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  • Agreed - there's no such thing as a must-do or a magic bullet. But there's almost certainly a "best way idea" for any one writer's particular book project, and it come...
  • Hi - thanks Meg for letting me know about this link.  I've been working on an novel for about a year now, entitled "Mateguas Island" and I'll give you a brief synopsis...
  • I'll try this Query Corner. This is not the first version; probably a version #6, but I'm still not entirely happy with it. I'd be grateful for your comments, She Writ...
  • Dear Sarah, these are oft spoken critics - that you and I are not alone with.  I do love those tinted glasses though, i could truly get behind those in a nana second....
  • Started by Kamy Wicoff
    Last reply by Kiersi Burkhart
    Fifteen-year-old Gordie Allen’s life shattered when he was ten and his mother drove her car into the river, killing herself and his younger siblings. He knows he was l...
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  • The review for the Story Sisters is now up on http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-story-sisters-by-alice-hoffman.html. The next book is Winters Tale by Mark Halprin followed by The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
  • Let me start with the father of Central Appalachian literature - James Still. I adore all of his work - short stories, poems, and novels, but my favorite is the novel,...
  • Tell Me A Story 3: Women of Wonder has just been released, the third in my series of CD Audiobooks that feature multicultural folktales from my long-running syndicated...
  • Started by LaTonya
    Last reply by Catherine Anderson
    Do you participate in reading or any other challenges? I am very involved in the book blog community. From my blog Here's an update of my current challenges: I realiz...
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  • Hi Reggie!  Congratulations on finishing your book. I love, love, love the detail about the lottery ticket and the irascible green monkey!  Specificity in query letter...