Thought for the day:"Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid develop. You can't--and, in fact, you're not supposed to--know exactly what the picture is going to look like until it has finished developing." ~ Anne Lamott ~A gift for my writer friends: Here are a couple of links I think you will… Continue reading The Year the Swallows Came Early — A Review and Giveaway
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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
It’s About Character
Thought for the day: “The difference between the right and the nearly right word is the same as that between lightning and the lightning bug.”~ Mark TwainA gift for my writer friends. Writers’ Digest sends me e-newsletters all the time with links to articles. Some are good and some are not worth much time. I think… Continue reading It’s About Character
A Review, An Interview, and a Giveaway – What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
Thought for the day: “You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads.” ~ Ray Bradbury (We will miss you, Ray Bradbury!!)Some gifts for my writer friends. The following are links I think… Continue reading A Review, An Interview, and a Giveaway – What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
Helen Hemphill Wrote Some Books
Thought for the day: “The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.” ~ John Le CarréSome gifts for my writer friends: The following are some links I think are worth your time. First is a really wonderful interview with Nancy Bo Flood, the… Continue reading Helen Hemphill Wrote Some Books
Invest in Yourself. You’re Worth It!
Thought for the day: The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile.~ Robert CormierMy daughter Maggie sent the following link. It certainly is food for… Continue reading Invest in Yourself. You’re Worth It!
Two Reviews and Two Giveaways — The Secret Tree & The Bell Bandit
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Review of "no-name baby" and a giveaway
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Meet Author Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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