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
Tag: Children’s Writing
Absolutely Alfie and the Princess Wars — Review
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: Fear is such an important emotion in writing. Lisa… Continue reading Absolutely Alfie and the Princess Wars — Review
Shouting at the Rain — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.” ~ Edgar Rice Burroughs ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Place names can be challenging to create. The post HERE from Legends of Windemere can help with that. K. M.… Continue reading Shouting at the Rain — Review & Giveaway
Every Shiny Thing — Review
Thought for the Day: “There’s no such thing as a potential writer. There’s only somebody who is doing the thing. It’s like saying you’re a potential boat builder. No, you’re a boat builder when you’re building a boat.” ~ Clive Barker ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I have been hoping to find a post… Continue reading Every Shiny Thing — Review
Because of the Rabbit — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life. ~ Giorgos Seferis, writer ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Melissa Donovan is going to tell you What Makes Iconic Characters Unforgettable HERE on Writing Forward. This is… Continue reading Because of the Rabbit — Review & Giveaway
The Lost Girl — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.” ~ Colette ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Christie Wright Wild offers classes in writing and… Continue reading The Lost Girl — Review & Giveaway
Heartwood Hotel: Home Again — Review
Thought for the Day: “Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out is the secret of all good writing.” ~ Mark Haddon ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writers in the Storm has a terrific post HERE with writing tips from Ray Bradbury. Ragan’s PR Daily has a post HERE with 14 Invaluable… Continue reading Heartwood Hotel: Home Again — Review
Tell Me Earth & Sky — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “A world without adjectives would still have the sun rising and setting, the flowers blooming, the trees bearing fruits, the birds singing, and the bees stinging.” ~ A.A. Patawaran ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all have writer’s block sometimes. The post HERE from The Mixed-Up Files of … Middle-Grade… Continue reading Tell Me Earth & Sky — Review & Giveaway
The Law of Finders Keepers — Review
Thought for the Day: “The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories.… Continue reading The Law of Finders Keepers — Review
One Week of You — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~ Michaelangelo ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Fae Rown has a good post HERE at Writers in the Storm that will… Continue reading One Week of You — Review & Giveaway
Rosi Hollinbeck 