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April 2, 2013
Hedgebrook Writers Retreat Day Five
(Continuing a series of posts about the week I spent at Hedgebrook Writers Retreat for Women on Whidby Island off the coast of Washington in December 2012)
photo c/o HedgebrookAt the Hedgebrook Womens Writers Retreat on Whidby Island off the coast of Washington, everything has been beautifully designed for comfort, privacy, inspiration and contemplation, from the cottages and gardens to the farmhouse and the landscaping.
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The cottages are handcrafted, each made from a different varie...
March 31, 2013
A great year for spaghetti crops: April Fool's!
In 1957 the jokesters at BBC ran a segment on the coming of spring after a mild winter and what that meant for Swiss farmers. The answer? An unusually large spaghetti crop. According to the Museum of Hoaxes, "Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied, 'place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.'"
Source: Huffington Post
March 26, 2013
Writing from a dog's point of view . . . and getting weepy
Gentle Readers:
I am working on my third novel, and one of the major characters is a Golden Retriever named Grace. She's a service dog, a Hurricane Katrina survivor, and also a READ dog (she listens to children who are learning to read. I am not kidding---dogs are trained to do this and they are wonderful). I am even writing a scene from her point of view (a dog does have a point of view).
Here's the problem: We are currently without any pets at all, after 18 years of having the love and...
March 23, 2013
Book Review and Author Interview: Poaching Daisies by Carole Thayne Warburton
Poaching Daisies by Carole Thayne WarburtonA Yellowstone Mystery
Book Review and Author Interview
Plus a $50 giveaway at Etsy! (see below)
April 12, 2013
The Book Table29 South Main StreetLogan, Utah6-9 P.M.
Book Review of Poaching Daisies,
A Yellowstone Mystery by Carole Thayne Warburton
Sometimes, in the small town of Cooke, Montana, you have to wonder if there's room for all the different people who live there: hunters, rangers, environmentalists, and regulars. Then there are the touris...
March 22, 2013
Poison Me - a new book and a giveaway!
The latest offering from romantic suspense writer Cami Checketts:
Excerpt:
Chanel Roberts slammed the back door of her Jetta. In the trunk and back seat, she’d loaded everything she would need for the next few weeks. As part of her severance package, a moving company would ship the contents of her apartment wherever she requested—how kind of her employer, after firing her for something she didn’t do.
A hand wrapped around her waist. She screamed.
“Chanel, it’s me.” Ace spun her to fac...
March 20, 2013
Committing a crime for my book cover
My friend Lorna is a quilter. A gifted quilter. And because the cover of Gabriel's Daughters, my upcoming novel, will have something to do with a patchwork quilt, I kidnapped five of her creations to take to a recent writers convention where my publisher would be, in order for him to take photographs. He's designing the cover, so I wanted him to have some great examples to work with.
When it came time to pick up the little darlings from her home, though, I could tell Lorna was anxious ab...
The great quilt kidnapping and a book cover
written March 19, 2013
My friend Lorna is a quilter. A gifted quilter. And because the cover of Gabriel's Daughters, my upcoming novel, will have something to do with a patchwork quilt, I kidnapped five of her creations to take to a recent writers convention where my publisher would be, in order for him to take photographs. He's designing the cover, so I wanted him to have some great examples to work with.
When it came time to pick up the little darlings from her home, though, I could tel...
My friend Lorna is a quilter. A gifted quilter. And because the cover of Gabriel's Daughters, my upcoming novel, will have something to do with a patchwork quilt, I kidnapped five of her creations to take to a recent writers convention where my publisher would be, in order for him to take photographs. He's designing the cover, so I wanted him to have some great examples to work with.
When it came time to pick up the little darlings from her home, though, I could tel...
March 16, 2013
Be Afraid. Be Very, Very Afraid of Pitch Green
Pitch Green
Today I'm featuring Pitch Green, the debut YA horror novel by the Brothers Washburn, Berk and Andy Washburn, who are lawyers by profession, writers at heart. The Dimensions in Death series is merely the beginning of the ingenious and spine-tingling world of The Brothers Washburn. Be on your guard, people, there is a new Grimm in town.
Be Afraid. Be Very, Very Afraid.
Pitch Green by Berk and Andy Washburn. The first installment in the highly anticip...
March 9, 2013
Urban Fantasy/Vampires! Dissension by Adrienne Monson
Dissension by Adrienne MonsonA paranormal/ urban fantasy/romancefeaturing vampires!
Recently featured in this article from Forbes Magazine! http://onforb.es/10uPBz2
Could You Write A Book? Should You? (Read This First) - Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappc...VideoChad Reinertson, author of Don't Start Your Own Business, self published his book in the space of two weeks Have you noticed how many people are currently publishing books? Yes, so many it’s a rhetorical ques...
March 3, 2013
Day Four at Hedgebrook: Getting Stuck
Getting stuck: There are many ways to get stuck in life. I'm currently stuck on a manuscript, 1/3 into the story. It will be fixed with a good outline and some clear thinking...At Hedgebrook Writers Retreat on Whidbey Island (off the coast of Washington), acommodations are available for people with mobility needs. Since my ankle can be unpredictable, especially on uneven surfaces, I decided to try the motorized scooter they keep on hand. It didn't have headlights, so at night, it was ba...
