Thought for the Day: “I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There… Continue reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez — Review and Giveaway
Category: San Francisco Book Review
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
Under the Egg — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.” ~ Abraham Maslow, psychologist ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: An interesting article titled “What Poets Know That Most writers Don’t” from the… Continue reading Under the Egg — Review and Giveaway
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
Review and Giveaway of Ice Dogs
Thought for the Day: "Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it." ~ Oscar Wilde ~Gifts for My Writer Friends: There is a great post by Maureen Doyle McQuerry on Kirby Larson’s blog all about subtext. Check it out HERE. It is worth the time.This post from Writer’s Digest, entitled… Continue reading Review and Giveaway of Ice Dogs
Stained by Cheryl Rainfield — A Review and Giveaway and Overview of A Bird on the Water
Thought for the Day: “I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.” ~ Vladimir Nabokov ~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Kathleen Temean gives us a story that is particularly motivating and interesting. All writers should read this one. Click HERE. We all know… Continue reading Stained by Cheryl Rainfield — A Review and Giveaway and Overview of A Bird on the Water
Shane — the real Best Western — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Start early and work hard. A writer’s apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he’s almost ready to begin. That takes a while.”~David Eddings~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Anne R. Allen, whose name you see here quite often, has a terrific post for writers about… Continue reading Shane — the real Best Western — Review and Giveaway
This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Setting exists so that the character has someplace to stand, something that can help define him, something he can pick up and throw, if necessary." ~John Gardner~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: The ladies over at Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi, have another brilliant post. This one is… Continue reading This is Not a Drill — Review and Giveaway
Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
Thought for the Day: “A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it is to be God.” ~ Sidney Sheldon~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writers Helping Writers has a great guest post by Julie Musil about softening hard characters. She also links to an article by Angela Ackerman on… Continue reading Review & Giveaway of A Hundred Horses
Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~Thomas Edison~Some Gifts for My Writer Friends: Is your TBR list in need of some more books? Click HERE for a link to books being made into movies this year, so if you want to read them first, now… Continue reading Lord & Lady Bunny: Almost Royalty — Review and Giveaway
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