“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: "When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop…even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the biggest caveat for beginning writers. Instead, force yourself to finish what you began, and THEN go back and edit it." ~ Jodi Picoult ~ Gifts for My… Continue reading HOW THEY CROAKED: THE AWFUL ENDS OF THE AWFULLY FAMOUS — Review
Thought for the Day: "You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it." ~ Octavia E. Butler ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We all need to be reminded of good writing habits now and then. HERE is a good… Continue reading FASTER THAN A JET, BIGGER THAN A WHALE: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MEASURING OUR WORLD — Review
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: “Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head, and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.”~ Colette ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: For a pantser like me, I found Gwen Hernandez's… Continue reading DEAD ENDS!: FLUKES, FLOPS & FAILURES THAT SPARKED MEDICAL MARVELS — Review
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Thought for the Day: "There are a million talented writers who are unpublished only because they stop writing when it gets hard." ~ Gillian Flynn ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Becca Puglisi has a wonderful post HERE on Writers in the Storm for those who choose to write from more than one viewpoint. I can't… Continue reading LOST EVANGELINE — Review & Giveaway
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: More on comp titles, this time from Phoebe Morgan at the Honest Editor. HERE you can… Continue reading SECRETS OF THE DEAD — Review
Thought for the Day: "After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." ~ Philip Pullman ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Dialogue, when written well, adds much to our stories. It's so important to make it clear who is speaking without littering our writing with he said she… Continue reading A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers — Review
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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