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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

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Nanny X Returns — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day:“The writer can do nothing for men more necessary, satisfying, than simply to reveal to them the infinite possibilities of their own souls.” ~ Walt Whitman ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Steven Pressfield has some great stuff on his blog. HERE, HERE, and HERE you will find a three-part series on making your hero… Continue reading Nanny X Returns — Review and Giveaway

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Fish in a Tree — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: “The cat sat on the mat is not a story.The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.”~ John le Carré ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: Augusta Scattergood has a wonderful guest post HERE on the Nerdy Book Club blog titled Top Ten Things I’ve Learned From Kids About… Continue reading Fish in a Tree — Review and Giveaway

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Nanny X — Review and Giveaway

Thought for the Day: "The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right thefirst time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better,find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile."~ Robert Cormier ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: If you are writing historical fiction, the Writer’s… Continue reading Nanny X — Review and Giveaway