I spent some time at the end of the week working on the women’s fiction novel that I wrote. Let’s say there’s what we remember writing….what we imagine ourselves writing… And what we actually wrote. Enter my red pen. (Okay, okay…it’s purple.) Somewhere under all that bruising to the page were black letters. They will rise…
“That’s it.” Bea nodded her head toward the gray block building. “That’s the Med-Lab? It looks deserted.” “Most of the staff go to and from using a tunnel system.” Mac studied the windows, but watching for signs of movement was impossible through the opaque glass. “Do you remember when they change shifts?” “No. All…
The Coffee Break Spotlight this month goes to none other than Padma Venkatraman, author of Climbing the Stairs, A Time to Dance and Island’s End. I had the pleasure of meeting her and listening to her speak at the James River Writer’s Conference in Richmond, VA this past October. She gave the welcome address and spoke on many panels,…
We’re getting spring fever ’round here! March is days away, the weather has been very spring-like and everyone is getting a little excited to know that winter is behind us, mild and snow-less as it was! What does this do for your writing? Are you hitting a new stride or distracted by the weather, the birds,…
Climbing the Stairs Author: Padma Venkatraman Publisher: Speak Genre: Young Adult Subgenre: Historical Fiction; Military; Lit & Fiction Reviewer: Sara Book received by: Purchased at writer’s conference Synopsis: Life for fifteen year-old Vidya holds tremendous promise. Despite living in British-occupied India during the 1940s with a rigid caste system in place, she aspires to attend…
This meme about sums it up for me! 🙂 I’m writing…some. As to the editing…I see the stack of papers by my writing chair. There are betas lined up to read the first chapters. I’m going to work on it tonight. Definitely tonight. 😉 *** What’s happening in your writing life? Find a meme or make your own. Post…
On Call in Hell Author: Cdr Richard Jadick © 2007 with Thomas Hayden Publisher: NAL Caliber (Penguin) Genre: Non-fiction, Autobiography / Memoir Subgenre: War – military, Medical, War Memoir, History Reviewer: Sara Book received by: Purchased at book fair Synopsis: The memoir of Commander Richard Jadick tells the story of his time in Iraq during…
Her mouth twisted in jagged lines, chin and cheeks fractured in the reflection. Seven years bad luck. It’s already been eight. Elaine raised her glass to her lips. Ice cubes rattled against the crystal and rainbows glinted off the beveled squares that wrapped around the tumbler. She drew in a mouthful of bitter, honey-colored…
I don’t know if I feel accomplished or annoyed… I managed to get closer to my usual routine for writing, blogging and posting! And yet the darn short story I wanted to write, the one that is running around in my brain, under development, has not yet made it onto the page. Some days you…
Otis Author / Illustrator: Loren Long © 2009 Publisher: Philomel Books Genre: Children’s Books Subgenre: Farm life, Cars, Trains & Things That Go, Friendship Reviewer: Sara Book received by: Gift Synopsis: Otis the tractor loves his farm and the work he does there. His beloved farmer brings home a calf one day who…
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