“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 would write a book, or a short story, at least three times–once to understand it, the second time to improve the prose, and a third to compel it to say what it still must say. ~ Bernard Malamud ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Dialogue is so important to making… Continue reading THE BURNING SEASON — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: “Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters you’ve created? Your characters can be lovable, or they can be evil, but they'd better be compelling.”~ Po Bronson ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: I posted an article by Jan Fields… Continue reading QUEENIE IN SEVEN MOVES — 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: "If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic." ~ Toni Morrison ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Voice, voice, voice—that elusive characteristic of writing comes up so often. HERE is an excellent post from Lydia Netzer with… Continue reading ELSETIME — 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: A writer needs three things: experience, observation, and imagination, any two of which, at times any one of which, can supply the lack of the others.~ William Faulkner ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: It never hurts to have a little refresher on punctuation. I know I find them useful. HERE… Continue reading THE WITCHING WIND — Review
Thought for the Day: “Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself. It’s a self-exploratory operation that is endless.”~ Harper Lee ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Sometimes we just feel like throwing in the towel, but there are good reasons not to. HERE is a good kick-in-the-pants post on Writer Unboxed by Rachel… Continue reading OFF THE MAP — Review
Thought for the Day: "You write in order to change the world … if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it." ~ James Baldwin ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Getting the new year off to a good writing start can be tricky. HERE Randy… Continue reading ONE BIG OPEN SKY — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "The first duty of the novelist is to entertain. It is a moral duty. People who read your books are sick, sad, traveling, in the hospital waiting room while someone is dying. Books are written by the alone for the alone." ~ Donna Tartt ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Writing… Continue reading FREE PERIOD — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Writing is a job, a talent, but it’s also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon." ~ Ann Patchett ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Livia Blackburn wrote a good post HERE on A Brain Scientist’s Take on… Continue reading PLAGUE THIEVES — Review & Giveaway
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