Picture credit. Bonus points if you can read this. I have a hard time reading fiction while I’m intensely writing my own fiction. It’s as though I can only carry one story at a time in my head. Does anyone else have this problem? Or is it time to reformat the hard-drive in my brain, because I’ve clearly reached capacity?
The Army Wives Saving blog is hosting a giveaway of my book, Life, Liberty, and Pursuit. Giveaway runs until 3/12, so hop over and enter if you’re interested!
This great post by Stacia Kane (via Beth Revis) talks about the tricky line that writers walk when reviewing books. My official policy on Ink Spells is that I do not review books so much as recommend them. Which means I only talk about books that I can enthusiastically endorse. I see this as a win-win situation: I can help… Read More
My Monday post was a terribly un-funny look at the raw guts of humor. Now for the funny part…. In preparing to draft my humorous skits, I read some D*mnYouAutocorrect (warning: NOT PG) and paid homage to LOLcats. After I wiped the tears of laughter from my face, I got to work. My first discovery was that I absolutely cannot write… Read More
Today I have to be funny. Writing humor is hard, but kids (and adults) love it! I would say it’s almost a requirement in children’s books, to have at least some humor woven throughout even a serious story. I’m no stand-up comedian, but I’ve been known to pull a laugh or two out of my kids. However, writing straight comedy is… Read More
The moment I saw this book, I knew my youngest son, Mighty Mite, would love it. Magic, animals, a cat on the cover … it just doesn’t get better than that in 7 year old land. The Familiars, by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, is an adorable story about three animal familiars and their loyals, the young wizards they… Read More