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From My Bookshelf
I've been on a Contemporary YA kick lately. Probably because for me, they're harder to write.Throw some supernatural or magical elements into my reality-based story and I'm walking on water. Take it...
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VERBose
"Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few." -PythagorasWhen I'm first laying down a draft, I ignore sentence structure and punctuation. So when I jump back into revisions, I've got...
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Downpour
As much as I love colorful leaves and perfect fall temps, when I'm deep in revision land, I prefer rainy days.A wall of water obscuring my view. Dull. Muted. Gray.A forced stillness. Permission to stay...
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Shadowland
When I cannot see words curling like rings of smoke around me, I am in darkness.-Virginia Woolf ******Can you tell I'm in deep revision mode? Plus, you know, it's almost Halloween. :-)Have a good...
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Haunting Literature Quotes
As is my yearly Halloween tradition, I have more chilling quotes to share.Normally I use favorite passages from published books, but this year, I asked writer friends for help. These quotes are from...
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Oh Sandy!
You blew through town and took our fence with you!You closed the schools, cancelled Halloween, knocked down trees and power lines, and were a force to be reckoned with.We're still recovering over here,...
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This Month I Love
1. Sea Salt Caramels In A Jar:(source)2. Cinnamon Bun Soap:(source)3. Boots Socks:(source)4. Fingerless Gloves:(source)5. Unicorn Skeleton T-Shirt:(source)HAPPY NOVEMBER!
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Three Reasons To Love Breaking Dawn, Part Two
I was invited to a preview of the final installment of the Twilight movies.Having read all of the books and seen all of the movies, I was eager for the series conclusion.My three reasons, in a...
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GRATITUDE
Have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air?Looked fear in the face and said I just don't care?It's only half past the point of no returnThe tip of the iceberg, the sun before the burnThe...
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A Girl Who Reads
"If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at two a.m. clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but...
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MAGIC
MAGICexists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars.(Nora Roberts)Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work...
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In Honor Of The Mistletoe
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature, to halt words when speech becomes superfluous. (Ingrid Bergman)"Mistletoe has been one of the most magical, mysterious, and sacred plants of European...
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This Month I Love
Teeny Gingerbread Houses:Snowman Cupcakes:Festive Nails:A Book Tree:Christmas Love Wrapped In Lights:I hope your holidays are LOVELY!See you in the NEW YEAR! (image1, image2, image3, image4, image5)
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Happy New Year
May your coming year be filled with MAGIC and DREAMS and good MADNESS.I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're WONDERFUL.And don't forget to MAKE SOME ART--write or draw or...
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SHOW Me The Money
Even with a few books under my belt, I still struggle with showing versus telling, especially in beginning drafts. So I bought Show & Tell In A Nutshell by Jessica Bell. I'm a huge fan of books...
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Brain-Breaking-Books: EMPTY and HOPELESS
You guys. YOU GUYS. *taps screen*Two new books I've recently read are stuck, trapped, WEDGED in my brain, I tell you.I HIGHLY recommend both of them.EMPTY by K.M. WALTONPREMISE: Dell is used to...
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DETERMINATION
"You don't start out writing good stuff.You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is...
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This Month I Love...
IciclesSnow HeartsCozy Sweater WrapsHot CocoaAnd Warm ToesHAPPY FEBRUARY!(image1, image2, image3, image4, image5)
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I've Got A CRUSH On You
For Valentine's Day, I thought I'd divulge my all-time favorite *swoony* guys from recent New Adult contemporary novels:KELLAN from Thoughtless, Effortless, and Reckless“I’ve never wanted anyone, like...
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Damaged Goods
"See, broken things always have a story, don't they?"(from Summer Of The Gypsy Moths, by Sara Pennypacker) ****Our main characters are always damaged is some way. And as writers, it's up to us to shape...
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