Recently I read a story on The Guardian about the reaction to Sue Grafton‘s accusation that self-publishing equals laziness. Well, actually, she said: ” ‘…that’s as good as admitting you’re too lazy to do the hard work.’ The self-published books…
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Self-publishing equals lazy?
Tagged with: Adam Croft, Guardian, Publishing, self publishers, Self-publishing, Sue Grafton, traditional publishing, writing
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Story of my not noticing details
I was sitting in a Golden Corral restaurant, holding the table while my mom and brother were up getting food. I hadn’t been sitting for more than a couple minutes when a lady walked up to me with our drinks,…
Tagged with: details, Golden Corral, memory, Sherlock Holmes, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
What’s on my bookshelf? 8-8-12
This is my second post in my exultation of Garth Nix as an author and his novels that I have enjoyed. I have thoroughly enjoyed The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. As a fan of previously published Garth Nix novels,…
Tagged with: books, Garth, Garth Nix, Grim Tuesday, Keys to the Kingdom, Lord Sunday, Mister Monday, Nix, young adult novel, young adult series
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Posted in On My Bookshelf
Review: A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard
It took me about a week to read A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard. I was sent the novel by the author to review, and I want to thank him for allowing me to read this book and review it. I…
What’s on my bookshelf? 8-3-12
This will be the first of a couple of posts about the books by Garth Nix that are on my bookshelf. I have several of his books, but they are such different series that I feel each series deserves a…
Review: Gone to Green by Judy Christie
I became interested in reading Gone to Green after reading the book’s description: Lois goes from being a corporate journalist at a large paper in the Midwest to the owner of The Green News-Item, a small twice-weekly newspaper in rural North…
Tagged with: book review, Christian, Newspaper, North Louisiana, Small Town
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Posted in Book review, Good
A conversation about kids
Last night I was talking to a friend of mine on the phone. She had just finished putting her two girls to bed (5 and 3 years old) and was annoyed at her youngest. “I didn’t realize how spoiled she…
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