Category: Writing

Around the World in 50 Ways, Book Giveaway, Book Reviews, Children's Writing, Giveaway, Karen Rivers, Seattle Book Review, The Possibility of Whales, Writing

Around the World in 50 Ways – Review & Giveaway

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Thought for the Day: “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Albert Schweitzer ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I really like the feature Writer’s Digest has now and then showing successful query letters and what about… Continue reading Around the World in 50 Ways – Review & Giveaway

book review, Children's Writing, Giveaway, Lissa Evans, Natural History Museum Explorer Dinosaurs!, Ryan T. Higgins, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Wed Rabbit, Writing

Natural History Museum Explorer Dinosaurs! — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“Defeat is not the worst of failures.  Not to have tried is the true failure.” ~ George Edward Woodberry ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Grammar can be vexing for a lot of people. Laura Fineberg Cooper has a terrific post HERE at Writers’ Rumpus with common mistakes and how to avoid them. Cliches have a… Continue reading Natural History Museum Explorer Dinosaurs! — Review and Giveaway

Children's Writing, Ellen Wittlinger, Giveaway, Jess Carroll, Manhattan Book Review, Saturdays with Hitchcock, Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky, Writing

Saturdays with Hitchcock — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat,determination and hard work.”~ Colin Powell ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:First I want to mention Jess Carroll to you. Jess has the most awesome service for those who write picture books, especially rhyming ones. Her critiques are AMAZING! And she will soon be… Continue reading Saturdays with Hitchcock — Review and Giveaway

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Three Times Lucky — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:"You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. Youget ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and otherpeople is we notice when we're doing it." ~ Neil Gaiman ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:The Writer Magazine has a good article HERE on using visualization and immersion in making your… Continue reading Three Times Lucky — Review and Giveaway

Anna Claybourne, Avi, book review, Children's Writing, Giveaway, The Player King, Why Don't Fish Drown, Writing

The Player King — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“Love is the answer to everything. It’s the only reason to do anything. If youdon’t write stories you love, you’ll never make it. If you don’t write storiesthat other people love, you’ll never make it.”~ Ray Bradbury ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Some years ago, I was in a critique group with several… Continue reading The Player King — Review and Giveaway

Anna Claybourne, Confessions from the Principal's Kid, Robin Mellom, Why Don't Fish Drown, Writing

Why Don’t Fish Drown — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you lovewhat you are doing, you will be successful."  ~ Albert Schweitzer ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:One of my pet peeves is the overuse of the word “that” I see in writing — by critique partners and even… Continue reading Why Don’t Fish Drown — Review and Giveaway

book review, Confessions fro the Principal's Kid, Giveaway, Robin Mellom, San Francisco Book Review, Scott Wegener, Spy on History: Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army, Writing

Confessions from the Principal’s Kid — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you’ll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of… Continue reading Confessions from the Principal’s Kid — Review and Giveaway

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Spy on History: Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army — Review and Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself inany direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And youare the guy who’ll decide where to go.”~ Dr. Seuss ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Strengthening your verbs is always a good… Continue reading Spy on History: Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army — Review and Giveaway

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When the Sky Breaks — Review & Giveaway

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Thought for the Day:“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.”~ Neil Gaiman ~Gifts for… Continue reading When the Sky Breaks — Review & Giveaway