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Review- When Summer Comes
Originally posted on Dena Rogers:
When Summer Comes by Brenda Novak My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book in the Whiskey Creek series. I’m a little late reading most of them, as these are all older releases; however I fell in love with the series after reading a free download of the…
Bespectacled and makeup-less — or, how I got through a Friday
Originally posted on write meg!:
On Friday, I swept into work without makeup . . . . . . and in my glasses. A decade ago, friends, this would have been unfathomable. Atrocious. Awful. Embarrassing. To be blunt, if I couldn’t wear concealer and Chapstick at a bare minimum, I might have called in sick.…
Inspiration hides in the most unlikely places
Originally posted on MARSocial Author Business Enhancement Inspirations:
I wish I had a nickel for everyone that said, “You can’t write in two opposing genres. You have to pick one and stick to it. You won’t sell any books if you are bi-polar in your writings, and ‘Christian paranormal’ is an oxymoron.” Actually, I find…
A Permanent Member of the Family, by Russell Banks
Originally posted on Blogging for a Good Book:
Babette from the library’s Outreach Services Division provides today’s review: Russell Banks’ new collection of short stories, A Permanent Member of the Family, is one of the best books I have read recently. The characters and the moral dilemmas in which they find themselves entangled continue to…
Sutter’s Kitchen: YUCATÁN, Recipes From a Culinary Expedition
Originally posted on BookPeople:
On the table this month in Sutter’s Kitchen: Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition by David Sterling A stunning new addition to our cookbook selection this month, Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition by David Sterling offers not only tons of incredible recipes and gorgeous photography, but a wonderful introduction to the Yucatecan…
WOMAN, BEHOLD YOUR SON! (Jesus’ Seven Sayings from the Cross 3)
Originally posted on therevdrjs:
Woman, Behold Your Son! Standing near the cross are the women who were closest to Jesus. Confusedly most of them are called Mary. They are standing by Jesus when all but one of his disciples have fled and abandoned him. His mother is there, of course. Jesus looks up and sees…
Agents. Qualified literary gatekeepers?
Originally posted on Indie Hero:
A few years ago, Samuel Moffie submitted The Perfect Martini to 100 literary agents. Actually, he submitted 90% of the first twenty pages of Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions disguised as The Perfect Martini. Any guesses on his success rate? 100 out of 100, right? No. Only one agent responded positively,…
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