Today, I ponder the difference between good writing and talented writing. Plus my thoughts on what happens when an author loses their joy – Once More, with Feeling by Casey Wyatt. Stop by the 7 Scribes and share your views!!
And just a reminder – MYSTIC STORM is coming next week!
Today, I’m a the 7 Scribes sharing my view on preliminary character development – Getting to Know You in the Most Shallow Way Possible By Casey Wyatt.
And in other news, the final edits for Mystic Storm are done and handed in. If all goes as planned, the book will be out by the end of May. Yay!
I hope you have a wonderful Friday. I leave you with – my kitty in a box. Isn’t she cute?
Writers, can you sum up your story in a sentence? And I don’t mean an elevator pitch – Your Journey Starts Here by Casey Wyatt.
I’m almost done with final, final edits to Mystic Storm! I hope to send them back to my editor before the weekend is over. Another gorgeous sunrise from my backyard.
Rejection. We’ve all been there. But how you deal with it is important – Wallowing and Other Coping Mechanisms. I’d love to hear your take on the subject.
And I’ve received the second round of edits for Mystic Storm. Like the cover?? Another fabulous design by Rae Monet.
Happy Friday everyone. I’ve been watching Food Network lately and today I impart wisdom I’ve learned from Robert Irvine -Writer Impossible. Thank you Chef Robert!!
And check out hubby. Mystic Ink at Mystic Pizza!
Today at the 7 Scribes I contemplate the role of luck vs. hard work and timing – What’s Luck Got to Do With it?
Stop by and weigh in!
Happy Friday everyone!
Over at the Scribes, I tackle plotting and knowing when it’s time to start writing – Stick a Fork in it and Call it Done!.
And, in other news, has anyone heard that Amazon is purchasing Goodreads?
While you ponder that tidbit, I leave you with the hamburger that defeated Scar:
The hamburger from Hell!
I have a wonderful guest over at the 7 Scribes today. Frankie Roberston is discussing her new book – Blazing a Trail by Frankie Roberston. If you want to learn more about self-publishing or if you are weighing the pros/cons, then you’ll want to check out what Frankie has to say.
Have a great weekend!
Today I’m switching gears and I’m sharing my post over at the 7 Scribes on my page today. I know, totally lazy!
After I finish a manuscript and send it on its merry way, I go on a reading binge. After finishing Mystic Storm, I’ve become a story glutton. If you’re my friend on Goodreads, it looks like I’ve gone crazy.
And I guess I have! I won’t bore you with all the books I’ve recently completed but I will share a few that really grabbed a hold of me and wouldn’t let me go until I hit the end.
1. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen – this book was a Kindle daily deal. I tried a sample and within about 8 seconds I was buying it. I am not sure what age group this is really aimed for (Scholastic published it) but it has that same wide audience appeal that Harry Potter had. This book is fabulous and it’s awesome that the sequel is coming out today (March 1st). Yahoo! Seriously if you read any book on my list, read this one.
2. One Good Earl Deserves A Lover by Sarah MacLean – Here I forayed into the realm of historical romance. Omigosh, I love this author’s writing. Immediately after finishing this book I realized that this was book 2 so I bought (and read) – A Rogue by Any Other Name. Both books – Fun and fantastico! I plan on reading more of her books for sure.
Let me break here and say, notice none so far have been paranormal romance or urban fantasy. But I can’t stray too far from the genre I know and love which brings me to . . .
3. The Woodcutter by Kate Danley. Also purchased as a Kindle daily deal. Thank you Amazon because I may have never found this book. It’s really a fairy tale of sorts. Gritty, lyrical, and poignant. If you like Once Upon a Time or fairy tales in general, you’ll probably enjoy this book.
Okay, last one.
4. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey – by the Countess Carnovan. This one’s for you Downtown fans. All about Highclere Castle and Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnovan. For King Tut aficionados – her husband, the fifth earl, is the very same Carnovan who financed Howard Carter’s excavation of the boy king’s tomb. I read this on my Kindle and drank up every fascinating detail.
I could go on and on. But I won’t! Now it’s your turn.
So everyone, what good books have you read lately? Please share!!
Today I’m over at the 7 Scribes discussing – Attack of the Back Cover Blob.
Also, it’s not too late to enter my Goodreads Giveaway. Don’t wait. It ends midnight, February 28th. (Open to US residents only)
And, yes, more snow is predicted for this weekend. Seriously? I am so ready for winter to be over. Here’s to warm days and sunshine!
