Posts made in June, 2011

Five Must-Have Writer’s Tools

Posted on Jun 28, 2011 in For Writers | 2 comments

Guest blog post by author Beverly Nault I took a poll of authors I know, and asked them “What resources do you keep at your fingertips?” Here are the top five. 1. Chicago Manual of Style, Fifteenth Edition – considered the go-to twelve-pounder on all things punctuation, this is the editing tool that will make you look and feel like a pro. Excellent for building upper body strength and solving every question about commas, split infinitives and when to use a semicolon. All right, it’s only three pounds, but worth its weight in royalties. Wait, did I punc that right? Lift and curl. 2....

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Bloopers and Blunders of a Wannabe Author

Posted on Jun 15, 2011 in For Writers, My Journal, Writing | 9 comments

 “I’m just a cotton headed ninny muggins.” “You’re not a cotton headed ninny muggins…You’re just special.” Poor Buddy the elf. I know just how he feels. How so? Well, I’ve decided something–aspiring authors can sometimes be rather spastic people. Or for the sake of this blog post, “special.” I mean, we’ve got all this penned up energy, all these stories darting around in our brains while trying to squeeze through this funnel that leads to the world of publication. So at times (due...

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The Writer’s Torch: Beverly Nault

Posted on Jun 2, 2011 in Rag Bag | 14 comments

**Leave a comment below for a chance to win a free copy! About Fresh Start Summer: Friendships, old and new, find fresh beginnings when Cherryvale’s extreme makeover transforms the peaceful town to an exciting movie location. Grace Harkins, a muffin-baking, bike-riding, retired teacher can’t wait to be an extra for the movie filming in Cherryvale. But when outspoken Maggie protests the “biz” invading, suspicious fires break out, strangers lurk and threatening phone calls force Grace to choose between her carefree retirement and saving a friendship in real...

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