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June 30, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.30.21 from Ursula K. Le Guin
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June 23, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.23.21 from Isaac Bashevis Singer
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June 22, 2021
Giving an Old Book a New Lease on Life
We like to think that, once we publish a book, it’s a done deal.
We’ll never have to work on that particular book again. No new lease on life needed. It will live just the way it is for all eternity on bookshelves—physical and virtual—and people will be able to buy it forever.
That’s what we’d like to think. But things happen. Publishers go out of business. Rights revert back to the author due to lack of sales. Or for whatever reason, we want to update the content, which can mean starting from s...
June 19, 2021
Celebrating an award!
Not only did my book, Peripheral Visions and Other Stories, get two fabulous reviews, but it was also named a Bronze award winner in the Foreword INDIES competition!
I have to tell you--good news like this is often in short supply for authors. Mostly, we write, then publish, then hope someone buys our book and reads it and likes it and maybe writes something on social media about it.
So when major things happen like a fab editorial review or a book award, we almost have to pinch ourselves to make sure it's true!
And in this case, it is!
June 16, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.16.21 from Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Wednesday Writing Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe
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June 15, 2021
My Thoughts On… On Writing by George V. Higgins
There is no such thing as too many books on writing—or more specifically, on being a writer.
Yes, there are countless books on grammar, style and punctuation. Books on words: antonyms, synonyms, definitions. Books on book writing, book publishing and book marketing. (I have written two myself!)
And after a certain point, when you’re standing in front of a real or virtual selection of books on the craft, you might ask yourself, Do I really need another one?
If one of your choices happens to be On...
June 12, 2021
Weekend Writing Prompt for 6.12.21
Write the middle of the story, using the provided beginning and conclusion.
[Opening] The appointment was for 1:30 in the afternoon, but he arrived fifteen minutes early, afraid that he might be delayed and miss his chance. The outer room was empty: no receptionist, no waiting clients. And the door that led to the executive office was ajar. He shifted his case to his left hand and went toward the open door…
[closing] He gently opened the door and peered into the waiting room. Still empty. So far, everything had gone according to plan. He took a deep breath, crossed to the exit door and left.
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What happened between the time he entered the inner office and left?
Writing prompt from my Focus on Fiction blog
June 10, 2021
My Review of Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue HalpernMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book!
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library is a love story, but not the conventional girl-meets-boy-and-they-live-happily ever-after. It’s a love story about accepting oneself and loving oneself. It’s about accepting the frailties of others that we love, and even though we know they have failed us, loving them anyway.
And it’s even about being willing to love people who came into our lives—unexpectedly, unbidden—even though there is no guarantee of a happily ever after. But there might be—and that is what makes Summer Hours at the Robbers Library such a magical, wonderful read.
It offers hope that things will work out if you just take that leap of faith or open that door or, at the very least, stand still long enough so happiness can find you.
Read my full review at Focus on Fiction, then get a copy and dive in. You won't regret it!
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June 9, 2021
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 6.9.21 from Anne Frank
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