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Lindsay: I'm a Brit with a love of literature and a lot of books. After years of quietening the characters in my head, I listened. I've been writing ever since. I live in the UK where I blog, eat chocolate, contribute to the Operation Awesome blog and write Young Adult Fiction.

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The Bookshelf Muse

Three Strategies for Creating Progressively Escalating Complications - Unputdownable stories keep readers off balance, as one scene tips into another, and another, and the next. Each scene’s challenge demands a response, and...
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Literary Rambles

When “Diverse” Is Who You Are: Guest Post by Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow and Their Just Desserts Giveaway - Happy Monday Everyone! Today I’m excited to have Tracy Badua and Alechia Dow here to share about their MG Their Just Desserts, book #2 in *The Cookie Cru...
1 day ago
Story Sensei

Fictation Roadmap week 3 - These are my thoughts on week 3 of the Fictator-in-Training Roadmap by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer. Actually, it’s more about the third module of the Fictation ...
6 days ago
Just Jemi

IWSG & Blogging News - The Insecure Writer's Support Group is the brainchild of Alex J. Cavanaugh. He, his clones, minions, friends, and fellow authors make it an amazing eve...
1 year ago
Janet Sumner Johnson

Virtual Launch Party for Not My Circus! - Greetings, friends! It's been way too long since I posted in this space. The Winterton Deception 1:Final Word is out and doing so well. A huge thanks to...
1 year ago
Adventures in YA Publishing

Adventures in YA Publishing is MOVING!!! - Hey, y’all! It’s been a while. A very long while. But we’re back! Well, kinda sorta. Jocelyn Rish was the Interview Coordinator for Adventures in YA Pu...
2 years ago
Frankie Diane Mallis

How To Make A Tiktok Before-And-After Video Using Transitions - Transitions in TikTok are required to create scroll-stopping content in under a minute. We'll show you four TikTok transitions to use in your next movie...
3 years ago
Writer's Corner

- * I've moved!* Please visit my new author site for all my current updates and announcements. I'm still writing books for two ongoing series: Chilton ...
4 years ago
The Word is My Oyster

Baking Sourdough Bread! - I'm back! Now, on to baking sourdough bread. There are a lot of different ways to do this. Different amounts of starter to use, different flours, differ...
5 years ago
Lisa Schroeder, Author

DON'T JUDGE ME cover! - This book started with a story in the news. A story about girls standing up to tackle the misogyny and toxic masculinity at their school. From the article...
5 years ago
Query Shark

#332 - Question: I wrote LOST IN LA as a retelling of Pretty Woman with “modern” social issues, but I don’t know whether to focus on the characters, the fake rel...
5 years ago
Book Dreaming

MMGM on Tuesday - Liesl & Po - *Marvelous Middle Grade Monday* *Liesel & Po* *by Lauren Oliver* *Goodreads Blurb:* Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel st...
5 years ago
Rambles & Randomness

Shrews Reviews - Georgia Peaches & Other Forbidden Fruit - First off, I didn't realize it's been 7 months since my last post. Time really does fly. I'm going to glance over my reading list as I'm sure there are se...
5 years ago
Shannon Messenger

Behold: the gorgeous LEGACY Cover! - The wait is over! The stunning cover of LEGACY has finally been revealed!!!! (illustrated by Jason Chan—and designed by Karin Paprocki). AND BEFORE YOU S...
6 years ago
Between Fact and Fiction

Remnants and Revelations - There's a clear picture in my mind of my Auntie Leah and my mom using poi balls in Grandma's backyard. It was a searing hot day in summer, and laundry was ...
6 years ago
Cynsations

Cynsations Has Moved - The Cynsations blog has moved and is no longer being updated at Blogger. If you are not automatically redirected, please go to https://cynthialeitichsmith....
6 years ago
Amparo Ortiz

Book Launch Interview: Mia Garcia & THE RESOLUTIONS! - Hi, there! Today I'm super excited to share an interview with one of my favorite authors, Mia Garcia! *M. García was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Ri...
6 years ago
Sharp Pen/Dull Sword

- *Hello Friends,* News and an updated website coming soon! *Love,* *Lola*
6 years ago
Mantua-Maker, Magic Seeker

Dead Wizard's Loot -- The first in my new series - *Dead Wizard's Loot* *Wizard Whitewing: Book 1* Stealing from any magical being is always a bad idea, but when Jamie and Aidan pilfer souvenirs from a dea...
6 years ago
YA Author Elana Johnson

Meet these billionaires for only 99¢ each! - I told you things were afoot, and they are! I wrote 3 books in May, and it was intense. I'm going to California next week, and it couldn't come at a better...
6 years ago
Justine Dell--official blog

The storm #poetry - *The Storm* It’s the moment you realize how quickly you can be crushed. How rapidly you crumble. Love should be warmth and light. But this was so cruel, s...
7 years ago
Renae Mercado

Mad World at Swoon Reads - Here's something I'm trying... During one of my searches to find yet more books to read, I stumbled across the website SwoonReads. Not only did I find...
7 years ago
christina lee

LAST CALL - *<3 span="">LAST CALL is now LIVE!!!*💋 *Also available in KU: myBook.to/Stevens_Lee_LASTCALL * *#MMMromance #QuinnGrayandEmery #threelonelyhearts* *S...
7 years ago
YA Highway

Guest Post: Samantha Mabry - As you have probably all noticed, we at YA Highway have been on an extended hiatus for most of this year, and that hiatus will continue for the foreseeable...
7 years ago
The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment

Abhinav Bhat's Current Query Revised 2 - Critiqued - Ugh, work has been so nuts. It took me three days just to get back to this. Sorry, Abhinav! But hey, let's get right to work, right? My feedback, as usual,...
7 years ago
QueryTracker.net

Writing Historical Fantasy Fiction: Resources and Tips for Writers - The key to crafting a captivating historical fantasy is to submerge the reader’s senses. Writing contemporary fantasy is easier by comparison because, in s...
8 years ago
The Misadventures In Candyland

Birdie & Bash Character Study #6! - *Hello, hello!* To kick off the countdown to July 25th, 2017 (I know, it seems far away but it's really only 3 months away—whaaaaa???!!!), I'll be showcasi...
8 years ago
Beth Revis

Star Wars Celebration Recap! - I am still reeling from my glorious time at Star Wars Celebration! It was honestly unlike any convention I've ever been to before; not just because it was...
8 years ago
The Rejectionist | Sarah McCarry

call for submissions: african-diasporic herbal - dear ones! YES A NEW WEBSITE IS COMING, SO HELP ME GOD! things are really scary right now! so here's a good thing! the sublimely brilliant lyric hunter (wh...
8 years ago
Diamond--Yup, Like the Stone

DAWN OF THE VIE EBOOK 99 CENTS NOW! - Hey all! My publisher, Curiosity Quills Press is having a Winter Sale on all their books this month. Super cool, right? My YA sci-fi/dystopian/horror, DAWN...
8 years ago
Carole Anne Carr

Moving and River Dark! - A hectic year so far. We hope to be moving to a warden assisted apartment in Shrewsbury in a few weeks' time, should be easier in a smaller place and with ...
8 years ago
Wondrous Reads

The Rock 'N' Roll Diaries Blog Tour: Jamie Scallion Talks About His Career! - Jamie Scallion is the super cool author of *The Rock 'N' Roll Diaries*, and I'm excited to be part of this blog tour for book three, *Losing It*. If yo...
8 years ago
Creepy Query Girl

So, Here We Are.... - 18 months ago I walked out on my blog. I didn’t know, back then, that it was my last post, but in retrospect I suppose it had been the natural course aft...
9 years ago
All I'm Saying...

Video Games Every Person Should Try - Video games are always fun to play. From the first Atari games back in the day to the new computer games and video games of high-tech systems that are out...
9 years ago
The World According to Maggie

Find me elsewhere - I've officially decided to stop mirroring my blog content here on blogspot — sorry to all my subscribers on here, but it's just one extra step too many. T...
9 years ago
Julie Musil

Giving Thanks #IWSG - Welcome, Insecure Writers! To join this fab group, click here. Can you believe it's November already? Sheesh! Good luck to all of you participating in ...
9 years ago
Talli Roland

New Christmas Short Story! - Hello! My goodness, can you believe it's October? I've been busy completing my new novel (currently with my agent, eek!), as well as penning a short and s...
9 years ago
Everyone Has a Story---This is Mine.

K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold (2014) - Play Full K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold in Top Video FormatNow you can enjoy K-9 Adventures: Legend of the Lost Gold in top quality with duratio...
9 years ago
The Book Sniper

Teh K-Muricata Obat Herbal Ampuh - [image: K-Muricata] *K-Muricata* ialah produk kesehatan berupa teh yang diramu dari dua tanaman special yang berbeda jenisnya yaitu Daun sirsak dan tanama...
10 years ago
Justified Lunacy

Trying something new... - I know I haven't been around here much lately, but I've been really trying to get my hectic life under control. But while I try to get everything under c...
10 years ago
Unedited

Bitch, Where You Been? - Hi *waves erratically* *pushes red rimmed glasses back up on nose* Yeah, so it's been awhile. My bad. What happened in 2014? - Dealt with a milka...
10 years ago
Kimberly Franklin

New Year, New Beginning... - Can you believe it’s already almost March? I can’t! Especially since my goal for this blog was to slowly ease into posting again beginning in January. So, ...
10 years ago
Jaydee Morgan

Celebrities gathered for a group portrait: Fort Lauderdale, Florida - *Celebrities gathered for a group portrait: Fort Lauderdale, Florida* A few nice celebrities images I found: *Celebrities gathered for a group portrait: Fo...
10 years ago
Hilary Wagner

LinkedIn For Writers?? YES!!! - We all want to look professional to agents and editors when they search us online and if you don't have time to keep up your blog or website, you shoul...
10 years ago
The Alliterative Allomorph

The era of personal blogging has come to an end for me and it's time to say au revoir! - Is this sad news? Hell no! I have to admit, this is quite bittersweet, as I started this blog way back in 2010 and met some of the most fabulous people th...
10 years ago
The League of Extraordinary Writers

Almost Here: NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE - *In a parallel universe, the classic bad boy falls for the class science geek. One minute Danny was running from the cops, and the next, he jolted aw...
10 years ago
Lisa and Laura Write

Thursday Confessions - 1. I have 10 minutes before the kids come home after their last day of school and instead of showering, I'm blogging. This is a terrible, terrible decision...
10 years ago
No Letters On My Keyboard

How to Keep Your Resolution Without Even Trying - And I'm specifically talking about that hoary old chestnut of a resolution to either lose weight or exercise more (one and the same, n'est pas?). Found it ...
11 years ago
Buried in the Slush Pile

We've moved! - This blog has moved to BuriedEditor.com. It's now completely hosted over there, and all of these posts have been duplicated there. If you are looking for a...
11 years ago
Ariel Emerald

Absolute Write June Blog Chain: BUGZ! - I love bugs. Simply and honestly. A frank statement from the bottom of my heart. There is a reason for that, and I will get to it. The thing about me is......
11 years ago
One Significant Moment at a Time

Co-Author the Story with your Reader - Australian novelist Morris West, who during his lifetime sold 60 million books in 27 languages, once said: "[The writer] has to be the kind of [wo]man who ...
11 years ago
Pub Rants

Pub Rants Has Moved!! - STATUS: You'll have to check out the new location to see how I'm feeling. *grin* What’s playing on the XM or iPod right now? At the time I wrote that blog...
12 years ago
A Steampunk Reverie

The Next Big Thing - The Next Big Thing (Week 29). When Robert K. Lewis, one of the most amazing and utterly kick-butt writers I know, asked me if I'd take part in The Next ...
12 years ago
Sisters in Scribe

Why Having a Rock Star Agent Matters - *The Benefits of Having a Great Agent * I'm sure you've all heard the warning that a bad agent is worse than no agent at all. I've read horror stories (and...
12 years ago
StoryWings

StoryWings Has Moved - StoryWings is now hosted by Wordpress! You can still find me at storywings.com, but unfortunately it is no longer possible to follow via google connect. Bu...
12 years ago
Grab a Pen

YIPPPEEEEE UNRAVEL ME + DESTROY ME COVERS - *i told you i'd be back!* i just flew in from Toronto a couple of hours ago, and i'm heading to ALA tonight, so apologies for the delay! i said on twitter ...
12 years ago
A little bit of...

This made my day (Not writing related.) - Hearing about the bounty from the New Orleans Saints made me sick. Knowing that players on my team were targeted made me angry, and now hearing the punishm...
13 years ago
Shooting Stars

Shifting (my book) Preview - So a lot of you know I've written a book. And maybe some of you don't. Well, if you're curious about it--my book (SHIFTING)--and want to see if you might l...
13 years ago
Emily Ann Benedict

Moving On To Bigger And Better! - I'm back again and yet I'm gone. Let me explain. I am back to blogging, but the time has come for me to leave Blogger behind. I've totally redesigned my...
13 years ago
"What Writers Read"

When Do You Know? - So we've been taking a bit of a hiatus here. Summering. We've all been summering. And holy cow, I've been WriteOnCon-ing. It's in like, 4 days and it's goi...
14 years ago
Do the Write Thing for Nashville

THE SHIRTS ARE IN!!!! - Thank you everyone for your patience! I'm delighted to announce that the shirts have arrived! Your checks will be in the bank this afternoon (I held off o...
14 years ago
Confessions

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