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So I will post one lol.

Here is an overview of some dandy writing books that I’ve gone back to, time and time again, over the years. The advice in most of these have led me through over 20 years of writing. Perhaps they will help you as well. Janet Burroway.  Writing Fiction: A Guide to …

“Up!” Dyrfinna said. The great wings opened, and the dragon’s muscles flexed under her hands. She gripped the forward strap fastened around the dragon. The wings, like living sails, cast a gigantic shadow on the ground below them. Then with a great thrust of those wings, the dragon sprang into …

Today, at the behest of my co-author Pauline Creeden, I made this big change in both stories, taking out the cliffhanger ending in FLAME OF BATTLE and moving it all into FIRE OF ROSES. Now we have a nice resolution in Flame, and Roses isn’t all confusing. But the big …

When I was a kid trying to go to sleep, I always had this kind of noxious daydream that my path in life wasn’t this nice neat little path to success. I imagined the path to success leading up and down this series of close hills, the sides of which …

“OMG Melinda, how can I get my hands on a sneak peek of this book you keep talking about?” you might be saying. Well guess what I fixed up last night — the first six chapters of this story all in a nice neat package for your reading device. Download …

Every writer has a different list of writing books, but these are some of my favorites. I’ve left out a bunch — I’ve read so many writing books over the years — but heck, I can always write more of these writing book roundups later on. Janet Burroway.  Writing Fiction: …

Newsletter up! — Looking for book reviews for Butterfly Chaos — Rose to the Occasion will be free from Monday-Wednesday — Lots of promos — Plus a chicken video.

All you gardeners, grab your free ebook of Perennial Classics: Planting and Growing Great Perennial Gardens. (How do you like the new cover? I just redid all the Easy-Growing Gardening Series covers last week — still need to fix the paperback versions, though.) Perennials are the backbone of the garden …

Here’s a crazy story. The Chieftain and Outlander’s Scar are kind of the same story, except there’s a world of difference between them. I worked on The Chieftain from 1993 until 1996. I sent the finished novel to publishers and got a bunch of rejections. I finally moved on to …