than he needsis making a chore for the reader who reads.”~ Dr. Seuss ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Kristen Lamb has a terrific post HERE about the importance of well-rounded villains. Writer’s Village has an interesting post HERE with tips for sneaking in information and… Continue reading Cody and the Fountain of Happiness — Review and Giveaway
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Finding the Worm — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: ''I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.''~ Emily Dickinson ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: HEREis an interesting listing of Top Editing and Proofreading Tools for Creative Writers. Kathy Temean through… Continue reading Finding the Worm — Review and Giveaway
Watch the Sky — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been able to talk about. Be willing to be split open.” ~ Natalie Goldberg ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Does Janice Hardy ever run out of wonderful ideas for writers to strengthen their works? I think not. HERE is a… Continue reading Watch the Sky — Review and Giveaway
Like a River: A Civil War Novel — Review and Giveaway
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
The Way to Stay in Destiny — Review and Giveaway
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
The Scar Boys — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.”~ Henry Ford~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Wonder why your work was rejected? Anne R. Allen has an entertaining post HERE to answer that question. If you are going to get writing advice, why not get it from one of the most… Continue reading The Scar Boys — Review and Giveaway
Hero by Sarah Lean — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"To finish is sadness to a writer, a little death. He puts the last worddown and it is done. But it isn't really done. The story goes on andleaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.”~ John Steinbeck ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writer’s Digest has an excellent article… Continue reading Hero by Sarah Lean — Review and Giveaway
Moonpenny Island — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.”~ Hart Crane ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Revising? Check out the post HERE from Fiction University about slashing word count. Thinking of using song lyrics or a… Continue reading Moonpenny Island — Review and Giveaway
The Terrible Two — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Our advice to an aspiring author today might be to do one of two things: either build a time machine and travel ten years into the past toquery their work -- or self-publish today”.~Hugh Howey and Data GuyGifts for My Writer Friends: Anne R. Allen has a really good post on… Continue reading The Terrible Two — Review and Giveaway
Fish in a Tree — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “The cat sat on the mat is not a story.The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.”~ John le Carré ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Augusta Scattergood has a wonderful guest post HERE on the Nerdy Book Club blog titled Top Ten Things I’ve Learned From Kids About… Continue reading Fish in a Tree — Review and Giveaway
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