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These 7 *sparks* to jumpstart your writing come from Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ, created WriteSparks!- a software that generates over 10 *million* Story Sparkers for Writers.     1. It was Erica Jong who said, "If you don't risk anything, you risk more." Write about what this means to you.   2. You come home and check your phone messages. You get your third message and freeze. Begin from there.   3. It was Herman Melville who said, "We become sad in the first place because we have nothing stirring to do." Write about what stirs you.   4. This dialogue must appear somewhere in your story: "You know what else her husband doesn't know?"   5. Use any or all of the following in a short narrative or poem: "as dense as a London fog," "a slate of solace," "like oil and water," "wound the clock," and "receding as you please."   6. Christina Cruz and Scott Peters meet after a failed experiment. O

When you write an article there are many times it can take FOREVER to complete it. Now this is due to a number of reasons which we can take advantage of to help us write articles much quicker. It only stands to reason that if you can speed up the writing process itself you can produce more articles or devote this time to other areas of your business. Here are 5 writing strategies that you can use to help increase the speed and ease with which you write articles. Write What You Know When you write articles it is always wise to stick with subjects you are familiar with since your content will be of more value to the reader. The other advantage here is that if you know what you are writing about there will be less hesitancy in the writing process so you complete your work faster. Keep Articles Short Do not get carried away when composing an article to the point that it is 700 or more words. Enthusiasm for your subject is good however learning to write smarter will save you a

RFK: Stories for Children On Monday, December 20th - They will be chatting with author, agent and host of "A Good Story Is A Good Story" Marsha Casper Cook about her books “Snack Attack,” "The Magical Leaping Lizard Potion," "The Busy Bus" and what it has been like doing the World of Ink Author/Book Virtual Tour. Marsha will also be sharing agent and self publishing tips; along with the trials and tribulations of the writer’s life. Marsha Casper Cook is the author of six published books and 11 feature-length screenplays, a literary agent with 15 years of experience and the host of a radio talk show about the business of writing and entertainment, “A Good Story is a Good Story,” on the Red River Radio network. You can tune in at the RRRadio’s site or listen/call in at (646) 595-4478. In addition, SFC Publishing will be touring Marsha Casper Cook and her books all month long. You can learn more and find her the World of Ink Tour schedule

For Immediate Release Marsha Casper Cook Guest on RRRadio-RFK: Stories for Children –December 20th   Come listen to Blog Talk Radio’s  Robin Falls Kids show: Stories for Children as the hosts (VS Grenier, D.M. Cunningham, and Tiffany Strelitz Haber) chat with author and agent Marsha Casper Cook about her books, writing, the publishing industry and her experience during the World of Ink Author/Book Virtual Tour. Marsha Casper Cook will also be sharing writing tips, andc trials and tribulations of the writer’s life. The show will be live at 11am MST (10am PST, Noon Central and 1pm EST). You can tune in at the RRRadio’s site at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2010/12/20/rfk-stories-for-children or you can listen/call in at (646) 595-4478. (Note: if you can’t make the show, you can listen on demand at the same link.) In addition, Stories for Children Publishing will be touring Marsha Casper Cook’s children’s books all month long. You can find the World of Ink Author/Book Tour s

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Book Reviews by Molly: [PUYB Blog Tour&Review] Babysitting SugarPaw by VS... : "About the Book: A little bear named SugarPaw hopes to get rid of his babysitter, Bonnie Whiskers, by getting her into trouble after making ..."

LORI'S READING CORNER: Guest Post/Virtual Tour - VS Grenier : "How Do Writers Bring Characters to Life? By VS Grenier Do you remember wanting to go on an adventure with Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit? How ..."

Interview with VS Grenier – Author of Babysitting SugarPaw

A Cozy Reader's Corner Reviews: Babysitting Sugarpaw : "Author: VS Grenier Illustrated by Kevin Collier ISBN: 098-193526806-2 Publisher: Halo Publishing International Source: Pump Up Your Book B..."

The Phantom Paragrapher: VBT# BabySitting SugarPaw - V.S Grenier : "Today's VBT# is one that is part of Pump Up Your Books Promotions and for a change is a Children's Picture Book with a moral. Review : Ba..."

Ohio Girl Talk's: Babysitting SugarPaw VS Grenier Virtual Book Tour : "About VS Grenier VS Grenier is an award-winning author and editor who learned how to hone her writing skills at the Institute of Children..."

RRWL 12 NOON CST What is a Book tour and why do you need one? A book tour is one of the best tools for selling your books. Virginia Grenier will be discussing how a book tour works and why you need one. Facebook is a great way to make connections but can it help sell your book? These are some of the questions that we will be answering on this week’s show A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY. -Listen in while you have lunch. This is a weekly show every Tuesday at 12 Noon CST that you won't want to miss. Virginia Grenier will be joining Marsha Cook as well as Denise Spooner for a lively discussion on writing. Book tours and how important marketing your books really is. This show is informative and entertaining. The great discussions that come from a show like this are the conversations that can make a difference. Callers are always welcome and the chat room is always open with help from Denise Spooner. Please call in 646- 595-4478- phone calls are encouraged. Link to the

Marsha Casper Cook is the author of six published books and 11 feature-length screenplays, a literary agent with 15 years of experience and the host of a radio talk show about the business of writing and entertainment, “A Good Story is a Good  Story,” on the Red River Radio network. She and her guests discuss writing and what’s new in the entertainment field. This year, she also began hosting another talk show “The Whole Truth”; on this show, she and her guests discuss day-to-day issues that affect family life. Marsha has also appeared as a guest on other network shows and will continue to make frequent visits to other shows. Her published works include “Love Changes,” a romantic novel about a family in crisis, and “Sala, More Than a Survivor,” a non-fiction biography about surviving the Holocaust. She has also written three books for young children, including the short stories “Snack Attack” and “The Magical Leaping Lizard Potion” and the poetry collection “The Busy Bus.” She has j

  The Great Snowball Excapade By: J.D. Holiday Illustrated by: J.D. Holiday Publisher: Book Garden Publishing, LLC ISBN Number: 978-0-9818614-2-5 Publication Date: March 16, 2010 Genre of Book: Children's Chapter book for 6 to 8 year olds Five Stars Reviewed by: Irene Roth Synopsis: Wilhemena Brooks’ cousin, Bud Dunphry come to live with her family. Wil, as she likes to be called, finds her pink pencil sharpener is missing after Christmas. Wil knows Bud has it! Who else would have taken it? Her mother told her to be nice to Bud and to treat him like she would like to be treated. If Wil treats Bud nicely does that change anything for her? Book Excerpt:   The afternoon was ruined. Wil was lying on her bed looking out the window. Snow was falling again. She should be outside with her friends right now. But because of Bud she was stuck in her room. Bud was in Jason's room. He was making pretend noises. It sounded like he was playing with cars. The car raced around crash