I recently read a book. A well-crafted book written by an author I admire. And I didn’t love it. I liked it. I powered through the whole book in a few days. The writing was strong. The premise was interesting. … Continue reading
Today, I am turning my blog over to the fabulous and talented Martine Helene Svanevik, a fiction writer from Montreal. I absolutely adore her blog about writing and training over on nascentnovelist.wordpress.com. You should definitely check it out. She tells me … Continue reading
Big thanks to SweetMotherLover for giving me the ABC Blog Award! She has a fun blog and her take on this award would make milk spurt out of your nose if you were stupid enough to drink while reading her … Continue reading
SHOW DON’T TELL. In critique groups, someone says it. The listener nods. But when that nodder was me, I didn’t get it. I’ve read tons of examples of showing versus telling, but I think the easiest to grasp involves … Continue reading
I liked the premise of The Vow. A tragic car accident strips a woman of her memories of her entire life with her husband. He has to try to make her fall in love with him all over again. However, … Continue reading
I have no clue why it took me so long to see The Descendants. I absolutely loved how much setting the film used. Huge beach vistas and busy city streets in Hawaii. Totally grounded me in the story. The story … Continue reading
It’s banana pancake drizzled in honey with vanilla ice cream good news. I made it to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest!! I didn’t mention entering because I’ve entered a few contests and never made it beyond … Continue reading
Many thanks to my blog and Twitter followers who participated. You’ve got awesome blogs and I enjoy reading all your posts! Drumroll please… We have a winner of the personalized autographed copy of Paige Shelton’s If Fried Chicken Could Fly. … Continue reading
Today Grandma H and I went on our weekly outing. I needed to drop off two snail mail queries for agents at our local post office. Grandma hates parking. She pulls in and goes “Uh-oh.” There’s a freaking oil truck … Continue reading
Quick reminder The Free Book Contest entry deadline is tomorrow at 7 AM EST. Click here to enter to win a personalized autographed copy of New York Times Bestselling Author Paige Shelton’s book, If Fried Chicken Could Fly! Onto the … Continue reading
Click here to buy Highway Thirteen to Manhattan
Click here to buy The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts
Click to buy The Six Train to Wisconsin
