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The Yardstick for "Show, don't tell."
by Joylene Butler
views: 53 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
December 02, 2009 10:51 AM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — DON’T “TELL” READERS, OR THEY WON’T WANT TO KNOW Everyone who’s read a how-to-write book has heard it: “Show, don’t tell.” But, what, really, is the difference . . . more
New Short Story!
by Austin Camacho
views: 38 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
December 02, 2009 09:49 AM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Those who want to ease into the Hannibal Jones mysteries, and those of you who are Hannibal completists, will want to read my holiday short story, “Mystery on Capital Street,” in e-book form . . . more
December 02, 2009 02:21 AM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Pitfalls in Genealogical Research By Milton Rubincam   WARNING! Searching for your ancestors can be a dangerous business! You wouldn't think so but there are many pitfalls long the way. . . . more
December 01, 2009 09:27 PM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, and Madness is not an actual biography in the traditional sense. Author Matt Birkbeck shares the stories and memories of those that were closest to the iconic . . . more
Book Review- Michael Connelly- 9 Dragons
by Tony Peters
views: 41 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
December 01, 2009 09:07 PM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Michael Connelly- 9 Dragons (Little, Brown and Company 2009) 5 Stars   Harry Bosch is sent to investigate what appears to be a routine robbery gone wrong, when he discovers that he has met the . . . more
December 01, 2009 03:30 PM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — December 7th, 2300; 2:16 P.M. Washington, D.C. “Yes, I’m serious,” I said as I lifted the lid off a box of garland I’d just brought down from my hall closet. . . . more
News to share
by Kim S.
views: 44 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
December 01, 2009 02:44 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2009) — Why is it that we writers get all our good news all at the same time? I got a great review on<a href=" http://www.redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=555 "> Love . . . more
Book Review: Best Laid Plans by Christine Hart
by Joylene Butler
views: 42 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
December 01, 2009 12:26 PM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2009) — Christine Hart Best Laid Plans Teen Fiction James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publisher 150 pages, $9.95 978155277465     When parents are the problem. . . . more
BOOK REVIEW: Mystic Cool (STRESS REDUCTION)
by Talea J.
views: 32 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
December 01, 2009 03:08 AM EST (shared with group: December 02, 2009) — Title: Mystic Cool Author: Don Joseph Goewey   Today is the big meeting day! A meeting that can make or break your career. You've been planning for it so carefully so what could possibly . . . more
BOOK REVIEW: It’s Your Funeral - Have It Your Way
by Talea J.
views: 57 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
December 01, 2009 01:59 AM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2009) — It’s Your Funeral - Have It Your Way Author: Alice Dale & G. F. Ullman   Cremation or burial? Going green or going out in style? Pine box or platinum casket? Satin, velvet . . . more
Endangered Bookstores
by Austin Camacho
views: 46 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
November 30, 2009 08:51 AM EST (shared with group: November 30, 2009) — Today I am mourning the impending loss of Waldenbooks and Borders Express stores on my main blog - http://ascamacho.blogspot.com/ more
November 30, 2009 12:39 AM EST (shared with group: December 01, 2009) — December 7th, 2300; 2:16 P.M. Baltimore, Maryland The crack of gunshots broke the eerie quiet of the cemetery, and I covered my head and dropped down to the snow-covered ground in front . . . more
Writing Advice from author JUDITH MARSHALL
by Joylene Butler
views: 41 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
November 28, 2009 02:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — Judith Marshall is a author of Husbands May Come and Go but Friends are Forever , winner of the Jack London Prize awarded by the California Writers Club. She is currently working on her second novel, . . . more
Book Review- Jeffery Deaver- The Vanished Man
by Tony Peters
views: 72 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
November 28, 2009 11:45 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — Jeffery Deaver- The Vanished Man (Pocket Books 2004) 4.25 Stars   Police consultant Lincoln Rhyme and his police contact Amelia Sachs are called in to assist in the investigation of . . . more
VAMPS Books Review
by Erin O'Riordan
views: 78 | rating: 10 | comments: 9
November 26, 2009 06:16 PM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — Vamps: Blood-Chilling Tales of Lady Vampires , Compiled by Martin Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh. $7.98 from Barnes & Noble. The highlights of this anthology are: --"One For the Road." I've . . . more
November 27, 2009 10:31 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) —   In John Hart’s first of three novels, a lawyer, ”Work” Pickens, is accused of murdering his father, Ezra, when his body is found. It seems clear to the police and the district . . . more
The Last Witchfinder - book review
by Leslie ~ from NYC ~ R.
views: 158 | rating: 7 | comments: 3
November 28, 2009 09:08 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — author:  James Morrow This is another VERY confusing, convoluted book. The "narrator" is a book - Newton's Principia.   The basic premise (or argument) in the book is religion vs. reason . . . more
Book Review- James Patterson- Four Blind Mice
by Tony Peters
views: 48 | rating: 10 | comments: 1
November 26, 2009 11:25 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — James Patterson- Four Blind Mice (Warner Books 2003) 3.25 Stars   Alex Cross has decided to leave the police force, but he is presented with one last case that he simply can’t . . . more
November 25, 2009 10:59 PM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — "The Demon Apostle - Part 2" Book 3 of "The Demon Wars Saga" By R.A. Salvatore Multicast Performance Produced by GraphicAudio Approx. 6 Hours GraphicAudio continues with their "Movie in Your Mind" . . . more
November 25, 2009 07:09 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — If you're an unpublished writer, we offer an opportunity to publish online in an established site that receives hundreds of visitors per day. If you have material you would like to see on the Internet, . . . more
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