Thought for the Day: “A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.” ~ P.L. Travers ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all try not to write boring characters. Martin Cavannaugh has a good guest post HERE on Literary Rambles that… Continue reading Cryptid Creatures — Review & Giveaway
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On Snowden Mountain — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.” ~ Bobby Knight ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: HERE is a cute graphic post to help you know filler words you can cut easily. Suzanne Purvis is HERE at Fiction University to help you punch… Continue reading On Snowden Mountain — Review & Giveaway
Cody and the Heart of a Champion — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "You sit down and you do it, and you do it, and you do it, until you have learned to do it." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Cliffhangers are a great way to keep those pages turning. Anne R. Allen’s partner Ruth Harris has a… Continue reading Cody and the Heart of a Champion — Review & Giveaway
Simon Grey and the March of a Hundred Ghosts — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of 'The Elements of Style.' The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they're happy.” ~ Dorothy Parker ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Jane… Continue reading Simon Grey and the March of a Hundred Ghosts — Review & Giveaway
My Fate According to the Butterfly — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Will Durant ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: David Griffin Brown has a guest post HERE on The Creative Penn that will help you create memorable characters. Edie Jarolim has a post HERE with 5… Continue reading My Fate According to the Butterfly — Review & Giveaway
The Dollar Kids — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.” ~ Ray Bradbury ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: In the very first critique group I joined, a long, long time ago, one of the participants told us… Continue reading The Dollar Kids — Review & Giveaway
Leonardo’s Science Workshop — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “You can't read everything that's been written, but you can try.” ~ Lloyd Alexander ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Lori Freeland at Writers in the Storm has a terrific post HERE that will help you make your settings much more real so they can do some of the heavy lifting… Continue reading Leonardo’s Science Workshop — Review & Giveaway
Zenobia July — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I’ve failed over and over and over in my life and that is why I succeed.” ~ Michael Jordan ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: C. S. Lakin at Live Write Thrive has a terrific post HERE to help you effectively show emotions in your characters. Rebecca Luella Miller at Rewrite,… Continue reading Zenobia July — Review & Giveaway
Camp Shady Crook — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” ~ Thomas A. Edison ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Successful writers often have good tips for us as we stumble along the writing path. HERE are some tips from… Continue reading Camp Shady Crook — Review & Giveaway
The Dog Who Lost His Bark — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Persist. Talent is no guarantee of success; persistence is. You can learn to be a better writer. You can write more drafts, take more classes, query more agents. If you persist at what you need to do to become a published author, you will succeed.” ~ Jordan Rosenfeld ~ Gifts for… Continue reading The Dog Who Lost His Bark — Review & Giveaway
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