It's almost that time again for The Brown Bookshelf's annual campaign, 28 Days Later. During the month of February, The Brown Bookshelf showcases the best in picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels written and/or illustrated by African Americans. Be sure to check out the daily spotlights starting on February 1st. It should be an interesting month and a great opportunity to discover some books for kids and teens. You can also go to the Brown … [Read more...]
This is Part 2 of 3 of my Critique Group series. In the first part, I talked about some characteristics (for me) that make a good critique group. I even had the pleasure of author Becky Levine stopping by. If you are starting a group or joining one, you should definitely pick up her book, The Writing and Critique Group Survival Guide. For this second part of the series, I'm going to talk about how I give critique feedback. Giving feedback can differ from writer to writer. Plus, some writers … [Read more...]
A while ago I wrote a blog post about the book, Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell. So it is ironic that now I'm writing a blog post about a book titled The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I stumbled upon this book a few weeks ago, and was grateful to have it since I've been dealing a lot with what Pressfield calls Resistance: "In other words, any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term growth, health, or integrity. Or, expressed another way, any act … [Read more...]
So bear with me as I share my geek love of all things space. But seriously, here is something fascinating about some neighbors in our solar system. I stumbled upon a Discovery News article, Diamond Oceans Possible on Uranus, Neptune (this got my attention, LOL). "Oceans of liquid diamond, filled with solid diamond icebergs, could be floating on Neptune and Uranus, according to a recent article in the journal Nature Physics. The research, based on the first detailed measurements of … [Read more...]
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