Thought for the Day:“Maybe you’ve made something mediocre–there’s plenty of that in any artist’s cabinets–but something mediocre is better than nothing, and often the near-misses, as I call them, are the beckoning hands that bring you to perfection just around the blind corner.” ~ Sally Mann, Photographer ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Alex Limberg did a guest post on… Continue reading Avenging the Owl — Review and Giveaway
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Orbiting Jupiter — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have… Continue reading Orbiting Jupiter — Review and Giveaway
Two Reviews — Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Coaltown Jesus
Thought for the Day: "You need to believe in the characters whose story you're writing. You need to know them intimately. And you need to show them to your reader."~ Elaine Marie Alphin ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Editor’s Blog has a don’t-miss poster HERE named Don’t Explain, Don’t Explain, Don’t Explain. If you… Continue reading Two Reviews — Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and Coaltown Jesus
Twerp by Mark Goldblatt — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Writing a book is like telling a joke and having to wait two years to know whether or not it was funny.” ~Alain de Botton~Some Gifts for my Writer Friends: For 22 Rules of Storytelling, click HERE. HERE is a helpful post on why good people make good villains. Boy, do I… Continue reading Twerp by Mark Goldblatt — Review and Giveaway
I Am Here to Help — Last-Minute Shopping Suggestions
Thought for the day: “I see small orbs of light, spaced like night lights in dark hallways. I see forks in the road, in the form of distractions and small ideas. Too much plotting, too much worry. Does a caterpillar plot and worry its way into butterfly-hood? Hell no. It has things to do, like eat poisonous… Continue reading I Am Here to Help — Last-Minute Shopping Suggestions
Two Good Books — Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt and The Lost Mother by Mary McGarry Morris
This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again. ~ Oscar WildeAs you may have read in my last post, I’d been having more days like this one of Oscar Wilde’s than I’d like, but just lately, I have to say, “I’m back!” I’m writing a lot and… Continue reading Two Good Books — Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt and The Lost Mother by Mary McGarry Morris
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