Introducing Myself

I am an avid reader and a collector of books. I have been just lucky enough to have met some wonderful authors who have inspired me to look beyond my comfort zone. This has let me experience types of works I normally would not have tried. I will be giving reviews as I can on the various authors and books along with an occasional short piece from who knows who in the field. If I hear of a new book in the works, coming to stores or on sale, there will be that too. Please don't think I will be using this to bash authors or take advantage of their good spirits. I haven't read too many books I didn't like and for those, I just put down. Life is too short to read that way. Drop me a line when you read a good one, too. The readers want to know!

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Lottie's Pick-of-the-Week

Scott Whitmore has clearly done it again. The author of "Carpathia" follows suit with "A Devil's Harvest," another stand-alone novel of intrigue and horror with a single question: What if? What if WWII went in another direction? What if key players in the Alliance and Central Powers were different? And most of all, what if both sides had another weapon of mass destruction? Not chemical weapons, not explosives or artillary, but the undead. Yes, I said undead. Vampires and zombies under military control? The possibilities are endless. Mr. Whitmore gives a thrilling, and different, point of view that I enjoyed immensely and the best part is that it is only .99 on amazon.com. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did. Great job, Scott. http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Harvest-Carpathia-Timeline-ebook/dp/B00AFOIWA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378001783&sr=8-1&keywords=scott+whitmore

Adding Flesh to Bones: Character Creation in Fiction

Here you have your great story idea. You have it in your head how it is supposed to go and where its happening. You are set for that million-seller, award winning novel. Now you just have to get it down on paper, or word processor. Boom! You get to writing and the first character comes up. Your face gets that blank look to it and your enthusiasm fades. Who is this person? Where is he from? Do you have any background on him? How did he get to here? EEEEEEK! I will tell you this, sometimes, most of the time, you are not writing about a story. You are writing about a character, or several. Sometimes the character is so obvious that creation is easy. Joe Shmo is a mechanic who wins the lottery, or Jane Whatsherface moves to the beach into an old lighthouse. But is it this easy every time? Not on your life! If you go into your story without some sort of idea about your characters, it is like going cross-country driving without ever opening a map. The journey is slow and arduous. The...

My 10 Quick Tips on Writing

Hello, my fellow aspiring writers, poets and playwrights! First I want to thank all of you for the incredible support that you have given me in my writing and blogging. I have been writing most of my life but only recently decided to go pro. Many of you have decided the same thing. It's a rough road but we can take it. We are tough. It is always helpful (at least it is to me) when others with more experience or just some good ideas share what they know with the rest of us, so here I go with my little bit. Here are 10 quick tips on writing that I have found to be really helpful to learn. 1. Write like a demon! Ignore the format of the page, all of the little writing rules and every bit of writing tips you have been forced to swallow and just write! Let the words flow out like a busted fire hydrant. That first draft is the most important, even with its type-o's, grammar snaffoos and plot holes. It is the heart of any writing process and you can't let over thi...

The Writer's Block

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