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Look-Alike Day!

It's National Look-Alike Day! Elizabeth Taylor?? I won't argue!

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Teaser Tuesday: Children of Earth and Sky (2)

I am enjoying the depth of the setting. There are characters with story lines so different they couldn’t possibly cross. What, for instance, has the resentful new ambassador got to do with the orphaned, wannabe pirate raider girl? And what’s the duke going to do with the doctor? Or the artist? Of course, I must read on.

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Deliver Me: A Short Story

Want to read a short story? Just the other day I wrote here on the blog about writer’s block, and it just so happens that I penned a short tale about that very subject a few years ago. I was poking through my files today when I ran across it and I thought, “Aha! Serendipity!” … Continue reading Deliver Me: A Short Story →

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Deliver Me: A Short Story About Writer’s Block

Want to read a short story? Just the other day I wrote here on the blog about writer’s block, and it just so happens that I penned a short tale about that very subject a few years ago. I was poking through my files today when I ran across it and I thought, “Aha! Serendipity!” … Continue reading Deliver Me: A Short Story About Writer’s Block →

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Teaser Tuesday: Children of Earth and Sky

Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay Genre: Fantasy / Historical Fiction Publisher: NAL (May 10, 2016) Find the Author on Twitter and Facebook “It was why she had a chance to do what she was out here to do tonight. She wasn’t, Danica knew, an especially conventional young woman.” ~location 297 on my Kindle (4%) I’m … Continue reading Teaser Tuesday: Children of Earth and Sky →

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Writer’s Block: Zap It!

Writer’s block… Cue the soundtrack for ruination and doom! But wait! Is it all in my head?

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Teaser Tuesday: Dragon Fate

Dragon Fate by J.D. Hallowell Genre: Teen & YA Fantasy Series: War of the Blades Publisher: Smithcraft Press Find the Author on Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook “I know the difference between a bird and a dragon. I was raised in a kingdom that is unfortunate enough to have three of those damned beasts in residence.” ~location 1839 on my … Continue reading Teaser Tuesday: Dragon Fate →

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A Drift of Quills: Books We Love

“Books We Love” is a recurring topic for A Drift of Quills. Sometimes there’s a feast, and sometimes there’s a famine… Does that ever happen to you? Luckily, we’ve got a couple of tasty tidbits to whet your appetite! On to the Books! At the beginning of the year I joined the Goodreads’ Reading Challenge. … Continue reading A Drift of Quills: Books We Love →

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5 Quotes for the Writer’s Horizon

Writing is simple—but it’s not always easy. There are some days when the sheer number of details crash over me like an ocean wave and take me down. Those are the days when I need the advice of authors who’ve been on this journey themselves; when I need to remember the horizon and not just … Continue reading 5 Quotes for the Writer’s Horizon →

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Five Good Things (Mar 11)

Five Good Things is such a great article to put together. I get to share some of the cool things I’ve found while procrastinating researching my own writing! Use Scrivener to Manage Your Blog http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/0... Writing straight into your blog software (WordPress, Typepad, etc.) presents its own problems—you can’t write offline, and searching through old … Continue reading Five Good Things (Mar 11) →

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