Robin Tidwell's Blog, page 59
April 21, 2013
Seven Dirty Words from Author Charlotte Howard
Reblogged from Sarah Ballance: Is there a better way to kick off the weekend than with SEVEN DIRTY WORDS? I don't know about you but I'm all about giving it a shot! Let's get to know our guest, Charlotte Howard, and her debut release, shall we? Welcome, Charlotte! I absolutely have to ask about your [...]
April 19, 2013
Recycled – Alison’s Journal Part III
Reflections from Alison: “Some days, I reflect on all the regrets in my life: giving myself to my government, not realizing they were lying to and using me the whole time; regret for not being there for my daughter; regret that I was a part of what our country has become, regret that I didn’t [...]
April 18, 2013
Our Dangerous Fixation With Genres
Reblogged from The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard: The writing world is full of factions. Each of these factions, have their own heroes (or leaders), their own book clubs, their own book dealers, their own sites, their own rules, their own readers, etc. Sometimes I like to imagine them as armies, each [...]
April 17, 2013
SPECIAL EDITION RECYCLED – Excerpt from Alison’s Journal II
“Yesterday, early in the morning, I went over the Eric and Marta’s camper. We’ve been here a couple days now and I wanted to check things out by myself. It was just the next road over. “It was pretty much intact, didn’t seem to have been disturbed. Just some weather damage – hell, it’d been [...]
April 16, 2013
Acts of terrorism: We cannot let them win.
Reblogged from melinda clayton: Schools. Theaters. Malls. Marathons. Here’s the thing. Terrorists live to create terror. If we’re to be honest, we must acknowledge that not all terrorists live outside our borders. This is a massive, critical problem that needs to be addressed. “Home-grown” terrorist groups, as they’re called, have exploded in recent years, and [...]
April 15, 2013
Just Because I Can
So, you’re a writer. Or an author. That means you do the putting words into sentences thingy and stringing those sentences into some sort of cohesive product. Yes, I read that previous sentence somewhere, once upon a time, and I borrowed it – with a little editing. All of that means you should have basic [...]
April 14, 2013
The Urban Gardener: Spring 2013
Reblogged from The Lone Writer: Shannon Yarbrough: Spring is here and it's time to return to the backyard here on my blog! We've been cleaning up the beds and fertilizing, and doing all kinds of other small projects to get ready for the planting season. Yesterday we installed a permanent fence around the vegetable garden [...]
April 13, 2013
Final weekend for book clearance sale!
Reblogged from The Book House: We mentioned this on our Facebook page, but just in case you weren't aware, today is the last day of our clearance booksale. There's still some great books available, but today is the last chance for a while to fill a bag for $10. We're open till 8pm, so stop [...]
April 12, 2013
The Adventures of Abby and Emmy – Part One
Once upon a time, Abby and Emmy went to camp. It was Emmy’s idea, but Abby thought it sounded like fun. They’d get to spend a whole week away from home, sleeping in a cabin in the woods! The two spent hours talking about camp and thinking about all the things they’d get to do. [...]
April 11, 2013
Terrible Tip Tuesday: Advice for a Writer’s Loved Ones
Reblogged from kiralynblue: So, your spouse/partner/boyfriend/girlfriend has decided to be a writer? Congratulations and welcome to Hell, I mean... the glorious opportunity to love and support a creative genius while they work to achieve their dreams of seeing a book in print. You are a lucky man/woman, because not everyone is afforded a chance [...]
