“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: There is not an idea that cannot be expressed in 200 words. But the writer must know precisely what he wants to say. If you have nothing to say and want badly to say it, then all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice.” ~ Eric Hoffer ~ Gifts for… Continue reading A DAY AT THE BEACH — Review
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: "For me the experience of writing is really an experience of losing control.... I think it's very much like dreaming or like surfing. You go out there and wait for a wave, and when it comes it takes you somewhere and you don't know where it'll go."~ Margaret Atwood ~ Gifts… Continue reading JUST LIKE THAT — Review
Thought for the Day: “Being a writer is a very particular sort of job: It’s always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.”~ Neil Gaiman ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: Voice, voice, voice. Any writer who has watched a webinar or… Continue reading JUPITER RISING — Review
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: "Don't wait for the muse. She has a lousy work ethic. Writers just write.”~ Barbara Kingsolver ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: HERE is an interesting post by Jon Morrow from SmartBlogger about adding Power Words to your writing. Nathan Bransford's blog is always worth a look. HERE is a great… Continue reading FIFTH GRADE TOP DOGS — Review & Giveaway
Thought for the Day: "Good writing takes place at intersections, at what you might call knots, at places where the society is snarled or knotted up." ~ Margaret Atwood ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: The Creative Penn has a wonderful article on verbs HERE, or you can listen to the podcast of it. It’s… Continue reading GLORY BE — Review & Giveaway
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 either write or there’s silence. It’s that simple.”~ Gregory Galloway ~ Gifts for My Writer Friends: We would all like to hear some really good publishing news, but maybe it’s better to have a realistic picture of what is going on. HERE is a terrific article by Vicky Weber on… Continue reading MIXED FEELINGS — Review & Giveaway
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
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