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All Four Stars — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious,  and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.” ~ Ray Bradbury ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: K. M. Weiland has a list HERE of ten tools to make writers more efficient. Check it out. For… Continue reading All Four Stars — Review and Giveaway

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Screaming at the Ump — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.”   ~ Charles De Secondat  ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Shaping sentences and choosing just the right word is explored nicely HERE in a post from The Editor’s Blog. There is a great list of books HERE that every creative person… Continue reading Screaming at the Ump — Review and Giveaway

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Saving Lucas Biggs — Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “The difference between the precise word and one that comes close is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” ~Mark Twain~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writer’s Rumpus has a good post called Quick and Easy Revision Strategies for Days Your Brain Isn’t Working. HA! I know about that. Click HERE… Continue reading Saving Lucas Biggs — Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

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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