The Owl Lady
A LIGHT SHINES
Originally posted on SUSANNE LEIST:
Source:weheartit.com ? A light shines through the window. What was dark is now light. The spotlight hits its mark. My dark form shivering on the bed. Whispers fill the air. Footsteps follow in their wake. A door opens below. Is it too late to run? I must save myself from…
Review: Audrey Davis makes A Clean Sweep with witty page-turner
Originally posted on Book Lovers' Booklist:
It may seem a little like stating the blindingly obvious but Audrey Davis has a way with words. I’ve enjoyed the witty word play in both of her Hattie Hastings novellas which I read earlier this year. And A Clean Sweep is just as clever, packed with dry asides…
#WhyWriteWrong – To Peek or Not to Peek
Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
? Haven’t done a Why Write Wrong post in some time and would like to get back on track with them, so I’m taking a moment tonight to talk about three words that I see misused fairly often, especially the third: Peek, peak, and pique. These words are not…
Writers – Never Give Up! Never Surrender! – by Erica Verrillo…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity What? Rejected? Again? Buck up! It’s time to wallpaper that bathroom! For writers, rejections aren’t just inevitable – they are a way of life. Every writer gets rejections. Every. Single. One. There are no exceptions. Here is…
How to Become a Bestseller with Money, Luck, or Work (Mostly Work) – by Cyndy Etler…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
On Jane Friedman site: “If you build it, they will come” is the biggest crock of sh*t ever foisted. The second biggest is my own mental script: “If I write it, The New York Times bestseller list will come.” *EHNT* Wrong answer. How do I…
What Should Your Characters Talk About? – by K.M. Weiland…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
On Helping Writers Become Authors: Dialogue is the best part of stories. (Yes, even better than Dickensian narratorial diatribes about crooked politics.) But it’s tough to write scintillating dialogue when you find yourself asking that fundamental question: “What should your characters talk about?” Continue reading…
Event: The 13th Annual Interlochen Writers Retreat (June 11-14, 2018) | #michlit #motownwriters #michigan |
Originally posted on Motown Writers Network . . . Michigan Literary Network:
Interlochen Writers Retreat The 13th Annual Interlochen Writers Retreat (June 11-14, 2018) offers a choice of four courses, each grounded in different craft concepts, across genres, with an emphasis on generating new work, and appealing to advanced and beginning writers alike. Spend four days studying the craft…
Caturday funnies — Cinco de Mayo edition
Originally posted on bluebird of bitterness:
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