“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” ~ Anna Quindlen
Thought for the Day: “I don't sit around waiting for passion to strike me. I keep working steadily because I believe it is our privilege as humans to keep making things. Most of all, I keep working because I trust that creativity is always trying to find me, even when I have lost sight of… Continue reading WILD MOUNTAIN IVY — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” ~ William Faulkner ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: As I've mentioned here, I am working hard at trying to cut words from my… Continue reading ATLAS OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS — Review
Thought for the Day: “Have no fear of perfection—you’ll never reach it.”~ Salvador Dalí ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Do you ever feel like some of your scenes are just flat? HERE is a great post by Lisa Hall-Wilson that will help you bring those dead scenes back to life. I don't do writing… Continue reading DINOSAURS: EXPLORING PREHISTORIC LIFE AND GEOLOGICAL TIME — Review
Thought for the Day: "I've always disliked words like inspiration. Writing is probably like a scientist thinking about some scientific problem, or an engineer about an engineering problem." ~ Doris Lessing ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: K. M. Weiland always has good information in her posts. HERE she talks about Story Stakes: When to… Continue reading HUNT FOR THE SILVER DRAGON — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it's not something where, if you missed it by age 19, you're finished. It's never too late. Your writing will only get better as you get older and wiser. If you write something beautiful and important, and the right person somehow discovers it, they… Continue reading HOW TO SAVE A LIBRARY — Review
Thought for the Day: "The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise you begin excusing yourself. You must see the writing as emerging like a long scroll of… Continue reading INCREDIBLY PENELOPE — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done." ~ Stephen King ~ Gifts for… Continue reading HOW THE GHOST ARMY HOODWINKED HITLER — Review
Thought for the Day: "I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt that you just kind of need to soldier on." ~ Anthony Doerr ~ Gifts for My… Continue reading BUSTED — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I have rewritten–often several times–every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers." ~ Vladimir Nabokov ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Janice Hardy has a great Narrative Nugget HERE that will help you make your characters more well-rounded. Her articles are always worth your time. Do you have… Continue reading SPARK — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I made a startling discovery. Time spent writing = output of work. Amazing." ~Ann Patchett~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: It's tempting to use flashbacks to solve writing problems, but you have to do them right. HERE is a great post from K. M. Allan with Flashbacks: Dos and Don’ts. As writers,… Continue reading SCHOOLED — Review & Giveaway
Rosi Hollinbeck 