Thought for the Day: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are… Continue reading Review and Giveaway of Turn Left at the Cow
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I Am At a Workshop, But I Am Still Posting — and a Giveaway of The Mighty Quinn
Thought for the Day:Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower.… Continue reading I Am At a Workshop, But I Am Still Posting — and a Giveaway of The Mighty Quinn
Review of Rose Under Fire and Giveaway of Never Say Die
Thought for the Day: “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” ~Crowfoot, Native American warrior and orator (1821-1890) ~Some Gifts for My Writer… Continue reading Review of Rose Under Fire and Giveaway of Never Say Die
Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I get up every morning determined both to change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult." ~ E. B. White ~Some Gifts for my Writer Friends: Poets & Writers Magazine published two essays arguing the importance of backstory. You can… Continue reading Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things — Review and Giveaway
Double Review and Giveaway — Whistle in the Dark & Hunter Moran Hangs Out
Thought for the Day:“Have compassion for yourself when you write. There's no failure -- just a big field to wander in.” ~ Natalie Goldberg~ Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: I read one good poem every day, thanks to Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. Click HERE to check it out. You can sign up and get a… Continue reading Double Review and Giveaway — Whistle in the Dark & Hunter Moran Hangs Out
Interview with Mark Goldblatt and More
Thought for the Day: "When the well is dry, for me, it's usually more about attitude than inspiration or lack of inspiration. It seems to me so much of writing is about courage, writing something so raw you don't want to say it aloud." ~Nicole Bernier~Gifts for my Writer Friends: If you click HERE you… Continue reading Interview with Mark Goldblatt and More
The Boxcar Children Beginning — Review and a Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;… Continue reading The Boxcar Children Beginning — Review and a Giveaway
Double Giveaway — The Diary of Minnie Bonner and That Time I Joined the Circus
Thought for the Day:"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Ernest Hemingway~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends:Here are some links I think you will find valuable.Click HERE for a terrific post on creating maximum conflict in your fiction.If you are searching for an agent, click HERE… Continue reading Double Giveaway — The Diary of Minnie Bonner and That Time I Joined the Circus
DOUBLE Giveaway — Gingersnap and Road Trip
Thought for the Day:“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~Albert Schweitzer~This week I have four links for you that all have to do with… Continue reading DOUBLE Giveaway — Gingersnap and Road Trip
A Review of Odette’s Secret and a Surprise Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.” ~Linus Pauling~Here are some links that I think you will find valuable:For a good article on creating emotional frustration with GREAT examples and good exercises, click HERE. Want to know how to develop any idea in to a great… Continue reading A Review of Odette’s Secret and a Surprise Giveaway
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