Happy Holidays everyone.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.William Butler Yeats (via mellifluousbookshelf)
I’m nothing if not one to get on a bandwagon…I mean come on, a wagon, a band, sounds like a party. So this is me jumping on the Goodreads/Amazon commentary bandwagon. I’m just going to assume that you know that Amazon has purchased Goodreads apparently for a TON of money. I wandered the interwebs a…
Today, it’s my pleasure to introduce a wonderful children’s book, Keldane the Cursed, written by Jeffrey Hollar. Keldane’s struggles to survive school and live up to the expectations of others…
So I’ve been reading some very disparate books lately and as a result I have noticed some very interesting writing stuff. So book the first is an Elmore Leonard book,…
Reviewing Books Like a Boss: A Guide So you’ve decided to write a book review. First of all, let me offer my condolences. I’m kidding, book reviews can be fun…
When presented with challenges, obstacles and threats, how do your characters respond? The ‘fight or flight’ coping mechanism is a fairly standard response to these kinds of situations. To…
So one of my WIPs is a collection of vignettes that involve various mythological characters. One of them involves a couple of characters from a children’s story that I thought…
A Beginner’s Guide to Blogging Book Reviews (or Reviewing your way to Fame, Riches, and Love) by. J. Whitworth Hazzard Book report. Book report! Book report!!! Okay, now that…
Last week, we invited you to rain on Cupid’s Parade and to our delight you flooded us with two dozen playful, frisky, mischievous stories! Thank you to everyone who participated.…
If any of you checked out Ruth’s blog during NaNoWriMo this year you might have seen the amazing video she made that showed her novel notebook. She has developed this…
Sharpen Your Pencils and Cast Your Votes Fan Favorite Contest Open for votes Friday, February 15 through midnight (est) Sunday, February 17 Vote for your favorite entry in the…
View as slideshow Love hurts… 00Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Xanetia · Sat, Mar 27 2010…
This Valentine’s Day, we invite you to join us in thumbing our noses at Cupid, Love and the Whole Schmaltzy Holiday!! Introducing … LOVE BITES: An Anti-Valentine Blog Hop Hostesses:…
I had a post planned for today about using Character Sheets to clarify your characters and how that has brought so much more to my Work In Progress than just…
In general, television is a vast wasteland of inane sitcoms, recycled plots and all-too-often, downright lazy writing. However, there are some bright spots and today we’re tipping our hats to…
The world shrieks and sinks talons into our hearts. This we call memory. ~Tim O’Brien~ Robyn’s hand shook as she snapped the cell phone shut. Too late now to…
Brendan Halpin is heading into the last days of a Kickstarter campaign for his new book “Enter The Bluebird”. If you don’t know what Kickstarter is, it’s a funding platform for creative…
