Jennifer Moorman's Blog, page 35
March 18, 2013
Voting Is Open!
My debut novel, The Baker's Man, has been nominated for a 2013 Reader's Choice Award in the Chic Lit category. Pop over to Big Al's Books and Pals and vote. There are other categories and great books up for voting, so share some love with other indie authors!
March 15, 2013
Reader's Choice Award 2013 Nominee
I am honored to have been selected as a nominee for a BigAl's Books & Pals 2013 Reader's Choice Award. I've been nominated in the category of Chick-Lit.Starting March 18 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and ending at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 1, BigAl's Book & Pals will be asking readers to vote for the winner in each category. Winners will be announced the morning of Wednesday, April 3. We'll also have a giveaway with various prizes for those who vote.
Thanks for your support!
December 28, 2012
When Bad Word Choice Happens to Good People
For writers, word choice is critical. Joseph Joubert wrote, "Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision." Words are meant to convey meaning or illicit feelings in our readers. Words should clarify rather than obscure. Bad word choice can be detrimental, but it can also be hilarious.
While sitting in a worship service, a man stepped up to the pulpit to say a prayer. Like most everyone in attendance, I bowed my head and tried to focus on the words of the prayer instead of thinking ab...
While sitting in a worship service, a man stepped up to the pulpit to say a prayer. Like most everyone in attendance, I bowed my head and tried to focus on the words of the prayer instead of thinking ab...
December 26, 2012
The Baker's Man Giveaway
.goodreadsGiveawayWidget { color: #555; font-family: georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; background: white; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget img { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a { padding: 0 !important; margin: 0; color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:visted { color: #660; text-decoration: none; } .goodreadsGiveawayWidget a:hover { color: #660; text-decoration: underline !...
December 23, 2012
The Right Tools for the Job
Before starting any job, you need the right tools for the job. Simple concept, right?
You're probably not going to have much luck building a makeshift fort without Grandma's quilts or a collection of your best friend's moving boxes. Try writing your novel with a screwdriver. Not gonna work—unless you're MacGuyver or you have a few thousand planks of wood on which to carve your masterpiece. Did you know MacGuyver actually made a defibrillator using only candlesticks, a microphone cord, and a ru...
You're probably not going to have much luck building a makeshift fort without Grandma's quilts or a collection of your best friend's moving boxes. Try writing your novel with a screwdriver. Not gonna work—unless you're MacGuyver or you have a few thousand planks of wood on which to carve your masterpiece. Did you know MacGuyver actually made a defibrillator using only candlesticks, a microphone cord, and a ru...
