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Sometimes in life you just get lucky.  I feel that way about having made friends on Facebook with Scottish author Gillian Philip.  When I friended her (or she friended me – I forget which way round it was), I didn’t know anything about her, let alone what she’d written.  But as is the way of these things, you get to know someone a little and you decide to read their books.  Reading Gillian’s books  has been a total treat for [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/02/interview-with-ya-author-gillian-philip/ http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/02/notes-from-dwane-knobbes-fun-workshop/

Writing anything, a short story, blog, magazine article, book, is so cerebral. You watch the words appear on the screen in your own private little world. But to have something appear in tangable print, something tactile that has weight, scent  (I love the aroma of new books), can be held, stimulates all the senses. To see your name on the cover of your creation is like being handed a newborn which, for us guys, has been mostly hidden inside our dear [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/01/the-joy-of-leaping-off-the-edge/

Gods and goddesses of ancient Greece have long been discounted as myth, right? In the fast-paced fantasy, The Lightning Thief, these “immortals” still live. Their half-mortal offspring walk among us, pursued by monsters. Percy Jackson is in trouble again at his new boarding school. He’s dyslexic and he suffers from ADHD, and he assumes that’s why he has the kinds of mess-ups that get him regularly expelled from schools. What Percy doesn’t realize is that he is [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/01/the-lightning-thief-by-rick-riordan-book-review-2/

Let’s face it, for any writer submitting their work for publication rejection letters are inevitable.  However, it’s best to think of these letters in terms of what they really are – a part of the journey, not the end of the road.  With that in mind, I’d like to share an experience of my own I recently had along the way. Back in July of 2009 I entered one of my poems, Shizaru Undone, in the New Millennium Writings summer poetry [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/01/a-lovely-rejection-letter/

If the music industry has taught us anything it’s that artists should be artists and the CEO’s should stick to CEO’ing. But, these days everybody and their grandmother must be a better marketer than their own marketing team. That’s fair. (sarcasm) But really, no one is going to be as passionate for the success of your product than you. It’s your baby. To most everyone else it’s just some smelly kid with cheese doodle fingers. Yeah. Cute. Just don’t touch me. If [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2010/01/writing-for-publication-writing-for-self/

This is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes EVER. You can make it as a traditional round cake, or as individual cup cakes. The process and cooking time are the same. Guinness Chocolate Cake 1 cup Guinness (extra stout will work just as fine, too) 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 2/3 cup sour cream Preheat oven to 350°F. Be sure to butter generously whatever pan or bundt [...]]]> http://scribblersontheedge.com/2009/12/friday-feast-guinness-chocolate-cake/