Book Reviews (and some giveaways) – Check ’em Out
http://kavicvb.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-from-darkness-won-by-jill.html - Book Three of the Blood of Kings trilogy - a must read for young adult fantasy lovers!http://kavicvb.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-and-giveaway-in-stitches-by.html: In Stitches is a candid look at life in a strict Korean home, the struggles of getting into and surviving med school, and Youn's determination to to succeed at it all while finding a girlfriend. (check [...]
a2z: F – Faceless Friends
Last year I entered a writing contest for unpublished novelists. It was my second year of entering the same manuscripts, and I had high hopes. When I got the lower-than-expected results, I collapsed like a $2 suitcase. I can't tell you exactly why it upset me so much, but it [...]
Monthly Writing Prompt
Oh baby, it's that time of year again - the grilling season!! I grew up with a dad who couldn't wait to start the grill every spring. If he could have figured out how to make pancakes on the grill, I think he would have made breakfast, lunch, and dinner [...]
a2z: E – Evolution
No one is born perfect. We don't pop out of the womb walking, talking, and negotiating complex business transactions. We must learn. We adapt. We evolve. The same is true in writing. You must be willing to let your story evolve.E is for Evolutionevolution: (n) the process of working out or [...]
Magic Beans by Timothy Burns
As the second day of my first writer's conference coasted toward a stop, my head was spinning. I'd spent 12 hours listening to editors and successful authors describing the art and science of professional writing. Looking back, I think I was searching for a formula. Surely these successful writers could [...]