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Posted in Writing/Reading on Jan 14th, 2010
I picked up Misa Ramirez‘s first book in her Lola Cruz Mystery Series: Living the Vida Lola. The book was suggested on a “Like Janet” list. I was doubly excited to read it when I realized Misa Ramirez had an article in the most recent RWA magazine about marketing plans for writers: “How to Write [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Jan 7th, 2010
In three days, I picked up and finished Lost Light by Michael Connelly. I read it because it was a NYTBS, says so right on the spine. I’ve been working on the subplot of my own first story so I paid close attention to his subplots. Subplots can build story or character or both. The [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Dec 31st, 2009
My daughter recieved a book of Children’s stories for Christmas. We’ve been reading through it when the City Mouse vs Country Mouse caught my eye. I know the story well. The city mouse visits the country mouse and the country mouse then visits the city mouse. Both are more comfortable in their own homes and [...]