Jan. 1, 2014
Welcome to 2014!

I hope you all had a fun New Year's Eve!  But now it's time to get serious...serious about your goals, your ambitions, and your writing for 2014. 

This month, I am wrapping up the Favorite Bloopers of 2013 contest. Vote for your favorite blooper from the last half of 2013 and then we'll have the final voting.  And don't forget to check out the blog for the 2014 contest.

Faith Williams
The Atwater Group

Goals Setting

Everyone does it (or maybe everyone should do it!) Yup, I'm talking about setting goals.  Check out some ideas to spark your imagination and set some benchmarks for your new year.
What's In A Name
2013 July-December Bloopers:
It's time to vote for your favorite bloopers of the last half of 2013.  You can review the results from the first half of 2013 here.  Voting will be open until Jan. 10, 2014 and then we'll have the final voting from both halves of 2013.  The "winner" will get to choose either a $25 Amazon Gift Card or $25 off their next manuscript. 
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About Faith

Leaving the corporate world behind, Faith joined the untold thousands of people who...read.  But she doesn't just read - she also corrects!  And encourages authors to find that right word or phrasing!  And leaps buildings in a single bound! (No, wait - that's Superman, right? Oh, well - I never claimed to be a superhero!) 

Author Interview

Let's welcome this month's author, Laurie LeClair.  She's written the Once Upon A Romance series, a re-imagination of classic fairy tales with a modern twist , as well as the Heart Romance series and The Long Journey Home.
 
Laurie, thanks for taking some time to answer our questions.  Let's get to it...
 
  1. What were your favorite books growing up?
My parents signed me up for a monthly book club when I was little. Four brand new books a month! I still remember the day Miss Twiggley’s Tree arrived in the mail.  I’ve loved treehouses ever since.  Homer Price stands out, too. Maybe because it involved doughnuts. I loved all the Little House on the Prairie books.  I would save up my money and when a new Trixie Belden book would come out I would rush to the store and buy it. When I was about ten, my oldest brother dated a girl who loaned me her entire collection of The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and The Hardy Boys. I was in book heaven!
  1. Now that you have, let’s say—some life experience, what would you tell your younger self?
I would tell my younger writer self to READ MORE




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