Thought for the Day:“Writing is so difficult that I feel that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment hereafter.”~ Jessamyn West ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Writer’s Rumpus has a good post HERE about the hard work of revision. Steven Pressfield always has good advice, but the post HERE may have the best… Continue reading Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey — Review and Giveaway
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Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain youwhether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories.Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.~ Octavia Butler ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Dana Nuenighoff has a great post HERE on Writer’s Rumpus about Finding Your Voice. The Voice… Continue reading Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade — Review and Giveaway
The Theory of Hummingbirds — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”~ Pele ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:We all want to create anticipation in our stories. HERE is a really good post on doing that. It also has… Continue reading The Theory of Hummingbirds — Review and Giveaway
Not on Fifth Street — Review
Thought for the Day:“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”~ Harriet Tubman ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:If your main character doesn’t face impossible choices, you probably have a story problem. Janice Hardy at… Continue reading Not on Fifth Street — Review
Special Edition — Picture books
Thought for the Day: “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought andthe thought has found words.” ~Robert Frost~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Showing vs. Telling is always something to watch for in your writing. Janice Hardy has another great post HERE on that topic with links to more great posts. It will take a bit of… Continue reading Special Edition — Picture books
Ashes to Asheville — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.” ~ Brenda Ueland ~Gifts for My Writer… Continue reading Ashes to Asheville — Review and Giveaway
Jabber-Walking — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” ~ Henry Ford ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Steven Pressfield always has something important to say. The post HERE on resistance is no exception. I recently came through the mother of all writer blocks, and I have a critique partner who has been having… Continue reading Jabber-Walking — Review and Giveaway
Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Much of writing might be described as mental pregnancy with successive difficult deliveries.” ~ J.B. Priestley, author ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends:Gail Radley’s article HERE in The Writer Magazine on getting rid of the “be” verb from your writing. Worth a look. Michael Mazza writes a guest post HERE for Writer’s Digest that can help… Continue reading Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet Motel — Review and Giveaway
Esme Dooley and the Kirkkomaki Circus — Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” ~ Bill Gates ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Feeling overwhelmed by writing? Anne R. Allen’s post HERE will help you set up process goals to make your writing more manageable. Searching for words? The new Merriam-Webster has added 250 new… Continue reading Esme Dooley and the Kirkkomaki Circus — Review and Giveaway
Caleb’s Lighthouse & They Didn’t Teach THIS in Worm School — Double Review and Giveaway
Thought for the Day:“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate patience.”~ Hal Borland ~Gifts for My Writer Friends:Here’s another old one I found in my email, but it’s terrific. I don’t know of any one-character books, although Hatchet by Gary Paulsen comes close. For the rest of us, we need… Continue reading Caleb’s Lighthouse & They Didn’t Teach THIS in Worm School — Double Review and Giveaway
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