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Morning

Good Morning, my friends.

I hope your weekend is a great one.
Book 2's manuscript is done. I'll be letting it sit while I work on book 3.
Don't forget to drop by on Monday for Monday Mentionables: Links for #writers & #readers. If you have any suggestions, I'm all ears.

It's #amwriting time! I've got my coffee in hand. How about you?
Off to tackle chapter 3 of book 3.
Have a wonderful day!

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K. ;)

Thursday Three

Good Morning!

Coffee is in hand. It's Thursday Three!

#Writers

The lady was crying all night.

Yes, I stole the a store.

It will be Sunday, the day of weeping.

Quite mysterious, my friends. Let's see what you can do with them.
Have a wonderful day! :)

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Wednesday Wisdom

Good morning, friends.

It's time for Wednesday Wisdom. Words of inspiration for #writers & #readers. Have a great day! :)

For Writers:

“If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.”
—Wally Lamb

“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
—Terry Pratchett

“The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.”
—Raymond Chandler

For Readers:

“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
—Henry David Thoreau

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates

“A good book is an education of the heart. It enlarges your sense of human possibility what human nature is of what happens in the world. It’s a creator of inwardness.” — Susan Sontag




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Traveling Tuesday

Afternoon, everyone.

Little late with the pic prompts. Today your character is heading to France. They'll travel the streets of Rue Montorgueil & Rue des Barres.
They are beautiful. What would your character being doing on either street. Meeting someone? Perhaps a new or old love?

Rue Montorgueil

Links of interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_Montorgueil
http://goparis.about.com/od/sightsattractions/p/Montorgueil.htm
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2010/04/rue-montorgueil-les-halles-paris/
http://www.marjorierwilliams.com/2367/5-reasons-to-shop-the-market-streets-of-paris/

Rue des Barres

Links of interest:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_des_Barres
http://parisbytrain.com/quaint-quiet-paris-rue-des-barres/
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rue_des_Barres#/media/File:P5090009_Paris_IV_rue_des_Barres_reductwk.JPG



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Book 2 Update

Good morning, friends.

I hope all is well with you & yours.
The first draft of Book 2 is complete. Normally, I'd go straight into editing, but I've decided to let it sit a bit and go straight into writing Book 3 - Max Hamby & the Onyx Eyes.

Have a great Memorial Day and week! :)

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Monday Mentionables

Good Morning!

#Coffee is in hand. How about you? Ready to write?
It's Monday Mentionables once again & today I have some older, yet helpful articles for #writers & a couple links for you wonderful #readers.

For #Writers:

10 Ways to tell if you're writing with confidence
http://writerswrite.co.za/10-ways-to-...

5 Mistakes to avoid when writing a fiction series
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-b...

Plot your novel in 15 minutes or less.
Geared towards #romancewriters, but I think it'll come in handy for just about any type of writer.
http://mayrassecretbookcase.blogspot....


For #Readers:

32 Awesome Bookshelves
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/life...

19 Things only book lovers will understand
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articl...



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Thursday Three

Morning! :)

It's time for Thursday Three. Quotes for #writers and #readers.
Have a wonderful Thursday everyone.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything. Anonymous

It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

http://www.quotery.com/lists/100-inspirational-quotes-to-lift-you-up/


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Wednesday Wisdom

Good Morning!

It is Wednesday Wisdom: advice, quotes & sayings for #writers & #readers. Great quotes to keep you (& me) motivated, inspired, #writing & #reading.

Writers

“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself... It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” Harper Lee

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”  George Orwell

“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.”  Truman Capote

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/50-pieces-of-writing-advice-from-authors

Readers

Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King

Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble. William Drummond

"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book." J.K. Rowling

http://ebookfriendly.com/best-quotes-books-reading/
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g1640/book-lovers-quotes/

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Traveling Tuesday

Good Morning!

Time to get creative, people. :) It's Traveling Tuesday. Picture prompts for #writers. Today, we'll also have a picture prompt for all of you wonderful #readers.

Make sure you're firmly planted in your chair, because today we are getting spooky with three of the most haunted places in England. There are many more, but I don't want to creep you out too much. I usually stay away from things that are scary and or creepy, but I thought it might come in handy for those of you than enjoy writing #paranormal, horror and possibly, #scifi.

Borley Rectory, Essex

Borley Rectory was a Victorian mansion in the pretty village of Borley, Essex. It was destroyed by fire in 1939, but gained a reputation as being heavily haunted after a series of locals reported some unexplained paranormal goings-on. In fact, the hauntings at Borley caught the nation’s attention when the story of Borley was covered in the Daily Mirror and by noted paranormal investigator Harry Price. The first indication that there was something paranormal happening at the house were footsteps heard in the dead of the night in the 1860s. The ghost of a nun, two headless horsemen, a phantom carriage, the phantom ringing of the servant’s bells and bottle-throwing are just some of the paranormal incidents reported at Borley.
http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/top-10-...

More links on Borley Rectory:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borley_Rectory
http://www.britannia.com/history/legend/borley.html
http://www.prairieghosts.com/brectory.html
http://www.yourghoststories.com/famous-ghost-stories/borley-rectory-haunting.php


http://www.harrypricewebsite.co.uk/Borley/PriceatBorley/poltergeist-england-borley.htm


Ancient Ram Inn, Gloucestershire

The Ancient Ram Inn has often been referred to as the most haunted house in Britain. The house itself is said to have been the location of many sinister happenings, including child sacrifice, suicide, black magic rituals and was also used as a hideout by criminals. The current owner, John Humphries believes that he shares his home with all sorts of spooks – two demons, a witch, orbs and other ghostly presences, and many people who have visited the property have described it as the ‘scariest place’ they’ve ever been to.
http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/top-10-...

More links on the Ancient Ram Inn:

http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-ancient-ram-inn-wotton-under-edge-gloucestershire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Ram_Inn
https://sjhstrangetales.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/the-ancient-ram-inn-a-ghost-story-for-our-times/

http://europeanhaunts.weebly.com/ancient-ram-inn-gloucestershire-england.html


Pendle Hill, Lancashire

Pendle Hill is located in an area known as Pendleside. It’s famous for its links to George Fox, which led to the foundation of the Quaker movement. A Bronze Age burial site was also discovered at the foot of the hill and it was also home to the Pendle witches, prompting many people to visit the site in search of ghosts and spirits. Most Haunted visited the site in 2004 for a live episode and the presenter, Yvette Fielding, maintains that that episode was the scariest episode of Most Haunted that they have ever filmed.
http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/top-10-...


More links on Pendle Hill:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_Hill
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-16066680
http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/
http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/pendle-hill-witches
http://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/pendle-hill-witches


#Readers, this one is for you. No, it's not creepy. I don't think anyone could enjoy a good book in a creepy place, do you? This is one of my fave places to drool over when looking at pics online.

A bit of info for you:
http://cotswolds.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotswolds
http://www.the-cotswolds.org/
http://imgfave.com/collection/189682/Beautiful-Places

How beautiful is that? Looks like a beautiful spot to enjoy the scenery, read and daydream.

Have a great day everyone. :)

Monday Mentionables

Good Morning.

I hope your weekend was a great one for you. Yes, it's Monday..again ;)
Perhaps you're already looking forward to next weekend or a coming vacation, but fear not, Monday Mentionables is here to ease you into that new work week. Links for #writer & #readers.
Today we have three links that I think (might) come in handy for you. A plethora of worksheets to get your story sorted, cheat sheets for body language and lastly, strategies an tools for indie authors to find readers.
Have a look.Might be worth bookmarking.

Worksheets for Writers

http://jamigold.com/for-writers/worksheets-for-writers/

Cheat Sheets for Writing Body Language

http://writerswrite.co.za/cheat-sheets-translate-emotions-into-written-body-language

Strategies & Tools for Indie Authors to Find Readers

http://www.digitalpubbing.com/7-strategies-and-94-tools-to-help-indie-authors-find-readers-and-reviewers/


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