“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: "You are lucky to be one of those people who wish to build sand castles with words, who is willing to create a place where your imagination can wander. ~ Anne Lamott ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Every book needs good pacing and tension throughout. HERE is a good article… Continue reading MASCOT — Review
Thought for the Day: “You either write or there’s silence. It’s that simple.”~ Gregory Galloway ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We would all like to hear some really good publishing news, but maybe it’s better to have a realistic picture of what is going on. HERE is a terrific article by Vicky Weber on… Continue reading MIXED FEELINGS — 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, diplomat, Nobel laureate ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I can never get enough about query letters. If I see an article or post on… Continue reading RISE OF THE SPIDER — Review
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
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