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Katherine Hinkson, a writer friend, and I both agree editing is probably the worst tribulation about writing a manuscript. Certainly, it is the most tedious and frustrating. One of the reasons is because we are constantly finding mistakes, even after the third, fifteenth, and fiftieth read through. Then, when the publisher’s editor(s) get a hold of it, they’re finding even more. Plus, they’re coming back and mentioning not just the fundamental errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation), they’re…

Jake laid in the wetness of the grass, breathing unbelievebly hard his vision blurry. Kale was dead, Mareen's missing, Laura's dead and Sam just went missing!

Damn, Sam, don't you die too! or that's my ass!

he calmed himself down to a steady breathing pace, his…

Paragraph quality is not determined by its length, long or short. Rather, quality is determined by how well the paragraph communicates a single idea. Long paragraphs, however, can be difficult simply because they are long.

The following 2 strategies will help you write long paragraphs that work.

Day 137: Use topic chains to create cohesive…

I've just published my book about our Presidents and Presidential elections.  It's a lot of fun and particularly apropos as we approach this year's Presidential election. Please feel free to spread the word far and wide! 

On FaceBook:   http://www.facebook.com/TheUsPresidencyEverythingYouAlwaysWantedToKnow

If you’re on FB, please feel free to “like” this page.

For folks…

This weeks Interview & Contest with Cherie Denis

http://leighsavage.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-contest-with-cherie-denis.html

Cherie will send the winner either a printed copy of the book or a CD (pdf) of the book, some chocolates and a handmade…

I'm glad you asked. Crystal Linn, best-selling co-author ofAmish Forever, can give you the answer in Story Eight of the One series.

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Lisa! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: I am Lisa Day. I hail from the southern part of the USA. and have begun to write under that name for Rebel Ink Press.…

Send me a Picture of your Author Pic and a Pic of your book cover and send a book trailer if you have one.

A short Bio..

Interview Questions….

1. What inspired you to become a writer?
2. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
3. What genre(s) do you write? Why do you write the stories that you write?
4. Where did the inspiration for your book come from?
5. How long did it take you to put the story together?
6. Can…

Now for the Contest...



Win a Autographed Copy of Shadows of my Past or Your choice of a PDF copy of Angel of Death or Bound by Blood!!!



Rules... Earn 1 entry for following my Blog!



http://leighsavage.blogspot.com/



Earn 2nd entry for leaving a comment on my Blog!…

As the rain pours today after a week of cold temps, and seeing this is Friday the 13th, I'm looking for a little Irish luck (and possibly an Irish lass to stroll by) as I pick up this week's featured author, William Doonan, and we transport to Kilronan which is on the Aron Islands of the west coast of Ireland. We're sitting in teh pub of a bed-and-breakfast Mr. Doonan…

I love dogs, and I love a good mystery. So when I came across the Chet and Bernie mystery series, I was ecstatic. The books are narrated from the perspective of Chet, the dog. I really enjoyed this as too many times in books and movies, animals are overly anthropomorphized.

I cuddled up at night with books one and two, Dog on It and Thereby Hangs a…

Flowers For Algernon By Daniel Keyes

Overall Rating : A Man’s Odyssey that pulls so many heart strings

Okay if you have been reading my other smoothie reviews then you know I’m a sucker for science fiction. Or importantly classic science fiction. If you haven’t notice this by now, go back and read my Subterranean review. I couldn’t stop from praising it. So it’s not surprising I decided to read another classic scifi piece. This one is called Flowers For Algernon by Daniel…

I've posted a never before released excerpt from my latest book, GUARDIAN - now available at www.liquidsilverbooks.com and www.Amazon.com. Stop by my webpage at…

um hi okay so i am the exile,your going to get to know me and the people and cultures that live around me. where do i live? you ask,go ahead ask it, out loud i can hear you,not really but kolic ,one of my "mentors" says that the winds carry your voice through out the four corners on the world and if you quiet your mind,you can hear them,never tried it myself but kolic says it works.

Okay back to me,i live in africa with the zebras and jellophants,cause they're fat and wobblie,yeeea…

See my work on the above post.

Thelma

Many of my readers are relatively well-behaved Christians, so I think I am safe in saying "Happy Easter" without offending anyone. If you are not Christian, I hope you are having a great weekend and taking advantage of those sales at your local grocery store.



I am posting today with an early treat for your Easter basket. Volume 6 of Set Free: An Amish Journey is available from Trestle Press today.…

Lord hear me as i pray,

as i begin my day,

protect all the children that are abused,

let there tormentors be known through out

the news,

let no mercy come to those who hurt the little ones,

for those children that parish may they see the Holy One,

yes Lord protect them and guide us along the way,

forgive our foolishness as we begine to stray,

as for me i just want to see your face,

Holy Father,

Holy…

I see a storm coming..

it rages over me,

entices me,

toying and playing with me

I try to break free...

It's hold it to strong.

I surrender and embrace it fully knowing i will suffer..

tension builds....

I ponder..

feeding it angrily.

So much anguish stirs and a calmness swells in my eyes

It trickles downmy left cheek..

I taste its salt.

Alas, the storm with its fierce rage has relaxed as

sadness…

Little girls are made up of many things

glitter..for one, 

It's shinny and pretty,

smiles, curtseys and cartwheels.

Little girls are all of that and more!e

Sunshine and rainbows are not even half

of what they are,

they are what makes you, me ,her, she, we, they and them and us

all young ladies

that flourish and grow into

beautiful women...

who are strong, courageous and intelligent beings.

Beneath the solid…

Near the end of August 2011, I attended the Killer Nashville writers’ conference. This was my third year and this time, besides meeting some wonderful people, authors, readers, and fans, I was honored to be invited to sit on a discussion panel. The seminar dealt with the subject of writing combat scenes.

For a moment I felt touch of an inferiority complex because the other three gentlemen on the panel had accumulated between them about 90 years of experience in the military…