“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: "Writing is like fishing. It's just like fishing. If you don't fish that often, you're not going to catch that many fish." ~Sandra Cisneros ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: My critique partners have accused me of having characters who are too perfect. I know I'm not alone in this. I have… Continue reading FIRES BURNING UNDERGROUND — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Mostly it's lies, writing novels. You set out to tell an untrue story and you try to make it believable, even to yourself. Which calls for details; any good lie does." ~ Anne Tyler ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Our characters have to have relationships with other characters. HERE is… Continue reading THE GIRL WHO FOUGHT BACK: VLADKA MEED AND THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING — Review
Thought for the Day: "The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." ~ Maya Angelou ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Sarah Allen on Sarah’s Smorgasbord has such an entertaining and useful post HERE on Writing a Satisfying Self-Destructive Villain.… Continue reading THE THINGS WE MISS — Review
Thought for the Day: "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Winston Churchill ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: It is always a good idea to get new ideas about building characters. HERE on A Writer's Path, Georgio Konstandi has a good post on Creating that… Continue reading THE PRINCE OF THE STEEL PIER — Review
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