“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen
Thought for the Day: More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn’t say I have a talent that’s special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina. ~ John Irving ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I have been asked to… Continue reading PERSPECTIVE Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don’t see them. ~ Elie Wiesel ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends:… Continue reading WHAT HAPPENED THEN — Review
Thought for the Day: "After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." ~ Philip Pullman ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Dialogue, when written well, adds much to our stories. It's so important to make it clear who is speaking without littering our writing with he said she… Continue reading A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers — Review
Thought for the Day: "I don’t like to write, but I take great pleasure in having written – in having finally made an arrangement that has a certain inevitability, like the solution to a mathematical problem. Perhaps in no other line of work is delayed gratification so delayed." ~ William Zinsser ~ Gifts for… Continue reading THE ENIGMA GIRLS: HOW TEN TEENAGERS BROKE CIPHERS, KEPT SECRETS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II — Review
Thought for the Day: "Not all reveals serve the story best if maintained throughout; sometimes you gain more narrative mileage by spilling the beans sooner, so readers see the aftereffects of the secret and its impact on the characters and story." ~ Tiffany Yates Martin ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: No one wants to… Continue reading SOUNDS GOOD!: DISCOVER 50 INSTRUMENTS — Review
Thought for the Day: “Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.”~ Truman Capote ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writing in multiple viewpoints is becoming more and more popular,… Continue reading DRAWING WITH SQUIGGLES & WIGGLES: CREATE 100+ CARTOONS WITH FUN SHAPES! — Review
Thought for the Day: “Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you have omitted every word that he can spare.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Kathryn Craft at Writer Unboxed has a GREAT post HERE with 6 Novel Basics You May be… Continue reading TISH — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “You can’t fail if you don’t quit. You can’t succeed if you don’t start.”~ Michael Hyatt ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all get stuck in our writing sometimes. HERE is a great article by Susan Breen with 12 Techniques for Getting Un-stuck. There are so many mistakes we writers can… Continue reading Where the Water Takes Us — Review
Thought for the Day: "Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you… Continue reading Detector Dogs, Dynamite Dolphins, and More Animals with Super Sensory Powers — Review
Thought for the Day: “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late…to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the… Continue reading The Vanderbeekers on the Road — Review
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