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Three Books I Won’t Be Reviewing on Goodreads

Nods to Goodreads' Trike and Allison Hurd. And oh, the learning!

Butchers, Bakers and Candlestick Makers

Oh, it's cruel to be kind

Want to be interviewed (by me)?

You oughtta be in pictures...well, here's your chance

Vasch the Fox

Vasch sends Greetings. Maybe. It's tough to tell with gray fox.

Agnes, Francesca and Bill

I wrote about Agnes, our resident wild turkey, a few posts back and that Agnes brought along her friend, Francesca. Well, things were obviously pretty good at Chez Carrabis because the other day we woke up to see Bill out there with the girls. It’s Bill, not William. Just Bill I didn’t know we had … Continue reading "Agnes, Francesca and Bill"

Agnes and Francesca

I wrote about Agnes, our resident wild turkey, a few posts back. The past few days Agnes has brought along her friend, Francesca. That’s Agnes in back. Francesca’s in front. Agnes, on her own, is quite cordial and talkative with us. She waddles up to the porch windows, stares in, warbles to get our attention … Continue reading "Agnes and Francesca"

Barb Drozdowich’s Author’s Guide to Working with Book Bloggers

I picked up The Author’s Guide to Working With Book Bloggers because I wanted to learn more about working with book bloggers. Well, duh, huh? Perhaps if I wrote “I picked up The Author’s Guide to Working With Book Bloggers because I wanted to learn more about slicing deli meats.” I’d be a more interesting … Continue reading "Barb Drozdowich’s Author’s Guide to Working with Book Bloggers"

Barb Drozdowich’s Author’s Guide to Working with book Bloggers

I picked up The Author’s Guide to Working With Book Bloggers because I wanted to learn more about working with book bloggers. Well, duh, huh? Perhaps if I wrote “I picked up The Author’s Guide to Working With Book Bloggers because I wanted to learn more about slicing deli meats.” I’d be a more interesting … Continue reading "Barb Drozdowich’s Author’s Guide to Working with book Bloggers"

Jill Nelson’s “Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View”

I got Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View at the suggestion of my writing coach, Rich Marcello (and he’s great. I’ve learned things I didn’t know I didn’t know. It don’t get much better than that!). He told me I already did most of what Jill Nelson explained in the book and that … Continue reading "Jill Nelson’s “Rivet Your Readers with Deep Point of View”"

Writers’ Groups – Critiques

(picking up from where I left off in Writers’ Groups – Introduction…) My core reason for all the socializing that’s part of any writers’ group is to learn, improve, increase. Learning, improving and increasing comes from critiquing others’ work and … Continue reading →