Archive | June 27, 2014
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Character Names in Three Places You Might Not Have Thought to Look
Originally posted on The Brass Rag:
For a lot of writers, naming characters is a huge challenge. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration. The mountain of advice on this topic is gargantuan. Character names: shouldn’t be too similar, should fit the character, highlight some virtue or flaw, be ironic or misleading,…
Botanical series: Lily the purple waterlily
Originally posted on BulanLifestyle.com:
waterlily acrylic on canvas The final painting of the series. Botanical series #4: Lily the purple waterlily. Acrylic on canvas. Size 1′ x 1′ Have a beautiful weekend xoxo
The Stockport Children’s Book Award 2014
Originally posted on Julia Lee Author:
The Mysterious Misadventures of Clemency Wrigglesworth has been shortlisted for another children’s book award, in Stockport this time. The lovely people who organise the awards sent out questions to all the authors on the list so that they could post the answers on their website. I don’t know about…
Friday Feature #writing #fiction #author
Originally posted on penned in moon dust:
Welcome to Friday Feature and Author Joseph Pinto ? I am privileged to know some remarkable and talented writers. Joseph Pinto is no exception. When I met Joe I was living on the Dark Side of the Moon which reflected in my darker than normal poetry. I had…
Flash Fiction Friday: Drive
Originally posted on Bizarro Central:
by Scott Cole The crashed car undid itself. Twisted metal unfolded, jagged edges smoothed, bent lines straightened. Patches of rust effervesced into the air and disappeared. I reached for the driver’s side door handle, now shiny-new, and pulled. I sank down into the bucket seat, which seemed to somehow sit…
What’s Going On?
Originally posted on margaret lynette sharp:
Keeping watch… What’s going on? This Rainbow Lorikeet seems to be surveying the scene… These parrots so often compete with the Cockatoos for the best nesting sites. Maybe there is something around that needs to be watched. Copyright © ?
An Exclusive Interview with a Unique Poet — Cindy J. Smith
Originally posted on johntuckermustlive:
I’ve known Cindy for a long time and she still surprises me to this day with her unusual insights, off-the-collar-remarks, and general observations on life and love. Here’s her Amazon Bio. Check it out and you’ll see she’s not your stuffy, everyday type of poem-spinner. * Cindy Smith was raised…
Market
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Passing through the market Allez! Allez! Allez! Arms laden with the heavy odours Of peach and melon Pêches blanches, melons Paper bag of luxuriant deep red cherries Ah non! C’est français ça! Harvesting the summer Sucré! Sucré! Sucré! I pushed my way past Balancing wooden cageots colour-stamped Spilling Spain…
Book review: Better than Perfect by Tricia Drammeh
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Better than Perfect Better than Perfect is a fairy tale running parallel with a nightmare. On the face of it, Karlie doesn’t have a lot going for her. Between juggling her college classes, her job, the house she lives in alone since her parents died and keeping an eye…
“This Doesn’t Happen in the Movies” but it does on your Kindle
Originally posted on Free Reader:
Another week of illness and insanity around here, which has kept me from finding much time to blog. Good news is, I actually have had a little more time than usual to read, so I have a little bit of catching up to do with reviews! One of my recent…
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