by amiemccracken | Apr 26, 2012 | book review, books, reading, writing
You Are a Writer by Jeff Goins is not just another book for writers. It’s one that mixes practical steps, wit, and honesty all into one big bowl and then bakes it for you. It’s about how to be a writer for the love of it and get yourself out there; not in...
by amiemccracken | Apr 24, 2012 | book review, books, reading
A Story of the West by Susan Spence is an historical novel about a cowboy and his lady. Matt Daly is a cattle rancher in Montana. Lavina Lavold is a shopkeepers daughter who moves to Montana from big city life on the east coast. They fall in love.The story was...
by amiemccracken | Apr 19, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Sun Zebra by R. Garcia is a collection of stories told by a father about his young daughter and their daily antics. Five stories about extraordinary circumstances and the meaning behind them.Garcia’s writing captures the reader. I was drawn right into the...
by amiemccracken | Apr 17, 2012 | books, reading
I read. A lot. I think in all the books I have read in my life I have put two, maybe three, of them down without finishing them. (That includes boring history books.) I have this issue with not finishing.But usually when I’m reading a book I don’t really...
by amiemccracken | Apr 12, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr seems like one of those cliche teen sex stories, but it so is not. Deanna is caught having sex at 13…by her father. It changes her future in ways she didn’t imagine. But she comes to realize that the future is her choice.The...
by amiemccracken | Apr 10, 2012 | about me, editing, reading, writing
All those movies, the ones about people pursuing their life’s dream, the one thing that makes their heart beat faster, those movies are a bit of a downer for everyone who doesn’t know what they crave.You can’t call someone a workaholic when they are...
