Thought for the Day:"There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children's book." ~Phillip Pullman~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Click HERE for an excellent blog about tools for writers.Who would you rather have ten writing tips from than Joyce Carol Oates? Click… Continue reading Whistling Past the Graveyard and Princess Academy – two reviews and one giveaway
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Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous — Review and Double Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“I want to live other lives. I've never quite believed that one chance is all I get. Writing is my way of making other chances.” ~Anne Tyler~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:Here are some links I think you will find interesting and useful. Enjoy! Writer's Digest's article Seven Reasons Writing a Book Makes… Continue reading Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous — Review and Double Giveaway
Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger — A Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.” ~James M. Barrie~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:Here are some links I've run across recently that I think you will enjoy. So, enjoy! This is… Continue reading Greenhorn by Anna Olswanger — A Review and Giveaway
Below by Meg McKinlay — A Review and Double Giveaway
Thought for the day: "When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." ~ Rumi~A Gift for My Writer Friends:These are very useful or interesting articles or posts I've found recently. I hope you enjoy them. I can’t lie to you, sometimes I really have a hard… Continue reading Below by Meg McKinlay — A Review and Double Giveaway
New Lands Review and Giveway (even for my Canadian readers!!)
Thought for the Day: “Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.” ~Franklin P. Jones~Here are some links for my writer friends. I hope you find these valuable. Click HERE for a good post with some plot generators. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are really good. It also… Continue reading New Lands Review and Giveway (even for my Canadian readers!!)
Review of Orphan Train and a Double Giveaway of Tween Books
Thought for the Day: "If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." ~Stephen King~A Gift for My Writer Friends: Here are some links to articles and posts I think you will find valuable. Kristin Lamb had two terrific posts this week on creating… Continue reading Review of Orphan Train and a Double Giveaway of Tween Books
Double Giveaway — The Truth of Me and Kicking In the Wall
Thought for the Day:Writing is like giving yourself homework, really hard homework, every day for the rest of your life. You want glamorous? Throw glitter at the computer screen.~Ketrina Monroe~A Gift for My Writer Friends:For a real horror storyabout agents and self-publishing, click HERE.Click HERE for a terrific post on Chapters.You can read a really… Continue reading Double Giveaway — The Truth of Me and Kicking In the Wall
Ivy in the Shadows by Chris Woodworth — A Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you… Continue reading Ivy in the Shadows by Chris Woodworth — A Review and Giveaway
The Treekeepers — A Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day: “There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.” ~M. Proust~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. If you want to know how to avoid automatic rejection… Continue reading The Treekeepers — A Review and Giveaway
Deadweather and Sunrise — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day: "We don't turn to story to escape reality. We turn to story to navigate reality." -~Lisa Cron of Writer Unboxed~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. Tempted to use song lyrics in your writing? Make sure… Continue reading Deadweather and Sunrise — Review and Giveaway
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