Monthly Archives: September 2007

The week ahead with Anna Louise Lucia and more!

We’re pleased to welcome Anna Louise Lucia to be our guest blogger on Saturday, October 6th. Anna is my British connection on the GIAM group (Goal In A Month). I did the happy dance for her when she sold her … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Renee Bernard

I’m here! I’m Here! Apologies for being late…a new dreadful habit I’ve acquired this month. (And to think how I always gave friends the worst time for a lack of punctuality, but apparently motherhood makes you humble and wise–and late … Continue reading

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Saturday’s Guest Blog

Sorry we haven’t put this up. As soon as Renee is able to get it to us, we’ll post it. In the meanwhile, here’s a really useful link to a blog with a lot of agent interviews. Enjoy.

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Resistance

One of my favorite writer books is Steven Pressfield’s, THE WAR OF ART, and I find myself going back to it again and again. Maybe because it resembles a book of life in so many ways. He writes about the … Continue reading

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Shake it up!

Next week, stand-ins will be blogging for all of us at Magical. It’s a “just for fun” thing. I suggested it, and everyone jumped on it. We were ready to shake things up, something we do periodically. It keeps us … Continue reading

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Mirror Neurons

I watched a BBC Prime documentary entitled The Human Mind a few days ago and learned of the existence within our brains of mirror neurons. How they work is when you to watch someone doing something, they fire up inside … Continue reading

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A New Season

The new television season started this month. As always, Prison Break is one long tense moment after another. In writing we talk about increasing the stakes, how each scene/chapter should put the characters in a position that leaves them more … Continue reading

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Race for the Cure

Generally we try to keep this blog focused on the subject of writing, but sometimes you just gotta write about something that’s near and dear to your heart. Yesterday I participated in the Susan B. Koman Race for the Cure … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead

Next Saturday, September 29, we have historical author, Renee Bernard, as our guest blogger. What in the world is a retired Navy chaplain’s daughter doing writing scorching hot historical romances? Renee Bernard is applying a great education from traveling all … Continue reading

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Review: The Shadow in the Sands

Author: Sam Llewellyn Title: The Shadow in the Sands ISBN: 0747260052 Sam Llewellyn won me over with The Sea Garden, and I’ve been a fan of his books every since. On the first page of The Shadow in the Sands, … Continue reading

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