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This Week's Headlines - 04/15/2011
This week enjoy two features themed around colors and writing. The Color of Inspiration - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about How to Use Colors in Writing by Brittnee Alford and Seven Colors In An Acid Wash by Colin Conway.
"Sunday: It’s the beginning of the week. The sun comes up through the blinds. The clock reads 6:30 AM. You always wake up at 6:30 AM. Why? Because that’s the time you wake up to start writing. You sit behind your desk. Pull out your worn notebook."
The Sherlockian By Graham Moore
By Carlotta Holton
As an avid fan of Arthur Conan Doyle, I found that the game was definitely afoot in this delightfully ripping mystery-within-a-mystery. Author Graham Moore’s debut novel adeptly alternates the action between two time frames, two continents and two heroes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and contemporary Baker Street Irregular, Harold White with the underlying theme of man’s “need to know.”
Book Scout: Tips for Survival By Colin Conway
I used to be a boy scout. I learned things like how to weave a basket, carve a horse out wood and punch holes in leather. I also learned how to survive in the wilderness, at least for a week-end, and I have the badge to prove it. Now, in an effort to earn my "You are a Published Author" Merit Badge I've come up with BOOK SCOUT: Tips for Survival which is based upon my experience as a scout.
