Reading Reviews: Bird by Birdy by Ann Lamott
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. Photo Credit We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and [...]
Book Review (and Giveaway!): The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. Ladd
Amelia Barrett, heiress to an estate nestled in the English moors, defies family expectations and promises to raise her dying friend’s baby. She'll risk everything to keep her word—even to the point of proposing to the child’s father—a sea captain she’s never met. When the child vanishes with little more [...]
Blogging Basics: Blogging Community – A Digital Group Hug
Safety in numbers. A strand of three is not easily broken. One puts a thousand to flight, two put ten thousand to flight. The more the merrier. Photo Credit Blogging is a lonely, solitary way of life. The only person needed is you - the computer, internet, and [...]
All Things Writing: The Senses – Vision
The pretty girl with blue eyes twirled in front of me. Photo Credit Can you see it? Sort of. It's easy to tell someone what happened, but a good writer can show the reader what happened. Showing an event gives it life, makes it real. Showing is the [...]
Featured Author: Sarah Ladd
I am beyond excited to present this month's featured author, Sarah Ladd. We met at the ACFW conference in Indianapolis a few years ago and I've had the joy of celebrating the contract and publication of her debut novel, The Heiress of Winterwood, with her. Ladies and gentlemen, Sarah Ladd: [...]