Some Things of Interest

For those of you who might have missed it.

Here is a review of Cragbridge Hall. It has a good synopsis and says some nice things.

Those Who Don't Learn From History are Stupid LINK

While you're there she reviewed A.G. Howard's Splintered. I'm very excited to read this book as I have heard great things about this Alice in Wonderland twist. Now to create more time in the day so I can...

Best of Both Worlds LINK

Peggy Eddleman is having a giveaway on her blog
One of the things she's got on the list is an ARC of Cragbridge Hall: The Inventor's Secret

ENTER HERE!

LTUE!
(Life, The Universe, and Everything)
Possibly the best conference title ever.
This writing conference is awesome.
AND it's coming up...
AND it's cheap...
3 days for only $30 (unheard of cheap!)
Chad and I will be there!

Sign Up HERE

The Fives!

I want to teach you something cool I learned at LTUE.

I'm sure it has a name but I don't take that great of notes.

Pathetic? Maybe.

Gonna stop me? NEVER!



So here's what I'm going to call The Fives.

When you are trying to come up with a strong goal for your protagonist try this out. Make a list of five possible strong goals. Pick what you feel is the strongest. (Conquer the land)

Take this new goal you just decided on and ask yourself, why? Why this goal? (He tries to conquer them as revenge for lost love)

Then keep doing that, asking why again and again. Five times is the idea. But the more you do it the more specific and strong your goal would get.



Clear as mud? I should be a teacher, I know it. ;)

LTUE recap. Pop! Pop!

I went to Life, The Universe, and Everything last weekend.

What is Life, The Universe, and Everything?

Only the most comprehensive convention on the planet!

Why? What does it cover?

Ummmm, LIFE....THE UNIVERSE....AND EVERYTHING!

Alright maybe not that much...mostly just writing and sci-fi and stuff like that...

But you better believe I met some pretty awesome bloggers there!

L-R; Erin Summerill, Mel Fowlers, Chantele Sedgwick, Ruth Josse, Katie Dodge, ? (help me out), Shallee McArthur, Peggy Eddleman (I took this picture! Yeah, I got skills)

Peggy, Jen Bennett, and me! 

(Yes, I'm hiding the fact that I wasn't done eating)

I have some great pictures of James Duckett, Mel Fowlers, Robin Weeks, etc BUT I can't get my phone to send me my pictures...

:(

Some of the people that I met at LTUE (most of these are FB links, FYI)
Please forgive the weird formatting. I can't figure out how to fix it

Taffy Earl Lovell

Ruth Stevens Josse

Katie Dodge

Jennifer Relf Bennet

Brenda Sills

James Duckett

Author Jenni James

Peggy Wheeler Eddleman

Renee Underwood Collins

Chris Miller

Marion Jensen

TJ Bronley

• Shallee McArthur
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  ‎Robin Ambrose Weeks

  
  

  Jaime L Theler

  Andrea Looney

  Erin Calabio Summerill

  Chantele Wardleigh Sedgwick

  Sandra Tayler

  Bonnie Gwyn Johnson

  
  

   Joshua J Perkey 

  Melony Pulley

  Nichole Petersen Giles

   Donna King Weaver