Month: March 2011

Check the end of the post for the continuing blog hop and dynamic story writing contest, both of which have prizes! Elsewhere, I have mentioned that I planned my trip to Scotland carefully in order to visit all the locations in Blue Bells of Scotland. But I made several unplanned stops. It was our first […]

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Be sure to scroll to the end of the article for information about the Lucky Leprechaun Blog Hop and Giant giveaway, and how to enter to win over 150 prizes. Edward Bruce: Last High King of Ireland For hundreds of years, the Highlands of Scotland shared more culture with Ireland, across the water, than with […]

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Be sure to scroll to the end of the post to learn about the Lucky Leprechaun Blog Hop and your chance to win dozens of books or book-related products!    The Scottish-Irish Connection For hundreds of years, the Highlands of Scotland shared more culture with Ireland, across the water, than with England, on its southern […]

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Stop by Pia Bernardino’s book blog, So Many Books, So Little Time, So Here’s Mine for a fun contest and giveaway.  Pia invited me and three other authors, Chantel Simmons, Irene Zutell, and Jane Porter, to take turns adding 3-5 lines to a story.  That story is posted at Pia’s blog, and now it’s your […]

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Dear (Newbie) Writer, 1.                Starting your story in the wrong place is without a doubt the biggest problem for newer writers such as yourself. Your story opening is peppered with ‘backstory’—providing all of the details that most readers would prefer to discover over the course of a well-paced story instead. 2.                Responding to bad reviews […]

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