Thought for the Day:"What separates the talented individual from the successful oneis a lot of hard work." ~ Stephen King ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Are you ready to start an agent search? Nathan Branford has a TERRIFIC post HERE to help you land the right agent for you. Greg Pattridge at Always in the Middle recently completed… Continue reading Eugenia Lincoln and the Unexpected Package — Review and Giveaway
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Reformed — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ~ Robert Frost ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Randy Ingermanson can help you understand how to start and end a scene HERE. Donna Galanti wrote a gust post HERE on Writers in the Storm about how… Continue reading Reformed — Review and Giveaway
Time Jump Coins — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“You are never too old to set another goal or todream a new dream.” ~ C. S. Lewis ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Jenni Enzor has a great post HERE on extending your thinking on research, part of her Insecure Writer’s Support Group series. Check it out! Susannah Leonard Hill teaches picture book classes and… Continue reading Time Jump Coins — Review and Giveaway
Black Ships Before Troy — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~ Confucius ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Kathy Temean at Writing and Illustrating always has such interesting posts. The one HERE will be particularly helpful as you write the dreaded synopsis. We always hear so much about the importance… Continue reading Black Ships Before Troy — Review and Giveaway
Mango Delight — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”~ Herman Cain ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Editing? Aren’t we all always? HERE are 25 Editing Tips for Tightening Your Copy. Anne R. Allen’s blog has a post HERE that… Continue reading Mango Delight — Review and Giveaway
Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:”Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do---the actual act of writing -- turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really… Continue reading Big and Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd) — Review and Giveaway
Ronit & Jamil — a Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”~ Zig Ziglar ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy again with a great revision trick HERE about getting rid of passive voice. I received an email from Alex at Ride the Pen with a link to this absolutely… Continue reading Ronit & Jamil — a Review and Giveaway
Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Writing is hard for every last one of us… Coal mining is harder. Do you thinkcoal miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?They do not. They simply dig.”~ Cheryl Strayed ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:We all know our epic novels are made of lots… Continue reading Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere & Stick Cat — Double Giveaway
Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it,ignore it; or offer your own version in return. ~ Salman Rushdie ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends:Janice Hardy has been running a 28-day revision workshop. I could have posted links to all of them, but I have picked some that… Continue reading Making Friends with Billy Wong — Review and Giveaway
Duck and Cover — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Don't get it right, get it written.” ~ Ally Carter ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:While the post HERE I found in Gotham Writers Newsletter focuses on writing mysteries, it has a great lesson an openings that will grab readers. Don’t miss this one. When you are feeling stuck, maybe a writing prompt will help.… Continue reading Duck and Cover — Review and Giveaway
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