Monthly Archives: October 2009

Don’t You Love It When . . ?

When you read something you wrote more than a year ago, and yes, sure, it needs more polishing – you’re a better writer now – but oh, wow, it is good. I literally had to drag myself away from my … Continue reading

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Do-over

I read a book last week–I won’t name it, but it had a fabulous premise, the writing was lyrical and the characters were wonderful. I had started it in the evening and read about a quarter of the book when … Continue reading

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Remakes

I think I’ve done a blog on this once before, but last night I watched the remake of “The Day The Earth Stood Still” and found a couple of interesting points during the movie. Now — I’m not a purist. … Continue reading

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The Week Ahead with Denise Rossetti

I’m thrilled to have Denise Rossetti as our guest this Thursday. I met Denise recently at an RW Australia workshop in Perth, and she is both an amazing writer and a warm and generous person. When Denise was very small, … Continue reading

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Review – Night’s Cold Kiss

By: Tracey O’Hara A Dark Brethren Novel EOS Urban Fantasy ISBN: 978-0-06-178313-5 We had Tracey O’Hara as a guest blogger here at MagicalMusings a few weeks ago and when her book “Night’s Cold Kiss” came out, I had to have … Continue reading

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You Can

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: Therese Walsh

Riding the Wave of a Blogging Tsunami My debut novel, The Last Will of Moira Leahy, came out two days ago, on October 13th. I’ve been doing a lot of publicity for myself—reaching out to reviewers, writing blog posts like … Continue reading

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Do you believe?

Sorry about the long video, but I couldn’t resist. I’m guessing Twilight fans won’t like it as much as Buffy fans. I enjoyed it, so you can tell which camp I’m in. Paranormal beings have become wildly popular in fiction … Continue reading

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Nature or Nuture?

I have a daughter and a son, and both of them love stories. I like to think my encouragement has something to do with that, but I also think some of it is intrinsic to their personalities. They also love … Continue reading

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Zombies ?!?

Let me preface this blog with an apology to those of you who are writing about this subject … but I gotta ask. What is it about zombies? I’m aware that this appears to be the latest trend with writing … Continue reading

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