I love giving books as gifts, especially to the littles. They must be trained early. :D When I've given books to people who "don't read" I go...
When I had a longer commute, I always had an audiobook in the car to help pass the time. When I know I'll have a wait somewhere, like the doctor,...
I've tried my hand at short stories, but they always grow bigger than I anticipated. Thanks for sharing. It's always nice to know about legitimate...
If only it was polished enough for that! As I went along my story shifted and it's a little out of order. Guess it's time to try my hand at...
Last year I read a Christmas themed romance called Dashing through the Snow though I'm not usually one to read based on the season or time of...
I have notebooks all over the place, though none of them are what I would call "fancy." I try to keep some sort of notebook with me but notes,...
I've seen some movies without reading or without finishing the book it's based on. I try not to but it doesn't always work out that way. At least...
Does anyone have tips or suggestions for tackling editing and revising? Thanks to NaNoWriMo, I've written something I'd like to work with more,...
Thanks, Natalie and Kindler. Now I have to decide how to proceed with it. It ended up changing as I went along and is a bit out of order. I have...
Props to you, Belle for pushing through bad books. I used to finish everything I started, but after some time in libraries and working with kids...
I don't think we watched many of the Roger Moore. When they came out I enjoyed the ones with Brosnan but some things seem slapstick now. Connery...
I've had various review blogs over the years. I've never tried to focus on particular elements. Since I tend to read widely nothing would work for...
I agree with the grammar issues. Unfortunately, self-published books are some of the worst offenders. My biggest pet peeve is with rushed...
Jessica, yes I did! It only took six years to win for the second time. ::rofl:: That does happen. Everyone who participated should be proud of...
Where has November gone? Tonight I plan to write my final 2,500-ish words. It'll be my second win in the six or so years I've been doing NaNo. I'm...
Some contests have the entry fee to help cover processing and sometimes fund the prize; even Writer's Digest does this. Kindler makes a valid...
My brother read a couple of the books, but I don't remember him saying much about them. It was a long time before I even realized they were books...
Natalie, I have the same problem. I don't want to appear either too knowledgeable or too naive! So at the moment, it's a sugary, sweet...
I haven't done any plot outline, but I do sketches for my characters. I found a template online and used it to get to know who I'm working with....
We've chatted a bit about what we read, but now I'm curious about where. I can get lost in a book just about anywhere. Can you only read in quiet...
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