Sunday, October 25, 2015

Zen in the Art of Wrting by Ray Bradbury




The second book I'm giving away this month is Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing.
It never fails to amaze me that famous writers had the same fears and doubts that I have now.
Ray writes that he received a fan letter from an art historian, that approved of his writing and told him to keep doing what he was doing.
"I needed that approval. We all need- someone to tell us  we're not crazy after all, that what we're doing is all right."


This book is very inspirational for anyone who wants to be a writer or is second guessing themselves.
Ray talks about the process that worked for him: He starts everyday with word association. He would weigh in either for the word or against it, then what it meant to him in his life. He would create characters to argue the points and before the day was out he had a story.


Exercise:
Make up a story with the following words in:
Orange
Smoke
October
horrid


Leave a comment to be eligible to win this book or The Summer of the Bonepile Monster by Aileen Kilgore Henderson


Winners will be announced next week.
See you then,
Sheila

Sunday, October 18, 2015

The Summer of the Bonepile Monster by Aileen Kilgore Henderson Illustrated by Kim David Cooper

The Summer of the Bonepile Monster by Aileen Kilgore Henderson Illustrated by Kim David Cooper Is this month's giveaway along with Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing.


Growing up in Alabama in the small town of Red Bay, I was curious how Ms. Henderson would make this an exciting story  My town was very boring! Dolliver, Alabama is not. From the first page she sets the stage of conflict, inner and outer turmoil. Will Lou and Hollis's parents still be together when they get back from their visit with Grandma?
Then before they get to Grandma's they pass a gate with not only "Keep Out" signs, but real skulls as well. Stay away from there is all they are told. But Hollis can't, he has to know. His curiosity almost gets him killed.
Kim David Cooper's illustrations are right on target, too.


I hope you enjoy this book as much I did.


To be eligible to win please leave a comment. You must reside in the USA to win.


Next week I will review Ray Bradbury's book on writing.
Thank you for stopping by.
Sheila



Sunday, October 11, 2015

The Insecure Writer's Support Group Anthology Contest 2015






If you are not a member of the Insecure Writer's Support Group, you need to join NOW!
Every month on the first Wednesday of the month, members blog about their insecurities and successes. There is a list of blogs to visit and it is growing. When you join you can add your blog to the list.
The Insecure Writer's Support Group Anthology Contest 2015 is a free contest for members. Check out the guidelines and good luck!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Winners Announced!

The Winner of 


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The winner of
is Nancy Kelly Allen


Check back next week to see what books will be given away this month.


Who's planning on doing NaNoWriMo next month?
What are you doing to prepare for this?
Leave a comment and you will be included in the book giveaway.


See you next week!


P.S.
Also I am looking for writers to write about their conference experience. This can be from the speaker or attendee view point.