Thought for the day:“Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as the headlights, but you make the whole trip that way.” ~ E.L. Doctorow, writer ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. If… Continue reading CAKE – A Second Helping and a Giveaway
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This Post is CAKE — a Review and a Giveaway
Thought for the day:“It begins with a character, usually, and once he stands up on his feet and begins to move, all I can do is trot along behind him with a paper and pencil trying to keep up long enough to put down what he says and does.” ~William Faulkner~A gift for my writer… Continue reading This Post is CAKE — a Review and a Giveaway
Bitopia – Review of a Book About Bullying and a Giveaway
Thought for the day:“We should not write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for him to misunderstand us.” ~Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus), rhetorician (c. 35-100)~ A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this… Continue reading Bitopia – Review of a Book About Bullying and a Giveaway
Kathryn Fitzmaurice’s Wonderful New Book — Destiny, Rewritten — Review and Giveaway
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
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
Vin and the Dorky Duet – Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day:“No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”~ Martha Graham, in a letter to Agnes De Mille ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some… Continue reading Vin and the Dorky Duet – Review and Giveaway
The Ballad of Jessie Pearl 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. BarrieA gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Great post on how to reconnect… Continue reading The Ballad of Jessie Pearl Review and Giveaway
Clementine and the Family Meeting – Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day: “We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” ~Kurt Vonnegut~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Interview with teens on what they want in YA lit: http://authoretc.blogspot.com/2012/11/be-not-afraid.htmlGood article on what children should read: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/what-should-children-read/?ref=opinionHow… Continue reading Clementine and the Family Meeting – Review and Giveaway
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