Thought for the day:Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. ~Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing~A gift for my writer friends:Here are some links I think you will find valuable – three great ones this week. For a great article… Continue reading Kathryn Fitzmaurice’s Wonderful New Book — Destiny, Rewritten — Review and Giveaway
Category: Sacramento Book Review
A Review of Wonder and Giveaway of Winter’s Tide
Thought for the day:"Substitute "damn" every time you’re inclined to write "very." Your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." ~Mark Twain ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four great ones this week. For a wonderful site for… Continue reading A Review of Wonder and Giveaway of Winter’s Tide
A Smidgen of Sky — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day:“All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary—it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.” ~Somerset Maugham ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable – four great ones this week. For a giveaway of The… Continue reading A Smidgen of Sky — Review and Giveaway
Two Reviews and a Giveaway
Thought for the day (just because it cracked me up so much): “I haven't any right to criticize books, and I don't do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can't conceal my frenzy from the reader; and therefore I have… Continue reading Two Reviews and a 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
Take Care of Yourself – You’re All You’ve Got
Thought for the day: “The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.” ~John Steinbeck~ A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.A… Continue reading Take Care of Yourself – You’re All You’ve Got
The Amazing Harry Kellar — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author." ~ G. K. Chesterton ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will find valuable.Kristen Lamb’s blog is always worth checking out. She is a… Continue reading The Amazing Harry Kellar — Review and Giveaway
Another Great Book by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and a Giveaway
Thought for the day: “[A] piece of creative writing, like a day-dream, is a continuation of, and a substitute for, what was once the play of childhood.” ~ Sigmund Freud ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are some links I think you will find valuable.Always a hot topic, Adventures in YA & Childrens Publishing posted… Continue reading Another Great Book by Kathryn Fitzmaurice and a Giveaway
Black and White Review and Giveaway
Thought for the day: You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children. ~Madeleine L’Engle~Joyce Moyer HostetterA gift for my writer friends. I have a few links I think are really worth checking out. The first is… Continue reading Black and White Review and Giveaway
Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More
Thought for the day: The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress." ~Philip Roth~A gift for my writer friends. I have a few links I think are really worth checking out. I’ve been so busy I haven’t been blogging very regularly – summer hours, you know – so I have more than my usual two… Continue reading Writer’s Retreat, Book Review, Giveaway, and More
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