Robin Tidwell's Blog, page 67
February 2, 2013
Gifts From The Heart
Reblogged from Midwestern Mom's Musings: After Bill and I had our first date over the Memorial Day weekend, he sent flowers to me at work. The card said he was looking forward to seeing me again soon. I was floored. I had never dated a guy who sent flowers without a mandatory holiday requirement. A [...]
February 1, 2013
My messy writing space (and why it is slowly sucking out my soul)
Reblogged from Michelle Proulx - The Blog: I am a messy person. This has been evident since ... well, since as long as I can remember. I have gotten into multiple arguments (read: screaming matches) over the years over my inability to do the dishes, vacuum the carpet, refill the water jug, etc. I have [...]
January 31, 2013
Dialogue is Everything...and Your Book is Nothing Without It
Reblogged from David's Doodlings: About writing believable dialogue, Steve Martin famously said in his essayWriting is Easy: "Many very fine writers are intimidated when they have to write the way people really talk. Actually it's quite easy. Simply lower your IQ by fifty and start typing!" Truer words have ne'er been spoken! Writing dialogue shouldn't [...]
January 30, 2013
What I Learned From Having a Literary Agent
Reblogged from The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard: For five years, my books were represented by a big agency out of New York City. While I don’t want to name any names, I think I can safely say that this agency has a long history and has been associated with such writers [...]
DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Today’s guest post comes from Joanne Grana, a St. Louis, Missouri children’s author. Her book, The Busy World of Bianca Bear, is a sweet tale of a little pink teddy bear and all her adventures. She is currently working on another book, Princess Penelope. “I’ll never forget the first time I realized I was thought [...]
January 29, 2013
New Releases
Reblogged from BookPeople's Blog: Happy Tuesday book world! We have a fresh bushel of New Releases and this week they are looking tasty! As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publisher. Enjoy! HARDCOVER FICTION Insane City by Dave Barry Seth has absolutely no idea what he’s about to get into. What was supposed [...]
January 28, 2013
Seven Dirty Words Launch Party!
Late yesterday afternoon, I had the pleasure of actually meeting the incomparable Charlotte Howard, author of Seven Dirty Words. In this day and age, the globe has indeed shrunk! We set up a test-Skype to make sure things would go smoothly tomorrow. And it’s looking good! Of course, we still have the element of time [...]
January 25, 2013
Seven Dirty Words
Since the release date of Seven Dirty Words is just around the corner – four days from this morning, to be exact – I’m going to take this opportunity to first tell you all ways you can get your own copy of this great romantic read: You can enter the giveaway over at Goodreads – [...]
January 24, 2013
Hello from Snowy Somerset!
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: According to the Met Office, my sleepy little village was due nothing but rain or possibly sleet. Well, we woke up to around 4 inches of snow in our back garden! The school is still open, but I made the decision to keep my daughter off since it was quite icy [...]
I Have Got To Stop Reading Books On Self-Publishing
Reblogged from mishaburnett: I just end up getting really depressed. I'm sure these books are written with the best of intentions. The authors are always cheerful and hopeful, just bursting with enthusiasm about how well their books are selling and how with just a few simple steps I can be just assuccessful. I appreciate that, [...]
