“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 try to leave out the parts people skip.”~ Elmore Leonard ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Is your plot looking like Swiss cheese? Plot holes will trip your readers up and ruin the experience for them. HERE is an excellent post from K. M. Weiland with Four Questions to Prevent… Continue reading THE SIN EATER — Review
Thought for the Day: “When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box, so that later I can go back and build castles.”~ Jordan Peele ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Queries can't be avoided if you want to be published, but writing them can be… Continue reading THE SUMMER SCRAPBOOK — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”~ Jack Kerouac ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I wrote on here recently I didn’t see many posts about book endings, so, of course, there was one this week from K. M Weiland HERE called The Psychology of… Continue reading CONFESSIONS OF A MANGO — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.”[“Traveler, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.”]~ Antonio Machado ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Laura Lyndhurst, writing for The Story Empire Blog, has an interesting post HERE called Size Matters and discusses book lengths. This is… Continue reading BIG DIGS: AMAZING UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONS — Review
Thought for the Day: "I'm always aware of writing around things I can't do, and I've come to think that that's actually what 'style' is - an avoidance of your deficiencies." ~ George Saunders ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I've often read about a story being structured in three acts, but HERE K. M.… Continue reading ORPHANLAND — Review & Giveaway
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: "Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. Plot is observed after the fact rather than before. It cannot precede action. It is the chart that remains when an action is through. That is all Plot… Continue reading BAD BADGER: A LOVE STORY — 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 will clear… Continue reading THE GIRLS OF SKYLARK LANE — Review
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: I never tire of reading good articles about creating villains. HERE Sarah Allen from Sarah’s Smorgasbord has a great article about Writing a Satisfying Self-Destructive Villain. Her… Continue reading MYSTERY AT THE BILTMORE: THE VANDERHOFF HEIST — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "I write not only what I want to read… I write all the things I should have been able to read.” ~ Alice Walker ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all know that a character arc is important in our novels, but how do we show the character's growth? HERE… Continue reading A KID’S GUIDE TO PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes — Review
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