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Oct

Scary Stuff

Last year on Halloween, I received the second round of feedback from the editor on my current project, A BLACK WATER SEASON. She’d read the first 100 pages back in the spring, and, in a nutshell, hated them. So, I had to start the story

15 CommentsOctober 31, 2014by Donna Everhart

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Oct

A BRIEF REVIEW OF SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy

I am not quite sure what to make of this book. No doubt, in between the layers of a confusing narrative, there are bits and pieces of brilliant writing. I suppose if you have the energy to keep a thesaurus or dictionary by your side

11 CommentsOctober 24, 2014by Donna Everhart

18

Oct

One Hundred Words

I’ve talked about this before. Those addicting flash fiction contests run by Janet Reid, literary agent extraordinaire. How hard is it to tell a story in one hundred words? Doggone hard. The last one, a couple weekends ago, was in honor of one of her

11 CommentsOctober 18, 2014by Donna Everhart

13

Oct

Contents May Have Shifted

Two weeks ago, I opened my kimono – so to speak. After receiving Author Of The Month, from Book-Hive in late September, I thought, what a perfect way to just let go, to stop hiding what I’ve been doing for several years, and share. What

14 CommentsOctober 13, 2014by Donna Everhart

7

Oct

What The…

…hell? Obviously I’ve changed my theme and with this post on my newly designed site, I thought I’d share the reason why. Like many writers, I spend about as much time reading about writing as…, well, as writing. More than once, I’ve come across advice

14 CommentsOctober 7, 2014by Donna Everhart

30

Sep

Tested By Book-Hive!

Several weeks ago I took hold of a unique opportunity – even though it made me as nervous as I’ve ever been. I allowed Book-Hive’s Focus Group Reader Service to take my latest WIP and test it. Big GULP. Below is a snippet where the

16 CommentsSeptember 30, 2014by Donna Everhart

24

Sep

The Dogged Writer

There’s always a discussion percolating somewhere amongst writers about what it takes to keep on keeping on, particularly for those who’ve been writing for years, have faced more rejections than they care to count, and haven’t seen any money. There’s the reality of bills, a

3 CommentsSeptember 24, 2014by Donna Everhart

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Sep

Spaces And Places

I’ve always paid attention to my environment, much more than people, which has at times made me seem disconnected I think. When I was a kid, I preferred to spend time outside, flat on my back, staring up at the sky. Sometimes I would lie

6 CommentsSeptember 17, 2014by Donna Everhart

13

Sep

Why My Heroine Won’t Save Herself

When I started writing my latest book, my characters were murky – as they typically are. I had no clue what they looked like, what they were interested in, what made them tick, because they didn’t exist in my mind – yet. Many writers will

4 CommentsSeptember 13, 2014by Donna Everhart

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Sep

Towers

For those who were in NYC, I can’t imagine the shock of seeing the skyline emptied of those two massive towers. Like symbols of our core beliefs, they stood tall and proud, as straight as the backs of our soldiers, as brilliant as the sun

5 CommentsSeptember 11, 2014by Donna Everhart