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My Writing Life: Pauline Baird Jones
Kobo Writing Life When did you first discover a love of writing? Is there a particular book that made you want to become a writer? I fell in love with books first, of course, but I think it was Georgette Heyer’s books that caused me to pick up a pen (back in the olden days […]
What’s on my shelves …
Originally posted on Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing:
I’ve been picking away at that rather odious job of cleaning the bookshelves and reshelving all my books, making sure they’re in order, because that’s the kind of reader I am … This is probably also a holdover from my days as a bookseller. Anyway, it’s a job…
Small Planets, Ancient Star ***** Posted From Centauri Dreams
Posted: 28 Jan 2015 06:20 AM PST Finding planets around stars that are two and a half times older than our own Solar System causes a certain frisson. Our star is four and a half billion years old, evidently old enough to produce beings like us, who wonder about other civilizations in the cosmos. Could […]
2015 Writing Goals: Seek Professional Help
Originally posted on Miriam Thompson:
I have big dreams for my first book. Of course, I want it to make a splash but I was thinking about packaging. After spending time in writers’ groups, I have come to understand the importance of making a great impression. First, there is the toss-up between photography and art…
