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
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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
Big Nate: Payback Time — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.… Continue reading Big Nate: Payback Time — Review & Giveaway
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
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