Thought for the Day: “A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ~ Thomas Mann ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Laurence MacNaughton has a terrific article HERE on Fiction University that will help you Plot Your Novel in 3 Simple Steps. Dave Chesson has a good… Continue reading Spies, Lies, & Disguise: The Daring Tricks and Deeds that Won World War II — Review
Tag: Children’s Writing
Dog Driven — Review
Thought for the Day: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” ~ Mark Twain ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: As I have said here, I am having a great deal of trouble dealing with simple things like reading and more difficult tasks of writing during this isolation. I am not alone. Anne R.… Continue reading Dog Driven — Review
This Book Thinks You’re an Inventor — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences." ~ E. L. Doctorow ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all make mistakes. Writer’s Digest has a good article HERE that will show… Continue reading This Book Thinks You’re an Inventor — Review & Giveaway
Beginners Welcome — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” ~ Albert Camus ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: K. M. Allen has some good advice HERE for all of us trying to be productive during this difficult time. Now if I could just get someone over here to give me… Continue reading Beginners Welcome — Review & Giveaway
Hurricane Season — Review
Thought for the Day: “Writing is hard work. It isn’t just sitting around fantasizing, or having a drink with somebody and talking about how cool it would be if you wrote a story. It’s work.” ~ Patricia Cornwall ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Just Publishing Advice has a great post HERE called When the… Continue reading Hurricane Season — Review
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ~ J. K. Rowling ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Jane Friedman has The Complete Guide to Query Letters… Continue reading Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made — Review & Giveaway
Ms. Bixby’s Last Day — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “I can’t imagine outlining a book and then just sitting down and writing it. I think it would lose its emotional being — the effervescence, the sparkle.” ~ Patricia Cornwall ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: It's a good idea to get some writing advice from great writers. HERE are 10… Continue reading Ms. Bixby’s Last Day — Review & Giveaway
The Presidents: Portraits of History — Review
Thought for the Day: ”There’s a phrase I use called "The Valley Full of Clouds." Writing a novel is as if you are going off on a journey across a valley. The valley is full of mist, but you can see the top of a tree here and the top of another tree over there.… Continue reading The Presidents: Portraits of History — Review
Homerooms & Hall Passes — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ~ Louis L’amour ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Anne R. Allen’s blog is always a good read. Her post HERE entitled How to Write a Professional, Not-Embarrassing Query to an Agent, Reviewer, Editor, or… Continue reading Homerooms & Hall Passes — Review & Giveaway
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer — Review
Thought for the Day: “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” ~ Paulo Coelho ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I never found a post on query letters or synopses I didn’t learn something from. HERE is one from A Writer’s Path that is very good. It’s called Why Are Query Letters and Synopses… Continue reading The Last Last-Day-of-Summer — Review
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