It’s been a busy week! Some writing, lots of plotting and learning new habits. Ever heard of Pomodoro Method? How has it worked for you? I’m making some good progress thanks to nightly micro-plotting! This week I’ll add another new habit: Dictating! Check back to see if the headset is intact after I make a go…
Between Shades of Gray Author: Ruta Sepetys © 2011 Publisher: SPEAK (Penguin) Genre: YA Historical Fiction Subgenre: Holocaust, Military, Europe Reviewer: Sara Book received by: Recommended and loaned to me by another busy mom! (But I will be buying my own copy!) Synopsis (Amazon blurb): “Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life–until Soviet…
This post is several things: an effort to raise awareness, a call to action and an opportunity to support a worthy cause. Next weekend, Saturday, October 29th, is the inaugural Shelane’s Run 5K. Coordinated by her family, friends and colleagues at Fairfax County Police Department, the walk/run 5K is a fundraiser for Postpartum Support International aimed at raising…
This weekend was the 14th annual James River Writers Conference in Richmond, VA. It starts with on Friday with “Master” classes, small seminar-like sessions on a variety of subjects pertaining to the craft and the business of writing. The rest of the weekend is two full days of panels with authors from the traditional and independent publishing worlds, agents…
Author: Katrina Firlik, M.D. © 2006 Publisher: Random House Genre: Medical memoir / autobiography Sub-genre: Nervous system-surgery, Neurosurgery, Medical history & records Reviewer: Sara Book received by: Purchased at B&N. Amazon book synopsis: “Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige…
Two, If By Sea Fiction, 99 words “John? John, I’m home!” Sharon shrugged out of her coat and scarf. A flurry of snowflakes swirled to the tile. She headed for the kitchen in search of her husband, her heels clacking against the hardwood with each step. The sounds echoed down the hall before the…
Good morning! Or, (I hope I have this right) shubh prabhaat! Today we’re welcoming travel/fantasy writer Barb Taub, author of Do Not Wash Hands in Plates. We talked a bit about her travels to India, then her experience writing about her time there. The “Coffee Break” interviews and posts took a break over the summer but returns ready to whet your appetites…
Because I love this meme…and it’s so true! *** What’s happening in your writing life? Find a meme or make your own. Post on your blog and pingback to this post, share on social media with #WriterMemeMonday and have some laughs! Happy #WriterMemeMonday and have a great week!
Ten Timid Ghosts Author/Illustrator: Jennifer O’Connell © 2000 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Genre: Children’s Lit Subgenre: Halloween, Spine-Chilling Horror, Beginning Readers Reviewer: Sara Book received from: Purchased at book fair Synopsis (Amazon blurb): “It’s Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: A mean witch is preparing to move in…
Hiding in Plain Sight Fiction; 100 words Xalba crouched on the branch and watched the courtyard. She rubbed her arm where Shem grabbed it to drag her away from the armed guards. The clouded leopard perched on a limb above her, his eyes focused and tail flicking back and forth. Her father, at least, the man she had thought…
VCE Chemistry teacher in Melbourne, Australia
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