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Donna Carrick's Blog
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My thoughts on everything from the Writer's Craft, to networking and marketing. Some reviews of books I enjoy. Lifestyle and family commentary as well.
Recent Posts
The writer’s “red badge” ~ by Donna Carrick, December 6, 2009
My imagination has been captured of late by the concept of ‘courage’ – that crystalline intangible that defines some authors and causes their words to reach us at the core. What is it that characterizes some artists as ‘brave’, in a world...
The First Excellence~Donna Carrick, Review by Kirkus Discoveries, November 27, 2009
Kirkus Discoveries is about to post the following review of The First Excellence! ...compelling storylines... A complex mystery with multiple plots and a host of intriguing characters. When Fa-ling was a child in Guangxi, China, her birth mother—...
National Adoption Day
Today, Saturday, November 21, 2009, is National Adoption Day. In North America alone, so many children are currently waiting in foster care for a permanent family to come into their lives. In places like China, where our own dear daughter Tammy-Li ...
Appearances -- Short Story by Donna Carrick, Nov.15/09
“No, that’s all right, Val,” Janie said. “Life does, after all, go on. I’m glad you and Carmen thought of me, being in the neighbourhood and all. Stop by and we’ll have coffee.” Janie put the phone down and glanced around the living...
Adversity Vs. Art -- When life collides with fiction...
Like so many others, my heart went out earlier this week to the victims and families of the violence at Fort Hood. I’m reminded as I set out to write this blog entry that ‘adversity’ is a relative term. We all have troubles. There is no gett...
#LitChat Q#5 - Would I consider self-publishing another book?
I certainly would consider it. In fact, when my WIP is complete, I'll be open to ANY means of publication. I am not a poster-child for self-publication. If a traditional publisher were to tell me they could help me achieve success, it would not be...
