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Poetry and The Fiction Writer

The collection of books pictured above was inspired by discovering The Art of series at my local library. The Art of discusses different aspects of writing with examples from a great variety of texts. I wanted to learn more about the authors who wrote the series, so I picked up their poetry and essays asContinue reading “Poetry and The Fiction Writer”

Interview with Christopher Bailey, author of WHISPER

We are in for a treat today! Christopher Bailey’s new book Whisper just hit shelves and he has taken time out of his very busy schedule to tell us about his writing life. Christopher Bailey is the author of many books including the Starjumper Legacy YA sci-fi series and Without Chance. As I mentioned inContinue reading “Interview with Christopher Bailey, author of WHISPER”

About Writing: Guest post by Michael Onofrey

The urge to write is what got me into writing fiction, or trying to write fiction. And by “urge” I mean a feeling that I want to write. This was what motivated me and what continues to motivate me. I don’t think this is unusual—the urge to write. A lot of people have it. ButContinue reading “About Writing: Guest post by Michael Onofrey”

Do all of your Holiday Shopping right here! Then you’ll be done!

Get All Your Christmas Shopping Done Right Here! Think of all the great people on your Christmas list. I bet, even though you want to get each person something great, you are dreading the drudgery of driving all over town from store to store only to shell out money for the latest piece of plasticContinue reading “Do all of your Holiday Shopping right here! Then you’ll be done!”

Two books for only 99 cents !!! The Anticipation Builds for Dee Dee Makes Three

I mentioned in my last post that my new Gator McBumpypants picture book will have props. What do you think the one in the picture could be? You can find out soon! As soon as this weekend!! I sent Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three off to Createspace review mere hours ago. I can’tContinue reading “Two books for only 99 cents !!! The Anticipation Builds for Dee Dee Makes Three”

Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three First Draft Thanks To A Thousand Words A Day

Though I did not write another 1,000 words since I reported yesterday, I did write 570 words to finish up the first draft of my third picture book in the Gator McBumpypants and friends series: Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three. That brings the weekend total to 2,014! By my math, I made itContinue reading “Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three First Draft Thanks To A Thousand Words A Day”

Booklist: Finding Books To Get Excited About

During my last visit to the library–on my mad hunt for middle grade fiction represented by agents I want to query–I happened upon Booklist, a magazine full of book reviews from the American Library Association. I browsed the magazine and noticed it also had a web component booklistonline.com.   Though that site wants you toContinue reading “Booklist: Finding Books To Get Excited About”

Finding the Nearsighted Narwhal

It’s easy as a self published author to focus all of your promotion and marketing on the web. However, I recently experienced the joy of seeing my books on the shelves of a local bookstore and it feels great! It all started with a facebook invitation to a Saturday night showing of local films. ItContinue reading “Finding the Nearsighted Narwhal”

Exploring: Book treasure at the local thrift store

I often stop by the local Goodwill to peruse the books. I recently found a hardback of Eco’s Foucalt’s Pendulum in excellent condition and a Complete works of Poe. This week, I found an extra special treasure: A Stephen King Pop-up book! For those of you that haven’t read the story (originally published in 1999),Continue reading “Exploring: Book treasure at the local thrift store”