by marciadmin | Apr 20, 2018 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month’s Round Robin is about how I establish a story, its characters, and setting. How do I immerse my readers in my story? First, I must immerse myself in the location. This means either research or I’m very familiar with the area. For such stories...
by marciadmin | Apr 11, 2018 | Reviews
Review of A Cowboy for Alyssa by Shirley Penick Shirley Penick’s writing has grown a great deal from the last time I read one of her books. I’m so glad that, when I came back to her, I picked up A Cowboy for Alyssa. Alyssa Jefferson is in the last semester of college,...
by marciadmin | Mar 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Turquoise Bones book review In The Turquoise Bones, Apjay is a boy on the verge of manhood in a harsh world of drought and famine. Gifted with messages from the dead, he can never please his father, the Hunt Leader. His entire tribe struggles from day to day to...
by marciadmin | Mar 12, 2018 | Reviews, Writerly Talk
Pigsty Princess–A Book Review Pigsty Princess by Nancy S. Brandt tells the tale of a princess, Mariana, who lives in Valborough, a land where magical powers—Elemental Sensitives—are everything to the nobility. The law of the land states that the person with the...
by marciadmin | Feb 23, 2018 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month, our Round Robin is about how we create our characters. When I write my characters, how much of the character is me? How much is it influenced by people I know? And do I ever learn anything from my characters? Honestly, there’s probably a little bit of me...
