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Thursday Three

Good Morning!

Another new day to get creative! Let's go, it's Thursday Three. Three writing prompts for #writers.

At a garage sale, your character buys an antique urn which she thinks will look nice decorating her bookcase. But when she gets home, she realizes there are someone's ashes in it....


A man elbows your character in a crowd. After he is gone, she discovers her cell phone is too. She calls her own number, and the man answers. She explains that the cell phone has personal information on it and asks the man to send it back to her. He hangs up. Instead of going to the police, your character decides to take matters into her own hands...


Your character suspects her husband is having an affair and decides to spy on him. What she discovers is not what she was expecting...


Thank you to creative-writing-now.com for the prompts.

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G'night

Have a good evening, friends. May you be crazy busy with creativity tonight. Sending positive vibes your way. :)

Author Interview

My very first interview as an author on this fantastic blog. (the date is April 23rd)
http://www.wisdomona.blogspot.co.uk/

Excerpt:

Be strong, be kind, don't wait.
Be strong when life takes a scary turn.
Just when you feel you can take no more, steel yourself and get back up.
It won't last. You will get through it and come out stronger on the other side.
Be kind because a kind word goes a long way and will always come back to you.
Don't wait because life zips by and is far too short. Live to make your soul happy.
Be you. You're one of a kind, which makes you special...K. Cyr


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Wednesday Wisdom

Good Morning, friends!

I hope you're all doing well and feeling fine. It is midweek and you all know what that means.
It's Wednesday Wisdom. Words of wisdom for #writers and #readers.

The first quote is a favorite of mine and you might have seen it on some of my pages. I think it can be applied to just about any career and life in general.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.

Dr. Seuss

This is another quote that I find interesting and it, too, can be applied to any career or part of one's life.

Until you know that life is interesting - and find it so - you haven't found your soul.  ~Geoffrey Fisher

And finally, the one below is very good. All I'm saying is, don't wait. If there is something you're in the middle of, starting, thinking about starting, perhaps a switch or move....whatever it is, do it.
You can come up with a million excuses to hold off, that's easy. But, that is either fear, procrastination or both. Do what makes your soul happy.

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. ~Henry C. Link

I appreciate you

I've had a couple sales of Max Hamby and the Blood Diamond this month and I just want to thank my readers.
You are the nicest, sweetest people ever and I appreciate you so much. I am grateful for you and all that you're doing to share and spread the word about the Max Hamby series.
I am aware and thankful for all the likes, pins, retweets, visits to the website, mentions and more.
I celebrate it all everyday.

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Traveling Tuesday

Morning friends.

It's Traveling Tuesday for #writers. Photo #writing prompts.

Today we are off to two interesting places. One is unknown and one is Malmesbury Abbey Gardens, Wiltshire.
If you know where the first photo is and who the photographer might be, let me know in the comments and I'll post a link.

What would your character being doing here? In search of something? Perhaps it's a quest and he or she must enter to gain something?


http://moonchild7186.tumblr.com/post/118667759665


This next photo is Malmesbury Abbey Gardens, Wiltshire.
Is that an entrance? Is your character walking through the garden? Meeting someone or about to go through the door?
http://ohmybritain.tumblr.com/post/118713710515/malmesbury-abbey-gardens-wiltshire

Happy writing, my friends and have a great day!

#writer #reader #Author #book #kidlit #middlegrade #selfpub #bookseries #maxhamby #publishing #ebook #childrensauthor #MGlit

Monday Mentionables

Morning everyone,

I hope your weekend was a good one. It's Monday Mentionables time. Links for #writers & #readers.

I was going over the Writer's Digest site this weekend and found some articles that I think many beginning #writers might find interesting.

First up, we have 4 Approaches for the First Chapter of Your Novel.
I know some days might be harder than others to get going and or you're not sure how to start that first chapter.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/4-approaches-for-the-first-chapter-of-your-novel

This next article is similar to the first, but it deals with the opening of your story. You have to have a great opening for that first chapter.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/7-ways-to-create-a-killer-opening-line-for-your-novel

And lastly, the headline of this article made me curious. Why? Because who really wants to destroy their book idea/concept/manuscript, etc.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-destroy-your-initial-idea-make-your-story-better


Now, for the #readers.

I found a page listing 101 Blogs You Need To Read. I think you'll find it interesting.
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2009/10/101-book-blogs-you-need-to-read/

Tees for #readers & #booklovers
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/04/28-literary-t-shirts-for-book-lovers.html

More websites for #readers. :)
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/websites-for-book-lovers

Thursday Three

Morning!

It's Thursday Three: 3 writing prompts for writers. :)

1. You couldn't find a dragon on sale.

2. The sound of breaking glass stopped your character.

3. Your character is a witch and she has been cursed by a rival.

Have a great day everyone! :)

#writers #readers #selfpub #publishing #author #books #bookseries #maxhamby

Website Templates & Personalization

Yes, it's becoming a bad habit to redo my website template when I am not writing or stuck on an idea.

I enjoy Weebly, for the most part, but I cannot stand the lack of personalization.
I think I've tried every template they have to offer and am not into any of them. No offense to their makers, but they're so boring.

I've tried the starter package, but even with that I still feel limited as far as design goes and the cost of the starter plus domain name is too expensive. That's one of the reasons I've stuck with the free website. Wix is no better. Limited and expensive.

Maybe it's me. I'm not schooled in CSS. I've looked at several tutorials and generators, but I don't get it.

So far, I don't see any webhost that really stands out, although suggestions for Weebly do seem to pop up on various websites, so that doesn't help. Wordpress does too, but I've never thought about using Wordpress for a website or Blogger, Tumblr, etc.

Wednesday Wisdom

Good Morning!
It's Wednesday Wisdom: words of wisdom for #writers & #readers

“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then — and only then — it is handed to you.”   Annie Dillard

“In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum rational thinking of our daytime lives.” Stephen King

“You have to finish things — that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.” Neil Gaiman

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