| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:19:53 +0000 SPARKLE ABBEY BOOKSIGNING Sparkle Abbey is hosting a book signing this Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 1-3 pm at The Bookstore in Creston, Iowa. The Bookstore is donating a dollar for every copy of Desperate Housedogs purchased during the book signing. |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:54 +0000 THE IDEA STORE The Idea Store by Jill Marie Landis One of the oddest questions working writers are asked by nonwriters—at least to me it seems odd—is “Where do you get your ideas?” As if there’s an “Idea Store” out there somewhere and only published writers know where it is. And we are keeping the location a secret. [...] |
| Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:29:11 +0000 CAROLYN MCSPARREN BOOK SIGNING Carolyn McSparren will be hosting a book signing at the Booksellers of Laurelwood: Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 6 pm http://www.thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com/ event/carolyn-mcsparren-signs-one-hoof-grave |
| Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:21 +0000 SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL THAT I DO Something Extra Special That I Do from Jane Singer Do you know what a social therapy dog is? I didn’t until I read about an organization called Lend A Paw and a no-kill shelter called New Leash On Life that rescued dogs from the pound, picked the ones with great dispositions and trained them. A [...] |
| Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:46 +0000 WHEN YOU WRITE WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU WRITE WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW There’s an age-old adage among writers, that even readers have heard ad-nauseum: “Write what you know.” I’ve heard it all my writing life, it’s been drilled in me from day one. And for some reason, it never sticks. For some reason, when I come up with plots, they [...] |
| Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:21:35 +0000 TICKETS ON SALE A new play in New York by a new BelleBooks Author, Lia Romeo Tickets are on sale for Lovesick or Things That Don’t Happen at Project Y Theatre. https://www.ticketcentral.com/ Online/searchResults.asp For more information about the play, visit: http://www.projectytheatre.org/ 2012/01/lovesick-happen-cast-staff/ |
| Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000 On Friendship and Community On Friendship and Community While writing is a solitary endeavor, writers can’t and don’t live in a vacuum. As writers, we spend a lot of time alone with our characters. We hang out with imaginary people, not real ones. But I know that I wouldn’t have ever published a book, let alone sixteen, without a [...] |
