“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: "Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except the best."~ Henry van Dyke, poet ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: K. M. Allan has a lot of great content on her blog. HERE she tells us How to Add Unpredictability… Continue reading Outside Nowhere — Review
Thought for the Day: “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”~ Bill Gates ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: My critique group complained that my main character was just too perfect. They were right. I had to rough him up a little. Ellen Buikema has a… Continue reading Treasure in the Lake — Review
Thought for the Day: “Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.”~ Barbara Kingsolver ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Janice Hardy has such a great guest post HERE on Writers in the Storm with 5 Ways to Add… Continue reading Crashing in Love — Review
Thought for the Day: “If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to obey the commands of a rabbit.”~ Robert Brault, writer ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: If you are working in non-fiction, there can be no better… Continue reading Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "There is no perfect time to write. There is only now."~ Barbara Kingsolver ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: So many things can derail our writing, and there are some good tools out there to help you stay on track. One that I used to use, got out of the habit,… Continue reading Mystery on Magnolia Circle — Review
Thought for the Day: "I came to writing kind of late. I was an engineer, and the one thing I've learned is that you have to steer a project in the direction of the maximum fun for you. You could say lively energy, or you have to try to be intrigued. Basically, if you were… Continue reading The Insiders — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised."~ John Steinbeck ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Kristen Lamb has done it again. Her posts… Continue reading Homer on the Case — Review
Thought for the Day: "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”~ Albert Einstein ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Sometimes we all need a nudge, and good writing prompts can be that nudge. HERE is a fun list of 50 Writing Prompts from The Mixed-Up Files…of Middle-Grade Authors. Suzanne Lieurance has a… Continue reading The Best Worst Summer — Review
Thought for the Day: “Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”~ Golda Meir ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: If you are interested in trying your hand… Continue reading Six Feet Below Zero — Review
Thought for the Day: “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” ~ Michele Ruiz ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Jill Hedgecock wrote a terrific post HERE for The Creative Penn that gives you a way to use visual inspiration for your writing. I’m always… Continue reading The Secret Starling — Review & Giveaway
Rosi Hollinbeck 