Monthly Archives: April 2011

25. Scenes

Welcome back to YOUR Novel! Let’s talk a bit about scenes. You can’t write a novel without scenes. Scenes are the molecular structure of story and thus of a book. I like literary agent Rachelle Gardner’s take on scenes. “A … Continue reading

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HELEMUTHODOPILATAHA

Wild Word Friday! Yes, really, HELEMUTHODOPILATAHA is a word. I think we might agree that it is the wildest wild word we’ve yet featured on our Wild Word Fridays. HELEMUTHODOPILATAHA is one way you would say the number seven if you were … Continue reading

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Witchdoctors

Book Review: OUR WITCHDOCTORS ARE TOO WEAK Authors: Davey and Marie Jank Imagine living for years in an Amazon jungle village that doesn’t have the luxury of running water (except in an alligator-infested river). Home is a wattle-and-daub hut with a … Continue reading

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24. Progress

My husband and I have major differences when it comes to attacking a project. He’s the plan and research guy. I’m the gal who starts right away and screeches to a halt sometime in the middle of the mess to … Continue reading

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April ’11 Free Book!

We have a couple of great books this month. If you post a reply to the question at the end of this blog post, your name will be in the drawing on April 30. If your name is drawn, you … Continue reading

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FOOL

Wild Word Friday! April 1 – April’s Fool’s Day. I’m not sure that this “holiday” is recognized anywhere else in the world, but in the U.S. it’s a great excuse to pull pranks and launch practical jokes.  I’m not much … Continue reading

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