by amiemccracken | Apr 23, 2013 | books, Uncategorized, writing
Too many adverbs and clichés in your writing? I’ve got just the fix for you by Jessica Bell. Writers constantly have rules thrown at them left, right, and center. Show, don’t tell! Stop using so many dialogue tags! More sensory detail! More tension! Speed up the...
by amiemccracken | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Incredible. The world is small…and beautiful.
by amiemccracken | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m supposed to put a Cinderella rewrite fairy tale up today for my Original Fairy Tales Challenge…but I got lazy and didn’t start writing it until this weekend. I’m excited about it, but I’m not done. So please hang on a few more days...
by amiemccracken | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
I need to write a blog post for tomorrow, but I’m kind of in crisis right now. I put my kindle in my bag for the trip back to Germany and just now took it out. The screen is all funky and it won’t turn on....
by amiemccracken | Oct 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Book club is tomorrow night! So if you’ve read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak link in the comments here to a blog post and I will share your thoughts with the group. The party this time is not themed, but I’ll still do a blog post to let you know our...
by amiemccracken | Jun 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hey all, just posting some blog buttons for myself so I can work with them online. These are just a trial for now, but I’ve been dying for a new layout so here we go! These are not for public use, please don’t take them. Copyright images and design to Amie...