I have to admit, I’m a book addict. I have two large bookshelves brimming with books I have yet to read, all in alphabetical order according to author. Most of them are historicals, but I also have a few in the fantasy genre, some classics, and a couple of choices from Oprahs book club. I read [...]
The Literary Police are after me I was told. Couldn’t help but laugh. Afterall, what control do I have over my characters, right? I mean, if they want to set up their blog to interview writers and publishers, good for them.
Well, apparently not. Some are a bit angst over Pops the squirrel, my fiesty character [...]
Are you in awe of these superwomen writers who run a home, look after four children under ten, hold down a part time job, participate in the PTA, Chair five charity committees and find time to write a novel a year?
Well to make everyone else feel better - here’s a window into my life! [...]
In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, [...]
An intimate, lively guide to the magic and mechanics of editing by a veteran editor and writer.The Artful Edit explores the many-faceted and often misunderstood—or simply overlooked—art of editing. Brimming with examples, quotes, and case studies that include an illuminating discussion of Max Perkins’s editorial collaboration with F. Scott Fitzgerald on The Great Gatsby, this [...]
Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can’t be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.An international bestseller, How to Write a Damn [...]
Helena Woulfe’s life is torn apart when soldiers ransack family estate is confiscated by the crown. Helena and her younger brother, seek refuge from King James’ revenge. There are others willing to harm to a traitor’s daughter before she finds happiness with Guy, the man who offers the respectability she seeks.
Grace Harmony will go to extreme measures to escape the ‘gift’ that enables her to communicate with ghosts. In the real world, ghosts remember their last moments, especially the murdered once. This makes life as a medic at community hospital difficult.
