A Rough Day It has to be admitted that after a particularly hard day, people may not necessarily be at their best. Also people chose many different ways to relax. I suppose it’s lucky we’re not all the same. I’m also well aware that we shouldn’t be judgemental in these things. Still I am of […]
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Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – New Author on the Shelves – #History #JewishFiction – Why Didn’t They Leave? by Eva Hnizdo Posted on September 29, 2021 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. Delighted to welcome Eva Hnizdo to the Cafe with her new novel, released on 28th September. The historical Jewish fiction […]
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Four trips to the hospital, another two programmed for my eye, but it seems to be responding to the treatment. We’ll know what the damage is by the end of October when the inflammation ought to have completely subsided.Now I can concentrate on Finbar. He’s going downhill very fast now. He did everything too fast. […]
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How to Snag the Best Freelance Editor for Your Writing Project How to Snag the Best Freelance Editor for Your Writing Project – by Jodie Renner… on Anne R. Allen: With so many authors self-publishing these days, the best freelance editors are in high demand. So if you’re looking for a knowledgeable, experienced professional editor to […]
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KDP Hardbacks – Easy or Difficult? After hearing that KDP had Hardbacks in BETA, I thought I’d take a look at the setup and see how things worked, what was different. The first page where you type in your information is the same as for the ebook and paperback, so if you’ve already done them, then […]
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What is Free-Verse Poetry? – by Melissa Donovan… on Writing Forward: Most of my favorite poems are written in free verse, which means they do not fall under the constraints of form poetry. Not that I have anything against form poetry — it’s a lovely tradition, and I like reading and writing it — but not […]
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#Whatdoyousee #Keepitalive #WDYS #Cornwall #Poetry It has stopped raining and the sun is shining its socks off here in Hampshire. It is so good to see a blue sky, if only for one day as rain is predicted for the rest of the week. We are posting two challenges today and Sadje’s prompt has conjured up […]
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Permission to Publish a Depression Era Newspaper Photo This photo was published in The Des Moines Tribune, Sports section, January 10, 1933. “Dexter High Girls Seek First Cage Victory of Season. Although beaten in every game so far this season, Dexter has a scrappy team which has displayed good teamwork, but they are handicapped because […]
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It’s Peach Season and we simply can’t get enough! This is the week when it seems we have every wonderful local fruit possible. Muskmelons, blueberries and raspberries, tasty apples, plums, and the show-off of the season – fresh, juicy peaches. I stopped at the farm stand and smelled the peaches the second I walked through […]
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#WATWB – We are the World Blogfest #RandomActsofKindness – Inspiring Young Readers Welcome to September edition of #WATWB – We are the World Blogfest, where writers join in on the last Friday of each month to share something good going on in the world. In this edition I’m sharing a wonderful initiative – publishing books […]
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