This week includes my writing group's sharing meeting on Tuesday, I always look forward to connecting with other members and sharing. I have several writing tip sheets to give out this week and will have to create a writing prompt to start the meeting off. As I am...
Firstly, a nice surprise for me this morning! Your blog, Mandy Eve-Barnett's Official Blog, appears to be getting more traffic than usual! 59 hourly views - 2 hourly views on average. A spike in your stats. After such a busy weekend, with two author readings and...
Writing: As many of you know I love prompts, as they inspire and refresh the Muse. At my last writing meeting our prompt was: you find a box underneath your seat on a train. This was my response. Box of Resource My ankle struck a sharp edge and I let out a cry....
Writing: I did manage to increase the word count on my new YA novella to just over 18,000 and will further increase it tonight as I have a couple of hours in the library prior to a Board meeting. The story took a surprising turn so I am following it, wondering where...
Link here: https://josephdrumheller.wordpress.com/2016/08/22/five-steps-to-create-a-childrens-book/ The Five Steps to Create a Children’s’ Book The Idea This may seem like the easiest part of creating a children’s book – right? Not as easy as first appears as it...
Why not share your books and/or blog. Our community has grown and we can celebrate our achievements and our passion for the written word. Please remember I still have spots left for writer or author interviews until 31st December 2015. Message me if you are...
What inspired you to write your first book? Reading. I truly believe that my love for escaping to worlds within the pages of a book was with me long before I was born. Always, even at an early age, when I read a story that let me daydream long after I’d turned the...
My local bookstore, The Bookworm (http://www.parkbookworm.ca/) in Sherwood Park is hosting a special event on 31st October. Several authors will read from their Halloween inspired books and one, Beth Rowe will launch her new book called Mischief, Mischief. You can see...
As many of you know I am a great fan of Stephen King, so scary stories are part of my every day reading. However, there are a number of other novelists that might peak your interest (or not!) This list is quite comprehensive....