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
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Franklin’s Big Dreams — A Review for Perfect Picture Book Friday
Thought for the Day: "If writers of children's books had to take an oath it might begin, 'First tell the truth.'"~ William Zinsser ~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: The folks at Children’s Book Insider and the Fightin’ Bookworms posted an interesting article about generating some fresh ideas. In case you haven’t seen this, click… Continue reading Franklin’s Big Dreams — A Review for Perfect Picture Book Friday
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
Seeing Red — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars, etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish, and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons.” ~ Douglas Adams, writer, dramatist, and musician ~Some… Continue reading Seeing Red — Review and Giveaway
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub — Review
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:I have been working on a collection of poems lately and find that writing poetry often inspires me to write other things as well. One of the nicest poetry blogs… Continue reading Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub — Review
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
This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Setting exists so that the character has someplace to stand, something that can help define him, something he can pick up and throw, if necessary." ~John Gardner~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: The ladies over at Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi, have another brilliant post. This one is… Continue reading This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Sydney Taylor Honor Winner Stones for Grandpa — Review and Author Interview
Thought for the Day: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." ~ Groucho Marx~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Looking to start a new project? You might find help HERE at StoryJumper. HERE is a list of the 100 Most Important Things To Know About Your… Continue reading Sydney Taylor Honor Winner Stones for Grandpa — Review and Author Interview
Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
Thought for the Day: “A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it is to be God.” ~ Sidney Sheldon~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writers Helping Writers has a great guest post by Julie Musil about softening hard characters. She also links to an article by Angela Ackerman on… Continue reading Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
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