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The saga continues
Originally posted on Year 'Round Thanksgiving Project:
We have worked out a schedule of volunteers to bring dad meals and get him out of bed in the morning and into bed at night. We have struggled with someone on Saturday mornings, but finally got that worked out. Tonight the two people who were scheduled to…
On Reblogging
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Yahoo Image Search Meme Joking aside, I feel like I should mention something about reblogging. Over the last few weeks, I’ve run into an issue with this. People have been reblogging a lot of my stuff including things that shouldn’t be reblogged. This sounds weird, but here’s a few…
One Thing Authors Shouldn’t Leave Out of A Story’s “Big Moment”
Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
Just because a character is acting quickly, or must REact, doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a real motivation for the choice she makes. Today’s post is about the big moments in fiction–the action-packed, “everything is changing because of what is happening” moments–and about one thing in…
The Haunt of Thirteen Curves by Jeanne Arnold Book Blitz + Giveaway!
Originally posted on Rose Shadow Ink:
The Haunt of Thirteen Curves by Jeanne Arnold Genre: YA Paranormal Release Date: July 7th 2014 “In the armory, things can be convincing and impossible. Just like Elias.” Seventeen-year-old Marcella Jackoby’s bleak reality is altered when she encounters the apparition of a grieving bride wandering the…
The Book of Forgiving – Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu – NEW RELEASE
Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
Desmond Mpilo Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and was only the second black person ever to receive it. In 1986 he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the highest position in the Anglican Church in South Africa. In 1994, after the end of apartheid…
Arson – C S Boyack – NEW RELEASE
Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
I was born in a town called Elko, Nevada. I like to tell everyone I was born in a small town in the 1940s. I’m not quite that old, but Elko has always been a little behind the times. This gives me a unique perspective of earlier…
Sue Townsend on the sex appeal of books — Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
“I’ve always loved books. I’m passionate about them. I think books are sexy. They are smooth and solid and contain delightful surprises. They smell good. They fit into a handbag and can be carried around and opened at will. They don’t change. They are what they are and nothing…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 