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37 Days at Sea — Review

Thought for the Day: "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life--think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."~ Swami Vivekananda ~ Gifts… Continue reading 37 Days at Sea — Review

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Under the Broken Sky — Review

Thought for the Day: “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”~ Arnold Schwarzenegger ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I am always interested when there are announcements of Word of the Year. I think I linked to Webster’s… Continue reading Under the Broken Sky — Review

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A Slip of a Girl — Review

Thought for the Day: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”~ Colin Powell ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I always learn something when I read an author’s journey or interviews with authors. Noelle Sterne has a guest post on Live Write Thrive HERE… Continue reading A Slip of a Girl — Review

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Dictionary for a Better World — Review

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: There is an old saying in writing — no problem means no story. Writer’s Digest has an… Continue reading Dictionary for a Better World — Review

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Birdie — Review

Thought for the Day: “Don’t watch the clock: do what it does. Keep going.” ~ Sam Levenson ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: K. M. Allen has a good post HERE with 5 Writing Ideas to Transform a Boring Scene. For me, excellent examples are such a terrific help. Writer’s Helping Writers has just such… Continue reading Birdie — Review

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Soccerverse — a Review

Thought for the Day: “In the end, the poem is not a thing we see; it is, rather, a light by which we may see--and what we see is life.” ~ Robert Penn Warren ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Stephen King has warned all of us writers to not use adverbs, but Louise Harnby… Continue reading Soccerverse — a Review