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Surrender the Heart by MaryLu Tyndall
Well, this is easily the BEST book by MaryLu Tyndall that I've read. What a wonderful adventure - and the sparks between the hero and heroine were almost as explosive as the cannonfire. And can I just say that I appreciate the fact that MaryLu included a heroine who...
Masquerade by Nancy Moser
With her usual ability to develop deep, meaningful characters, Nancy Moser has written a beautiful story of switched identities during America's Guilded Age. Join a journey experienced by two very different people, British socialite, Charlotte Gleason and her maid,...
Update from the Valley-Dweller
If you read my last post, while I was wandering through the Valley of the Shadow of Quit, you'll understand why I'm chuckling right now. I've been praying for the past week about whether I should push this writing-gig to the back burner or not. Was it time for a break...
In the Valley of the Shadow of QUIT
Okay, so I'm there. Walking between the mountains of publication, dreams, and reality. If you're a writer, you've probably been there before....counting the cost like clinking coins in a piggy bank. Is it worth it? Can I even do it? The coins in one jar are stacking...
Catch a Reader by the Hook – great first lines
You’re standing in front of a shelve of deliciously tempting books inside Barnes and Noble or Books a Million…or even the library. The smell of imagination cooking between fresh print pricks your curiosity and you scan the rows looking for a title or cover to push you...
Writing Short when You’re Long-winded
I'm trying my hand at my very first novella. Anyone else had practice with that? It's kind of tough for me to think in anything less that 75-90K words. I guess that goes along with being an extrovert/chatty sort of person, but thinking 'short' is tough. The one short...
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